Ireland Women’s Boxing World Championship Team Named
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HerSport Editor
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March 5, 2025
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Boxing
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The Team Ireland team to contest the 2025 Women’s World Championship, taking place in Nis, Serbia from March 6th to 17th, has been named. 8 Elite athletes will contest these world championships, hosted by Serbia, including Paris Olympians Daina Moorehouse (50kg), Jenny Lehane (54kg), and Grainne Walsh (66kg). Also in the team are double Olympians Michaela Walsh (57kg) and four-time continental …
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How Erin King Became Women’s Breakthrough Player of the Year in Rugby
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HerSport Editor
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November 24, 2024
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Rugby
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Erin King stood under the glittering lights of Monaco’s Salle des Étoiles, clutching the trophy for Women’s Breakthrough Player of the Year at the World Rugby Awards. At just 21 years old, she has become the first Irish female player to win an individual accolade at the World Rugby Awards. “It’s all happened so quick,” King said, visibly still processing …
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Chasing Glory: Ireland’s 400-Metre Stars Sharlene Mawdsley and Rhasidat Adeleke on Their Olympic Journeys
In the world of competitive athletics, the highs and lows can be both exhilarating and crushing. For Irish runners Sharlene Mawdsley and Rhasidat Adeleke, this year’s performances have been a rollercoaster ride of emotions, culminating in personal bests that open the door to future glory. https://www.instagram.com/p/C-STiLrteqz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== “I haven’t done that really this year. So I’m actually really proud of myself …
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Inside Canada’s Spy drone controversy as Women’s Football Is set to Kick Off At The Olympics
With women’s football set to get underway at the Paris Olympics today, Canada’s spy drone controversy continues to loom large over the event. According to The Athletic, their first opponents in the tournament, New Zealand, had their Olympic Committee submit a complaint on Monday, July 22nd, accusing the reigning gold medallists of flying a drone over their training sessions in …
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Golf Team Officially Selected For Team Ireland at Paris 2024
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the golf team who are set to compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Replicating the team that competed in Tokyo 2020, the Paris 2024 team of Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow will once again represent Ireland in golf at the Olympic Games. The golf tournament …
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Emma Raducanu turns down spot for Paris Olympics
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HerSport Editor
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June 21, 2024
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Tennis
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Photo credit: Flickr Emma Raducanu has turned down a spot in the Team GB squad at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The young tennis player was unable to qualify for the Olympics at the Roland Garros due to her singles ranking however as she has previously won a grand slam, she could have been given a place from the International Tennis …
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Irish Women’s and Mixed Relay Teams Set National Records to Qualify for Olympics
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Grace Fisher
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May 5, 2024
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Athletics
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Cillin Greene, Mixed 4x400m Relay, Paris Olympics, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Thomas Barr, Women's 4x400m, World Athletics Relay
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It was a night of glory for Ireland as both the women’s and mixed 4×400 relay teams qualified for the Paris Olympics by winning their heats at the World Athletics Relays in the Bahamas. Remarkably, both teams also broke the current Irish records. The top two teams in each heat automatically qualify for the Olympics regardless of the final result …
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Olympic Federation Of Ireland Reveal Opening Ceremony Wear For Paris 2024
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has revealed the Opening Ceremony wear that will be worn by Team Ireland at the Olympic Games this summer in Paris. Top Irish designer Laura Weber, through her brand LW Pearl, has created a bespoke uniform for the Irish Olympic team, which reflects a balance between tradition and contemporary trends, in line with the 100th …
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Mona McSharry is 2nd woman ever to split sub-56 second breaststroke in medley relay
On Friday night Mona McSharry became only the second woman ever to split a sub-56 second breaststroke on the 400m medley relay. McSharry swam a blazing 55.95, the fourth-best performance of all time, with the top three all belonging to American Lilly King, the five-time Olympic medallist and current world-record holder in the 100m long course breaststroke. The 23-year-old Sligo …
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Aoife O’Rourke takes middleweight gold at 75th Strandja Memorial Tournament
26-year-old Aoife O’Rourke’s Olympic prospects are looking promising after a victory in the middleweight final at the prestigious Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria on Sunday. O’Rourke defeated Thailand’s southpaw Baison Manikon 3-2 to claim the title. Manikon is the reigning Asian U22 champion and was a Tokyo Olympian at welterweight. Aoife O'Rourke (Castlerea BC) wins gold medal in the …
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