Ireland Qualifies for the World Cup- Weekend Roundup

Ireland through to World Cup The Republic of Ireland’s WNT qualified for the FIFA World Cup after a historic 1-0 victory over Scotland in Hampden Park on Tuesday. After scoring the key goal Donegal’s Amber Barrett kissed the black armband she wore to commemorate the Creeslough victims and later dedicated her goal to them. Goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan was another star, …

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Track World Championships: Ireland Misses Qualification in Women’s Team Pursuit by 0.815 Seconds

Ireland have narrowly missed out on qualification for the first round of the Women’s Team Pursuit after recording a strong time of 4.19.934 at the Track World Championships in Paris. The team of Emily Kay, Lara Gillespie, Alice Sharpe and Kelly Murphy enjoyed a fast start and were placed third in the live rankings in the 1000m and 2000m splits. And in a final push, Ireland finished fifth placed in …

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Lara Gillespie Finishes 17th in Track World Championships

Lara Gillespie has finished 17th in the 10km Women’s Scratch Race at the Track World Championships in Paris Oct. 12th. The Team Ireland rider was amongst the leading riders with less than ten laps to go and finished in the bunch after a strong ride.  After a cagey start, the pace kicked into gear in the final ten laps as riders battled …

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