“I’m Still That Little Girl from Sligo”: Mona McSharry Claims Bronze in Thrilling Final
Mona McSharry’s triumph in the 100m breaststroke at the Paris Olympics is a landmark achievement for Irish swimming, ending a nearly three decade long medal drought. Her path to the Olympic podium is a story of determination and relentless improvement. McSharry deservedly claimed a brilliant bronze medal in Monday night’s final, clocking a time of 1:05.59. She finished just 0.01 …
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Lucy Bénézet Minns Wins Gold in the Junior Track European Championships
The standout performance among the Irish success at the 2024 Junior and Under 23 UEC Track European Championships was Lucy Bénézet Minns winning the Junior Women Points Race on Saturday. Speaking after the race, Bénézet Minns said: “I rode really hard because I knew I needed to make the race hard in order to get a good result. The race …
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APPLY TO BECOME A HER SPORT Part Time Video Editing Assistant
Her Sport is the leading multi-platform sports media and sports content brand for women’s sport in Ireland. We deliver top quality video, audio, podcast and written sports content across our website and every major social media platform. We are looking for a Video Editing Assistant to join our team for a part-time internship with the prospect of becoming a part-time …
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Hot Take: Is it really surprising that 60% of Irish people haven’t been to a women’s sports event?
Is it really surprising that 60% of Irish people haven’t been to a women’s sports event? Yes. Yes it is. Especially given the success of our female sports stars in recent years, it really, really is. The card of retaliation that is always called upon when this particular debate is raised is that the standard of women’s sport is simply …
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Irish Freestyle Kayakers Push Boundaries At World Championships
By Anais O’ Donovan Photo by Nancy Geary A strong team of six women represented Ireland at the 2023 ICF Freestyle Kayaking World Championships in Georgia, USA from 9-4 October. Over 200 athletes from 20 countries trained tirelessly for months in the hope of being crowned the 2023 World Champion. Ireland’s women’s team competed in squirt boating, C1 freestyle and …
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Aideen Mullins Brings Home World Championship for Ireland In Muay Thai
Photo Cred: Steve Desmond At just 17, Aideen Mullins brings home a world championship for Ireland at the World Boxing Championships (WBC) Amazing Muay Thai World Festival in Venice, Italy, that took place between June 22 to 25. Mullins, who is from Cork, defeated the number one ranked fighter from the UK in the final, becoming a world champion in …
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Guide To VHI Mini Marathon 2024 Early Bird Entries
The 2024 VHI Mini Marathon Early Bird tickets are open until Sunday 18 June at midnight. https://twitter.com/VhiWMM/status/1667139824917127171?s=20 The Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon, a 10k road race held annually during the June bank holiday weekend in Dublin city centre, stands as the world’s largest event of its kind. Since its inception in 1983, where 9,000 women participated, the event has grown …
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Andy Murray Takes A Stand For Women’s Sports
Andy Murray continues to lead the way in showing how men can stand up for women. Here as just some examples of his push for equality throughout his career.
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HER Outdoors Week Encourages Females to Get Outside and Embrace the Outdoors
In what is predominantly a male domain, HER Outdoors Week is aiming toincrease the number of females participating in outdoor recreation activities Sport Ireland presents the inaugural HER Outdoors Week to encourage women and girls to discover their sense of adventure and experience everything the outdoors has to offer in terms of physical activity. HER Outdoors Week runs from the …
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Mum’s The Word: Competing at US Olympic Trials While 18 Weeks Pregnant
Lindsay Flach made headlines over the weekend by competing in Us Olympic Heptathlon Trails while pregnant.
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