Female sports

LIVING

Taylor Swift is a sport

And The Eras Tour is the World Cup.I could have said it’s our "Superbowl" as a not-so-subtle nod…

By Lauren Heskin

Valerie Wheeler

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Women in Sport: Sports broadcaster and golfer-in-training Valerie Wheeler

In this instalment of our Women in Sport series, we hear from Valerie Wheeler on her sporting inspirations,…

By Sarah Gill

Katie McCabe

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Women in Sport: Irish Women’s National Team Captain and Arsenal Player Katie McCabe

In this instalment of our Women in Sport series, we hear from Katie McCabe on her proudest sporting…

By Sarah Gill

Marie Crowe

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Women in Sport: RTÉ Sports Presenter Marie Crowe

In this instalment of our Women in Sport series, we speak to sports journalist and broadcaster Marie Crowe…

By Sarah Gill

Courtney McGuire

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Women in Sport: Distance runner Courtney McGuire

In this instalment of our Women in Sport series, we hear from Courtney McGuire on her sporting story…

By Sarah Gill

Aoife O Rourke

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Women in Sport: Irish Elite Boxer Aoife O Rourke

In this instalment of our Women in Sport series, we hear from Irish Elite Boxer Aoife O Rourke…

By Aoife O'Rourke

Women in Sport Emma Byrne

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Women in Sport: Former Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team captain Emma Byrne

For the first instalment of our Women in Sport series, we hear from former Republic of Ireland Women's…

By Emma Byrne

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From foster care to Olympian: The new book all about Hockey Ireland’s star goalie Ayeisha McFerran

Olympian, Hockey World Cup Goalkeeper of the Tournament, Winner of Four All American Awards… Ayeisha McFerran is a…

By Sarah Finnan

women's rugby

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The treatment of the women’s rugby Interpros is sadly indicative of all women’s sports in Ireland

If one more person says, “but men’s sports are just better to watch than women’s sports”...Last weekend, the…

By Lauren Heskin

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A shared gold medal and an Olympic knitter: The most heartwarming moments from the Olympics so far

Our eyes were glued to the Olympics coverage over the long weekend as we watched some of the…

By Sarah Finnan

AGENDA, EDITORIAL

The sexist commentary at Wimbledon still remains a problem

Wimbledon in 2021 and once again female athletes are singled out on the playing field, a great deal…

By Jennifer McShane

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‘Mental health is health’: Calm app wants to cover Naomi Osaka’s French Open fines

The first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles, Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka decided to…

By Sarah Finnan