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Jan 18, 2025 | 
hersport.ie | Jessica Gardiner |Grace Fisher
Limerick Celtics win Presidents’ National Cup, while McEvoy’s Cavan Eagles take Women’s Division One National Cup honours. A fourth quarter flourish helped Limerick Celtics defeat ND Portlaoise Panthers 72-60 and lift the Presidents’ National Cup for the first time. McEvoy’s Cavan Eagles win first Women’s Division One National Cupwith 86-68 win over The Swords ThunderMcEvoy’s Cavan Eagles are the Women’s Division One National Cup champions, in just their third season at National League level.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
hersport.ie | Grace Fisher
So, after months of uncertainty and reflection, Ireland’s women’s hockey team has found its new leader. Gareth Grundie, the Belfast-born coach with a knack for quiet transformation, is back at the helm, stepping into a role that will feel both familiar and dauntingly fresh. Starting next month, Grundie inherits a team that once tasted World Cup silver and Tokyo Olympic qualification but most recently missed qualification for Paris 2024.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
hersport.ie | Grace Fisher
Loreto Maintain Perfect Start To Women’s EY Hockey LeagueIn the end, there was only one team left standing, unbeaten and unbowed, atop the Women’s EY Hockey League. With a perfect record, Loreto sit proudly at the summit, the sole unblemished side in a league that, even at this early stage, has begun to reveal its hierarchy. Yet for all their dominance, their 3-0 win over UCC was anything but routine.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
hersport.ie | Lauren Tinkler |Grace Fisher
In January 1997, Deirdre Gogarty made history as the first Irishwoman to win a world boxing title. However, her groundbreaking achievement was met with little recognition. Despite being promised $12,500 for her fight in the United States, she never received the money. Back home in Ireland, the event was barely acknowledged, and it wasn’t until months later that it even made the headlines.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
hersport.ie | Grace Fisher
GOALKEEPERS from Kerry, Leitrim, Louth, Galway and Meath have been nominated for the 2024 ZuCar Golden Glove award. The ZuCar Golden Glove will be presented to the goalkeeper who wins the popular vote at the Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s website page, here.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
hersport.ie | Alanna Cunnane |Grace Fisher
A new entity will take over ownership of the WSL and the Championship from the FA, a statement from the governing body of football in England has confirmed today. There it was outlined that a new independent company, the Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL), will now assume responsibility for the Barclays Women’s Super League and Barclays Women’s Championship, in a landmark moment for the women’s game.
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
hersport.ie | Daragh Ó Conchúir |Alanna Cunnane |Grace Fisher
By Daragh Ó Conchúir, at Croke ParkCork 1-16Galway 0-16Two in a row for Cork, a first for Ger Manley as manager, having stepped into the vacancy left by last year’s successful boss, Matthew Twomey. The former Rebel hurler had been involved as a coach the previous two seasons and the transition was seamless. His satisfaction at overseeing this success after a hugely entertaining game was obvious but it became evident too, that he didn’t want it to end here. “What a game.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
hersport.ie | Daragh Ó Conchúir |Grace Fisher
By Daragh Ó ConchúirAshling Thompson is renowned primarily for her powerhouse displays in midfield for Cork for more than a decade but her tattoos tell a tale too. While plenty camogie players will have some ink somewhere on their bodies, there aren’t many at inter-county level with a multitude of visible patterns. Kilkenny’s Glen Dimplex All-Ireland intermediate semi-final saviour, Danielle Morrissey is one, however. Bring them up prompts the Conahy Shamrocks sharpshooter to chuckle.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
hersport.ie | Alanna Cunnane |Grace Fisher
‘Is Kellie Harrington retiring?’ was the question on everyone’s lips after the Dublin woman won her second Olympic gold medal on Tuesday, and announced as much post fight in a victory speech for the ages. “I’m done. I always said I’d retire a champion. That’s it,” she told RTE after the bout, in which she overcame China’s Wenlu Yang. “Let me say it again. Bob’s your uncle, Fanny’s your auntie, goodnight Irene,” she added.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
hersport.ie | Grace Fisher
The highly anticipated Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Camogie Championship Finals is taking place as a triple-header on Sunday, August 11th, the finals will showcase the pinnacle of camogie talent at the iconic Croke Park. The finals will feature three exhilarating matches, where teams will compete for the prestigious Seaghan O'Duffy Cup (Senior), Jack McGrath Cup (Intermediate), and Kathleen Mills Cup (Premier Junior).
