Joanne O’Riordan: The future is now for women’s sport Ladies football and soccer have made great strides in recent years and other sports are quite capable of following suitThu Aug 18 2022 - 05:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Magnificent final a real turning point for camogieEnthralling camogie final between Cork and Kilkenny showed the heights which the sport can attainWed Aug 10 2022 - 19:00
Joanne O’Riordan: The future is now for women’s footballSuccess of the European Championships a major step forward in engaging a whole new audience for women's footballThu Aug 04 2022 - 06:00
Mary Geaney believes it is Kerry’s time to end All Ireland famine when they play MeathFormer Kerry football captain and Cork camogie captain has broken down every barrier possibleThu Jul 28 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Louise Galvin shines light on mothers staying in sport Kerry footballer the latest star to publicly acknowledge challenges of combining sport with parentingThu Jul 21 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: If talk of periods in sport freaks you out, ask yourself whyHealth shouldn’t be a taboo subject, and we shouldn’t be uncomfortable hearing that women bleedThu Jul 14 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Irish golfers with disabilities are reaching new heights abroad and at homeAlan Gaynor and his team won European Disabled Golf Association competition by 25 shotsThu Jul 07 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: ActionAudio a major advance for tennis fans with a visual impairmentRevolutionary technology for visually impaired tennis fans used at Queen’s Club following its success at the Australian OpenThu Jun 30 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Trans women are not the biggest threat to women’s sportIt’s a necessary topic to discuss but there are more urgent matters facing women’s sportThu Jun 23 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Rugby breaking down disability barrier with IMARTMixed ability tournament currently ongoing in Cork while Irish Open for Golfers with a Disability held in JulyThu Jun 09 2022 - 05:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Multi-sport talent Mary Waldron gearing up for South Africa Ireland’s wicketkeeper had stellar football career but now a full-time cricket professionalThu Jun 02 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Kerry keeping excellence at the centre of their ambitions Saturday’s Munster final against Cork has all the makings of a classicWed May 25 2022 - 18:57
Joanne O’Riordan: Barcelona Femeni breaking barriers for women’s soccerTeam finished with perfect season in Spain, with 159 goals scored and just 11 concededThu May 19 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Leanne Kiernan in a good place as Liverpool join top flightCavan woman’s goals a big factor in helping the club seal promotionThu May 12 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O'Riordan: Women’s sport is having its moment – let’s make it lastWomen’s events are attracting record crowds – it’s time to build on that successThu May 05 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: IRFU needs to move carefully on reforming women’s rugbyHead of women’s performance role and prospect of player contracts are positive signsThu Apr 28 2022 - 01:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Meath reaping rich rewards for their effortsMurray’s the shining light of the LGFA for their fairytale rise to the topThu Apr 14 2022 - 06:01
Katie McCabe: ‘Being the only girl playing on a boys team was pretty daunting’Ireland’s team captain on equality in women’s football and inspiring future generationsSat Apr 09 2022 - 05:00
Barcelona showing how investment in women’s sport reaps rewardsJoanne O’Riordan: Blueprint set out for long-term structures that lead to record successThu Apr 07 2022 - 06:00
If you want to protect women’s sport, great – but don’t disregard entire transgender communityThe data behind Lia Thomas’s times reveal that trans women will not be dominating in the poolThu Mar 31 2022 - 06:00
Six Nations offers Ireland women a chance to put noise behind themNew coaching ticket look to begin rebuild against Welsh side undergoing own transitionThu Mar 24 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Delany and Irish women’s cricket on an upward curveThe move to professional contracts for players comes in tandem with increased expectationsThu Mar 17 2022 - 06:03
Joanne O’Riordan: If one can sit at the table and eat, then there’s room for moreFair to applaud outlying women but more urgent to remove the barriers they overcameThu Mar 10 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Sport too greedy and self-serving to see through wily PutinWorld’s sporting bodies have long been used by the Russian leader for his own nefarious endsThu Mar 03 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Women’s sport not a stepping stone for male coachesUnseemly spat between Fitzgerald and Dolan did camogie few favoursThu Feb 24 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Maybe the focus should be on Kamila Valieva’s coach?Eteri Tutberidze notoriously won’t allow her athletes to have water while skatingThu Feb 17 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: GAA has a problem with disability - and they are not alone in thisThe one issue that sticks out is basic access to GAA events for those with a disabilityWed Feb 09 2022 - 19:57
Joanne O’Riordan: Rampant misogyny within sporting world alienates female fansStars’ fall from grace inevitably particularly painful for female supportersThu Feb 03 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: New technology bringing tennis to life for blind fansAction Audio is being used at the Australian Open and provides an immersive experienceThu Jan 27 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O'Riordan: Well engineered sports bra pivotal to performanceWomen deserve choice – and with that comes complexity associated with all types and sizeThu Jan 20 2022 - 07:00
Michael Currane provides vital link between Irish wannabes and AFLWFourteen Irish players are competing this year in the Australian women’s gameThu Jan 13 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: I won’t be Rachael Blackmore, but 2022 goal will spur me onEmulating para-dressage athletes and riding solo will create spine-tingling independenceThu Jan 06 2022 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Paralympian Nicole Turner is a symbol of hope‘Other than being a bit smaller than everyone, I can’t see myself being any different’Thu Dec 16 2021 - 06:00
Ciara Grant hoping to make the leap from hospital ward to professional ranks‘I’m so far from the hero, I went back to help on non-Covid wards ... I helped out, a little bit’Thu Dec 09 2021 - 06:00
Joanne O'Riordan: Women’s Barbarians grab chance to shine on big stageTwickenham game in front of a record crowd showed what possibilities could lie in storeThu Dec 02 2021 - 06:49
Dr Stacy Sims: Normalising the conversations around women’s health in sportJoanne O’Riordan talks to an expert on the menstrual cycle’s effect on athletic trainingThu Nov 25 2021 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Paralympian and mad man John Fulham back racing for charityLike running a marathon in flip-flops, Fulham will use an everyday wheelchairThu Nov 18 2021 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Athenry setting precedent for women’s sports groundsCamogie club are aiming to become first in the country to buy, build and develop facilityThu Nov 11 2021 - 05:30
Joanne O’Riordan: FC Barcelona Femení thriving despite all the turmoilOnce little more than an afterthought they are now standard bearers for women’s soccerThu Nov 04 2021 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: It’s time to invest in and support women’s sportFinancial rewards associated with women’s game set to explode as public interest growsThu Oct 28 2021 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Moral compass doesn’t work for long in the great vacuum that is sportSaudi Arabia’s takeover of Newcastle United should turn focus on human rights recordThu Oct 21 2021 - 06:45
Meghann Burke: ‘I think you’re seeing that we want to take our league back’NWSL Players’ Association executive director on the challenges faced by her membersThu Oct 14 2021 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: NWSL needs to step up and tackle abuseLack of accountability leads to toxic work conditions that are now coming to lightThu Oct 07 2021 - 06:13
Joanne O'Riordan: IRFU face challenges over unmet women’s rugby targetsInterview: Union bosses say focus on grass roots and game’s development keyThu Sept 30 2021 - 01:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Why do some men only champion women after having a daughter?#GirlDads are unintentionally admitting they didn’t see women before fatherhoodThu Sept 23 2021 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Sport’s attitude to domestic violence is beyond depressingMajor reform is required or victims will continue to be the ones that sufferThu Sept 16 2021 - 07:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Opportunity is key for Ireland’s sportswomenGiven a chance, the likes of Rachael Blackmore show the heights that can be achievedThu Sept 09 2021 - 08:57
Joanne O’Riordan: Come and see what the badass 15 per centers can teach youYou can use this time to become an ally, to learn what it’s like to have a disabilityThu Aug 26 2021 - 06:00
Joanne O’Riordan: Killarney’s Jordan Lee continues to hit the heights20-year-old was a talented basketball player before switching to Para sportsThu Aug 19 2021 - 06:00
Joanne O'Riordan: As we celebrate Kellie we must also be mindful of grassroots successPoliticians popping up behind champions are also responsible for slashing budgetsThu Aug 12 2021 - 06:31
