‘I wanted to get back on the pitch’: Motherhood and injury change approach but not the goal for Eimear Considine
Munster fullback to start for Ireland against Australia after spell on the sidelines
Gráinne Walsh combines power of the mind and body to realise her Paris dream
Offaly boxer Gráinne Walsh availed of visualisation technique to ensure she fulfilled a lifelong ambition to become an Olympian
Sports Review 2023: Magical moment as Katie McCabe creates history
Fittingly it was Ireland’s inspirational captain Katie McCabe who scored her country’s first ever goal in the Women’s World Cup
Recognising the barriers they face is first step in getting girls into sport
Misinformation about periods is just one reason teenage girls are put off participating in sport, a reluctance the Her Moves campaign is addressing head on
Vikki Wall’s Olympic challenge of starting from scratch at the top tier of a third sport
Vikki Wall feels outside her comfort zone at the elite end of rugby sevens. Will the GAA and AFL player be on her new game in time for Paris 2024?
Irish sailor Pamela Lee on a daunting transatlantic challenge: ‘You think, what the f*** are you doing?’
Greystones-born skipper and her French team-mate Tiphaine Ragueneau are one of just three all-women teams in the Transat Jacques Vabre race
‘I’m back to normal, just with shorter hair’ - Leinster wing Vanessa Hullon battles back from Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Before an AIL game in April 2022, Hullon noticed a lump on her neck that would change her life
Give Me a Crash Course in . . . pickleball
Everything you need to know about this low-impact sport that is gaining in popularity, particularly among older people
Online intimate images cost Leigh Nicol the thing she valued most: her privacy
Crystal Palace player Leigh Nicol endured a traumatic year when personal videos of her were posted online by an anonymous source
Women’s World Cup: Ireland player-by-player review
No one can accuse Vera Pauw’s groundbreaking team of taking it easy during three hard-fought matches in Australia
Denise O’Sullivan revels in more freedom to finally deliver world-class showing
Talented midfielder believes Ireland will take a lot from their inaugural appearance at a big tournament
Ireland’s World Cup journey has felt like a rebuke to everyone who has belittled women’s sport
Our women will eventually have their own Italia ‘90, but until then we have McCabe’s corner goal and Australia 2023
Katie McCabe’s all-action display not enough to nudge Ireland over the line
World Cup: McCabe made history when she gave her side a dream start but despite her promptings, Republic of Ireland unable to maintain precious momentum
Ireland’s Megan Connolly on free kicks: ‘It’s practise, practise, practise, knowing that this could be the one’
An experienced free-taker, Connolly is influenced by David Beckham, and her late free kick in the World Cup opener against Australia came very close to redemption for Ireland
Aine O’Gorman full of praise for her Ireland and Shamrock Rovers team mate Abbie Larkin
‘I think the world is her oyster and I think she needs to keep doing what she’s doing’