This is absolutely class!
Greystones school, Temple Carrig welcome back Siofra Lawless the day after she became Junior World Boxing Champion ๐ฅบ๐ฎ๐ช
Goosebumps ๐๐ผ
4TH IN THE WORLD AT 20-YEARS OLD.
What. A. Talent.
At just 20-years old, Adeleke made everyone across Ireland dream of a first track medal at the World Championships since Sonia O'Sullivan in 1995.
It wasn't to be today but WOW.. here moment will come.
The future is bright.
4TH IN THE WORLD
Ciara Mageean that was sublime. A NEW Irish record and in one of the most stacked field against the best 1500M runners ever.. Mageean was right up there. Incredibly well run. What a star.
We are all proud ๐๐ผ
#WorldAthleticsChampionships
#Athletics
8TH IN THE WORLD!
3:27.08 for Team Ireland in the 4x400M relay made up of Sophie Becker, Roisin Harrison, Kelly McGrory and Sharlene Mawdsley.
A fantastic achievement.
It closes out an epic World Championships.. one to remember.
UNBELIEVABLE!!
Can't believe what we just watched. Ciara Mageean. That was ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. ๐คฉ๐ฎ๐ช
The Portaferry star has set a new record in the 1500M with a time of 3:56:63. She smashes the Irish record held by Sonia O'Sullivan for 27 years!
Take a bow you CHAMPION!
Rhasidat Adeleke yet again broke TWO National indoor records as she ran 7.21 (60M) and 22.85 (200M) to take the number one spot on the All-Time Irish list. ๐ฅ
That is now THREE All-Time Irish records in the space of a few weeks across three different distances. Remarkable. ๐คฏ
Ciara Mageean. What a role model.
A star on and off the track. Speaking to Athletics Ireland after her 4th place finish at the Worlds, she was disapointed not to medal & raise the Irish flag which she treasures so much but was proud fo what she had acheived.
Legend. ๐ฎ๐ช
WORLD CHAMPION ๐ฅ
Katie OโBrien has won the gold medal in the Para womenโs single sculls at the World Rowing Championship.
Proud of our Her Sport Ambassador ๐๐ฝ
SHE'S DONE IT!
12.62 and a NEW IRISH RECORD!
Lavin has been chasing Derval O'Rourke's 13 year record for some time and she's finally done it! Knocking 0.5s off her own PB!
Legend. Doesn't progress to the final but what a run.
๐๐๐๐๐๐
Rachael Blackmore has now ridden SIX winners at this years Cheltenham Festival.
We're running out of adjectives for 'phenomenal' here!
๏ผณ๏ผฏ๏ผฌ๏ผค ๏ผฏ๏ผต๏ผด8๏ธโฃ1โฃ5โฃ0โฃ0โฃ
Ireland's opener against Australia has officially completely SOLD OUT!
The match will take place in Stadium Australia on July 20th.
#COYGIG
Not long after setting a new 60M Indoor Irish record...
@rhasidatadeleke
goes one better and sets ANOTHER Irish record.. this time in the 200m!
60M: 7.15 ๐
200M: 22.49 ๐
@rhasidatadeleke
making the admin work tonight ๐
Second place and INTO THE FINAL!! That was gutsy. 49.87 for Adeleke .. really pushed through the pain to book her spot into the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS!! Get in!
Through thick and thin ๐ฎ๐ช ๐ค๐ผ
These photos are around 10 years apart. Katie McCabe & Denise OโSullivan have come through the ranks, enduring some of the most difficult times. Now, both players will make HISTORY after being named in the 23-player squad heading to the World Cup๐๐ผ
We're not bad at this boxing thing ๐ฎ๐ช
Kellie Harrington, Amy Broadhurst & Aoife OโRourke bring home GOLD from the European Boxing Championships while Caitlin Fryers & Christina Desmond picked up SILVER.
Shannon Sweeney and Michaela Walsh earned Ireland BRONZE.
๐๐ฝ historic.
History made. ๐ฎ๐ช
The largest attendance EVER at a womenโs soccer game in Ireland.
35,994 ๐
Give them coverage, build the product and people will come ๐
#COYGIG
At present, a male GAA player receives an average of โฌ1,282 per player, compared to โฌ424 per female player.
Today it was announced that this is set to change.
Brilliant news. ๐๐พ
A historic weekend for
@IrishRugby
Women's Sevens. A first ever World Series Seven's final & they pushed the World No.1 side Australia all the way.
It will hurt now but one thing is for sure, this team has made everyone sit up and take notice! Bring on the next Series!
แดแดแดษชแด แดแดแดแดสแด สแด๊ฑ สแดแดษด ษดแดแดษชษดแดแดแดแด ๊ฐแดส แดสแด สแดสสแดษด แด 'แดส
No one will be surprised to see Katie McCabe shortlisted among the top 30 players in the WORLD! She becomes the first Irish woman to be nominated and the first Irish player since Roy Keane in 2000.
THE NEW UNDISPUTED WORLD SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!
WOW!! WAS THAT THE BEST KATIE TAYLOR WE'VE SEEN?!!
From where she was in May to now. A TRUE CHAMPION.
Undisputed champion in TWO weight divisions.
"Whoever wrote me off, you donโt know me very well. Donโt ever doubt me."
SHE IS SPECIAL. WHAT A TALENT!
ANOTHER IRISH RECORD!
Rhasidat Adeleke runs 50.53 to break her own Irish 400M record!
Itโs FIFTH place in Europe at just 19-years old.
What a performance. What an athlete.
#Athletics
#EuropeanChampionships
#IrishAthletics
#Munich2022
ษชษดแดสแดแด ษชสสแด
Rhasidat Adeleke ran the FASTEST 400m by an Irish woman IN HISTORY.
50.45 is the fastest Irish indoor AND outdoor time ever - breaking Karen Shinkins record by 1.13s.
โ World Leader ๐
โ National Irish Record ๐ฎ๐ช
โ Third fastest NCAA 400m of all-time
THIS IS CRAZY!! 49.20!! WHAT?!
We all knew she was special but WOW. This is mind-blowing ๐คฏ๐คฏ
@rhasidatadeleke
becomes the first Irish champion at NCAAs for 17 years. ๐
An Irish ๐ฎ๐ช National record in the 400M. ๐๏ธ
(Unofficially) From what we can tell..
@ciaramageean
has just ran the Womenโs World Record for a ParkRun in 15:15 - bettering Melissa Courtney-Bryantโs record of 15:31.
Just your casual Saturday morning ParkRun.. nothing to see here ๐๐ฎโ๐จ
@bfastvictoriapr
๐ท:
@EDAC_Youtube
This is MAJOR, and surely absolutely the right decision ๐ !
RTE have chosen to put Irelandโs WNT game versus England on RTE2, relegating Real Madrid & Manchester Cityโs Champions League quarter-final clash to the RTร News channel.
โฌ๏ธ Thoughts ๐ญ
#womensfootball
#irishfootball
5TH IN THE WORLD ๐
7.91 for Sarah Lavin in the 60M Hurdles.
The consistency is phenomenal.
7.90 (PB) - Heat
7.90 (PB) - Semi-final
7.91 - Final
๐๐ฝ
๐ฅ Rhasidat Adeleke is the new European U20 100M Champion.
A dominant performance from Adeleke who took first place by a length in 11.34s. She follows in the footsteps of Gina Akpe Moses who took gold back in 2017!
Will Adeleke get the 100M & 200M sprint double?
@irishathletics
Honestly canโt put into words just what an incredible achievement this World Cup campaign has been. From Vera Pauw and her coaching staff to every single player who wore the jersey to the fans.
We canโt do it justice.
Ireland are going to the World Cup. Emotional.
#COYGIG
Unbelievable running from Rhasidat Adeleke - 36.87 for 300m indoors at the Clemson Invite.
Not only is she the fastest Irish woman over the distance, she is the fastest European U20 EVER over the distance indoors.
@rhasidat_adeleke
๐ ๐ ๐ข ๐ก ๐ ๐ โญ๏ธ
Hannah Tyrrell has literally 'completed it mate,'
FAI Cup Winner โ
Six Nations Rugby Championshipโ
Rugby Triple Crown โ
All-Ireland Ladies Football Champion โ
and last but not least... expert Her Sport Rugby host ๐โ
She's done it ๐๏ธ
Leona Maguire has won her SECOND LPGA title after winning the Meijer LPGA Classic. ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ
๐๏ธ 2022 LPGA Drive On Championship
๐๏ธ 2023 Meijer LPGA Classic
Last year she became the FIRST Irish woman to win an LPGA tour title. Now, she's done it again๐ช๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ช
Silence in the face of injustice is complicity.
62 brave and prominent figures in Irish rugby have come together to write a letter to the Government calling for support and โmeaningful changeโ following the IRFUโs โhistoric failingsโ to the women's game.
Powerful.
An hour ago, only two Irish woman had ever won gold at a boxing world championships. Now, Amy Broadhurst and Lisa OโRourke have doubled that number to four. Incredible.
Both fighters will take home $100K each in prize money too. Deserve every cent. Legends for life ๐ฅ
They've done it!!
Ireland had to dig deep and comeback TWICE against Scotland in Belfast as they secured a hard fought victory to seal third-place and secure automatic qualification to the 2025 Rugby World Cup.
What a gutsy performance.
HUGE.
Ashling Murphy did what so many of us do on a daily basis. She put on her runners and went for a run.
Ashling was murdered exercising in broad daylight.
This underlines the REAL risk for women everyday. Things need to change.
RIP Ashling Murphy.
7th in the World for Sarah Lavin. 8.07 in the final - maybe not her best start out the blocks in the final but this has been an amazing Championships for the Limerick flyer.
So consistent over the last 18 months. Sarah Lavin has arrived on the World stage. Big things to come.โญ๏ธ
๐ฅRhasidat Adeleke
Another title for Rhasidat Adeleke at the Big 12 Championships in America.
Adeleke won the 400m title and also helped Texas win the 4x100M relay and set a new NCAA record ๐ฅ
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โAnyone who has ever been in a dark place, just know that there's light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes success looks like collecting trophies, sometimes it's just waking up and putting one step in front of the other. Be unapologetic for yourself.โ ๐๐ผ
Proving the doubters wrong. ๐๐ผ
Joy Neville will make rugby union history in France when she becomes the first woman to officiate at a Men's Rugby World Cup. ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ช
Things you love to see.
AND STILL THE UNDISPUTED LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION!
Unstoppable, Unbelievable. Katie Taylor defends her belts against Karen Carabajal after a supremly dominant and comfortable display in a bouncing Wembley Arena.
๐ WBC
๐ WBA
๐ IBF
๐ WBO
๐ Ring Magazine
The FIRST EVER Her Sport print magazine ๐ค
Out this Sunday, FREE with the
@businessposthq
! Featuring some incredible Irish sportswomen.
Make sure to grab yourself a copy as we continue to give our women the visibility they deserve ๐๐ผ
ANOTHER GOLD FOR IRELAND!
Wow. Lisa O'Rourke has done it. Just two months after winning gold in the U22 European Championships, O'Rourke has won GOLD in her debut Senior World Championships.
Make that FOUR female Irish Boxing World Champions.
Incredible.
ษดแดแดษชแดษดแดส แด23 สแดแดแดสแด
The future is bright. Sarah Healy became only the third Irish woman behind Ciara Mageean and Sonia O'Sullivan to run sub 4 minutes in the 1500M.
3:59.68 - nearly 3 seconds quicker than her previous PB. Quality running and a quality performance.
4TH IN THE WORLD
Ciara Mageean that was sublime. A NEW Irish record and in one of the most stacked field against the best 1500M runners ever.. Mageean was right up there. Incredibly well run. What a star.
We are all proud ๐๐ผ
#WorldAthleticsChampionships
#Athletics
Right in the feels.
This is the power of sport. This is the power of visibility.
Nowadays, young girls like Anastasia have inspirational sportswomen they can aspire to be like. There is still so much work to do though. There are so many more incredible sportswomen out there.
Super Mum ๐
What a legend. Three months after her first baby,
@EimearConsidine
made her return to rugby as she ran out for UL Bohemians in the Energia AIL Cup Final vs Railway Union.
Railway ran out 28-12 winners but what an amazing story.
Welcome back Eimear, very inspiring!
๐ฅ๐ฅRHASIDAT ADELEKE SETS NEW IRISH RECORD๐ฅ๐ฅ
Adeleke set a new Irish Senior 400m Record, clocking in at 50.70.
60m โ
200mโ
300mโ
400mโ
Rhasidat Adeleke is now the fastest Irish woman of all time over 60m, 200m, 300m and 400m.
The ๐ giving young Carly a memory for life ๐ฎ๐ช
Katie Taylor invited 11-year old Carly Burke into the ring for some shadow boxing at her open workout in Dundrum ahead of her homecoming fight in the Three Arena this Saturday. Carly took the day off school to watch Katie ๐ฌ
A win and a WEDDING!!
@Munsterrugby
will be celebrating tonight as Clodagh OโHalloran proposed to Chloe Pearse๐
What a way to top of the game!! Congratulations โญ๏ธ
IRISH RECORD ๐ฎ๐ช ๐๐ผ
Ciara Mageean has broken Louise Shanahanโs 800m Irish Record of 1:59.42 after running 1.59.27 in Manchester today! ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ
In 2020,
@ciaramageean
became the first Irish woman to go under 2 minutes when she broke Rose-Ann Galliganโs record set in 2013.
Legend.
WOW. Sarah Lavin is into the World Indoor final after another massive PB in the 60M Hurdles๐คฉ
Lavin ran 7.97s to automatically book her place in the final. The Limerick star is only the second Irish woman to EVER to dip under 8 seconds. ๐ฅ
What a star โญ๏ธ
What happens when you market the womenโs game the same way as the menโs?
Take a look for yourself. A record breaking
87, 192 make their way into Wembley to watch England take on Germany.
This is just the start. Now letโs make it normal.
#WEURO2022
#ENG
#GER
#Lionesses
NEW RECORD at the All-Ireland Camogie final
@CrokePark
! An increase of almost five & a half thousand on the record which was set in 2019. Cork and Waterford go head to head, representing their county and trying to claim the title. Show up for womenโs sport and
#doitforher
This is big. ๐โ
A long time coming but a huge step forward nonetheless.
These players deserve backing and this is hopefully the start of giving our Irish women every opportunity to excel and compete at the highest level.
#IrishRugby
#Rugby
#WomenInSport
#Equity
#Equality
HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE!
Ireland are into the HSBC World Rugby Seven's Series Final for the FIRST TIME EVER! They did it in some style too absolutely demolishing England 29-0 in the semi-final.
Genuinely sensational. The absolute scenes!!
You donโt have to be a woman to support womenโs sport.
If Siya Kolisi can do it.. why canโt more high profile men in sport do the same? This is quality.
#SiyaKolisi
#DoItForHer
#HereForHer
Second place for the Irish in the 4 x 200m for Aoife Lynch, Kate Doherty, Sarah Quinn & Sophie Becker ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Team delighted with their performance & so they should be ๐คฉ A new national record of 1:35.93
@irishathletics
Lynda Elmore was the final finisher at the Manchester Marathon - completing the 42.2KM distance in 7:18:18.
Her reaction is priceless. What a proud moment.
Wow. What an effort from Sophie OโSullivan. The fastest heat of the day and she just misses out on a place in the semi-finals. BUT she has hit the Olympic qualification mark AND SMASHED her PB with a new time of 4:02:15. Previous PB was 4:07:18! ๐๐ผ
@irishathletics
TG4 has announced that it is increasing its womenโs sports coverage and will broadcast and stream over 80 hours of women's sports๐ช
Read about it here๐
โFootball is a better place with us ALL in it.โ Bravo Alex Scott ๐๐ผ
Weโve tried and will continue to give Joey Barton and his comments as little airtime as possible however, this is the exact kind of response we stand by.
#SportForAll
#HerSport
Sarah Lavin into the semi-finals of the World Championships.
12.69s for Lavin - just .02s off her PB... Derval O'Rourke's 13 year old record of 12.65s is in sight!
แดษชแดสแด แดแดษขแดแดแดษด สแด๊ฑ แด แดษดแด ษชแด แดษขแดษชษด! ๐คฉ
Mageean has broken her own 1500M Irish National Record by nearly ONE SECOND after finishing 2nd at the Diamond League Meet in Brussels this evening.
It's the 24th FASTEST TIME EVER in the women's 1500M.
Class as always. ๐ฎ๐ช
GOLD!!!
Amy Broadhurst has delivered on the biggest stage. What a performance in what was a comprehensive victory.
Ireland's THIRD ever female boxing World Champion.
Class.
THEYโVE ONLY GONE & DONE IT โญ๏ธ IRELAND 7s have beaten Fiji and QUALIFIED for the Olympic Games!!! Huge congratulations to the team - so so so deserved!!
#IreFiji
#OlympicGames
ANNNNNNNND STILLLLLL !!! Yes yes yes yes. On cloud nine right now.
Katie Taylor was taken to the depths of hell tonight and she came out on top. A true champion. Incredible. Emotional. Greatness.
Fair play to Amanda Serrano for an incredible display.
Sport is the winner.
๐ซ๐ฎ 1-2 ๐ฎ๐ช
HUGE away win for Ireland against Finland!
That was tense! What a defensive effort in the final 10 minutes.
HUGE RESULT in what may go a long way in securing Ireland qualification to a first ever major tournament.
A long way to go but wow, that's a big step.
ษชสษช๊ฑส สแดแดแดสแด & แดกแดสสแด สแดแดแด
Rhasidat Adeleke 22.52 seconds in the 200m to obliterate her own Irish record of 22.85!
Adeleke's time is the 25th fastest time IN HISTORY and only 5 women in the the last 4 years have ran a quicker indoor 200m. ๐ฅ
Superstar. ๐ฏ
By the age of 14, twice as many girls drop out of sports as boys. Just 6% of sports media coverage goes to female athletes. Weโre here to change that - itโs time to change those numbersโก๏ธ
RT & help us change the future
#thefutureofsport
#equality
EUROPEAN FINALS for Louise Shanahan and the Ireland Women's 4x400m relay! ๐ฎ๐ช
Stunning performances and we CANNOT wait for the finals tomorrow! Ireland flying high!
#Atheltics
#TeamIreland
#Munich2022
Marta would have been one of the first womenโs footballers who would have been known by the casual fan. She made her World Cup debut in 2003 and today 20 years later, having played in 6 World Cups, she has retired.
A true icon. Her passion and love for football has inspired many
Sharlene Mawdsley runs in the second semi in a time of 51.78. Four consistent performances in a few days at the World Championships over 400m. Congrats on a PB & super performances ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช
@sharlenem229
@irishathletics
BRONZE!! ๐ฅ
These two stars have just claimed bronze at the World Rowing Championships in the Lightweight Women's Double Sculls Final!!
The performances they continue to display on the world stage is incredible. Such a young crew as well! Delighted ๐๐ผ
Congrats you legends ๐๐ฝ
WORLD FINALIST!
Sarah Lavin is into the FINAL of the 60M Hurdles at 9pm tonight after running 7.90 - equalling her personal best.
What an athlete. The consistency is remarkable and a WORLD FINAL to mark the incredible hardwork behind the scenes.
Legend.
Amongst all the madness and celebration... a massive shoutout to Clรญodhna Moloney... back in the Irish set-up after years of exile, back amongst the tries and now heading to a Rugby World Cup.
Defiant.
A NEW NATIONAL RECORD ๐ฅ
The 4x400M Indoor Relay Team have set a new Irish National Record of 3:28.45 to qualify for this evenings final!
Phil Healy: 51.93 (Fastest in opening leg)
Sophie Becker: 53.05
Roisin Harrison: 52.99
Sharlene Mawdsley: 50.48 (Fastest in final leg)
๐ฎ๐ช
@Katie_McCabe11
is the 2023 Athlete Of The Year, sponsored by Braeburn Coffee, exclusively available at
@goapplegreen
.
2023 was a year of never-ending accolades for captain McCabe.
A phenomenal year from a phenomenal footballer. Well done Katie!
@FAIWomen
#HerSportAwards
BOOM! FINALLY! ๐
@FAIWomen
will play at the Aviva Stadium for the FIRST-TIME EVER when they take on Northern Ireland in September.
The first time a senior INTERNATIONAL women's team will play in our NATIONAL stadium. ๐๐ผ
About time... but better late than never. ๐ฎ๐ช
๐๐ฝ Good Morning From The Two Weight Division Undisputed CHAMPION ๐ฅ
@KatieTaylor
๐
Will be getting this one printed for the mantle piece ๐ฎ๐ช
#KatieTaylor
3:59:68 for SARAH HEALY!! Sub four minutes for the first time in her career. What a sensational run. She becomes only the third Irish woman behind Ciara Mageean and Sonia O'Sullivan to run sub 4 minutes in the 1500M. Still so young. A brilliant run.
8th in her semi-final.
แดสสแดแดษชแด Qแดแดส๊ฐษชแดส๊ฑ ๊ฑแดแดแดสแดแด ๐
Ireland guaranteed their place in the Olympic Qualifiers for Paris 2024 after topping Group C at the EuroHockey Championships.
They also keep their palce in the top division of the EuroHockey Championships ๐ฅ
INTO THE SEMI-FINALS! ๐ฎ๐ช
TWO Irish athletes into the 400M semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships. ๐ฎ๐ช
Rhasidat Adeleke cruised home in her heat to automatically qualify while Sharlene Mawdsley ran a PB of 51.17 and qualifies outside the non-automatic spots.
Massive ๐ฅ