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NI midfielder Toni Leigh Finnegan lands big move from Cliftonville to Aberdeen
TEN time capped senior Northern Ireland international Toni Leigh Finnegan has joined Aberdeen Women as coach Scott Booth continues to strengthen his squad. The 23-year-old from Belfast joins from NIFL Premiership champions Cliftonville, where she has spent her entire career...read more
LGFA weekend previews… all the line ups as 2025 Lidl Ladies National Football League gets underway
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THE 2025 Lidl Ladies National Football League gets underway on Sunday...read more
Athletic all rounder Brianna Gregg stars on senior debut for Portadown in superb Shield win over Ards
PORTADOWN, from the Ulster Premier League, scored a superb 3-2 victory over visiting EYHL 1...read more
Glentoran team up with STATSports as Official GPS Performance Partner
GLENTORAN Football Club has teamed-up with STATSports, the global leader in GPS sports performance tracking...read more
Olympics
Superb top 10 finishes for Claudy twins Chloe and Judith MacCombe in Paralympic Triathlon in Paris
COUNTY Derry twins Chloe and Judith MacCombe secured highly creditable top 10 finishes in the...read more
Hands-on role for Sport NI physio Sinead Chambers at Paris Paralympic Games
SPORT NI Sports Institute physio Sinead Chambers is heading to the Paralympic Games in Paris...read more
Silver lining for NI rower Rebecca Shorten as GB team just miss out on Olympic gold
NORTHERN Ireland's latest Olympic medal success, Rebecca Shorten, wanted gold but settled for silver as...read more
Columnists
2025 and the big hits keep coming… every month, UTV’s brilliant sports presenter RUTH GORMAN shares the experiences of her sporting life and times
NEW Year, new beginnings, a new sporting calendar. I don’t know about you, but I...read more
Another packed programme of golden memories and celebrated achievements… every month, UTV’s brilliant sports presenter RUTH GORMAN shares the experiences of her sporting life and times
FOR some, Christmas means mistletoe and wine. For others it’s about getting over the finish...read more
Extra special sparkle in victory for new Northern Ireland football captain Simone Magill… every month, UTV’s brilliant sports presenter RUTH GORMAN shares the experiences of her sporting life and times
Interviewing a very happy matchwinner Lauren Wade for UTV EXPLODING fireworks filled the air surrounding...read more
Football
NI midfielder Toni Leigh Finnegan lands big move from Cliftonville to Aberdeen
TEN time capped senior Northern Ireland international Toni Leigh Finnegan has joined Aberdeen Women as...read moreGlentoran team up with STATSports as Official GPS Performance Partner
GLENTORAN Football Club has teamed-up with STATSports, the global leader in GPS sports performance tracking...read morePicture gallery: Fermanagh’s Louise Thompson becomes first female referee to take charge of a match in the Sports Direct Premiership
LOUISE, from Maguiresbridge, was in the middle for Dungannon Swifts' 5-1 win over Crusaders at...read more
LGFA
LGFA weekend previews… all the line ups as 2025 Lidl Ladies National Football League gets underway
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THE 2025 Lidl Ladies National Football League gets underway on Sunday...read moreLidl National Football League is back… all your fixtures and TV times for January as Fermanagh, Antrim and Derry get the ball rolling
Lidl National Football League Fixtures Round 1 Throw-in 2.00pm unless stated otherwise National Football League...read more
Lidl Ireland shines spotlight on need for visibility of women’s sport as new research reveals 42% of Irish public more likely to attend female games to watch a high-profile player
LIDL Ireland and the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) today launch the 2025 Lidl National...read more
Rugby
Where to see Energia All-Ireland Women’s Junior Cup Final as Malone take on Barnhall
Malone v MU Barnhall, Dundalk RFC, Sunday, January 19, 2:30pm MU Barnhall go in search...read more
Ulster’s Sophie Barrett plays her part as impressive Clovers end Edinburgh’s Celtic Challenge winning run with victory in Cork
ULSTER'S Sophie Barrett came on as a replacement to play her part as the Clovers...read more
Tries for Ulster duo Claire Boles and Maebh Clenaghan as Wolfhounds keep Welsh rivals scoreless in Celtic Challenge bonus point victory… with pictures
Wolfhounds Tries: Maebh Clenaghan, Molly Boyne, Amy Larn, Eve Higgins, Aoife Dalton, Katie Heffernan, Claire...read more
Golf
Lurgan golf ace Annabel Wilson secures Ladies European Tour card for 2025 after fantastic Morocco qualifying show
LURGAN'S Annabel Wilson is one of four Irish golfers Golf Ireland to secure either a...read more
Leona Maguire becomes the first Irish golfer to be inducted into the Women’s Golf Coaches Association Players Hall of Fame
CAVAN’S Leona Maguire has been officially inducted into the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Players Hall...read more
Major honour for Leona Maguire who becomes the first Irish golfer to be inducted into Women’s Golf Coaches Association Players Hall of Fame
CAVAN'S Leona Maguire has been selected by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) to be inducted...read more
Camogie
Katie McCloskey is Player of the Match as St Patrick’s, Maghera complete a hat-trick of Ulster Schools camogie titles
St Patrick’s, Maghera 4-14 St Killian’s, Garron Tower 1-8 ST PATRICK’S, Maghera won their 20th Corn...read more
Ciara ‘honoured’ by special award for teaching and now hopes to see Maghera college land Ulster Schools senior camogie title
ST Patrick's College, Maghera are scheduled to meet St Killian's College, Garron Tower in the...read more
Hockey
Athletic all rounder Brianna Gregg stars on senior debut for Portadown in superb Shield win over Ards
PORTADOWN, from the Ulster Premier League, scored a superb 3-2 victory over visiting EYHL 1...read moreThree wins out of three and 12 goals see Ards set early pace as Ulster Indoor hockey league leaders
ULSTER Hockey's 2025 Indoor Championships is underway with reigning champions Ards topping the table at...read more
Silver lining for Ireland indoor hockey women after narrow defeat in final of Danish international tournament
AN Ireland indoor hockey women's development squad have returned from Copenhagen with a silver medal...read more
Athletics
Silver for 16-year-old rising star Emer McKee in Senior 3000m event at Indoor Games
EMER McKee has featured on the pages of Local Women Sport and many athletics publications...read more
Newry’s Kate O’Connor takes gold with new personal best time in 60m hurdles at National Indoor Games in Dublin
AT the National Indoor AAI Games, in Dublin, Northern Irish Olympian Kate O'Connor, from Newry,...read more
Newcastle Olympian Kerry O’Flaherty teams up with Lidl NI to promote new range of protein products designed to aid training, recovery and hectic lifestyles
OLYMPIAN and Newcastle, Co. Down based athlete, Kerry O'Flaherty, has teamed up with Lidl Northern...read more
Sport Awards
Lisburn’s Paige Woods and Ellen Barbour from Whitehead have high hopes for 2025 with Mary Peters Trust £2,000 Make It Happen Awards
IRISH development squad sailor Ellen Barbour and young badminton ace Paige Woods have each secured...read more
Lady Mary Peters joins football chiefs in applauding MBE awards to Claire Taggart, Hannah Scott and Marissa Callaghan
LADY Mary Peters, alongside Mary Peters Trust Board members are delighted with the news that...read more
Class acts: Picture gallery as St Patrick’s High School, Keady marks a term of sporting excellence with awards presentations
St Patrick’s High School, Keady recognised a term of outstanding sporting excellence in their inaugural...read more
Mary P and Me
Life lessons for triathlete Erin McConnell with focus firmly on 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
EVERY MONTH, A YOUNG MARY PETERS TRUST ATHLETE SPELLS OUT HOW THE CHARITY IS AIDING...read more
As the sport of squash prepares for Olympic debut at LA 2028, how the Mary Peters Trust is helping Lisburn’s Lydia McQuillan achieve her ambitions
EVERY MONTH, A YOUNG MARY PETERS TRUST ATHLETE SPELLS OUT HOW THE CHARITY IS AIDING...read more
Olympics Ahoy! Young sailor Erin McIlwaine is plotting a course for Los Angeles with Mary Peters Trust backing
EVERY MONTH, A YOUNG MARY PETERS TRUST ATHLETE SPELLS OUT HOW THE CHARITY IS AIDING...read more
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