Local Women Sport.
Ulsterwoman Neve Jones to lead Ireland for the first time in Saturday’s World Cup warm-up match against Canada in Belfast… with Brittany Hogan as vice-captain… in-depth analysis of team selection
Local Women Sport Super Cup semi-final draw… holders Ballymoney v Sion Swifts, Carrick Rangers Falcons v Ballymena United Women
HOLDERS Ballymoney United will face Sion Swifts in the semi-finals of our NIWFA Local Women...read more
What a belter… gold and top individual award for Paige Nickels, silver for Orlaith Campbell and Lucie Prentice as young Banbridge boxers pack a punch at Manchester event… with picture gallery
BANBRIDGE Boxing Club's female fighters showed their talent in the Manchester Box Cup. In a...read more
Expert rugby insight… Ireland upbeat after slaying Scots as they prepare to face Canada in their final World Cup warm-up match in Belfast
BY RICHARD BULLICK RETURNING skipper Sam Monaghan, head coach Scott Bemand and Player of the...read more
Expert rugby insight… Ireland upbeat after slaying Scots as they prepare to face Canada in their final World Cup warm-up match in Belfast
BY RICHARD BULLICK RETURNING skipper Sam Monaghan, head coach Scott Bemand and Player of the...read more
Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Camogie Senior Championship finals, featuring Armagh v Laois, to feature full-day family entertainment at Croke Park on August 10
FANS heading to Croke Park on Sunday, August 10 for the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Camogie...read more
Holders Ballymoney United, Sion Swifts, Carrick Rangers Falcons and Ballymena United book their semi-final places in our Local Women Sport Super Cup
THE semi-final line-up in the NIWFA Local Women Sport Super Cup is complete. Holders Ballymoney...read more
Kascie Weir at the double as Glens reclaim top spot in Sports Direct Women’s Premiership with 4-1 win at Larne
GLENTORAN Women returned to the top of the Sports Direct Women's Premiership with a victory...read more
Athletics round-up… medal success for Lauren Roy, Rachel McCann, Amy Greene and Abbie O’Neill at Irish National Championships
BY LEE MAGINNIS NORTHERN Irish athletes enjoyed medal success the two day Irish National Championships,...read more
Expert rugby analysis… successful comebacks are the theme in Ireland’s impressive victory over Scots as World Cup preparation heats up… with picture gallery
Linda Djougang and Ulsterwoman Neve Jones celebrate Ireland's fifth try by Deirbhile Nic a Bhaird...read more
We never doubted them… Tyrone manager’s reaction to fantastic TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate football title win over Laois… with more pictures from Croke Park
Tyrone 2-16 Laois 1-13 By Rónán Mac Lochlainn TYRONE manager Darren McCann said he was...read more
Take nothing away from winners Louth but we paid for missed chances… Antrim reaction to TG4 All-Ireland junior final defeat
Louth 0-13 Antrim 1-8 BY DAIRE WALSH ANTRIM joint manager Chris Scullion lamented missed second half...read more
Tyrone are the All Ireland champions… goals from Aoife Horisk and Katie Rose Muldoon pave the way for TG4 Intermediate football final victory over Laois… report and pictures from Croke Park
Tyrone 2-16 Laois 1-13 By Rónán Mac Lochlainn GOALS in either half from Aoife Horisk...read more
So near but yet so far for Antrim… Kate Flood bows out of inter-county football with four points for Louth to hold off a stubborn Saffrons challenge and claim a record fourth TG4 All-Ireland junior title… report and pictures from Croke Park
Louth 0-13 Antrim 1-8 BY DAIRE WALSH IT was the Ulster side who initially hit...read more
Cliftonville’s European dream ends in heartbreaking 2-1 defeat by Georgian champions Lanchkhuti in the UEFA Women’s Champions League first qualifying round final in Kosovo
CLIFTONVILLE Ladies went down fighting as their historic European journey came to an end in...read more
Sevens heaven… Donaghmoyne claim O’Neills All-Ireland Senior Club 7s title
DONAGHMOYNE were crowned O’Neills All-Ireland Senior Club 7s champions on Saturday. The Monaghan club claimed...read more
Ulster’s Sadhbh McGrath is a try scorer as Ireland fight back for dramatic win over Scotland in World Cup warm-up in Cork
IRELAND scored five tries and overcame a 14 point deficit to kick off their RWC...read more
Meet NI golf’s new driving force… and memories of The Open. Every month, UTV’s brilliant sports presenter RUTH GORMAN shares the experiences of her sporting life and times
Interviewing Rory McIlroy at The Open for UTV THE saying goes in golf 'drive for...read more
The Big Saturday Interview… former Meath player Orla Byrne recalling their shock TG4 All-Ireland final win over five-in-a-row chasing Dublin in 2021
'Every time I think of it, it still gives you goosebumps. You still nearly get...read more
Deputy Lord Mayor joins 450 young athletes at Belfast Summer Sports Day 2025
From left: GLL Regional Director Gareth Kirk, Logan Cathcart (age seven), Eady Molloy (aged 10) and...read more
Sports Direct Women’s Premiership Friday night round-up… wins for Glens, Lisburn Rangers and six goal Linfield who stay top of the table with Eva Myles bagging a hat-trick
LINFIELD Women hit six goals without reply past Crusaders Strikers to remain top of the...read more
Enniskillen’s Ellie McCartney steps up in class with superb performances at World Aquatics Championships in Singapore
ENNISKILLEN'S Ellie McCartney took her place amongst the World’s best with a seventh-place finish in...read more
LGFA weekend previews with Antrim and Tyrone going for All-Ireland glory at Croke Park… fixtures, match times and line-ups
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THE 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Junior, Intermediate and Senior champions will be...read more
UPDATED! The Reds go marching on… celebration and action picture gallery 1 as Manchester United lift the Budget Energy girls’ Junior section trophy after 3-0 final win over Surf Select USA
PICTURES BY EPHY McCONNELL United Surf Select
The Reds go marching on… celebration picture gallery 2 as Manchester United lift the Budget Energy girls’ Junior section trophy after 3-0 final win over Surf Select USA
PICTURES BY BOB HALL United they stand
Rover the moon… celebration picture gallery as Shamrock Rovers are crowned Budget Energy SuperCupNI girls’ Premier champions after 3-2 final win over Brighton
PICTURES BY EPHY McCONNELL Rovers Brighton
Glory, glory Man United and Rovers in Budget Energy SuperCupNI girls finals… round-up and pictures
IT was Finals’ Day in the Girls’ Premier and Junior sections of the Budget Energy...read more
Coach Danielle McDowell Tuffey praises her Northern Ireland U16 Girls as they wrap up a successful week at the Budget Energy SuperCupNI with a comprehensive defeat of Surf Select in the Vase play-off
Northern Ireland WU16s 4 Surf Select USA1 Northern Ireland scorers: Charlotte Havern [2], Emilee Leacock,...read more
Enniskillen’s Ellie McCartney records a lifetime best time as she reaches 200m Breaststroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore
ENNISKILLEN'S Ellie McCartney is through to the 200m Breaststroke Final at the World Aquatics Championships...read more
Expert analysis as captain Sam Monaghan and winger Beibhinn Parsons return for Ireland’s World Cup warm-up match against Scotland in Cork… Ulster duo Sadhbh McGrath and Brittany Hogan also start with fresh faces given chance to shine
Sam Monaghan (centre) is back to captain Ireland this weekend after a year out through...read more
NI U16 girls look for consolation in Vase competition as their Budget Energy SuperCupNI Premier campaign ends in 4-1 defeat by Manchester United… report and picture gallery 1
NORTHERN Ireland Under-16 Girls will continue their SuperCupNI campaign in the Vase competition after wrapping...read more
Picture gallery 2 from a battling performance by NI U16 girls as their Budget Energy SuperCupNI Premier campaign ends in 4-1 defeat by Manchester United
PICTURES BY EPHY McCONNELL Northern Ireland starting line-up at Dixon Park Manchester United NI boss...read more
UPDATED! Picture gallery as Brighton and Hove Albion book their place in Budget Energy SuperCupNI girls’ Premier final with 4-1 win over Finn Harps
PICTURES BY BOB HALL and EPHY McCONNELL Brighton Finn Harps Pre-match high fives
Budget Energy SuperCupNI Day 3 round-up… Manchester United will face Surf Select in girls’ Junior final and Shamrock Rovers take on Brighton in Premier final… but disappointment for Northern Ireland U16s
THE girls’ section of the Budget Energy SuperCupNI produced another exciting day of action as...read more
Extra special Carla Devine’s brilliant hat-trick earns Cliftonville a famous European victory in Women’s Champions League, defeating Mitrovica 3-1 in Kosovo
CARLA Devine was the hat-trick hero as Cliftonville Ladies made Women’s Champions League history with...read more
Surfing special… Picture gallery 1 from Surf Select USA’s 2-0 win over Finn Harps in Budget Energy SuperCupNI girls’ Premier section
PICTURES BY BOB HALL
Picture gallery from Crusaders Strikers excellent 1-1 draw with Kilmarnock in Budget Energy SuperCupNI girls’ Junior section
PICTURES BY EPHY McCONNELL Crusaders Strikers Killie
Picture gallery 1 from Aston Villa 2 Brighton 2 in Budget Energy SuperCupNI girls’ Premier section
PICTURES BY BOB HALL Brighton Villa
Picture gallery 2 from Aston Villa 2 Brighton 2 in Budget Energy SuperCupNI girls’ Premier section
PICTURES BY EPHY McCONNELL Brighton Villa
Crest of a wave… Picture gallery 2 from Surf Select USA’s 2-0 win over Finn Harps in Budget Energy SuperCupNI girls’ Premier section
PICTURES BY EPHY McCONNELL Surf Select Finn Harps
Budget Energy SuperCupNI Day 2 round up… Northern Ireland’s Women’s Under-16 development team lose out in a narrow 2-1 defeat to Shamrock Rovers at Monkstown… with pictures
NI starting line-up NORTHERN Ireland Under-16 Girls kicked off the SuperCupNI on Monday with a...read more
Together again… sister act Jodie and Keri Loughrey reunited at Linfield as Jodie completes their double move from Sligo… and Grace McKimm rejoins from Cliftonville
REPUBLIC of Ireland youth international Jodie Loughrey has reunited with her sister Keri at Linfield....read more
Captain’s Day at Croker… Antrim’s Bronagh Devlin and Aoibhinn McHugh of Tyrone join rivals to begin countdown to TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Finals… with picture gallery
CAPTAINS from the six competing teams have gathered at Croke Park ahead of Sunday’s (August 3)...read more
Six of the best from United… action picture gallery from Manchester United’s opening 6-1 win over Larne in the Junior girls section of the Budget Energy SuperCupNI
PICTURES BY EPHY McCONNELL Larne U14s Manchester United U14s
Joy of the Rovers… Picture gallery 1 from a famous 3-2 win by Shamrock Rovers over Manchester United in the Budget Energy SuperCupNI Premier girls section opening match
PICTURES BY EPHY McCONNELL Shamrock Rovers line-up Manchester United U16s
They think its all Rover… Picture gallery 2 from a famous 3-2 win by Shamrock Rovers over Manchester United in the Budget Energy SuperCupNI Premier girls section opening match
PICTURES BY BOB HALL
Picture gallery 2 from Northern Ireland U16s great opening win in Budget Energy SuperCupNI girls’ Premier section
PICTURES BY EPHY McCONNELL Self made NI, 5-0 winners over US visitors North East Rush...read more
Picture gallery 1 from Northern Ireland U16s brilliant 5-0 win over US side North East Rush in the Budget Energy SuperCupNI girls’ Premier section
PICTURES BY BOB HALL NI U16s (above) and North East Rush (below)
Northern Ireland’s Women’s Under-16 development team produced a five star performance as they got their SuperCupNI campaign off to a winning start against US visitors… with Day 1 round-up
Northern Ireland WU16s 5 Northeast Rush 0 Scorers: Abbie Smyth [2], Maja Stachura [2], Mirjana...read more
Kicking off our Budget Energy SuperCupNI picture galleries from the girls’ section with Kilmarnock 5 FC United 3
Girls' Junior section (played at Monkstown) PICTURES BY BOB HALL Kilmarnock FC United
Special feature on outstanding young sportswoman as Armagh teen gaelic captain Cassie Henderson leads Irish boxing team on trip to Florida international tournament… with picture gallery
Captain Cassie Henderson and her Armagh U16 team celebrate after beating Galway in the All...read more
How Northern Ireland U14 girls overcame the odds (and their male counterparts) to finish 12th out of 68 teams with high level performances at the O’Neills Foyle Cup
NORTHERN Ireland U14 Girls' Development Squad wrapped up a strong week of performances at the...read more
It’s all kicking off in Coleraine… girls teams take their place among the elite on parade as NI legend Gareth McAuley gets 42nd Budget Energy SuperCupNI underway
NORTHERN Ireland football icon Gareth McAuley MBE led a global celebration in Coleraine on Sunday...read more
Picture gallery… Instonians on crest of a wave as U16 girls’ section winners of first Ulster Beach Hockey tournament at Portstewart Strand
Randalstown v Ballymena (above and below) Dungannon Juniors Ballymena (white) Larne v Randalstown
NI international Megan Bell returns to table toppers Linfield in major boost for their Sports Direct Women’s Premiership title challenge
NORTHERN Ireland international midfielder Megan Bell has returned to Linfield, five years after she left...read more
The Big Saturday Interview… Louth’s Eimear Byrne is hoping for more All-Ireland glory at Croke Park next weekend to crown another glorious chapter for her family
'2019 was a very, very special year and climbing the steps of the Hogan Stand...read more
Twenty clubs from Ulster counties among 60 set to compete in the O’Neills All-Ireland Club 7s with Lurgan’s Clann Éireann back to defend their Senior title
THE Ladies Gaelic Football Association has announced the list of 60 clubs who will participate...read more
Cliftonville blast title race wide open with victory over Glens and big wins for 11-goal Linfield, Crues and Derry City… Sports Direct Women’s Premiership round-up, picture gallery and latest standings with Blues back on top
THE Sports Direct Women's Premiership roared back after a short break with a big night...read more
Picture gallery from the Day Five girls tournament action at the O’Neills Foyle Cup festival of football… what a week they enjoyed!
Globe winners Strathroy Harps, from Omagh Larne FC Academy, winners of the U15s Cup
Glentoran Women sign highly rated 18 year old NI youth international defender Faye Loughran from Lisburn Rangers
GLENTORAN Women have announced the signing of talented young centre back Faye Loughran from Lisburn...read more
Cliftonville cup-winning game-changer Naomi McLaughlin is Sports Direct Women’s Premiership latest Player of the Month
A game-changing performance in Cliftonville Ladies remarkable Women’s League Cup final victory has helped Naomi...read more
Picture gallery from Day Four of the girls tournament at the O’Neills Foyle Cup with First Minister Michelle O’Neill making a special guest appearance and presenting Linfield U9 winners with their medals
FIRST Minister Michelle O’Neill paid a special visit to the internationally-renowned Foyle Cup tournament on...read more
Newry’s Kate O’Connor wins heptathlon gold with new Irish record at World University Games in Germany
BY LEE MAGINNIS SUPERCHARGED Kate O’Connor has won gold at the World University Games in...read more
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