Local Women Sport.
Weekend hockey previews… competition heats up as teams prepare for AIG Irish Senior Cup quarter finals… big games ahead for Ulster Elks and Pegasus
NI Women’s teams gear up for St Patrick’s Challenge international volleyball series against the Republic at new Craigavon venue
CRAIGAVON'S South Lakes leisure centre provides a new venue for the St Patrick's Challenge international...read more
NI Women’s U16 team manager Danielle McDowell Tuffey names her squad for UEFA development tournament in Malta in March
NORTHERN Ireland’s Women’s Under-16 squad will be taking part in a UEFA development tournament in...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
Leah Wilgaus is back and buzzing… goal ace returns to Inver Park in pre-season signing coup by Larne
LARNE Women have announced the return of Leah Wilgaus to Inver Park ahead of the...read more
The path to the 2025 Irish FA Women’s Challenge Cup starts here as call for entries goes out
Cliftonville Ladies celebrate last year’s Irish FA Women’s Challenge Cup success HOLDERS Cliftonville Ladies will...read more
11-year-old Freya Marsh wins gold for Ireland at her debut International Mixed Martial Arts European Championships
ELEVEN-year-old Tramore native Freya Marsh has just added the Gold Medal at the European MMA...read more
Gracie Conway double strike helps Gail Redmond’s Northern Ireland Women’s U19 team comfortably defeat Azerbaijan 4-0 in a Euro qualifier played in Albania
UEFA WU19 Euro 2025 qualifier Northern Ireland WU19s 4-0 Azerbaijan U19s (House of Football, Tirana)...read more
Disappointment for St Mary’s, Magherafelt as Loreto, Cavan surge to Ulster U20A Schools title
Loreto captain Ellie Brady with the trophy Loreto, Cavan 5-8 St. Mary’s, Magherafelt 1-6 A...read more
Special feature… Armagh’s sporting all-rounder and record breaker Caroline O’Hanlon is hailed as the greatest ladies gaelic footballer of all time… while still excelling at netball and working as a doctor
BY RICHARD BULLICK ARMAGH ace and superb sporting all rounder, Caroline O’Hanlon, has been backed...read more
Glentoran duo Nadene Caldwell and Kascie Weir called into NI Women’s squad for Nations League ties as Kelsie Burrows and Kerry Beattie hit by injuries
CLIFTONVILLE Ladies defender Kelsie Burrows and Aberdeen Women striker Kerry Beattie are both out of...read more
Revealed… the new Northern Ireland 2025 senior women’s away kit… ‘a work of art you can wear’
NORTHERN Ireland 2025 senior women’s away kit has been revealed ahead of Friday's general launch...read more
Portadown head strong Ulster representation on Ireland U16 and U18 girls Pathway squads set to take on England
ULSTER clubs provide half the players on the 22-strong Ireland U16 and U18 girls' Pathway...read more
LGFA round-up… Antrim go on a goal spree to strengthen their grip at the top of National League Division 4… Fermanagh also win but Derry suffer defeat
Compiled by John Fallon LAOIS took the chance to make up ground on the pace-setters...read more
All Ireland hockey round-up… Pegasus and Ulster Elks through to Senior Cup quarter-finals but disappointment for Portadown, Ards, Queen’s and Harlequins… all the results
PEGASUS and Ulster Elks are through to the quarter-finals of the Women’s AIG Irish Senior...read more
Dervla Cosgrove hits winning point for Antrim seniors as captain Amy Boyle’s smart call blows Wexford off course… report and picture gallery
Very League Div 1B Antrim 0-14 Wexford 2-07 (Ahoghill) A calculated gamble by Antrim...read more
Disappointment for brave St Pat’s, Maghera in All Ireland senior camogie final as rivals Loreto notch up a perfect 10 title wins
All Ireland Senior Camogie Final: St Patrick's College, Maghera 0-10 Loreto, Kilkenny 2-8 A brave...read more
Local Women Sport awards 2025 are GO! Get nominating now for your best in class in female sport
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons (centre) hosted the launch of the www.localwomensport.com 2025 awards at Stormont...read more
New Northern Ireland sailing team website is launched
THE Royal Yachting Association NI has launched a new website specifically dedicated to the Northern...read more
Aspiring young footballers inspired by Science and Technology at ‘Soccer Science’ event backed by Rio Ferdinand Foundation and Glentoran FC
ASPIRING young footballers gathered at Avoniel Leisure Centre in East Belfast for a groundbreaking event...read more
Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens congratulates Loughgiel Shamrocks Camogie team on their 11 in a row Antrim title success
THE Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens has welcomed the Loughgiel Shamrocks Camogie team to...read more
The Big Saturday Interview… former Irish U19 and Shamrock Rovers soccer player Alannah Prizeman on lining out for the Lilywhites this year
'It has always been a dream of mine to play for Kildare and wear the...read more
LGFA weekend previews… all the venues, times and line-ups with Antrim, Derry and Fermanagh in action
COMPILED BY JACKIE CAHILL A full schedule of Division 4 games and a Division 3...read more
Good showing by local athletes in Armagh International Road Races
BY LEE MAGINNIS ARMAGH International Road Races felt positively Baltic, but it stayed completely dry...read more
Thriving again… a first for Enniskillen Hockey Club as they achieve Clubmark Bronze following recent reformation
ENNISKILLEN Hockey Club have been presented with their Ulster Hockey Clubmark Bronze Award as they...read more
Forest striker Caragh Hamilton back from injury to boost Tanya Oxtoby’s NI squad for upcoming Nations League games
TANYA Oxtoby has announced her squad for February's UEFA Women’s Nations League games against Poland...read more
Two all-Ulster ties and match of the day for Portadown as AIG Irish Senior Cup, the world’s oldest club hockey cup, gets underway… all the fixtures here
Ports face Corinthians in tie of the round THE world’s oldest club hockey cup, the...read more
Stats show Ulster’s Claire Boles at the heart of the action with the top tackle count in her six Celtic Challenge games for the Wolfhounds
THE Irish provinces Wolfhounds and Clovers teams sit first and second in the Celtic Challenge...read more
Athletics round-up… North Down and QUB Olympian Rachel McCann boosts her European Indoor Championship selection hopes with a new Personal Best and Irish Universities title win
IN a weekend full of standout performances by NI and Ulster athletes, with impressive results...read more
Five Ulster players, including uncapped Sophie Barrett, are named in Ireland preparation squad for the upcoming Guinness Women’s Six Nations
HEAD Coach Scott Bemand has named five Ulster players in an extended Ireland Women’s squad, sponsored...read more
Four-goal Cliodhna Thompson and keeper Maeve Scullion inspire Antrim U16s to winning start in their Championship campaign… report and picture gallery
U16A Shield All Ireland Championship Round 1 Antrim 4-10 Clare 0-08 (Trim) Pictures by Antrim...read more
Six Ulster women take their places on LGFA’s latest ‘Learn to Lead’ Female Leadership programme
THE Ladies Gaelic Football Association has announced its list of 24 participants in its fourth...read more
Olympic gold medal-winning Lady Mary Peters springs a surprise on Lurgan College students who raised £1,100 for her Trust in support of young athletes
Lurgan College students who organised a sports day in aid of the Mary Peters Trust....read more
Congratulations to the Ulster University winners of the Fr. Meaghair 3rd Level Colleges Camogie Cup final
Result : Ulster University 2-20 University of Limerick 1-7 (Played at the Connaught GAA Centre...read more
Lidl National League weekend reaction… Armagh still have room for improvement, says coach, while tactical switches pay off for Tyrone
ARMAGH joint manager Darnell Parkinson (above) said they still have plenty of room for improvement...read more
Ulster’s Maebh Clenaghan scores a try as table topping Wolfhounds notch up another Celtic Challenge victory
CELTIC CHALLENGE – ROUND 7: Sunday, February 9 WOLFHOUNDS 21 GWALIA LIGHTNING 15, Virgin Media...read more
Lidl National Football League round-up after wins for Armagh, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Cavan and Donegal
Compiled by John Fallon HOLDERS Armagh made it three wins from three in Division 1...read more
Tyrone stage magnificent second half fightback to claim victory over Mayo and a first win in Lidl National League Division One
Tyrone 1-15 Mayo 2-11 By Stuart Tynan TYRONE overturned a seven point half-time deficit to...read more
EY All Ireland hockey league round-up… all the results, scorers and standings as Ulster Elks, Portadown and Lurgan post big wins… with picture gallery from Elks’ 2-1 success over CI
PICTURES BY BOB HALL SOME huge results saw a reshuffle in in the Women's EYHL...read more
Massive picture gallery… camera captures how it happened as National League champions Armagh show they are the Reel deal with victory over Dublin to make it three wins in a row
Photos by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile Armagh's Eimear McGeown Niamh Coleman Referee Gus Chapman with Dublin captain...read more
Brilliant Niamh Reel points the way for superb Armagh win over Dublin in Lidl National League Division 1
Cait Towe of Armagh is presented with the Lidl player of the match award by...read more
Ulster duo Fiona Tuite and Brittany Hogan set to make their first Celtic Challenge starts of the season for Wolfhounds in Cork
FIVE Ulster players are in the starting line-ups as Virgin Media Park in Cork stages...read more
Gail Redmond’s NI Women U17s and U19s step up preparations for their second round of Euro qualifiers… with training pics
NORTHERN Ireland’s Women’s Under-19 and Under-17 teams are gearing up for Euro qualifiers in February...read more
The Big Saturday Interview… new Longford captain Eimear O’Brien is hopeful that recent All-Ireland club glory with Longford Slashers can help the county team to success
'The year before we were so disappointed having lost the Leinster final, but I think...read more
LGFA weekend previews… complete guide to all the Lidl National League games… line-ups, venues and times as champions Armagh take on Dublin in Division 1 blockbuster
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THERE’S another bumper round of 2025 Lidl National League fixtures down...read more
Fermanagh’s Bláithín Bogue is The Croke Park Hotel/LGFA Player of the Month for January 2025
FERMANAGH star Bláithín Bogue has been honoured with The Croke Park Hotel/LGFA Player of the...read more
Picture gallery… all the winners from Ulster Camogie Awards Day 2025 at the City Hotel, Armagh, as Carrickmore’s Ailise Coyle is named Bridie McMenamin Player Of The Year
Bridie McMenamin Player of the Year Ailise Coyle (left) of Eire Og, Carrickmore Corrina Doyle,...read more
Amy Boyle is Antrim camogie captain for 2025 with Nicole McAtamney and Catriona Graham in support roles
ANTRIM Camogie has put the final touches to their pre-season preparation with the appointment of...read more
Two-time World Goalkeeper of the Year Ayeisha McFerran, from Larne, returns to the Ireland Women’s hockey squad for FIH Nations Cup in Chile
LARNE'S Ayeisha McFerran returns to the Ireland Women's hockey squad for the first time in over 12...read more
Women’s EY Hockey League weekend previews… top sides aim to continue dominance as fight for survival continues… Ulster Elks, Pegasus, Ards, Portadown and Lurgan all in action
IN the Women’s EY Hockey League, UCD will look to continue their climb up the...read more
Athletics round-up… Katie Graham and Lagan Valley club excel in Euro cross country… Willowfield’s Emily Morris and North Belfast Harriers take top honours in Malcolm Cup
KATIE Graham and her Lagan Valley U20 women's team were the standout Northern Ireland performers...read more
Picture gallery as Carrick Grammar progress to Schools Intermediate Cup hockey quarter-finals with 4-0 win over Ballymoney High
Carrick (in dark shirts) scorers were Scarlett Walker, Olivia Woodside, Summer Moffatt and Julia McMillan...read more
Ulster Premier League hockey round-up, results and standings with Belfast Harlequins on a roll… four wins in a row and no goals conceded
BELFAST Harlequins continued their fine form in the Legacy Wealth Management Premier League with a...read more
Trailblazing into February… every month, UTV’s brilliant sports presenter RUTH GORMAN shares the experiences of her sporting life and times
THE longest month of the year, dry January, the month of broken resolutions… whatever you...read more
First touch of class as Danielle Maxwell gets her Burnley career off to a flying start with a debut goal straight from her move from Cliftonville
NORTHERN Ireland attacker Danielle Maxwell made quite an impact on her first appearance for Burnley...read more
Zoe Westhurst, Alex Eadie, Polly Robinson and Autumn Halliday help steer Northern Ireland sailing team to Celtic Cup clean sweep at Killyleagh
THE Northern Ireland sailing team, featuring four female competitors, triumphed in the Celtic Cup event,...read more
‘Thrilled’… Newry’s Kate O’Connor sets new Irish pentathlon record with a blistering high five in Estonia
NEWRY'S Kate O’Connor smashed her own Irish pentathlon record at the Tallinn Combined Events meeting...read more
Aoibh Mulholland scores a hat-trick to fire St Patrick’s, Maghera into their second All-Ireland senior camogie final in three seasons… picture special
A hat-trick from Slaughtneil corner-forward Aoibh Mulholland sent St Patrick’s, Maghera through to their second...read more
Lidl National Football League reaction from Armagh and Tyrone camps… Orchard chief hails dominant second half display while Red Hands look to positives from Division One defeat by rivals
Caroline O'Hanlon pointed twice for Armagh ARMAGH joint manager Joe Feeney praised his side for...read more
Lidl National Football League round-up and results… wins for Armagh, Monaghan, Cavan and Antrim while Donegal draw
Emily Druse (pictured) pointed for Armagh Compiled by John Fallon HOLDERS Armagh made it two...read more
Niamh Reel top scores for Armagh as powerful second half performance overwhelms Tyrone in National League Division One clash in Lurgan
Armagh 0-16 Tyrone 0-5 By Shaun Casey A strong second-half display form Division One champions...read more
NI internationals Danielle Maxwell and Louise McDaniel make double move from Cliftonville to Burnley Women FC
Louise McDaniel signs BURNLEY FC Women have announced the arrival of Northern Ireland internationals Danielle...read more
EY All Ireland hockey league round-up… all the results, scorers and standings as brilliant Lara Wilson hat-trick helps in-form Portadown to a statement away win in Cork… with pictures
Pegasus v Old Alex action ON the rise Portadown delivered the statement win as the...read more
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