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Glens back on top in Sports Direct Women’s Premiership as a double strike from Emily Wilson helps secure a 3-0 win over Big Two rivals Linfield
Ireland Women bow out with pride as they suffer cruel Rugby World Cup quarter final defeat by France
IRELAND were cruelly beaten in the quarter final of the Women’s Rugby World Cup as...read more
Women’s Rugby World Cup big match countdown… Ulster’s Fiona Tuite talking the talk as Ireland aim to back up positive words with a big performance in quarter-final showdown with France
Ulster forward Fiona Tuite is ready to do some heavy lifting in the World Cup...read more
Ports in the pink… Picture gallery from Portadown’s stunning arrival in the All Ireland hockey top flight, coming away with a shock 5-1 win over Ulster Elks
PICTURES BY BOB HALL
Ports in the pink… Picture gallery from Portadown’s stunning arrival in the All Ireland hockey top flight, coming away with a shock 5-1 win over Ulster Elks
PICTURES BY BOB HALL
Newly-promoted Portadown are the big winners on the opening weekend of the EY All Ireland Hockey League… round-up, results and scorers
A thrilling opening round to the EY Hockey League saw some major upsets. In the...read more
Ulster Premier League hockey round-up… opening weekend wins for Ards, Garvey, Quins, Mossley and newcomers Larne
ARDS got their promotion push off to a flying start as they beat Lurgan 3-0...read more
Women’s Rugby World Cup big match countdown… playing for injured co-captain Edel McMahon will give us extra edge in quarter-final battle with France, vows emotional skipper Sam Monaghan
Fit-again Aoife Wafer (left) takes over the Ireland No 7 jersey from the injured Edel...read more
Women’s Rugby World Cup special feature… steadfast Aoife Dalton typically calm as Ireland gear up for quarter-final showdown with France in Exeter
Ireland's star centre pairing Aoife Dalton (left) and Eve Higgins at Wednesday's press conference RICHARD...read more
Photo gallery from Crusaders Strikers 2 Lisburn Ladies 1 in the Sports Direct Women’s Premiership
PICTURES BY EPHY McCONNELL
Five star Reds back on top, piling pressure on Glens ahead of Big Two showdown… Sports Direct Women’s Premiership round-up
Teegan Lynch goal celebration LATE goals were very much the theme of the evening as...read more
Hockey is back… as new season begins, we talk to sharpshooter and captain of Queen’s, Jenna McCarlie, on her hopes and ambitions as the uni side move up to All Ireland top level
Graduation day BY LEE MAGINNIS JENNA McCarlie has been a vital player in Ulster Premier...read more
The Big Saturday Interview… Clare’s Roisin Considine is hoping to help Liscannor to club glory after missing a large chunk of the season with a serious knee injury
'I'm a physio myself, so I was able to manage my rehab and progress it...read more
Women’s Rugby World Cup big match countdown… key player Aoife Wafer back for Ireland and Stacey Flood fit to face France but co-captain Edel McMahon out of quarter-final clash
Fit-again Aoife Wafer will make her World Cup debut in Sunday's quarter-final against France RICHARD...read more
Aghagallon all-rounder Briege McIntyre is latest Translink Ulster GAA Volunteer of the Month award winner
TWENTY-one-year-old Briege McIntyre from St. Mary’s GAC, Aghagallon, near Lurgan, has been awarded the Translink...read more
Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final countdown… skipper Sam Monaghan insists Ireland can bounce back from NZ defeat in readiness for last eight showdown with France
Ireland's leadership trio of Amee-Leigh Costigan (left), Sam Monaghan and Edel McMahon BY RICHARD BULLICK...read more
Title winners Tyrone and Louth lead the way on 2025 Teams of the TG4 All-Ireland Junior and Intermediate Championships with Antrim and Fermanagh also represented
CHAMPIONS Tyrone and Louth lead the way in the 2025 Teams of the TG4 All-Ireland...read more
‘Enjoy the highs and lows of your sport – if you’re having fun, good results will come,’ says mountain bike racer Hannah Mullin who is supported by the Mary Peters Trust
EVERY MONTH, YOUNG MARY PETERS TRUST ATHLETES SPELL OUT HOW THE CHARITY IS AIDING THE...read more
NI Women’s Under-15 development squad named for Malta tournament games against the hosts, Romania and Lithuania
A Northern Ireland Women’s Under-15 development squad will be competing in a UEFA development tournament...read more
Rugby World Cup expert analysis… Ireland must now overcome physical and mental knocks from New Zealand defeat but will travel in hope to face France in quarter-final showdown
Centre Aoife Dalton goes on the attack during Ireland's energised start in Brighton (©INPHO/Dan Sheridan)...read more
Picture gallery as Crusaders Strikers set up a ToalsBet Women’s Co Antrim Cup final showdown against Lisburn Rangers with a 2-0 semi-final victory over Linfield Women
SECOND half goals from Emily Reid and Cora Morgan sent Crusaders Strikers into the final...read more
Armagh duo Lauren McConville and Caroline O’Hanlon in line for honours as 2025 TG4 Ladies Football All-Stars nominees are revealed
ALL-Ireland Senior Champions Dublin lead the way on the list of nominations for coveted...read more
Onward to the quarter-finals to face France… Ireland Women must pick themselves up for the knockout stages after mauling by champions New Zealand in Rugby World Cup final group game
A huge crowd at Brighton & Hove stadium saw the Black Ferns turn in one...read more
Matchday preview… co-captain Sam Monaghan hoping for memorable Brighton homecoming as Ireland face champions New Zealand in massive Rugby World Cup showdown
Skipper Edel McMahon (left) and lock Ruth Campbell will be hoping Ireland can land a...read more
Rugby World Cup special feature… Ulsterwoman Larissa Muldoon still getting big match buzz as she faces New Zealand again but this time in Ireland coaching capacity
Former international Larissa Muldoon is now back in the Ireland set-up as an assistant coach...read more
Watch… ‘A true testament to the power of sport’ – video gallery as 35 Ulster teams take part in 2025 Sports Direct Gaelic4Mothers&Others National Festival Day at Portmarnock
ALL roads led to Portmarnock for the 2025 Sports Direct Gaelic4Mothers&Others National Festival Day, with...read more
Picture gallery as Coleraine Women Reserves lift the NIWFA Division 7 Cup with a 2-1 final victory over Ards Rangers Women
PICTURES BY BOB HALL Goals from Alex Bacham-Williams and Urzula Ratowska gave Coleraine victory with...read more
Photo gallery from a massive win for Greenisland Women in the NIWFA Barclays Championship
PICTURES BY EPHY McCONNELL Greenisland Women 14-2 Camlough Ladies
Glentoran march on at the top as Cliftonville edge clear of Linfield in second… Sports Direct Women’s Premiership round-up… with pictures and latest standings
CLIFTONVILLE were the big winners on a night when the Sports Direct Women's Premiership title...read more
The Big Saturday Interview… Pam McDermott of Bray Emmets on how her involvement in the Sports Direct Gaelic4Mothers&Others initiative helped her cope with the loss of her husband who died in an accident climbing Mount Everest
'It was very tragic circumstances. This was kind of another way for me to get...read more
Odds-on winners in the fashion stakes step out in style… photo finish from the Grant Thornton Race Evening at Down Royal
PICTURES BY KELVIN BOYES (Presseye)
Ulster women Brittany Hogan and Neve Jones named in Ireland starting XV to face New Zealand in final Rugby World Cup group stage game
HEAD Coach Scott Bemand has named his Ireland Match Day Squad for Sunday’s Women’s Rugby...read more
Dromore teenager Emma Stewart conquers the gruelling Castlewellan Mill Hill Mile climb in spectacular style
BY LEE MAGINNIS DROMORE AC teen Emma Stewart produced a stunning run to win the...read more
Larne Women have awarded a first professional contract to ‘natural leader’ Sasha Clare
LARNE Women's triple award winning key player Sasha Clare has signed her first professional contract...read more
Dublin and Roscommon stars Hannah Tyrell and Helena Cummins collect 2025 ZuCar Golden Boot and Golden Glove awards
ROSCOMMON goalkeeper Helena Cummins is the winner of the 2025 ZuCar Golden Glove award. Helena’s...read more
Bangers and cash… five lucky clubs and community groups across Northern Ireland to win £1,000 each as Hafner’s serves up £5k sports fund for 2025
HAFNER’S Sausages – the brand that’s been delighting Northern Ireland’s tastebuds for generations – is...read more
Positively speaking… head coach Scott Bemand sounds an upbeat note as Ireland head into Women’s Rugby World Cup showdown with New Zealand in Brighton… with picture gallery
Anna McGann celebrates Ireland's seventh try as they qualified for the World Cup last eight...read more
Dublin’s Orlagh Nolan is The Croke Park Hotel/LGFA Player of the Month for August 2025
DUBLIN star Orlagh Nolan has been honoured with the Croke Park Hotel/LGFA Player of the...read more
Congratulations to Greenisland Women Reserves on their 4-2 victory over Draperstown Celtic Diamonds in the NIWFA Division 5 Cup Final… picture gallery
Greenisland Women Res scorers were Jazmyn Nixon (10th minute), Alice Bradley (19th min og), Aliyah...read more
Rugby World Cup expert analysis… job done as Ireland see off challenge from spirited Spain to reach the knockout stages… with picture gallery
Linda Djougang roars with delight during Sunday's win which put Ireland into the last eight BY...read more
Six-goal Cliftonville close in on Blues and Glens in Sports Direct Women’s Premiership title race with victory over Lisburn Ladies while Crusaders leave Larne still bottom… with latest standings and Team of the Week
TWO goal Naomi McLaughlin sent Cliftonville Ladies on their way to a 6-0 win over...read more
Dream childhood club coaching role with Newcastle United Women for NI record goal scorer Rachel Furness
FORMER Northern Ireland international and record goal scorer Rachel Furness has landed a dream first...read more
Looking out for our heroes… rugby women raise the bar for football aces and top boxers on the world stage. Every month, UTV’s brilliant sports presenter RUTH GORMAN shares the experiences of her sporting life and times
Playing in the recent Legends Tour Pro Am at the stunning Galgorm Castle golf course...read more
A decade of fundraising rounds off with final swing as Oscar Knox legacy passes £200,000 milestone in fundraising for Childhood Cancer Research
AS Childhood Cancer Awareness Month begins, the Knox family are preparing to take a...read more
Dominant Ireland clinch Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter final place with impressive victory over Spain in Northampton… report and pictures
Anna McGann touches down IRELAND booked their place in the Women’s Rugby World Cup Quarter...read more
In-depth big match preview… seven-change Ireland target qualification for Women’s Rugby World Cup knockout stages with victory over Spain in Northampton
Ireland head coach Scott Bemand has made seven changes for Ireland's second World Cup group...read more
Ulster’s Abby Moyles is Player of the Match but its a disappointing end to the Vodafone Women’s Interpro series as Connacht fight back to win 3rd/4th place play off in Dublin
CONNACHT 37 ULSTER 30, Energia Park Scorers: Connacht: Tries: Hannah Clarke 2, Éabha Nic Dhonnacha,...read more
Winning in style… first past the post in the fashion stakes with glamour picture parade from Musgrave NI Race Evening at Down Royal
PICTURES BY PHIL MAGOWAN (Presseye)
Happy 21st Birthday to Ulster’s Sadhbh McGrath… as Ireland’s smiling assassin celebrates coming of age at the Women’s Rugby World Cup… special feature with career picture gallery
Grace Moore, Sadhbh McGrath (second left), Fiona Tuite and Neve Jones after the win over...read more
How Enniskillen club that unearthed World Cup debutante Claire Boles is paving the way for fledgling rugby stars, thanks to Lottery funding… with picture gallery
BY MEGAN ARMITAGE ENNISKILLEN Rugby Club are paving the way for fledgling rugby stars to...read more
The Big Saturday Interview… French native Pauline Martin is thoroughly enjoying her involvement in the Sports Direct Gaelic4Mothers&Others team in Good Counsel Liffey Gaels
'I really had that regret that I never joined a team sport like that and...read more
Sports Direct Women’s Premiership round-up… Gr-eight Glens power on at the top as Blues and Reds keep up hot pursuit… with pictures and latest standings
THE top three in the Sports Direct Women's Premiership kept powering on with victories on...read more
First World Cup outing for Ulster’s Claire Boles, one of five players from the province named in Ireland Women’s squad for crucial clash with Spain
IRELAND Women's Head Coach Scott Bemand has named his Match Day Squad for Sunday’s Women’s Rugby World Cup...read more
A first for Faye Loughran as winner of the Sports Direct/Football Writers Women’s Player of the Month award while playing for two different clubs
FAYE Loughran has scored a unique first in winning the Sports Direct Northern Ireland Football...read more
Crunch game coming up… Ireland Women’s rugby skipper Edel McMahon proud of flying start to World Cup campaign as attention turns to Spanish clash… with picture gallery
Edel McMahon on the attack during her World Cup debut for Ireland at the age...read more
Vintage performance from Pegasus as they lift the hockey Vets Cup with goals from Hannah Craig, Alex Speers and Pam Glass to end Ballymoney’s six-in-a-row dominance of the competition
PEGASUS were crowned Vets Cup champions with a 3-1 win over Ballymoney at Ballymena Academy,...read more
Ireland Women prepare for a defining Rugby World Cup clash with Spain buoyed by a performance well worth waiting for as Japan are hit for six in impressive opener… reflections and expert analysis
Eve Higgins completes her length-of-the-field run with a spectacular dive for Ireland's conclusive fifth try...read more
Picture special: Sion Swifts will face Ballymena United Women in the final of our Local Women Sport Super Cup after knocking out holders Ballymoney United 4-2 in the semi-final with Zahara Leckey scoring a hat-trick
PICTURES BY WILLIAM McCONAGHIE A hat-trick from Zahara Leckey and a Zoe Green penalty sent...read more
Holders Cliftonville paired with Derry City while Linfield face Larne in draw for the semi-finals of the Irish FA Women’s Challenge Cup
THE draw has been made for the semi-finals of the Irish FA Women's Challenge Cup,...read more
Ballymena Showgrounds to host home leg of NI Women’s Nations League promotion/relegation play-off against Iceland
THE venues for Northern Ireland’s UEFA Women’s Nations League promotion/relegation play-off against Iceland this autumn...read more
Picture gallery from Portadown Hockey Club U15 girls summer tournament with Mossley emerging winners, Instonians finishing runners-up and the hosts taking third
PICTURES BY IVOR LENNON Runners-up Instonians Third-placed Portadown
Vicky Carleton at the double as Cliftonville close the gap on second placed Linfield in the Sports Direct Women’s Premiership with 3-1 win over Lisburn Rangers… with latest standings
TWO goals from Vicky Carleton (above) either side of the break set Cliftonville Women up...read more
Going up… first XV captain Jess Wray on the belief, drive and unity behind the realisation of an ambition for Lisburn Women’s rugby as they prepare for their first season in the Ulster Premiership
Ulster A champions AMID the Women's Rugby World Cup feelgood factor reverberating around the sport,...read more
Ulsterwomen Fiona Tuite and Neve Jones among the try scorers as Ireland Women open their World Cup campaign with an emphatic win over Japan in Northampton
IRELAND kicked off their Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 campaign with an impressive bonus point...read more
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