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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
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 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
Ireland hockey keeper Ayeisha McFerran, from Larne, joins top English club Surbiton
LONDON-based Surbiton Hockey Club has announced the signing of Ireland goalkeeper Ayeisha McFerran for the...read more
Made in Italy and woven into the fabric of East Belfast… Glentoran Women captain Jessica Foy provides first glimpse of the club’s striking new 2025/26 away kit
GLENTORAN Football Club has today unveiled its new 2025/26 Away Kit – the first away...read more
Northern Ireland U14 Girls take on the boys and win to top their group and reach the O’Neills Foyle Cup knockout stage
NORTHERN Ireland's U14 Girls' Development Squad have been impressing at this week's Foyle Cup, competing...read more
Antrim’s Maria O’Neill to battle it out with Dublin’s Hannah Tyrell for LGFA’s ZuCar Golden Boot award on TG4 All-Ireland Finals Day
THE race for LGFA's 2025 Zucar Golden Boot award will come down to a TG4...read more
Farewell to a legend… ‘a pioneer of women’s sport in Ireland’, Maeve Kyle passes away, aged 96… appreciation and tribute to a truly iconic figure who overcame inequality and inspired generations
INSPIRATIONAL sporting all rounder Maeve Kyle, who has died at the age of 96, blazed...read more
Girl power rocks at the O’Neills Foyle Cup… picture gallery of competing teams in the north west football extravaganza
Irvinestown Wanderers Ballinamallard Academy Ballymena United Cockhill, Donegal Convoy Arsenal, Donegal Crusaders Strikers Linfield FC...read more
Picture gallery from Larne 2 Bangor 0 in Electric Ireland Women’s Challenge Cup as Inver Women seal quarter-final tie with Ballyclare
PICTURES BY CHRIS GUILLER
Down Royal unveils the bottlegreen hospitality suite in new partnership with premium soft drinks brand
DOWN Royal Racecourse has announced a refreshing new partnership with premium soft drinks brand bottlegreen....read more
Blues v Glens and Crues v Reds in Electric Ireland Women’s Challenge Cup quarter final draw as Larne defeat Bangor to complete the line up
THE draw for the IFA Electric Ireland Women's Challenge Cup has produced two big match-ups....read more
NEW… its all kicking off in the north west… more pics from the O’Neills Foyle Cup festival of football across Derry, Tyrone and Donegal
PICTURES BY GERARD GORMLEY Camlough Rovers from the NI Women's FA leagues Strabane Athletic Ballymena...read more
O’Neills Foyle Cup kicks off in a blaze of colour as 20,000 young players are cheered through streets of Derry
THE 33rd O'Neills Foyle Cup football fiesta is underway across counties Derry, Tyrone and Donegal....read more
Mayor Leah Kirkpatrick welcomes return of elite youth football tournament to Antrim and Newtownabbey as borough set to host global girls’ talent at this year’s Budget Energy SuperCupNI
ANTRIM and Newtownabbey will once again play host to world-class youth football as the Borough...read more
Portadown’s Evie Girvan top scores with clubmates Rebekah Lennon, Katie Herron and Pegasus’ Erin Pim also among the goals as Ireland Girls win EuroHockey U18 Championship II title
PORTADOWN hotshot Evie Girvan top scored with seven goals for the tournament as the Ireland...read more
Gr-eight Glens! Picture gallery 1 from Glentoran Women 8 Greenisland 0 in the Electric Ireland Women’s Challenge Cup
PICTURES BY BOB HALL
Gr-eight Glens! Picture gallery 2 from Glentoran Women 8 Greenisland 0 in the Electric Ireland Women’s Challenge Cup
Pictures by EPHY McCONNELL Glens huddle Greenisland huddle Glens goal celebration
Electric Ireland Women’s Challenge Cup round-up… two-goal Fi Morgan provides the late spark to charge up holders Cliftonville in comeback victory over Lisburn Rangers… 8-goal Glens and Ballyclare also through
Lisburn Rangers 2-3 Cliftonville Ladies FI Morgan grabbed a late winner, her second goal of...read more
Photo finish at Down Royal… first past the post in the style stakes with picture gallery from Ampion race evening
Pictures by Philip Magowan (Presseye)
The Big Saturday Interview… Galway’s Bronagh Quinn is thrilled to be back after missing out last season through injury but a good run with her club Annaghdown set her up for a return to inter-county action
'We have had a good year and we’ve won all our matches that we’ve played...read more
From pioneering brain surgery to marathon fund raiser… Belfast mum Tracey Atkinson tells her inspirational story
TRACEY Atkinson is a ball of energy, her enthusiasm is infectious, and it makes you...read more
LGFA weekend previews… stage set for 2025 TG4 All-Ireland SFC semi-finals… fixtures, venues, match times and line-ups
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THE 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship Finalists will be...read more
Galgorm Collection unveils plans to create Northern Ireland’s first championship links golf course in over 100 years in £30m investment… new links course at Bellarena will cement NI’s global reputation as a world class golfing destination
NORTHERN Ireland’s premier luxury hospitality group Galgorm Collection today unveils plans to invest more than...read more
Captain Jane Neill is Player of the Match in huge win for Ireland Women U20s as they put 62 points on the board against Scotland in Six Nations Summer Series in Wales
Scorers: Scotland: Try: Freya MacColl; Con: Lucy MacRaeIreland: Tries: Jane Neill 2, Alma Atagamen, Emily...read more
Champions… Lily McBennett Player of the Match in massive win for Armagh over Galway in All-Ireland U16 B Final… report and pictures from Longford
ARMAGH 7-18 GALWAY 1-12 By Kevin Egan THE Armagh trio of Aoife Hagan, Cassie Henderson...read more
Feast of goals as Donegal overcome Leitrim to win All-Ireland U16 C Championship for first time… report and pictures
Donegal 6-22 Leitrim 4-5 DONEGAL captured the All-Ireland U16 C title for the first time...read more
Northern Ireland’s Rebecca Holloway signs on for two more years with Birmingham City in the Women’s Super League
NORTHERN Ireland defender Rebecca Holloway has signed a two-year contract extension with Birmingham City in the...read more
Water conversion by Belfast woman Rachel Reid as the former Ireland rugby star makes history at Dragon Boat World Championships in Germany
The Ireland team competing at this week's World Dragon Boat Championships in Germany including Rachel...read more
Ulster’s Maebh Clenaghan earns a place in the starting line-up for Ireland Women U20s with Sophie Barrett on the bench for Six Nations Summer Series meeting with Scotland
ULSTER duo Maebh Clenaghan and Sophie Barrett have retained their places in Ireland Women’s U20s...read more
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