Tough days await but Ireland’s women are starting to show what they can do with the right support
Head coach Scott Bemand is just one of the shrewd appointments made by the IRFU since it started backing the women’s team more effectively
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Ireland women sweep Wallaroos aside in impressive performance
Eye-catching performance from Scott Bemand’s side sets scene for Test against world champions New Zealand in two weeks
Ireland secure first win against England in 20-over women’s cricket at Clontarf
Orla Prendergast had hit career-best 80 from 51 balls but was bowled by Kate Cross off the last ball of 19th over, leaving Ireland needing seven runs from final six balls
Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh named Sportswoman of the Month for August
The Kerry Gaelic football star is no longer the greatest player never to have won an All-Ireland
‘I wanted to get back on the pitch’: Motherhood and injury change approach but not the goal for Eimear Considine
Munster fullback to start for Ireland against Australia after spell on the sidelines
Vicky Elmes Kinlan and Ruth Campbell to make Ireland Test debuts against Australia
Scott Bemand names side for Saturday’s IRFU 150th Anniversary Test in Belfast
Hugh Hogan relishing his role as one of Ireland’s revamped coaching team
Women's rugby: Game against Australia in Belfast to further Scott Bernard’s squad’s preparation for the WXV1 tournament in Vancouver where Ireland face New Zealand, Canada and the USA
Kerri Letmon’s extra-time strike sees Peamount past Dinamo Minsk in Champions League qualifier
Goalkeeper Niamh Reid-Burke played key role in keeping out Belarusian side during game in Croatia
Leona Maguire and Lauren Walsh will lead strong home challenge in Women’s Irish Open
England’s Georgia Hall and Dutch woman Anne van Dam also likely to be in contention on Kildare course well suited to long hitters
Kellie Harrington named Sportswoman of the Month for July
Back-to-back Olympic gold medal winner Kellie Harrington claims the Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman Award for July
Olympic women’s soccer final: A golden farewell for Brazil’s Marta or ideal start for USA manager Hayes?
Brazil and USA look forward to final as fatigue and injuries raise questions about tournament format
Anna Galvin on ending Kerry’s 31-year All-Ireland wait: ‘When the third goal went in, I nearly started crying on the pitch’
The Kerry player says one of the keys to her team’s win over Galway in Sunday’s All-Ireland final was their focus in the build-up
Kerry finally make their All-Ireland dream come true after years of heartbreak
Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh’s football career has not continued with more disappointment but with a standing ovation
The Schemozzle: Prolific women outscore men when it comes to goals in deciders
Finding the net; Leitrim take a bow; Armagh to the fore yet again; northern neighbours Fermanagh turn on the style; living the dream; and the numbers game
Kerry end 31-year wait for All-Ireland title with emphatic win over Galway
Goals from Aoife Dillane, Hannah O’Donoghue and Emma Dinneen help Kingdom to victory in front of over 30,000 in Croke Park
Rhasidat Adeleke takes silver in 400m at European Championships
Silver adds to the fantastic medal haul for Ireland following Friday night’s gold in mixed 4x400m relay and Ciara Mageean’s triumph in the 1,500m
Sweden v Ireland: Eileen Gleeson faces selection headache as squad struggles against top-ranked sides
Manager reporting fully fit squad available for Tuesday’s game, including Katie McCabe, who had hamstring problem in Thursday’s 3-0 defeat to Sweden
Jess Ziu: ‘I’m just happy to be able to step on to the pitch’
Having come back from serious injury, the versatile Republic of Ireland player says she’s grateful to have a chance to appear in the upcoming matches against Sweden
Masters Hockey: ‘It’s not occupational therapy for old ladies. It’s incredibly competitive’
Hockey has followed the global trend of enabling women to continue to compete internationally into middle-age, and the Masters format is thriving so much that Ireland now fields six international age-group teams
Sonia O’Sullivan: The world record that has stood for 41 years may soon be broken
We appear to be nearing the time when a woman will run the 800m faster than Jarmila Kratochvílová somehow did in 1983
Emma Hayes bows out with another WSL title as Chelsea crush Manchester United
Blues claim a fifth successive league title with a 6-0 hammering of United at Old Trafford
Dave Hannigan: Fever is growing around Caitlin Clark - but can women’s basketball handle the heat?
The college basketball star is already one of the most famous faces in the sport, but now that she’s turned professional, she could bring it to a new level
Women’s soccer round-up: Eileen Gleeson hoping Noelle Murray’s magic will rub off on Ireland squad
Republic manager was in the stands as former international (34) notched up her 100th goal for Shelbourne. Plus: record attendance for Galway win
Leona Maguire on the globe-trotting golf circuit: ‘We always joke that we’d make a very good Netflix series’
Cavan golfer has the Olympics and four Majors on her upcoming busy agenda
Three Irish women rise with Crystal Palace, but two fall with Bristol City
Caitlin Hayes has been named in the Scottish Premier League’s team of the year
Elizabeth Carr immersed in the battle as she chases Olympic dream
The Olympics in Paris remains a long shot but Ireland’s top female triathlete Elizabeth Carr remains locked in an intense cross-continent quest for qualification points
Hayley Nolan’s ambition to play in the Women’s Super League now Crystal clear
Crystal Palace's Irish international defender Hayley Nolan looking forward to playing in the Women's Super League with Crystal Palace next season
Nicole Turner takes gold and Dearbhaile Brady bronze at Para Swimming European Championships
Turner was awarded the race alongside Switzerland’s Nora Meister after they touched the wall at the same time
Ireland women’s head coach Bemand believes his players can cause headaches for England
Damage limitation is not the message Bemand will be giving his troops for their Six Nations clash at Twickenham
The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman Award for March: Rachael Blackmore
Having won the Gold Cup on A Plus Tard and two Champion Hurdles on Honeysuckle, Blackmore secured the third jewel in the festival’s crown on 17-2 shot Captain Guinness
Coach Scott Bemand feels ‘now is the right time’ for Moloney to return to the Ireland squad
The 31-time capped Irish hooker has not played for Ireland for nearly three years
Augusta could redefine its sporting legacy with a statement of intent by hosting a women’s Masters
A Masters would be genuinely aspirational for both emerging and established female golfers
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