Shanade Hopcroft called up to Carla Ward’s Ireland squad for World Cup play-off bid
Crystal Palace midfielder Shanade Hopcroft is a surprise inclusion in Carla Ward's Ireland squad for the World Cup play-off semi-final against Kazakhstan.
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Armagh All-Ireland winner Grugan retires from inter-county football
Armagh’s 2024 All-Ireland winner Rory Grugan has announced his retirement from inter-county football.
Gerry Thornley: Irish provinces’ lack of depth harshly exposed by whitewash URC weekend
It’s only one weekend. Even so, that was the first time all four Irish sides lost on the opening round of the season since 2009. Of course, there were mitigating factors, none more so than the absence of pretty much all of Ireland’s summer tourists.
Ireland squad yet to decide on whether to play second Israel match
Heimir Hallgrímsson has said the Republic of Ireland players will play the Nations League game against Austria on Thursday at the Aviva Stadium before deciding if they will fulfil their second match against Israel in Serbia on Sunday.
Crawford calls for Turner’s Cross roar as Ireland U21s chase crucial win
Jim Crawford has called on supporters to be the Ireland under-21s' 12th man at Turner's Cross tonight as they bid to keep their European Championship qualification hopes alive against Kazakhstan (7pm).
Connacht’s forward power to be strengthened with return of Irish internationals
Connacht will welcome back some of their seven-strong contingent who were part of Ireland’s summer tour of Australia and New Zealand for next Friday’s URC game away to Benetton.
‘Everybody supports Gav’: Hallgrímsson insists Ireland squad united after Israel vote
Heimir Hallgrímsson insists he has a unified Ireland squad, admitting Saturday’s unprecedented ballot of players could have sent the group “either way”.
Summer Is Tomorrow to shine at Mallow
Cork’s final Flat meeting of the season takes place on Tuesday and Summer Is Tomorrow is fancied to land the feature contest, the listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Navigation Stakes.