Female-specific studies account for just 6% of sports exercise science research, meaning girls and women do not have enough clarity about how best to avoid certain injuries
Cantwell earned 86 caps for Ireland
Connacht’s ambition for women’s team comes as part of new 10-year plan for the province
Parenting in My Shoes: Working and training, the Republic of Ireland and Galway United player suffers from the dreaded parental guilt
Newly-crowned league champions face familiar rivals Shelbourne again in cup final
The Cavan player’s form had created room for doubt around the extent of her play in the Solheim Cup
Scott Bemand’s side will also face Japan and Spain at next year’s tournament in England
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Her new book, Unladylike, charts the history of ladies’ football, and the grinding, inching process to gain recognition and respect
The former Irish international remembers playing for her country and attending the Ballon d’Or
Former assistant coach has been named as the permanent successor to Sean Dancer
Manager Ciarán Kilduff says the team ‘did our talking on the pitch’
Ciarán Kilduff’s side can secure their first league title with a game to spare if they beat struggling Bohemians
The decision to allow women players to compete with men in the popular franchise’s Ultimate Team initially sparked a backlash, but it has driven extra interest in the real careers of the women represented in the game
The win over the World Cup winners moves Ireland up a place to sixth in the world rankings
Kerry lead the way with 15 nominations followed by beaten finalists Galway win nine
Erin King grabbed her second try to level the game in the last minute before Dannah O’Brien converted
Athlone held 3-3 at home by Shamrock Rovers as Shels reduced the gap to league leaders to three points
Victories also for champions Loreto, Catholic Institute and Old Alexandra
Scott Bemand makes one change in the backline and one in the pack for Sunday’s game in Vancouver
Ireland take on world champions New Zealand first in WXV tournament in Vancouver on Sunday
Galway club topped the list of hockey clubs receiving funds with €443,700 to help build new pitch
Guidelines given on supportive clothing for female players, of whom there are nearly two million worldwide
Defeat in consecutive All-Ireland League finals ensures there’s a steely determination to return to the Aviva and prevail on the big day
Super League gets under way In Britain, and of the Republic of Ireland players only Katie McCabe, Courtney Brosnan and Anna Patten started for their clubs
Ireland manager Eileen Gleeson will have 15 players to keep an eye on in the English top-flight this season
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
Eye-catching performance from Scott Bemand’s side sets scene for Test against world champions New Zealand in two weeks
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
The Kerry Gaelic football star is no longer the greatest player never to have won an All-Ireland
Munster fullback to start for Ireland against Australia after spell on the sidelines
Scott Bemand names side for Saturday’s IRFU 150th Anniversary Test in Belfast
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
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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