Daire Walsh

RTÉ Sport contributor

Laurie Ryan is used to playing across different codes

Clare's Ryan and Moloney taking dual code inspiration

They may have suffered heartbreak with their native county in the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Football Championship decider at Croke Park back in August, but Laurie Ryan and her Clare colleague Chloe Moloney subsequently enjoyed a happy ending to 2023 in another sporting code.

GAA • 09 Dec 23

Kilkerrin-Clonberne players, from left, Chloe Costello, Hannah Noone and Katelyn Mee celebrate after their extra-time victory

Kilkerrin-Clonberne see off Kilmacud in extra time

Defending champions Kilkerrin-Clonberne will face Ballymacarbry in the currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Senior Club Championship decider as points from Meave Flanagan and Olivia Divilly helped them to overcome Kilmacud Crokes after extra-time in a pulsating semi-final encounter at Parnell Park.

GAA • 03 Dec 23

Michelle Davoren in action for Dublin in 2021

Crokes' open-door policy adds interest to club clash

It might be the first time they've collided in the competition, but there will still be some sense of familiarity when Michelle Davoren and Kilmacud Crokes face defending champions Kilkerrin-Clonberne in the All-Ireland Senior Club Championship semi-final at Parnell Park on Sunday.

GAA • 02 Dec 23

Abbie O'Mahony: 'Glanmire is huge and it's only getting bigger'

Cork's O'Mahony embracing rise & rise of Glanmire

Just over five years on from their last overseas fixture, Abbie O'Mahony and the Glanmire ladies footballers once again find themselves on English soil this weekend, as a flourishing club continues to grow.

GAA • 25 Nov 23

Crowley eyeing club success after dream Dublin year

She enjoyed a dream debut season in the sky blue of the Dublin senior footballers and now Niamh Crowley is hoping that 2023 can also be a year to remember on the club front.

GAA • 07 Oct 23

Caitriona O'Hagan is desperate for success with her club

O'Hagan dreaming of Armagh glory with Carrickcruppen

She is hopeful that a long career as an inter-county footballer is ahead of her, but rising star Caitriona O'Hagan believes that winning an Armagh senior championship title with Carrickcruppen on Saturday would represent the ultimate achievement.

GAA • 23 Sep 23

Aoife Clifford in action during the All-Ireland victory over Clare

Transfer success for Clifford after All-Ireland victory

Cork native Aoife Clifford reflects on the success she has enjoyed since moving to Kildare, which saw her claim an All-Ireland Intermediate title last weekend.

GAA • 19 Aug 23

Orla Boyle tackling Nuala McManus during the Ulster intermediate semi-final in 2018

2010 heroes helping to put Down ladies on the map

As she prepares for her second appearance in a TG4 All-Ireland decider at Croke Park next weekend, Orla Boyle has waxed lyrical about the transformative effect that two members of the Down management team have had on ladies football within the Mourne County.

GAA • 05 Aug 23

Martina O'Brien won four All-Ireland titles with Cork

Cork great O'Brien backs old team-mates to down Dublin

While there are times when she finds it difficult to watch her old team-mates in action, former Cork ladies football goalkeeper Martina O'Brien has made peace with being away from the inter-county limelight.

Womens football • 29 Jul 23

Emma Costello predicts Kerry's crunch match with Meath will go down to the wire

Costello thriving since returning to the Kingdom

In much the same way that her twin brother Jack Sherwood did at the end of the previous decade, Emma Costello is making the very most of her second stint as a Kerry senior footballer.

GAA • 15 Jul 23