Daire Walsh

RTÉ Sport contributor

Aoife O'Rourke (right) of University of Limerick in action against Maria Reilly of DCU Dóchas Éireann during the 2023 Yoplait Ladies HEC O'Connor Cup Final match

O'Connor Cup's ticking clock on O'Rourke's agenda

She may not have been involved this weekend, but having already featured in a brace of finals at the grade, Galway attacker Aoife O'Rourke already has her eye on making it back to the business end of the O'Connor Cup in 2025.

GAA • 09 Mar 24

Caragh McCarthy of Waterford moves to tackle Amanda Brosnan of Kerry during the TG4 Munster Senior Ladies Football Championship semi-final

'Big sense of relief' for Waterford after timely win

Meath's Lidl National Football League Division 1 clash against Waterford at Fraher Field three weeks ago proved to be an interesting clash for the St Peter's Dunboyne club within the Royal County.

GAA • 24 Feb 24

Tracey Leonard in action against Mayo last July, in what would be her final game for Galway

Galway's Leonard at peace as she steps away

Following 12 years of loyal service to the cause, Galway ladies football stalwart Tracey Leonard believes the time had come to bring her inter-county career to an end.

GAA • 27 Jan 24

Dineen fires Kingdom past Dublin in league opener

Emma Dineen struck 1-03 at Parnell Park as Kerry won the battle of the champions in the opening round of the Lidl National Football League Division 1 on Saturday evening.

GAA • 20 Jan 24

Cathy Carey is ready to call time on her Antrim career

'The time feels right' for Antrim's Carey to step away

After giving more than 20 years of service to the Saffron cause, Antrim stalwart Cathy Carey feels the time is now right to step away from inter-county women's football.

GAA • 13 Jan 24

LGFA Gaelic4Teens ambassador Samantha Lambert during the 2023 ZuCar Gaelic4Teens Festival Day

Lambert missing Tipp days but embracing new commitments

It might be almost three years since she announced her retirement, but there are still parts of inter-county football that former Tipperary captain Samantha Lambert misses to this day.

GAA • 06 Jan 24

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