Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Abigail Temple Asokuh has been a revelation at full-back for Donegal

Donegal and Armagh ignoring peaks and troughs

Preordained but no less important – familiar foes Armagh and Donegal will battle it out for supremacy in the Ulster Ladies SFC final at Clones on Saturday afternoon and it still means everything.

Womens Football • 09 May

Blaithín Mackin of Armagh celebrates scoring her side's first goal

Armagh sail past Mayo into semi-final

Blaithín Mackin led the way as Armagh advanced to the semi-finals of the All-Ireland SFC with a decisive victory over Mayo.

Armagh GAA • 07 Jul 24

Orla O'Dwyer knows what it takes to become an AFLW champion

AFLW Grand Final preview: Irish on both sides of divide

On Sunday, at 3.40am Irish time, Brisbane Lions and Melbourne Football Club will vie for glory in the AFLW Grand Final and an Irish player is guaranteed to be on the winning side.

other sport • 26 Nov 22

Sinead Goldrick celebrates with Melbourne fans after the second preliminary final win

AFLW's Grand Final guaranteed to have an Irish winner

At least one member of the AFL Women's Irish contingent will earn a Grand Final winner's medal after Melbourne joined Brisbane Lions in booking a place in the 27 November decider.

other sport • 19 Nov 22

Mackin sisters hoping to help Armagh reach semi-finals

Shortly after 3pm at Parnell Park today, Armagh and Mayo will fight it out for one of three remaining places available in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-finals, and sisters Aimee and Bláithín Mackin will be central to the Ulster side's hopes.

GAA • 14 Nov 20

Mackin gets away from Cork's Chloe Collins

'We knew we had to come out... to prove everyone wrong'

Blaithin Mackin, who scored 1-2 in Armagh's 4-9 to 3-11 win over Cork at Bord na Móna O'Connor Park on Saturday, said they never doubted their ability to reach the last eight of the TG4 All-Ireland Championship.

GAA • 29 Jul 19