Ireland secured a place in the final stage of World Cup qualification by defeating Hungary, following their stunning upset win over Portugal. In Sunday’s match held in Budapest, Troy Parrott delivered a hat-trick to lead Ireland to a 3–2 victory. Parrott had also been the hero in the game against Portugal, scoring twice. Hungary opened … Read more
Ireland shocked Portugal with a big victory in the World Cup football qualifiers on Thursday. Portugal’s super footballer Cristiano Ronaldo received a red card, and Ireland won the match for 2–0. On Thursday night at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, Troy Parrott scored both goals for Ireland in a tough and exciting game. He netted the goals … Read more
Dublin has been confirmed as one of the host cities for Euro 2028, with seven matches set to take place at the Aviva Stadium. The games will include five group-stage fixtures, one round-of-16 match, and a quarter-final. In total, 51 matches will be played across nine venues in the UK and Ireland over 31 days. … Read more
In a surprising turn of events, Ireland and the United Kingdom have been selected as co-hosts for the 2028 UEFA Euro Cup after Turkey’s withdrawal from the competition. UEFA, the governing body of European football, approved the joint hosting request from these two nations. Originally, Turkey was set to organize the 2028 Euro Cup but … Read more
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, and the Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne, today reopened the application process for the Sports Energy Support Scheme. The purpose of the €35 million Fund, which was secured as part of Budget 2023, is to support the rising … Read more
The Irish women’s four team almost lost out on a gold medal at the European Championships in Munich, but they held off Romania’s challenge to take silver and earn Ireland’s first medal of the championship. Ireland’s Tara Hanlon, Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, and Natalie Long have won silver in the women’s four at the European Rowing … Read more
India’s youngest athlete , 14-year-old Anahat Singh who is competing in the squash women’s singles tournament at the Commonwealth Games, got off to a strong start on Day 1. Anahat, the youngest member of India’s CWG contingent, defeated Jada Ross of Saint Vincente and the Grenadines in her women’s singles round of 64 matches. She … Read more
Over 20,000 runners from around the country returned to Dublin’s streets for the first time since 2019 to take part in VHI Women’s Mini Marathon. The annual 10km run is one of Ireland’s biggest charity sporting events and started at Dublin’s Merrion Square. The mini marathon, which is now in its 40th year, is the … Read more
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, and the Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht, Jack Chambers, announced that €6.14 million has been allocated to 108 different applicants following the conclusion of the appeals process for the 2020 round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme. Some €143.86 … Read more
Former Ireland and Lions captain Tom Kiernan has died at the age of 83. The legendary former full-back was Munster’s coach when they beat the All Blacks in 1978, he was at the helm when Ireland won the 1982 Triple Crown. Kiernan won 54 caps for Ireland and was the country’s most capped player at … Read more
Veteran Indian hockey goalkeeper PR Srejeesh, who was part of the men’s team that claimed a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics, won the prestigious World Games Athlete of the Year for his 2021 performances, becoming only the second Indian to receive the accolade. Indian women’s hockey captain Rani Rampal became the first Indian to … Read more
The government is planning to declare the sporting grounds to reopen to full it’s capacity. And the cabinet will take a decision regarding the removal of restrictions on today’s meeting. There are a host of sporting events happening around the country over the coming days, and this shift would provide a major boost to both … Read more
Former British Open champion Shane Lowry is happy to honour his contract to compete in the Saudi International, despite the ongoing controversy surrounding the event. Shane Lowry said “I’m not a politician I’m a golfer”, as he safeguarded his decision to play in next month’s Saudi International. While addressing the media in advance of the … Read more
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and Chelsea striker Sam Kerr have been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Men’s and Women’s Player awards respectively. Egypt international Salah is currently with his national team preparing for the Africa Cup of Nations but has been nominated after a blistering start to the season at club level. He is the … Read more
The six proud women of Ireland made it to the final list of RTE’s Sportsperson of the Year for 2021 which comprises of eight nominees in total. Rachael Blackmore, Kellie Harrington, Ellen Keane, Cian Lynch, Leona Maguire, Jason Smyth, Katie Taylor and Vikki Wall are the nominees for the award and the winner will be … Read more