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From DCU to Down Under: The team-mates, house-mates and friends dreaming of AFLW glory
‘It was as if they were operating on a professional level even back then.’ Now, Collingwood duo Sarah Rowe and Aishling Sheridan are one step away from the biggest stage in their adopted sport. By Emma Duffy Friday 9 Apr 2021, 8:07 PM 7 hours ago 9,912 Views 0 Comments
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THE RULE WAS no football chat in the house for the week. Well, for the rest of the week, after the usual Sunday night post-mortem of their respective inter-county league matches.
The house was home to some of the best up-and-coming ladies football stars in the country at the time, all having crossed paths in Dublin City University [DCU].
People across Ireland – including key decision-makers – tell the story of Thursday 12 March 2020. By TheJournal.ie team Friday 12 Mar 2021, 9:00 AM Mar 12th 2021, 9:00 AM 109,293 Views 49 Comments
NOTE: This article was originally published on 13 June 2020. We’ve moved it back up to our homepage today to mark the first anniversary of the initial 12 March lockdown.
IN THE PRECEDING days Ireland had looked on in mounting horror as the death toll in Italy climbed higher and higher. Travel advice was updated and then updated again as officials scrambled to keep up with the pace of change across Europe.
St Patrick’s Day parades across the country had already been cancelled. The previous night, Wednesday 11 March, the first Irish death from coronavirus was announced. The Taoiseach’s traditional US trip was cut down
When people talk about the magic of sport, it is a term that Deirdre Murphy can relate to when recalling how her journey began.
It has been a journey filled with success both on and off the field, with the Clooney-Quin woman going on to help steer the fortunes of UL as the GAA Development Offier in a period that saw the college winning all bar one of the top level titles in the Higher Education competitions. Those talents and experience are also being harnessed at the moment by the new Club Clare hurling supporters group, with Clare manager Brian Lohan knowing only too well what someone like Deirdre can bring to the table.
All-Star midfielder and Carnacon great open to Mayo return under new management
Fiona McHale has been absent from the set-up since 2018. By Emma Duffy Monday 25 Jan 2021, 11:04 AM Jan 25th 2021, 11:04 AM 9,187 Views 0 Comments
Fiona McHale last played for Mayo in 2018.
Image: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO
Image: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO
FORMER MAYO STAR Fiona McHale says she is open to a potential return to the Green and Red set-up in 2021 under new management.
The Carnacon midfielder was one of 12 players to leave the panel in the summer of 2018, originally citing “player welfare issues” as the reason for their departure. She was vice-captain at the time.