Her family chose not to tell her until after the game so that she could focus on the final Spain captain Olga Carmona, who scored the winning goal in the Women’s World Cup final, was told after the game that her father had died. The 23-year-old scored the only goal of the match as Spain […]

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The Girls in Green are on route home from Australia after doing us proud at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Dublin City Council have planned a welcome home reception for the women’s football team with a public event this Thursday evening, August 3rd. The event will take place on O’Connell Street in front of the […]

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Fitting words after an historic journey. Courtney Brosnan got her fair share of attention after a fantastic clean sheet, but much of the post-match focus was on Vera Pauw and Katie McCabe. Ireland drew 0-0 with Nigeria to take home their first ever World Cup point, even though they are now heading for home. Brosnan […]

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The Girls in Green take on Nigeria in their final World Cup game. The Republic of Ireland take on Nigeria in the Fifa Women’s World Cup on Monday morning (11am Irish time). Vera Pauw’s team, in their third and final appearance at the finals, take on the Nigerians in Brisbane, with points and pride to play […]

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“Tough”, “physical”, “brutal”, “horrible to play against”. Ahead of their World Cup games, so far, against Australia and Canada, Katie McCabe and her Irish teammates were portrayed as these battlers and booters that could put ’em under pressure and not much else. Ireland are one of the new dogs on the World Cup block and […]

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Republic of Ireland 1-2 Canada. The Republic of Ireland lost 2-1 to Canada at the Women’s World Cup in Perth on Wednesday afternoon. Katie McCabe gave Ireland the lead – scoring a historic goal, the team’s first at the World Cup – directly from a corner. Canada, however, grew into the game and scrapped out […]

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