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2022 AFL Grand Final - Geelong v Sydney
Laois' Zach Tuohy to retire from AFL at end of season
34-year-old Tuohy holds the record for the most ever AFL appearances by an Irish player.

Wed, 21 Aug, 2024

Kerry v Derry - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter-Final
Part of Ó Cinnéide 'dies inside' every time a Kerry player heads Down Under
"The GAA doesn't seem to be the be all and end all for these lads."

Wed, 17 Jul, 2024

AFL Rd 20 - Geelong v Western Bulldogs
Kerryman Mark O'Connor keen to extend time Down Under
"It does fill us with pride, we are almost Ireland’s team at home."

Tue, 26 Mar, 2024

Sydney Swans Training Session
Tipperary’s Colin O’Riordan appointed as head of Sydney Swans academy
O'Riordan retired due to injury in 2022 season but has been based in Sydney ever since.

Fri, 24 Nov, 2023

AFLW Rd 10 - Western Bulldogs v Kangaroos
Erika O'Shea gets first AFLW goal as  North Melbourne power into playoffs
North Melbourne trounced Western Bulldogs 55-9 to secure a top-four place and a double chance in the playoffs.

Sat, 04 Nov, 2023

AFL Rd 19 - GWS v Gold Coast
Aussie rules wages boost increases lure for Irish players
AFLW players will see their wages jump by 78%, with male salaries rising by 34%

Thu, 21 Sep, 2023

AFLW Preliminary Final - Melbourne v North Melbourne
Demons into AFLW Grand Final after Goldrick's epic tussle with Wall
The Demons had 17 points to spare over the Kangaroos in front of 5,592 at Ikon Park

Sat, 19 Nov, 2022

AFLW Preliminary Final - Brisbane v Adelaide
Orla O'Dwyer's Brisbane power into AFLW Grand Final
The Lions will be playing their fourth Grand Final in seven seasons

Fri, 18 Nov, 2022

AFLW Rd 10 - North Melbourne v Richmond
Erika O’Shea misses AFLW Preliminary Final with eye injury
At his pre-game press conference, Kangaroos coach Darren Crocker detailed the extent of the nasty injury.

Thu, 17 Nov, 2022

2022 AFL Grand Final
Mark O'Connor now set for Dingle return after Grand Final joy
O’Connor is now set to swap the navy and white for the red and white of Dingle

Sun, 25 Sep, 2022

AFLW Rd 1 - Geelong v Richmond
Rachel Kearns set to miss AFLW campaign with shoulder injury
The Mayo woman played every game in her debut season earlier this year

Wed, 31 Aug, 2022

AFLW Rd 1 - Western Bulldogs v GWS
Irish in AFLW: McCarthy shines, Cora reaches 50, but injury for Kearns 
Evergreen Cora Staunton's three goals put her second on the all-time AFLW scoring list

Sun, 28 Aug, 2022

Niamh Marley is challenged by Orlagh Lally 19/6/2022
Second Meath star heads for AFLW
Fremantle have secured Meath footballer Orlagh Lally as a rookie

Wed, 22 Jun, 2022

Armagh v Kerry - Lidl Ladies Football National League Division 2 Final
Melbourne confirm signing of Armagh's Blathín Mackin
The 23-year-old joins Dublin star Sinead Goldrick in pulling on the red and blue later this year

Wed, 15 Jun, 2022

2022 W Awards
Orla O'Dwyer becomes first Irish All-Australian since Jim Stynes
O’Dwyer, from Killenaule in Tipperary, becomes the first ever Irish female recipient of the coveted All-Star award.

Tue, 05 Apr, 2022

AFLW Preliminary Final - Melbourne v Brisbane
Goldrick stars as Melbourne set up Grand final meeting with Adelaide Crows
Melbourne head into their maiden AFLW Grand Final after a historic 33-29 win over the reigning Premiers, the Brisbane Lions.

Sat, 02 Apr, 2022

AFLW Rd 4 - Brisbane v Geelong
AFLW All-Star nominations for Orla O’Dwyer and Cora Staunton
40 players from all 14 AFLW teams have been selected

Wed, 30 Mar, 2022

AFLW Rd 10 - Collingwood v Richmond
Irish in AFLW: Four goals for Cora Staunton and brace for Orla O'Dwyer 
Adelaide Crows and Melbourne Demons both secured home preliminary finals 

Sun, 13 Mar, 2022

AFLW Rd 9 - Fremantle v Melbourne
Irish in AFLW: Three goals for Cora Staunton and first for Brid Stack but Giants lose
Mayo’s Sarah Rowe starred for Pies but Adelaide Crows go to summit of AFLW ladder

Sun, 06 Mar, 2022

AFLW Rd 8 - GWS v St Kilda
Three goals for Cora Staunton as Giants win thriller after the siren
St Kilda were up four points with only seconds remaining before Kat Smith won a free kick and converted the winning score

Wed, 23 Feb, 2022

AFLW Rd 7 - Kangaroos v Collingwood
Irish in AFLW: On-song Gilroy helps Kangaroos shut down Magpies
Adelaide Crows got back to winning ways with massive 40-point win over GWS Giants

Mon, 21 Feb, 2022

AFLW Rd 2 - GWS v Adelaide
AFLW: Ailish Considine's Adelaide Crows shocked by Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs have created the biggest shock of the 2022 AFLW season so far, defeating the Premiership favourites Adelaide Crows by the narrowest of margins

Sun, 13 Feb, 2022

AFLW Rd 5 - Carlton v Adelaide
Irish in AFLW: Two goals for Ailish Considine keeps Crows unbeaten
The Clare woman got a crucial goal in the third quarter when the game was still for up grabs

Sun, 06 Feb, 2022

AFLW Rd 4 - Brisbane v Geelong
AFLW wrap: Orla O'Dwyer and Cora Staunton on target
While Leitrim’s Aine Tighe had another big performance for the Dockers

Sun, 30 Jan, 2022

AFLW Rd 3 - North Melbourne v GWS
Irish in AFLW: Another goal for Cora Staunton but Giants fall to heavy loss
There were also goals for Cavan’s Aishling Sheridan and Leitrim’s Áine Tighe

Sun, 23 Jan, 2022

Oisín Mullin 19/12/2020
Tommy Martin: Bog beats beach. Drizzle 1, Sizzle 0 - is GAA winning battle with AFL?
From Belmullet to Ballaghdareen, the January gloom lifted upon Sunday night’s news that the pony-tailed Adonis of Kilmaine, Oisín Mullin, had rejected the sun-kissed, sleeveless life of the AFL in order to continue pushing the green and red boulder up the hill

Thu, 20 Jan, 2022

AFLW Rd 2 - Fremantle v GWS
Irish women on song in AFLW as Tighe's Dockers shoot down GWS Giants
Cora Staunton, Aisling McCarthy, Rachel Kearns and Aishling Sheridan were among the goals

Sun, 16 Jan, 2022

Mark Keane: ‘I just feel like it was the right time to go home’
Mark Keane: ‘I just feel like it was the right time to go home’
Leaving a professional career behind was always going to be tough to do, especially with one year left on the contract at Olympic Park Oval

Fri, 14 Jan, 2022

Watch Bríd Stack's emotional debut reveal: 'I’ve been crying since Alan gave me the nod'
Watch Bríd Stack's emotional debut reveal: 'I’ve been crying since Alan gave me the nod'
Stack fractured a bone in her neck in her first practice match in Australia is set for her competitive debut on Sunday

Fri, 07 Jan, 2022

Ballygiblin confident of having AFL star Mark Keane available for Munster JHC final
Ballygiblin confident of having AFL star Mark Keane available for Munster JHC final
Melbourne-based Keane returned home to Ireland in recent weeks for the Christmas holidays, falling back in with the team he helped to Cork junior hurling glory in November

Wed, 05 Jan, 2022

Eimear Ryan: From here on for women's sport, there is no limit to our ambition
Eimear Ryan: From here on for women's sport, there is no limit to our ambition
It can be hard to identify change in real-time but in 2021, you could almost feel the tectonic plates of progress moving under your feet

Sun, 02 Jan, 2022

AFLW Rd 3 - Brisbane v West Coast
Speedbumps certain but AFLW growing fast as Irish pathway evolves
Tipperary's West Coast Eagles star Aisling McCarthy is busy preparing for her fourth season Down Under and was recently named in the side’s leadership group

Wed, 29 Dec, 2021

Bríd Stack: First thing Giants psychologist asked - What's your biggest fear here?
Bríd Stack: First thing Giants psychologist asked - What's your biggest fear here?
Our first practice game is on December 18 against — yeah, you guessed it — the Adelaide Crows, on the same pitch I broke my neck. You couldn’t write the script

Fri, 03 Dec, 2021

Lingering hope for Mayo fans dashed as Geelong confirm Oisín Mullin among new recruits
Lingering hope for Mayo fans dashed as Geelong confirm Oisín Mullin among new recruits
The 21-year-old Kilmaine player will join up with fellow Irishmen Zach Tuohy and Mark O’Connor at Kardinia Park

Wed, 01 Dec, 2021

Conor Glass on AFL life: 'We got more abuse because we’re Irish'
Conor Glass on AFL life: 'We got more abuse because we’re Irish'
Online abuse of sports people and athletes is a problem in Ireland too, though Glass feels it’s worse in Australia

Thu, 18 Nov, 2021

Mayo v Tyrone - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
Geelong confirm signing of Mayo star Oisín Mullin
Mullin joins recent AFLW recruit Rachel Kearns, also from Mayo, Kerryman Mark O’Connor, and former Laois footballer Zach Tuohy at Geelong

Wed, 10 Nov, 2021

Ireland v Australia – Ladies International Rules Series 2nd Test
The short-lived ladies' International Rules series: ‘It was the most bizarre thing ever. We went back to zero and still hammered them’
With such a connection now between ladies Gaelic football and the AFLW, the time could be ripe again in the near future for a much more competitive ladies' International Rules Series. And maybe some more bizarre TV viewing

Sat, 30 Oct, 2021

Take 2: Brid Stack sets off for another Giants adventure
Take 2: Brid Stack sets off for another Giants adventure
Having mulled over her future in the new sport, she eventually accepted the Giants’ offer of another contract for the upcoming campaign

Thu, 14 Oct, 2021

Fermanagh v Cork - Allianz Football League Division 2 Round 1
Fermanagh's Ultan Kelm set to join AFL side Fremantle Dockers
Kelm had been due to travel to Australia to undergo further trials in April of last year, along with Mayo duo Oisín Mullin and Frank Irwin, and Clare’s Cillian Rouine.

Thu, 14 Oct, 2021

Lauren Magee fears Dublin exodus but backs Mick Bohan to stay
Lauren Magee fears Dublin exodus but backs Mick Bohan to stay
Magee will miss the beginning of the 2022 campaign as she confirmed she is returning to Australia next month for a second AFLW season with Melbourne

Thu, 30 Sep, 2021

Kerry v Cork - EirGrid Munster GAA Football U20 Championship Final
Stefan Okunbor's return from Australia could be game-changer for Kerry
Na Gaeil man  Okunbor has left the Geelong Cats following three years as a rookie and has returned to Ireland.

Wed, 29 Sep, 2021

Sydney Swans Training Session
Colin O’Riordan set to extend Sydney Swans stay
Injuries meant O’Riordan, who won a Munster SFC medal with his native county last year, was restricted to five appearances for the Swans this season

Thu, 23 Sep, 2021

Anton Tohill 2/12/2017
Anton Tohill leaving Aussie Rules to pursue studies, Collingwood confirm
Anton Tohill arrived at the Magpies in 2018 and developed his craft in the VFL reserve league

Fri, 27 Aug, 2021

Oisín Mullin 19/12/2020
Oisín Mullin set to receive AFL contract offers after All-Ireland final
A number of AFL clubs are understood to be extremely keen to sign Mullin up for the 2022 season and contracts are to be offered later in the year

Wed, 18 Aug, 2021

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