Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Natalie Gonzales Hills wins at Evolution Fight Night 2
Natalie Gonzales Hills has her post-fight routine all worked out, down to have bringing a yoga mat so she can stretch out and ice her bruises. It's no surprise then to hear English-Filipino fighter clocked up eight wins in just under a year. She added one more in Dublin at Evolution Fight Night 2 on Saturday.
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Inspiring,
Interview,
Martial Arts,
Media,
MuayThai,
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Monday, December 3, 2018
Rugby's Juliet Short togs out for Ireland after a crazy journey
The rugby world can come across as quite conservative, so it's always interesting to get a peek behind the curtain and see what really drives these women. And it turns out Juliet Short's road to the green jersey was far from obvious.
Monday, November 26, 2018
Cathy McAleer: Karate to Boxing with a stunning debut
World title in Karate? Check. World title in Kickboxing? Check. World title in pro boxing? Debut made, job done and on the road. Belfastwoman Cathy McAleer spoke to me about her career so far, and her hopes for women's pro-boxing in Ireland.
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Boxing,
Inspiration,
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Martial Arts
Monday, November 12, 2018
Jodie Fagan's muaythai journey continues
Only 18 years of age, Jodie Fagan has clocked up almost 30 fights already thanks to the growing junior muaythai scene in Ireland. Now she’s preparing for her next challenge – an Australian opponent next month on the Evolution 2 show in Dublin.
Monday, November 5, 2018
Film review: Katie Taylor opens up on her boxing journey
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Photo: Katie Taylor |
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American football,
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Inspiring,
Olympics,
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Popular Culture
Monday, October 22, 2018
20x20 vision for Irish women in sport #20x20
So research has discovered less than 20% of sports media is given over to women's sports - I do think any woman involved in sport could have told them that without the cost of the study. But the proof has shoved a group of Irish sports organisations and sports media into creating a new campaign with the aim of hitting that 20%.
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Monday, October 15, 2018
Una Flynn on Karate, Kata and Tokyo2020 dreaming
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Monday, October 8, 2018
The women of UFC 229 #wmma
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Michelle Waterson Instagram |
There were three women's MMA bouts on UFC229 this weekend, but you'd hardly know that from the coverage. Obviously as an Irish person I did have an interest in the main bout, but everything else got buried this time between that fight and the drama afterwards.
Monday, October 1, 2018
Irish muaythai - when Eimear Codd and Elaine McElligott met at Fighting Spirit
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Photo KO Media |
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Monday, September 24, 2018
Lauren Kelly; youth olympic boxer and elbow surgery survivor
Two years ago this week Lauren Kelly was recovering from a serious elbow operation. This week she's packing to represent Ireland in the boxing ring at the Youth Olympics. How do you go from crying "buckets of tears" to the green jersey?
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Boxing,
Inspiration,
Inspiring,
Interview,
Olympics
Monday, September 17, 2018
Staying fit through pregnancy with kickboxer Orla O' Brien Clancy
From kickboxer to mother and now both together, Orla O’Brien Clancy is developing a training programme for women who want to get fit again after giving birth. And unlike many other trainers, she’s ready for women who want to go high-octane as well as those happy to walk at a brisk pace.
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Injuries,
Inspiring,
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Martial Arts,
Sports
Monday, September 10, 2018
Siobhan O' Leary turns pro boxer and finds it's a different game to amateur boxing
Ireland’s pro boxing scene gained a new face when Siobhan O’ Leary announced the end of her amateur career a few days ago. This makes six pro female boxers over the last two decades. I caught up with Siobhan to find out how she’s making the tough transition from amateur.
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Can Irish women make a living from surfing ?
Waterford surfer Grace Doyle - when we spoke in Tramore |
The World Surf League (WSL) has announced equal prize-money for female surfers at their events, and in a sign of how messed-up sport is everyone is delighted and grateful. It's a great thing, but so rare. I spoke to the Irish Surfing Association about how far women surfers have come and how far they have to go.
Friday, August 24, 2018
Rianna Jarett on loving football and why there's no racism in Irish women's football
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Rianna Jarrett in action PIC Inpho via 42.ie |
Anyone who plays sport dreads the phrase "ACL injury" but recently I met with someone who's done her ACL three times - yes, three separate injuries and recuperation but Rianna Jarrett is still playing football for Ireland.
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American football,
Australian Rules Football,
Injuries,
Inspiring,
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Soccer,
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Monday, June 18, 2018
Svetlana Vinnikova - Russia's muaythai women stay focused during World Cup 2018
All eyes on Russia at the moment, but of course there are plenty of fighting sports there too. Just a bit hidden at the moment by that giant Football. I talked to muaythai champion Svetlana Vinnikova about women in sport, and her own road to gold.
Monday, June 11, 2018
Surfer Grace Doyle on giving it all up for the waves
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Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Be the change - how can we change the lack of women in Forbes top earning athletes list?
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Notice anything about Forbes highest earning athletes?! PIC Forbes |
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Soccer,
Sports,
Tennis,
watersports
Monday, May 28, 2018
Talking to Paul Brennan, coach of the Irish women's karate team
Irish Karate Team pic via Caradh O' Donovan |
Irish women doing karate at elite level have their eyes on Tokyo2020 but with so few places and so many athletes, they know it's a tough road ahead.
National team coach Paul Brennan said it's not unrealistic for his team to aim for qualifying places, and he's certainly determined to bring home a few medals from events along the way.
Monday, May 21, 2018
Women's muaythai is growing up - gender parity at the amateur muaythai worlds!
Martine Micheletto Italy and Anaelle Angerville France 57kg |
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
What books on women in sport do you read?
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Irish champions Deirdre Gogarty and Katie Taylor together PIC 42.ie |
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Blogging,
Books,
Boxing,
Olympics,
Popular Culture
Monday, March 12, 2018
Bump, Bike and Baby - an Irish sportswoman's journey to motherhood
Sportswomen are different, that’s for sure. And when a mountain-running, marathoning sportswoman gets pregnant, she’s going to have some specific questions for the doctors. One of the many poignant incidents in Irishwoman Moire O’ Sullivan’s new book is when her GP tells her walking is OK during pregnancy. Walking really wasn’t going to cut it.
Friday, March 9, 2018
Ice-swimming in the Neva River, Russia with some tough women
That water is as cold as it looks - a pool cut from ice on the Neva River in St Petersburg, Russia. Among the dedicated swimmers, I met Ranie Pearce who travelled from California to dive in during one of the coldest weeks of the winter.
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Inspiration,
Inspiring,
Interview,
Swimming,
watersports
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Monday, February 5, 2018
Dreaming and creating - the first Nigerian bobsled team at the Winter Olympics
In warmer countries like Ireland the Winter Olympics can slide under the radar, but who couldn't love the heart-warming story of the first Nigerian bobsled team?
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Inspiration,
Inspiring,
Olympics,
Popular Culture,
Snow
Friday, February 2, 2018
Caradh O' Donovan switches to Karate for her Olympic dream.
National title, check. World title, check. Irish kickboxer Caradh O' Donovan looked around her and thought it was time for a new challenge. And with all the excitement around Karate's acceptance into the Olympic programme, what else would do? Would you, could you do it?
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Inspiration,
Interview,
Martial Arts,
Olympics,
Sports
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Monday, January 29, 2018
Under the Ropes - a muaythai fighter's journey
How many fights is a solid ambition? 50? 100? Why not 200? This the question American muaythai fighter Sylive Von Duuglas-Ittu asks herself as her career develops.
This beautifully-shot video (by Simon Mulvany) captures her thoughts on that journey, up to fight number 191 she says when this is filming.
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