Windsurfer Katie McAnena in Red Bulletin Most people who see huge waves stand back in awe of Mother Nature, but a tiny number of people see them as a challenge. Windsurfer Katie McAnena is one of them and one of the few women I know of who gets in there among the largest, … [Read more...]
#Wrugby world cup for Ireland
IRFU Women's Rugby Ambassador Fiona Coghlan(l) celebrates PIC via UTV Ireland Great news for women’s rugby in Ireland as Dublin and Belfast are picked as venues for the 2017 World Cup. Who would have thought this could happen just a few years ago when #wrugby (as it’s known on social … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday - Evening runs, best way to wind down if you can squeeze one in. More Wordless Wednesday bloggers here. And here on Image-in-ing … [Read more...]
Women in sports blogs
PIC via WriteforChai Time again for a round-up of some great blogs and websites promoting women in sport. It's been a while since I last did this, and I've met quite a few wonderful bloggers through joining Twitter (see right if you want to follow me and them). Girls Can Run Fast Sarah … [Read more...]
Women and the Tour de France
Helen Russell, Melissa Brand prepare for the Tour de France, charity The Tour de France is recognised as one of the toughest endurance events you can put your body through. This summer a group of cyclists including two women are taking it on as a charity endeavour, cycling the route 'One Day … [Read more...]
Boxing World Champion: Christina McMahon
McMahon celebrates in Zambia PIC via Twitter Kevin ByrneIreland has a new World Champion in boxing - Christina McMahon defeated Catherine Piri in an exciting fight in Zambia at the weekend.McMahon is one of those inspiring women who took on kickboxing, amateur boxing and now professional boxing and … [Read more...]
Wetsuit Revival Project
Some of the "revived" wetsuits in action for a Dublin youth group Windsurfer Rose Barrett is somone who acts on her ideas. When she heard a youth group in Dublin had their wetsuits stolen last year, she instantly thought of the old wetsuits being cast aside by her friends in the water-sports … [Read more...]
Pink women’s sports clothes
Just some of my Pink Collection You know when you’re running and your mind drifts off into random thoughts? Sometimes it’s work, grocery shopping, pay the bills – this morning for me it was pink. I suddenly realised I was dressed almost head to toe in pink; right down to my supposedly … [Read more...]
Irish Paralympians Road to Rio
Sometimes I get to mix my love of sport with my actual job. Yesterday I had a story in the paper about four inspiring sports people from the world of Paralympics.Irish Mail on Sunday PHOTOS Thomas HonanThe road to the Rio Paralympic Games 2016 starts this summer for would-be Irish contenders.The … [Read more...]
Polish boxers are "Down but not Out"
A group of worried looking young people sit on a bus driving through the night, they try to play with their phones and chat nervously. Only one man looks relaxed, slightly older than the others, he tries to joke but no-one is listening. They are boxers heading to a tournament in their native … [Read more...]