Greta Streimikyte RTE Sport is all about categories, weights, divisions and labels but sometimes you meet someone who crosses over those boxes and simply does her own thing. You could call Greta Streimikyte an athlete, a runner, a visually-impaired wom…
Month: November 2019
Films about women in sport can be fluffy, but not The Grass Ceiling. Watching the trailer you’re left with one line running around in your head: engine not ornament. The short had its premiere at the Cork Film Festival on Saturday so it reflects the vi…
(Photo courtesy IMMAF) History will be made this weekend as this will be the first time a mother and daughter will fight MMA on the same card. Cindy Dandois and her daughter Lola will be taking part of the Conquest of the Cage event near Spokane, Washi…
The football fantasy league is the mainstay of many an office or pub group, but until recently was mostly confined to male sports. An app and podcast launching in America is turning that around to focus only on women’s sports. When first got an email f…
Over the summer I got to meet someone who faced the consequences of sexism in sport running out of control. Grainne Crabtree faced down the problem with grace and professionalism, and still togs out every week in her referee gear. I’d read last year th…
Busy few weeks in the women’s divisions. We get an interview with Leslie Smith who is facing Arlene Blenclowe at Bellator next week. We talk about the new additions to the Bellator featherweight division, her training partners, and her continued learni…