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Wordless Wednesday 14 Aug 2013 | 02:17 pm
Russian pole-vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva does it again - 4.89m for Gold at the Athletics World Championships
Equality in the show-jumping ring 13 Aug 2013 | 03:37 pm
Great letter in the Irish Daily Mail today -couldn't have put it better really. There are a few other sports where men and women compete directly, but show-jumping is probably one of the more promine...
On your bike ladies! 10 Aug 2013 | 02:35 pm
Cyclist and Olympic medallist Laura Trott had her 21st birthday party when she was 16 - to avoid a future clash with racing season. That's dedication. You can read the Observer Magazine article onli....
What are your London2012 memories? 9 Aug 2013 | 02:56 pm
Hard to believe it's been a year since the London Olympics! In that year women's boxing has grown and grown in Ireland - all thanks to the Gold Medal brought home by Katie Taylor. I travelled over f....
Wordless Wednesday 7 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
(Thanks to Content on Demand for this very cool infographic to go with the photos, and apologies for being late!)
What's your take - twitter silence or inspiring women? 6 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Sign at Dollymount Beach, Dublin Twitter has been talking a lot about women this week - you may have heard of the #Twittersilence hashtag to take on trolls. One of the parallel hastags is #inspiring...
Best Forms Of Therapy To Help With A Sports Related Injury 5 Aug 2013 | 03:25 pm
This is a Guest Post. Marcela De Vivo is a freelance writer, yoga enthusiast and mother of three in Los Angeles. As a runner, stretching and strength training through yoga is a very essential part o....
UEFA Women's EURO2013 champions on the field and in the press 2 Aug 2013 | 04:10 pm
Germany welcomes home the Women's Soccer team - UEFA EURO2013 Champions How great is that photograph? Just goes to show when women do well, we can get sport in the headlines. Over 5,000 people turne....
Talking MuayThai with Fighting Words 31 Jul 2013 | 04:43 pm
Questions flew in from some very well-prepared sports journalists, asking about MuayThai and really wanting to know what it's like doing sport as a woman. Surprising? Yes, and even more so when you kn...
Wordless Wednesday 17 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
Twing_IT TWING_IT SportsNews 16 Jul #WomenInSport via @fraser_coast questions from AUS re football http://ow.ly/n08Dc via@wsnet pix Katherine-Switzer pic.twitter.com/Hj3mIBDw4r Hijabi_Diary MyEver....
