Thirty fit women tackling, tumbling and rolling in slippery mud wearing tight shorts and sports bras, all while chasing after one egg-shaped ball. Sounds like the lesbian wet dream.

Katie Taylor has become a hero for both boys and girls. I think that is the real success story. I think it’s very safe to say that she is the first Irish female athlete to become a hero for young boys.

If you’re an early riser, and will in Dublin’s city centre tomorrow, you can catch a glimpse of 52 Irish people carrying the Olympic flame through the capital. The relay starts at 9:30am from the Croke Park skyline and will wind its way north and south of the Liffey, finishing at St. Stephen’s Green at 12 noon.

Here’s a radical notion: women are people. It was a relief to learn that I wasn’t alone in thinking that, when I attended yesterday’s Sport for Business meeting to discuss Irish women in sport and the challenges – and opportunities – they face. What do you think? Would you watch women’s sport? Would you attend a match or event? Are you a sporty spice, a fan, or someone who has no time for sport at all?

    A meeting will take place in Dublin later this week to consider the challenges and opportunities facing women in sport in Ireland. Members of Sport for Business will gather this Thursday, 31st May, at Jury’s Croke Park. There, representatives from sports governing bodies, existing partners of women’s sport, athletes and others will look [...]

When you look at the bench during most premier league matches there isn’t a whole lot to keep your attention. Not the case when Chelsea are involved.

Now that Webmaster has gotten the ball rolling on our list of ladies with names beginning with A, let’s take a look at some “A List Athletes”.

I am on a rant. Feel free to click away, but my ardour is up and my goat has well and truly been gotten. I’m so angry that I just allowed a very badly-constructed sentence to pass my editor radar. Why? Where the HELL are the Irish women in sport? Not on the effing telly anyway!

The things I do for you!!! Here at Gaelick we decided January needed some brightening up so I was asked to compile a list of sexy sports women. It took hours, trawling through image after image but I did it – anything for my community!!!!

The British Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has announced a new commission which will basically look at why there are so few women in sport. Not just athletes but volunteers and managers. Apparently there is a big drop out of women when they reach their late teens and the commission has been [...]