Today was the first day of Women in Sport Week, a series of activities being brought to life across the NGB and LSP network and coordinated by Sport Ireland.
There are plenty of really positive ways in which this is being executed across the sporting landscape.
We have to be conscious though as well of the things that frame the way the general public view sport and while much work is being done in this area, there are things that clearly need improving.
We took a quick glance at the sports pages of our three mainstream newspaper today and on a day when visibility of Women in sport was to have been championed we discovered
Irish Times 29 pictures of male sport vs 4 pictures of female sport.
Irish Independent 24 pictures of male sport vs 1 picture of female sport.
Irish Examiner 28 Pictures of male sport vs 2 pictures of female sport.
Accentuating the positive here are a selection of the activities that have been taking place.
Delighted to kick off #WomeninSportIre Week discussing all things Women in Sport with @JohnDugganSport & @BethanyACarson & @NoraStapleton on @offtheball 👌Contact your local Sports Partnership to see what you can explore ✅ @hermoves_ie has lots of supports to keep you active 👌 pic.twitter.com/jo0aSk3joi
— Limerick Sports (@Limericksports) March 3, 2025
There’s no better time than Women in Sport Week 2025 to highlight the number of people watching women’s basketball in Ireland is on the rise 📈
2023/24 🆚 2024/25
➕5️⃣1️⃣ % | Views on domestic games.
➕3️⃣4️⃣% | Hours of domestic games watched.#WomenInSportIre | @sportireland pic.twitter.com/umsyvsCPRD— Basketball Ireland (@BballIrl) March 3, 2025
#DidYouKnow that today starts #WomenInSportsWeek for 🏃♀️#WomenInSportIRE. Checkout sport🧬@UCD_Research 🧠from @ucd_sphpss @Sinead_Holden 🏅#TrainLikeAWoman#FemaleAthletePerformance#MenstrualCycleResearch#SportsScience#SheBelongs#BreakingBarriers#EmpowerHer#PlayLikeAGirl pic.twitter.com/wrqiZq3TuC
— UCD College of Health & Agricultural Science (@UCD_CHAS) March 3, 2025
𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 2025 𝙄𝙨 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚!
📢 Join the movement and register for Sport Ireland’s FREE Webinars! Gain insights on how we can #AccelerateAction for women in sport.
Sign up here: https://t.co/ivuvf4lzbn#WomenInSportIre #AccelerateAction pic.twitter.com/nnKrUTNbGy
— Ireland Active (@irelandactive) March 3, 2025
To kick off Women In Sport Week our U12 girls took on some boxing at training yesterday with Limerick boxer Tracey Duggan. The future’s bright, the future’s navy, blue and white #WISWeek2025 #WomenInSportIRE | @IrishRugby @sportireland #ocgirls #ocunderage #oldcrescentrfc pic.twitter.com/q8pyZ1B13H
— Old Crescent RFC (@OldCrescentRFC1) March 3, 2025
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