This week on the League of Ireland Women’s Podcast, Breifne Earley and Aaron Clarke unpack a huge week of knockout football as the FAI Women’s Cup first round delivered upsets, breakthroughs, and dominant performances. 🔥 Treaty United’s youngsters ran riot, hitting eight past Ferns United ⚽ Newbridge Town made history, becoming the first non-league side in a decade to reach the next round, beating Whitehall Rangers 2-1 ✅ DLR Waves edged Sligo 3-2, while Bohemians stunned Wexford 2-1 🔴 Shelbour...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 5Ep. 17
In S5E16 of the League of Ireland Women’s Podcast , @breifneearley and @aaron_c91 break down a high-scoring, action-packed weekend across the Women’s Premier Division – and dive into Athlone Town’s Champions League draw and European hopes. Galway United were in seventh heaven , smashing Waterford 7-0 in a dominant performance Kylie Murphy continued her incredible form with another brace as Wexford beat DLR Waves 4-1 Kate Mooney bagged a hat-trick to lead Shelbourne past Sligo Rovers 3-1 Peamount...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 16
S5E15 of the League of Ireland Women’s Podcast , Breifne Earley and Aaron Clarke review another eventful weekend in the SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division , despite the weather disrupting half of the scheduled fixtures. ✅ DLR Waves finally get off the mark , beating Sligo Rovers 1-0 and closing the gap on the teams around them at the foot of the table 🔥 Wexford Youths hit four in Limerick, with Kylie Murphy bagging a brace , supported by goals from Ellen Molloy and Leah McGrath in a comman...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 15
This week on the League of Ireland Women’s Podcast , Breifne Earley and Aaron Clarke break down a jam-packed week in Irish women’s football as the summer heats up on and off the pitch. 🏆 All-Island Cup group stages wrapped up with plenty of drama and we now know the Quarter Final matchups 🥅 We take a look at the draw for the First Round of the FAI Cup 🇺🇸 Ellen Molloy, Izzy Atkinson and Hayley Nolan return to the Ireland WNT squad for next month’s double-header in the USA ⚽ Plus, league actio...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 14
In S5E13 of the League of Ireland Women’s Podcast, Breifne Earley and Aaron Clarke look back on two wins but no promotion for Ireland in the UEFA Nations League. 🇹🇷 It started with a frustrating performance in Turkey, salvaged by a last-minute Emily Murphy goal 🇸🇮 Then came arguably Ireland’s best performance under Carla Ward, as Saoirse Noonan struck early in Cork against Slovenia ⚽ But despite dominating, Ireland couldn’t overturn the needed 4-goal swing to top the group 🏆 Plus, we previe...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Podcast Title & Description: League of Ireland Women’s Podcast – S5E12 🏆 All-Island Cup Progress & Irish Eyes on Cork for Crucial Qualifiers In S5E12 of the League of Ireland Women’s Podcast , @breifneearley & @aaron_c91 reflect on a weekend of All-Island Cup drama and look ahead to a huge week for the Ireland WNT in Cork. 🟡 Lisburn Rangers shocked DLR Waves in Dublin 🔴 Cork City snatched a stoppage-time equaliser away at Cliftonville ⚖️ For the first time, the NIFL clubs went unb...
May 26, 2025•59 min•Season 5Ep. 12
In S5E11 of the League of Ireland Women’s Podcast , Breifne Earley & Aaron Clarke look back on a weekend that saw Treaty United confirm themselves as serious contenders with a brilliant win on the road in Galway. 🔴 Treaty United stunned Galway with a 3-1 away win , led by standout performances from Bella Flocchini and Katie Lawlee 🔥 Shelbourne put six past Wexford , though not without Ellen Molloy’s wondergoal 🟣 Athlone cruised past Sligo , Shamrock Rovers edged Bohemians , and DLR Waves ...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 11
In S5E10 of the League of Ireland Women’s Podcast, @breifneearley & @aaron_c91 take you through another dramatic week in the SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division, plus some major off-field news: 👻 The Phantom Goal in Galway – what really happened? 🥴 A brutal playing surface at the Belfield Bowl raises questions 🎉 Sligo Rovers beat Peamount for their first win of the season! 🇮🇪 On the international front: 💔 Louise Quinn retires from Ireland duty after a legendary career 👟 Niamh Fahe...
May 07, 2025•54 min•Season 5Ep. 10
This week on the Women's League of Ireland Podcast , Breifne Earley & Aaron Clarke dive into the opening round of the Avenir Sports All-Island Cup , where Northern sides impressed and the goals flew in! Tonight at 8pm. 📉 Athlone Town fell to Glentoran in one of the shocks of the round 🔼 Out of Season Northern clubs put in a stronger showing overall than in previous seasons 🎩 Hat-tricks from Ellen Molloy & Áine O’Gorman stole the headlines 🌟 A host of young talents made their mark wit...
Apr 30, 2025•53 min•Season 5Ep. 9
After a week off due to illness, @breifneearley & @aaron_c91 are back with a bumper recap of the last two weekends in the SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division ! 🔴 Shelbourne are in red-hot form , hitting seven goals in back-to-back games to stay within touching distance of league leaders Athlone Town . ☘️ Galway United keep the pressure on too, with a strong win over Sligo Rovers and a tough draw with Wexford . 🐺 Speaking of Wexford – they put in one of their best performances of the se...
Apr 23, 2025•50 min•Season 5Ep. 8
This week on our League of Ireland Women’s Podcast, Breifne Earley & Aaron Clarke are joined by former Ireland international Meabh de Burca to break down: Ireland’s back-to-back wins over Greece – six points, two clean sheets, and a nail-biting finale ahead in the Nations League campaign with revenge of Slovenia now firmly in focus. We celebrate Galway United’s Emma Doherty, who’s been named Player of the Month for March after a string of standout performances. Reaction to the FAI Women’s Am...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 7
⚽ Katie McCarn on Her Bohemians Wondergoals, Derby Switch & Season's Goals This week, Breifne Earley & Aaron Clarke are joined by Bohemians midfielder Katie McCarn, who talks us through: 🎯 That brilliant strike against Wexford ten days ago at Dalymount Park 🔁 Her move across the city from Shelbourne and why Bohs was the right fit 💬 Settling into a new club and her ambitions for the season Plus, we’re: 📉 Reviewing last weekend’s @LOIWomen action 🇮🇪 Previewing Ireland’s crucial Natio...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 5Ep. 6
In S5E5 of the League of Ireland Women’s Podcast, Breifne Earley & Aaron Clarke are joined by Treaty United’s new star signing Bella Flocchini, who’s hit the ground running with her new club. Bella chats about her move to the League of Ireland, Treaty’s blistering start to the season and her early-season form & settling in at Limerick. Plus, we react to the latest Ireland WNT squad announcement, Marissa Sheva’s move to Sunderland, reflect on last weekend’s LOIW games and preview what’s a...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 5
This week, Breifne Earley & Aaron Clarke break down all the latest action in the League of Ireland Women’s scene, including: All-Island Cup Draw – Can Galway United defend their crown & make it three in a row? They face a tough group with Peamount, Cork City & Cliftonville! Penalty Chaos! Four missed spot-kicks last weekend—who will be regretting their wasted chances? Team of the Week – Who stood out & who was unlucky to miss out? Weekend Preview – A look ahead to the key matchup...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 4
This week, Breifne Earley & Aaron Clarke are joined by two key figures in Irish women’s football in Nicola Sinnott and Hannah Dingley. Nicola Sinnott, the Wexford FC stalwart, joins us after announcing her retirement last week. We look back on her incredible 20-season career, her league titles, FAI Cup wins, and playing against the USA for Ireland in 2015. Hannah Dingley, the FAI’s Head of Women’s Football, discusses the new Women’s Football Action Plan, launched yesterday in Dublin’s Mansio...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 5Ep. 3
This week on the League of Ireland Women’s Podcast, Breifne Earley & Aaron Clarke take a deep dive into the confirmed squad lists, the big signings, and the teams to watch in 2025. Live from 8pm. Shelbourne kicked off the season with silverware, winning the President’s Cup – how did they get the better of Athlone? Who’s in, who’s out? A full breakdown of transfers and squad updates. Season predictions – league champions, cup contenders, dark horses, and surprise packages!...
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 5Ep. 2
The new season of the League of Ireland Women’s Podcast kicks off tonight on FinalWhistle.ie , but the focus has dramatically shifted from our planned League of Ireland season preview to the fallout from Ireland’s 4-0 defeat in Slovenia last night. Hosts Breifne Earley (@breifneearley) & Aaron Clarke (@aaron_c91) break down one of Ireland’s worst performances in recent years. With players out of position, late injury disruptions, and an overall lackluster display , Ireland’s Nations League p...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 5Ep. 1
After Ireland's comfortable progression past Georgia last weekend Breifne and Aaron take a look back at the games and what lies ahead with Wales standing between Eileen Gleeson's side at the European Championship Finals next year.
Nov 01, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 26
After a blistering start from Shelbourne saw them race into a 6-0 lead before Brenda Tabe got a consolation goal in half time injury time. Two goals each from player of the match Noelle Murray and Kate Mooney as well as strikes from Leah Doyle and Jess Gargan saw Shels set up a cup winning performance which belied the competition between these two over the last couple of years. In the immediate aftermath of the cup final Athlone announced the departure of their head coach Ciaran Kilduff who beco...
Oct 21, 2024•54 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Another League campaign comes to a close and it's curtains for a number of personalities across the league with Steph Roche Zambra joining her international team mate Niamh Reid Burke in retirement while Hugh Strong (Wexford FC) and Dominic Foley (Treaty United) depart their respective dugouts. Breifne Earley and Aaron Clarke will also be taking a look ahead at the Tallaght Thriller as Athlone Town and Shelbourne met for the third consecutive year in the showpiece FAI Women's Cup decider....
Oct 16, 2024•58 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Swashbuckling Athlone Town secured their maiden league title with a resounding 2-0 victory over Bohemians on TG4 on Saturday despite Shels doing what was required of them with a 3-0 win over the previous champions Peamount. Elsewhere a gallant Treaty overcame Galway to potentially set up their best finish to a season in some time as Sligo Rovers secured their first win of the season in their penultimate game in a disrupted game on Leeside. Wexford and Shamrock Rovers could not be separated in Fe...
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 23
A flurry of late goals in Athlone saw the league leaders draw 3-3 with Shamrock Rovers, blowing the title race wide open between Athlone and Shelbourne who effectively ended Galway's ambitions with a Kate Mooney strike in a single goal game in Eamonn Deacy Park live of TG4. Elsewhere Sligo Rovers scored late to extended their unbeaten run with a 1-1 day at home to Peamount but they have since parted ways with their manager Tommy Hewitt ahead of their trip to Cork on Saturday. Wexford came from b...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 22
Athlone secured a vital win this evening to take a five point lead at the top of the SSE Airtricity League Table with just three rounds of games to go and could wrap up the title as early as Saturday evening. Brenda Tabe's double secured a key three points in the race for the title and the European football on offer to the champions. Of course Athlone also secured their third consecutive FAI Women's Cup final berth with a 1-0 victory in The Showgrounds over Sligo Rovers on Sunday afternoon. Brei...
Sep 25, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 21
This week the league title race really got underway with wins for Athlone Town and Galway United as saw them skip ahead of Shelbourne as Peamount came from behind to secure all three points at home to Bohemians with a scorcher from Niamh Farrelly sealing the win at the death. DLR will be disappointed to have capitulated under the challenge of Galway in Belfield as Sligo Rovers left it late to take a point home from the battle of the Rovers at Tallaght as an early Shamrock Rovers goal promised mu...
Sep 18, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 20
After a hectic week of FAI Cup Quarter Finals we're back to Women's Premier Division action this weekend as Peamount host Shamrock Rovers in a South Dublin derby and Bohs and Shels meet in Dalymount. Breifne Earley and Aaron Clarke discuss the weekend's action including that injury time og for Shels as Cork upset Bohs and Sligo progress against DLR to earn Semi Final berths.
Aug 29, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 19
It was a bumper week of FAI Women's Cup action with four non league sides joining the Women's Premier Division sides with a place in the quarter finals up for grabs. Defeat for all four non league sides who remain without a goal between them since 2019 in this competition is the main topic of conversation on this week's show. Breifne Earley and Aaron Clarke (The WNL Show) look back at the action as well as the upcoming set of fixtures in the League, latest transfers and contract renewals for Iri...
Aug 08, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 18
It's been an action packed few weeks since our last show with the European U19 Championships been and gone, Shamrock Rovers secured their first senior final with a 2-1 win over Shelbourne last night while Holders Galway took penalties to ease past Wexford. Elsewhere we have a full set of league fixtures this weekend as Athlone visit Peamount to try and tighten their hold on top spot. Second placed Shelbourne host DLR Waves as Wexford and Cork make the trips to Limerick and Tallaght to attempt to...
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 17
It's a slightly somber show this week after the broadcast of the 'Girls in Green' documentary on Sunday. After a two year investigation by journalists Marie Crowe (RTE Investigates) and Mark Tighe (Sunday Independent), horrific allegations of inappropriate behaviour within the inaugural FAI Women's FAS course in Leixlip in the 1990's have been levelled at a number of coaches involved in that course. Breifne Earley and Aaron Clarke share their thoughts on the documentary, the allegations and what...
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 16
Treaty United CEO Ciara McCormack drops in to discuss how the season is going for her side this year. With promises of a big new signing teased earlier in the week she’ll be chatting about the new arrival and how the club is faring this year. (9:30pm, Wednesday 3rd July 2024) Breifne Earley and Aaron Clarke will also be chatting about the upcoming Senior Internationals, the U19 European Championship, Galway United joining the final four in the Avenir Sports Cup, departures from Wexford, other tr...
Jul 03, 2024•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 15
This week we're joined by the latest former player from the league to excel on the international stage in another sport with former Shamrock Rovers midfielder Grainne Walsh, a national champion boxer, who's qualified for the Paris Olympics later this summer. She'll be dropping in to chat about the decade since she pulled on the famed hooped jersey in Rover's first iteration in the early days of the league as a teenager. The Offaly native will discuss her early sporting career including an U16 FA...
Jun 18, 2024•59 min•Season 4Ep. 14
