Everything you need to know ahead of LOI Women’s Premier Division Gameweek 1 including fixtures, key matches, players to watch and major talking points. The LOI Women’s Premier Division returns this weekend with Gameweek 1 as clubs across the league begin their 2026 campaigns. Several intriguing fixtures are on the schedule as teams look to…

The Women’s League of Ireland returns with an exciting encounter between arguably two of the most competitive teams in the League. The Women’s Premier Division will return next week but 6 days before hand, the action will kick off in the Presidents Cup final as Sean Russell will manage his first competitive game as Shels…

Everything you need to know about the League of Ireland Women’s Development League, including teams, groups, format and 2026 structure. Nine clubs will create a senior team for the first time and will be joined by the 12 SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division clubs who will enter an Under-23 team that will compete in the…

Lauren Homan discusses re-signing for Cork City, balancing camogie and soccer, and her ambitions for the 2026 Women’s League of Ireland season under Barry Ryan. Lauren Homan first joined Cork City’s First Team in 2016 but left the game of soccer t0 focus on camogie where last year she captained Cork to An Ireland Intermediate…

Sligo Rovers Women’s side announced the signing of Abby Rooney recently ahead of the 2026 Women’s League of Ireland. Rooney made her senior debut for Bohemians in a 5–2 win for the Dalymount outfit over DLR Waves last season after a spell in the Dublin side’s academy, which saw her break through to the senior…

Cork City Women’s veteran Ciara McNamara is preparing for another season in the Women’s League of Ireland as the Rebel Army look to build on last year’s results and move up the table in 2026. McNamara is one of the most experienced players in the City squad, having made her senior debut for the club…

Bohemians will begin the search for a new manager following the departure of Alban Hysa. Hysa took on the role following a spell as manager as Treaty United women’s side and led Bohemians to 2 finals in his season in charge at Dalymount Park. In a statement released on the Bohemians website it read: Bohemian…

Cork City’s Heidi Mackin spoke to LOI Talk this week about her journey in the game, her experiences at club and international level, and her ambitions for the season ahead. Where It Began Heidi Mackin began by looking back on where her football story started. Growing up in Cork, she spent six formative years at…

Athlone Town’s Kelly Brady has received her first Ireland senior international call-up ahead of the upcoming friendly against Hungary in Spain. LOI Talk’s Scott Buckley sat down with Kelly to discuss her journey to where she is today. Brady’s football story began at just five years old in New York, where she first played with…

With the conclusion of the 2025 Women’s League Of Ireland season, The managerial merry go round commences with Shelbourne announcing the departure of their manager Eoin Wearen this evening. In a short statement on the clubs, website, Wearen departs Shelbourne following the expiration of his contract. Eoin Wearen joined the club in 2023 where he…