The LOIWomen Show on FinalWhistle

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 much for the home side.

Cork City will be happy with their home draw with Wexford who face live now without Ellen Molloy who made the move across the Irish sea in recent week.

Breifne Earley and Aaron Clarke (The WNL Show) will also be previewing the FAI Women's Cup Semi Finals which take place this weekend.

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.

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 Irish players.

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 keep in touch with the top sides.

Breifne Earley & Aaron Clarke discuss all the happenings at home and abroad as well as some of the transfer rumours circulating around the league in recent days.

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 it means for the future of the women's game and some of the steps now needed to ensure events like this can not happen again in the sport.

There was also the small matter of some football played this week with big 1-0 wins for Bohemians and Cork City over Galway United and Peamount United respectively. Athlone stretched their lead at the top of the league while Shamrock Rovers continued their resurrence with a solid 3-1 win in Limerick.

The focus turns to the WNT clashes with England and France and the U19 European Championships over the coming weeks.

At home this weekend, DLR Waves host Treaty United and Bohemians visit Turner's Cross in what all camps will see as winnable games.

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 transfers and all the league action.

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 FAI Cup final alongside current Ireland captain Katie McCabe, her transition to the ring and her long awaited journey to the Olympic Rings this summer.

Breifne Earley and Aaron Clarke will also be looking over last weekend's action and the fixture list for this weekend.

This week we're taking a look back at the season so far, the highs and lows of the Women's Premier Division in the League of Ireland, the Avenir Sports All-Island Cup and the Republic of Ireland's campaign in the top tier of the UEFA Nations League.

Breifne Earley and Aaron Clarke will also be taking a look at last weekend's action and what's in store this weekend for fans of Women's Football across Ireland.

We're back to LOI Women's Premier Division this weekend but after Ireland's last gasp defeat in Sweden last night we're joined by former Senior International and last night's match commentator for RTE, Meabh De Búrca.

The former Galway WFC captain will be chatting about the Irish girls performances in the Aviva and the return leg last night, the pros and cons of their first Nations League campaign and looking forward to the squad's trip to Norwich next Monday to face England as well as discussing Galway United's great start to the season.

After almost the entire league took advantage of the international break and left the country last week we get back to domestic action. Breifne Earley and Aaron Clarke will run the rule over the upcoming weekend's fixtures as well as a look back at the last set of games before the break.

With the conclusion of the group stages of the Avenir Sports All Island Cup last weekend former Northern Ireland Women's manager Alfie Wylie drops in to discuss the competition, his current role with the SuperCupNI (formerly Milk Cup) and his thoughts on the health of women's football on the Island.

Alfie spent 14 years as the manger of Northern Ireland's women's side with responsibility for all of the underage sides at various stages throughout that period also. In 2019 he moved to the newly created role of Head of Women's Elite Performance overseeing the girl's talent pathway programmes and the Women's Performance Academy at Ulster University before stepping away from the Irish FA in 2022.

More recently he has been commentating for LOITV on the Avenir Sports All Island Cup as well as helping to promote the SuperCupNI which was launched last night.

As well as the Avenir Cup results and quarter final draw, Breifne Earley and Aaron Clarke (The WNL Show) will also be discussing the upcoming round of fixtures on Saturday where league leaders Galway United visit under the cosh Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght Stadium, live on TG4 (7:35pm).

The recent Irish squad announcement will also be in focus ahead of the double header against Sweden with Eva Mangan earning her first senior call up after some fine form in recent months for a resurgent Cork City.

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