Riots in Dublin, chaos at RTÉ and Ireland at the World Cup were some of the biggest stories which made headlines this year

Luis Rubiales appeared in court to be investigated for sexual assault for kissing her on the lips.

Hermoso and her team-mates beat England 1-0 in the final in Sydney last month.

Vilda coached the team to Women’s World Cup triumph but it has been overshadowed by the conduct of federation president Luis Rubiales.

Fifa provisionally suspends Spanish football president Rubiales

The Spanish Football Federation president kissed Hermoso on the lips as she collected her World Cup winner’s medal.

Luis Rubiales said he refused to quit and complained that 'false feminists' were 'trying to kill me'

Rubiales’ expected resignation will come one day after Fifa opened disciplinary proceedings

Spain's soccer chief apologises for kissing World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso

The Prince of Wales wished the Lionesses good luck for the match and said ‘sorry we can’t be there in person’.

The Spaniards had never before progressed beyond the last 16.

Colombia advanced to set up a last-eight date with European champions England.

Ireland were unable to qualify for the knockout stages after losing the first two games in the group.

Nigeria stun Australia 3-2 at Women's World Cup

Despite the disappointing result, Denise O’Sullivan’s family were out at Murphy’s Rock Bar in Ballyvolane with huge numbers to support Denise and Ireland, while many more joined them for the big occasion.

Kerr was sidelined for the Matilda's opening match against Ireland due to a calf injury sustained in training on Wednesday

The Everton keeper is eligible for the Republic through her paternal grandparents Margaret and Brendan.

The Irish underdogs begin their campaign against co-hosts Australia on Thursday.

The European champions’ campaign at the showpiece in Australia and New Zealand gets under way on Saturday when they face Haiti in Brisbane.

O’Sullivan was taken to hospital after the Republic’s friendly with Colombia on Friday was aborted after 20 minutes

Monaghan will look to defy the odds at Croke Park this evening in the first of this weekend’s All Ireland football semi-finals

The Republic’s meeting with the Matildas proved so popular that as early as January it was moved to the competition’s largest venue.

Republic of Ireland midfielder Denise O’Sullivan was taken to hospital and is set to undergo a scan after sustaining a shin injury.

Brazil’s Marta will go into her sixth World Cup as the competition’s all-time leading scorer with 17 goals

England kick off their Women’s World Cup tournament against Haiti on July 22 in Brisbane.

McCabe suffered the injury just two weeks before the World Cup

The Arsenal player rolled her ankle during the friendly defeat to France.

It wasn’t the send-off the Republic of Ireland would have wanted tonight ahead of their World Cup excursion

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The different-coloured armbands will promote peace, gender equality, indigenous peoples and ending violence against women among other causes.

As anticipated, defenders Aoife Mannion and Megan Campbell miss out due to injury.

England’s first match is against Haiti in Brisbane on July 22.

Striker England is recalled after scoring 12 Women’s Super League goals for Tottenham since joining them from Chelsea in January.

The tournament will be held in Australia and New Zealand from July 20th to August 20th

The Olympic champions had announced they would take job action and suspend all activity.

The tournament will be played in Australia and New Zealand across July and August 2023

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he had urged the Irish Government to use its influence to prevent further scenes.

The DUP leader said those behind the chants were ‘poking unionists and victims in the eye’.

Republic boss Vera Pauw and the FAI have apologised for the chant.

The Football Association of Ireland and the manager of the women’s national team have apologised after the video circulated online.