I am a London-based sports journalist specialising in covering women’s football and cricket. My work has appeared in brands such as The Telegraph, BBC Sport, RTE and the Irish Post. Stories that I have written span a diverse range of countries such as Ireland, England, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia.
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2025: My Latest Articles
A 16 year old girl living in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan with ambitions to become a professional cricketer explains why British MPs should not boycott England’s upcoming Cricket game against her nation for fear of it demonising the Afghan people.
I want England to play Afghanistan at cricket – says teenage girl living under Taliban rule (The Telegraph)
Dutch football coach Vera Pauw returns to the international stage to manage the UAE women’s national team. This comes two years after she departed her role as head coach for Ireland, a team she helped make their World Cup debut in 2023.
Vera Pauw: New UAE coach hopes to replicate Irish success and can’t wait to work with Houriya Al Taheri (The National)
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2024
One of the most prominent issues facing women’s football is the widespread nature of ACL injuries amongst players. In this article, I dive into why this might be by talking to Dublin-based orthopedic surgeon Daniel Withers and Ireland footballer affected by the epidemic, Jamie Finn. Tackling the ACL injury epidemic in women's football (RTE)
Former Olympic cyclists Dani Rowe and Dame Laura Kenny talk about the challenges they faced as professional female athletes regarding the gender pay game. To provide some perspective, they are both joined by Maggie Murphy, ex-CEO of Lewes FC, the first football club to provide equal pay for both their men’s and women’s sides. ‘I was being paid €30,000 and my male equivalent was on half a million-plus’ (The Telegraph)
Liverpool as a city has a strong connection to Ireland with the city having played a major history in its emigration. Leanne Kiernan, an Irish footballer carries on this legacy as she makes a name for herself at Liverpool FC. Leanne Kiernan: A Rising Star at Liverpool FC (The Irish Post)
I live reported on the Palestinian women’s national football team’s first European fixture in a friendly against the Dublin side, Bohemian FC. After the match, I had the pleasure of interviewing Palestine goalkeeper, Charlotte Phillips who explained the importance of awareness in the form of football. 'We Saw A Country Standing With Us And Supporting Us': It Was A Night Of Solidarity At Dalymount (Balls.ie)
2023
Nigeria-international, Ashleigh Plumptre became the first high profile transfer to the Saudi women’s premier league when she moved to Al-Ittihad from Leicester City FC in England’s top tier of football, the Women’s Super League (WSL). Plumptre explains her reasoning behind the move and how she is tackling the stigma that comes with being an athlete who moves to Saudi. Al Ittihad's Ashleigh Plumptre determined to help women's football thrive in Saudi Arabia (The National)
