Women's association football in the Republic of Ireland

Women's association football in the Republic of Ireland is governed by the Women's Football Association of Ireland. The WFAI organizes and manages the Republic of Ireland women's national football team, the FAI Women's Cup and the Women's National League as well as various county and regional leagues and junior cup competitions. The most notable county league is the Dublin Women's Soccer League. Organised women's association football has been played in the Republic of Ireland since at least the late 1960s and the national team has been active since 1973. Notable Republic of Ireland women's association footballers include Katie Taylor, Stephanie Roche and Emma Byrne. In addition to representing the Republic of Ireland at full international level, Taylor is also an Irish, European, World and Olympic boxing champion. In 2014 Roche was a FIFA Puskás Award nominee. Byrne is a prominent member of the Arsenal Ladies team.

Timeline

List of teams

Women's National League

Timeline

League member Former member Future member

Dublin Women's Soccer League

Premier League

Major League

Mayo Women's Football League

Super League

See also

• Geography of women's association football

References

1. Republic of Ireland women's national football team
2. Association football in the Republic of Ireland
3. Football Association of Ireland, Women's
4. Football Association of Ireland
5. List of association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland
6. List of association football venues in the Republic of Ireland
7. Republic of Ireland national football team
8. Northern Ireland women's national football team
9. All-Island Cup
10. Association football in Northern Ireland
11. Irish Football Association
12. 2024 in association football
13. Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team
14. Northern Ireland Women's Football Association
15. Sport in Ireland
16. League of Ireland Women's Premier Division
17. Republic of Ireland women's national under-17 football team
18. Czech Republic women's national football team
19. Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team
20. The Football Association