WATCH: Ireland competes in the World Axe Throwing Championship for the first time ever

Not only are Ireland’s axe throwing team all from Wicklow, it’s an all female team.

The World Axe Throwing Championships were held in Germany last weekend and for the first time ever an Irish timber-sports club took part.

The team, which has only been in existence for less than a year, was up against the best of the best International timber-sports teams including Germany, Sweden, Canada, Russia, UK, Czech Republic and the Netherlands.