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Irish women’s Olympic Games team confirmed as one of the host nations for next phase of qualifiers

The Irish women’s team’s Olympic Games hopes received a huge boost as they were confirmed as one of the host nations for the next phase of qualifiers for Tokyo.

Irish women’s Olympic Games team confirmed as one of the host nations for next phase of qualifiers

Tue, 23 Oct, 2018 - 16:16

By Stephen Findlater

The Irish women’s team’s Olympic Games hopes received a huge boost as they were confirmed as one of the host nations for the next phase of qualifiers for Tokyo.

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