Mary O’Connor: Glorious sporting weekend will change outlook on women’s sport

A bumper weekend of sports success for Irish women will “inspire the next generation of players and might even change opinion” towards female sport, says Mary O’Connor, CEO of the Federation of Irish Sport.

Last weekend the Irish women’s hockey team beat Canada to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, Wexford Youths edged out Peamount United in a five-goal thriller to take the FAI Women’s Cup, and Katie Taylor added another chapter to her glittering career by becoming a two-weight world boxing champion.