A report on Australian rules football in Ireland

Ireland in 2008, the team won the Australian Football International Cup in 2002 and 2011.
Ireland's women's team playing in the women's division in 2011
Mark Keane former gaelic footballer playing for Collingwood in 2021
Darragh Joyce former hurler playing for St Kilda in 2021
Mark O'Connor former gaelic footballer playing for Geelong in 2019
Conor Nash former Irish U18 national rugby footballer playing for Hawthorn in 2019
Conor Glass former gaelic footballer playing for Hawthorn in 2018
Conor McKenna former gaelic footballer playing for Essendon in 2018
Zach Tuohy former gaelic footballer playing for Geelong in 2018
Tommy Walsh gaelic footballer was recruited to St Kilda and the Sydney Swans
Joe Cunnane playing for Ireland in 2011
Mike Finn playing for Ireland in 2008
Statue of Jim Stynes who won the 1991 Brownlow Medal, and played 264 games for Melbourne, the most of any Irishman in VFL/AFL history.
Tadhg Kennelly the first to be part of both an AFL premiership side and All-Ireland final winning team
Pearce Hanley former gaelic footballer playing for Brisbane
Setanta Ó hAilpín former hurler playing for Carlton
Colm Begley former gaelic footballer playing for St Kilda
Denis Lanigan of Collingwood in 1895
Sinead Goldrick playing for Melbourne in 2021
Grace Kelly playing for West Coast in 2020
Clara Fitzpatrick playing for St Kilda in 2019
Aishling Sheridan playing for the Northern Territory in 2019
Aileen Gilroy playing for the Kangaroos in 2019
Sarah Rowe former Irish national Association footballer playing for Collingwood in 2019
Cora Staunton playing for Greater Western Sydney in 2018
Ailish Considine playing for Adelaide in 2018
Laura Duryea playing for Melbourne in 2017

Australian rules football in Ireland began in 1999 when clubs were simultaneously formed in Dublin and Belfast, however awareness of the sport dates back to the first tours by Australian teams in late 1967 and the country subsequently became a source of players for professional leagues in Australia through the Irish Experiment.

- Australian rules football in Ireland
Ireland in 2008, the team won the Australian Football International Cup in 2002 and 2011.

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AFL Europe

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Regional governing body for Australian rules football in Europe.

Regional governing body for Australian rules football in Europe.

Ireland (AFL Ireland)

Australian Rules Football League of Ireland

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The Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (ARFLI) (Sraith Peile na hÉireann um Rialacha na hAstráile) is an Australian rules football competition and is the governing body of Australian Football in Ireland.