Peamount United’s grip on the title will not be loosened easily
Peamount United are aiming to defend their title when the new Women's Premier Division season gets under way this weekend. Photograph: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
Well, “next year” starts on Saturday with the opening round of fixtures in the 2024 SSE Airtricity Premier Division season, so will Rovers be there this time around, having finished seven points behind Peamount and one adrift of Shels in the last campaign?Ruairi Keating goal enough for St Patrick’s Athletic as Dundalk stay bottom
Athlone Town will, again, be an interesting watch. By the standards of their previous campaign, when they finished runners-up to Shelbourne, fifth was a disappointment last season – although results improved dramatically after Ciarán Kilduff’s appointment in June. And their year ended on a high when they beat Shels on penalties to win their first ever FAI Cup.
Galway United will attempt to build on a fine fourth-place finish last season, their squad bolstered by the addition of two Americans, forward Emily Kavanaugh and goalkeeper Kaylee Hammer, as well as Lucy Jayne Grant, who has arrived from Athlone. Laura Heffernan, the only female manager in the Premier Division, will have a job on her hands too with a DLR Waves side that picked up just three wins from their 20 games last season, while Tommy Hewitt, the former Athlone manager, will work towards improving Sligo Rovers’ yield of just two victories.
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