Republic of Ireland national netball team

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Republic of Ireland
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Nickname(s)Emeralds [1]
AssociationNetball Ireland
Confederation Europe Netball
Head coachTeresa Gillespie
CaptainFran Duffy
World ranking 29th [2]
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Team colours
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Alternate
Netball World Cup
Appearances4 (Debuted in 1979 )
1995 placing25th
Best result10th (1979, 1991)

The Republic of Ireland national netball team, also referred to as the Ireland national netball team, represents Netball Ireland in international netball tournaments. They regularly compete in the Netball Europe Open Challenge and the Netball Singapore Nations Cup. They are the Challenge competitions most successful team. They have also featured in the World Netball Championships and the Netball Europe Open Championships. As of 1 September 2025, the Republic of Ireland are listed 29th on the World Netball Rankings.

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Tournament history

Netball World Cup

The Republic of Ireland have competed in four Netball World Cups tournaments. The highest position they have finished is 10th which they achieved twice, in 1979 and 1991.

TournamentsPlace
1979 World Netball Championships [3] 10th
1987 World Netball Championships [4] 15th
1991 World Netball Championships [5] 10th
1995 World Netball Championships [6] 25th

Netball World Cup Qualifiers

TournamentsPlace
2014 Netball Europe Open Championships [7] 4th 1
2023 Netball World Cup qualification – Europe [8] [9] 5th

Netball Europe Open Championships

TournamentsPlace
2014 Netball Europe Open Championships [7] 4th 1
2019 Netball Europe Open Championships [10] 4th

Netball Europe Open Challenge

TournamentsPlace
2010 Netball Europe Festival [11] 1st
2012 Netball Europe Festival [12] 1st
2013 Netball Europe Open Challenge [13] 1st
2015 Netball Europe Open Challenge [14] 1st
2016 Netball Europe Open Challenge [15] [16] 2nd
2017 Netball Europe Open Challenge [17] 1st
2018 Netball Europe Open Challenge [18] 1st
2019 Netball Europe Open Challenge [19] [20] 3rd
2022 Netball Europe Open Challenge [21] 1st
2023 Europe Netball Open Challenge [22] 2nd
2024 Europe Netball Open Challenge [23] 3rd

Netball Singapore Nations Cup

TournamentsPlace
2012 Netball Singapore Nations Cup [24] 6th
2013 Netball Singapore Nations Cup [25] [26] 5th
2014 Netball Singapore Nations Cup [27] [28] 6th
2016 Netball Singapore Nations Cup [29] [30] 5th
2017 Netball Singapore Nations Cup [31] 4th
2019 Netball Singapore Nations Cup [32] 5th
2022 Netball Singapore Nations Cup [33] [34] 4th
2024 Netball Singapore Nations Cup [1] [35] [36] 4th
Notes

Notable players

Current squad

2024 Netball Singapore Nations Cup – Republic of Ireland roster
PlayersCoaches
NamePosDOBHeightClubNatCaps
Zara Anichebe–
Beth Brennan–
Millie Cox–
Fran Duffy (c)–
Annabelle Hall–
Ciara Lynch–
Sophie Murray–
Niamh O'Leary–
Seren Redmond–
Eimhear O'Prey–
Annie O'Rourke–
Eve Wills–
Head coach
  • Teresa Gillespie [35]


Notes
  • (c)– Captain
  • (cc)– Co-captain
  • (vc)– Vice-captain
  • Star of life gold.svg – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Source: [1]

Captains

CaptainsYears
Niamh Murphy [37] [38] 2012–202x
Fran Duffy [1] [39] [40] [41] 202x–

Former players

Head Coaches

CoachYears
Teresa Gillespie [35]

Honours

References

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