Ireland Women have named their squads for the forthcoming series against Bangladesh at Bready.

Cricket Ireland have agreed to facilitate the slight shortening of the tour to accommodate the Bangladesh Board's own logistical and operational considerations.

Ireland's under 17 girls kept up the recent success of youth teams with a 38 run win over their Scottish counterparts.

IRELAND WOMEN beat South Africa by seven wickets to claim a fully deserved consolation win in the fourth and final ODI at The Hills.

IRELAND WOMEN put in a brave display before falling to a 67 run loss against South Africa in Malahide.

​MIGNON DU PREEZ scored an unbeaten 116 as South Africa's women beat Ireland by 64 runs in the second ODI of their four-game series at Claremont Road.

CHLOE TRYON and Sune Luus starred for South Africa as they beat Ireland by a comprehensive 89 runs at Anglesea Road in the first of four one-day internationals.

Orla Prendergast scored a superb unbeaten 101 as Ireland beat The Netherlands by 124 runs at The Malvern Festival.

IRELAND'S U15 GIRLS made it a day to remember as they emulated the success of their senior team to record a stunning 23 run win over English county giants Yorkshire at the Malvern Festival.

IRELAND WOMEN avenged Monday's heartbreaking loss with a 20 run victory over South Africa in their second T20 International at Claremont Road.

IRELAND came agonisingly close to pulling off a stunning victory over South Africa in the first T20 of their tour of Dublin.

IRELAND WOMEN suffered last ball heartbreak as they lost to South Africa in the opening T20 International at Claremont Road.

IRELAND Women take on South Africa in a six match series next week - two T20 internationals followed by four ODI's.

IRELAND have announced the Under 17 Girls squad which will face traditional rivals Scotland in a three-match series next month.

IRELAND WOMEN have named their squads for the forthcoming series against South Africa which gets under way at the start of August.

Disappointment as the Scorchers match against the Typhoons at Bready was abandoned, but a full game was possible at Burndennett where the NW beat the NCU by 66 runs in an U17 interprovincial game.

IRELAND have announced the Under 15 Girls squad which will take place in the prestigious Malvern Festival next month.

A quartet of Irish international Dragons had too much firepower for The Typhoons in a one sided contest in Dublin on Sunday.

Ireland Women's A team face the prospect of a total series wipeout after they crashed to their heaviest defeat yet.

Ireland A team heavily beaten by ECB Academy, losing the second game of the series by 137 runs.

Ireland Women's A team were well beaten in the first of their four-game series against ECB Academy at Loughborough.

HANNAH GRIEVE has been drafted in to the Ireland A squad to play the ECB Academy next week.

SLOWLY but surely the untapped talent that is ladies cricket in the Northern Cricket Union is beginning to take off.

Laura Delany will get her first taste of captaincy at international level when she leads Ireland A in a four-match series against ECB Academy.

Solid all-round display helps Dragons register a comfortable 7 wicket win over the previously unbeaten Scorchers.

There is a first on Sunday for the NCU with a Women’s Super 3s (50 overs) match being played in Downpatrick

Lucy O'Reilly's four wicket haul and an unbeaten 30 from Kim Garth helped defending champions The Scorchers beat The Typhoons by five wickets in a low scoring encounter at Merrion.

Opening game of the Super 3 series sees a comfortable six wicket win in a low-key affair.

Women’s cricket in the NCU is looking ahead to another successful year in 2016. More girls are playing the game than ever before, with an expanded league structure, the introduction of a club under 15 girls tournament and a much larger schools tournament all coming for the season ahead.

It isn't the busiest of summer schedules for the Ireland girls this summer but they are due to play in the prestigious Malvern Festival.

LAURA DELANY has been named as the new captain of the Ireland Women's team, replacing Isobel Joyce who stepped down last month.

The three squads for this summer's inter-pro series have been named.

Isobel Joyce has stepped down as captain of the women's team following Ireland's exit at the group stages of the ICC World Twenty20 in India.

Ireland's batters continue to struggle at the Women's World Twenty20 in India as South Africa condemned them to a third straight defeat.

Ciara Metcalfe turned in another fine hand in a losing cause as Ireland were beaten by South Africa in Chennai last night and crashed out of the World T20 in India.

Isobel Joyce blamed a "sloppy" fielding and bowling display as Ireland opened their World T20 campaign with a disappointing 93-run defeat by New Zealand in Mohali, India.

Ireland were well beaten in their opening match at the Women's World Twenty20 when they lost by 93 runs to New Zealand in Mohali.

New Zealand captain Suzie Bates starred in her team’s emphatic win over Ireland, smashing a 60-ball 82 that was studded with seven boundaries and two sixes.

Irish international leg-spinner Ciara Metcalfe has joined The Hills from Pembroke as player-coach.

Following an eye-catching social media campaign, Trinity Ladies Cricket are seeking to regrow their club and get girls involved in sport at Trinity.

Merrion and Ireland leg spinner Elena Tice reveals she plans to concentrate on her hockey career.

Huge blow for the women's game with the news that the Cricket Ireland plan to bring six overseas coaches has been shelved for the forthcoming season at least.

Ireland Women will play both India and Bangladesh as part of their official warm-up game at the World T20 finals in India next month.

IRELAND have made one addition to their squad for the ICC Women's World Twenty20 with Merrion batter Kate McKenna joining the 14 players who won the qualification tournament in Bangkok last month.

Ireland Women have confirmed a seven match series against South Africa later this summer.