Ireland Women will launch their new ICC Women’s Championship campaign against West Indies at Bready next week after Cricket Ireland confirmed a 14-player squad for the three-match ODI series.

After 21 defeats across five tournaments and 12 long years of waiting, Ireland broke their duck in style, chasing down 129 with 11 balls to spare against a West Indies side who had arrived knowing victory would seal a semi-final place.

Playing in their fifth appearance at the global tournament, Ireland claimed their maiden World Cup win at the 22nd attempt, chasing down 129 with 11 balls to spare thanks to a magnificent 63 from Orla Prendergast.

The extreme temperatures in England probably didn’t help but Ireland produced their worst performance at this Women’s T20 World Cup in their fourth match, going down to Sri Lanka in Bristol by nine wickets with a huge 27 balls to spare.

Gaby Lewis scored her second half-century in as many T20 World Cup matches in Bristol but the Ireland skipper’s effort was dwarfed by a tour de force from Chamari Athapaththu that sped Sri Lanka to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory.

At just 18 years old, Alice Tector has already experienced both the highs and lows of international cricket.

Gaby Lewis and Orla Prendergast took Ireland to within one hit of beating New Zealand in Southampton before the defending T20 World Cup champions squeezed to victory by four runs.

Cara Murray admits representing Ireland at a T20 World Cup is the fulfilment of a lifelong ambition, but the leg-spinner insists both she and the team are determined to achieve much more.

Ava Canning has suffered a stress fracture of the back and will be replaced in the Ireland squad by Jane Maguire for the remainder of the T20 World Cup.

The Event Technical Committee of the  Women’s T20 World Cup  has approved Jane Maguire as a replacement for Ava Canning in the Ireland squad.

Louise Little produced a flurry of late boundaries in Southampton last night to lift Ireland to 118-9 in their second T20 World Cup group match but it wasn’t enough to stretch a very strong England side despite an early scare or three.

When Orla Prendergast bowled Alice Capsey to reduce England to 35 for three, Ireland dared to dream.

Aimee Maguire will draw confidence from one of the finest performances of her young international career when Ireland take on hosts England later today in their second match of the Women’s T20 World Cup.

Gaby Lewis did her best to put on a brave face after Ireland opened their T20 World Cup campaign with a disappointing loss to Scotland on Saturday but there was no hiding the significance of the 40-run defeat at Old Trafford.

This was the Scots fourth win on the trot in this format, knocking them out of the last T20 World Cup and applying an early death sentence to their hopes in this one.

It was a theme that came up throughout the day (maybe how could it not) and that is Ireland’s relationship with the English Cricket. On Saturday you had two sides playing, one a Full Member the other an Associate side. One has access to county cricket, the other doesn’t.

Ireland’s T20 World Cup campaign got off to a horrendous start as they were well beaten by Scotland – effectively a must-win game for them – at a windy and chilly Old Trafford.

Gaby Lewis is counting on the vocal support of Irish fans and a rare chance to play in ‘home conditions’ to give her side an extra edge when their T20 World Cup campaign gets underway in Manchester today.

IRELAND’S women kick off their T20 World Cup campaign at Old Trafford. They’re set to start at 10.30am on Saturday, an hour when Irish sports stars of an earlier generation in Manchester would probably have been on their way home.

Does this Women's T20 World Cup have a slightly different feel to it for Ireland? Of course it does.

Aimee Maguire took four wickets to spur Ireland to a morale-boosting 11-run victory over Bangladesh in Loughborough yesterday and lived up to her captain’s billing as one to watch in the T20 World Cup which gets underway later this week

A last wicket partnership of 31 between Christina Coulter-Reilly and Ava Canning and four wickets for Aimee Maguire helped Ireland to an exciting 11 runs victory over Bangladesh in their final warm-up game ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup.

The fact the ICC Women's T20 World Cup is in England this year is a really exciting prospect. Having the competition so close to home is going to be really special, and it will be great to see as many fans as possible at all of the matches.

Ireland put up an encouraging performance in their first warm-up match at the T20 World Cup, falling just 15 runs short of South Africa’s 135 for eight at Loughborough College.

Orla Pendergast celebrated her 24th birthday with a second superb innings in as many days at Clontarf on Monday night as Ireland squeezed to a one-run (DLS) victory over the West Indies in their third match of the T20 international series

Ireland claim a first T20I win over the West Indies thanks to a brilliant innings by Orla Prendergast and a winning boundary by Louise Little.

Rebecca Stokell hit her highest international score at Clontarf last night to steer Ireland to a stunning seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in their second match of the T20 tri-series.

Rebecca Stokell put her hand up to be Ireland's No 3 at the upcoming World Cup with a classy 60 not out as she steered her side to their highest successful chase in the shortest format. 

Alice Tector has been called into the Ireland squad for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup to be held in England starting next month after Laura Delany was forced to withdraw due to injury.

Jane Maguire was the notable absence from Ireland’s 15-strong squad announced yesterday for next month’s T20 World Cup in England.

Gaby Lewis has been declared fit to lead Ireland at  the T20 World Cup but to ensure her full recovery the Ireland captain will miss the Tri-series in Clontarf, which starts next week, against Pakistan and West Indies.

Former Warwickshire Women & Birmingham Bears Women’s 1st XI Head Coach, Dominic Ostler, has joined the Ireland Women’s coaching staff as a batting consultant for a busy summer of cricket ahead for the team.

Ireland Women have a busy summer in store with a guaranteed 15 fixtures including at least five in their World Cup group.

Gaby Lewis will renew her rivalry with opposite number Kathryn Bryce at Old Trafford on the second day of the T20 World Cup this summer when Ireland take on Scotland in their opening Group 2 match.

Ireland have been drawn in the same group as hosts England, Scotland, West Indies, Sri Lanka and New Zealand for the World Cup that gets underway in June.

Arlene Kelly claimed the Player of the Match award in Kathmandu on Sunday as the Girls in Green trounced minnows Thailand by 62 runs to confirm their participation at the T20 World Cup which will be staged in England this summer.

Ireland Women sealed their berth at the T20 World Cup with a comprehensive victory by 62 runs against Thailand.

Orla Prendergast and Jane Maguire spearheaded a superb bowling performance in Kathmandu on Friday that delivered a stunning 98-run victory over the Netherlands that all but ensured Ireland will qualify for the T20 World Cup.

Gaby Lewis played a lone hand again in Kathmandu on Wednesday as Ireland failed to chase down 160 to beat Scotland in their first Super Six clash at the T20 World Cup qualifiers.

Gaby Lewis continued her run of form in Kathmandu on Monday with a steady 33 as Ireland completed a regulation seven-wicket victory over Namibia to ease into the Super Six stage of the T20 World Cup qualifiers.

Dangerous coke, grumpy officials and chilly temperatures for Niall Walsh on his continued adventures in Nepal following Ireland Women as they attempt to gain one of the four qualification slots on offer for the T20 World Cup.

Ireland's loss to Bangladesh leaves them facing three pressure matches in the Super Six phase most likely needing two wins over Netherlands, Scotland and Thailand.

Leah Paul and Gaby Lewis starred with the bat in Kathmandu as Ireland beat the USA by 16 runs to move a step closer to qualifying for their T20 World Cup.

Ava Canning has been forced to withdraw from the squad at the T20 World Cup Qualifier after sustaining an injury while bowling against USA on Thursday.

The second instalment from Niall Walsh as Ireland Women open the tournament proper with a win over PNG, and familiar faces in Judy Cohen and Johnny Kennedy make an appearance.

Ireland seem to be guilty of muddled thinking when it comes to their batting options at the top of the order in T20 cricket.

Orla Prendergast smashed 56 and followed up with four miserly overs in Kathmandu yesterday to get Ireland’s T20 World Cup qualifying campaign off to a convincing start with a 41-run victory over Papua New Guinea.

Orla Prendergast made it back-to-back half centuries to guide Ireland Women to a four-wicket win against Zimbabwe in their second and final T20 WCQ warm-up game in Nepal.

Niall Walsh has ventured to Nepal to follow the fortunes of Cricket Ireland Women as they embark on their T20 World Cup Qualifying campaign.

Ireland's big guns flexed their muscles in a comfortable 100 run win over hosts Nepal in their opening warm-up match of the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifiers.

The complete fixtures of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2026, including the Super Six stage, have been confirmed.