Lou

Instagram📸 @louisecullen_

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Important to remember that footballers are human beings. When Megan Sharpley, Dwight McNeil’s partner, underwent major surgery in 2023, the Everton player slept by her bed in the hospital, supporting her in such a difficult time. “You dressed me, you washed me, you carried me, you injected me, you juggled all your commitments whilst supporting me and never complained,” she posted at the time. McNeil played three times for Everton in that period.

I once spent a couple of hours with Dwight and Megan at an Everton In The Community event and they’re a strong couple. As strong couples do, Megan now stands up for her frustrated partner following the collapse of his move to Crystal Palace and, she says in her powerful, heartfelt post on Instagram, Palace’s failure to communicate reasons or show compassion.

Palace may well be able to provide an explanation. Their fans are currently on forums suggesting their club should. Football’s an industry, as well as a sport, but it is worth remembering the human side to those involved.

[RTÉ Sport @RTEsport]

FT: 🇭🇺 2-3 🇮🇪
'I wish I could bottle that up because right now it feels mental, the amount of pride going through my body now for us a team and us as a country' - O'Shea

📺 @rte2 @rteplayer https://t.co/xaKTb2LBVG
📱Updates: https://t.co/TC5xt2IxRd

[The Irish Times @IrishTimes]

SuperValu, Costcutter and Carry Out to cease selling Conor McGregor’s Forged Irish Stout and Proper No Twelve whiskey https://t.co/Lzcu6Rs6cc

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

Speaking outside court after winning her civil action against Conor McGregor, Nikita Hand said she felt vindicated and wanted to thank everybody who had supported her | Read more: https://t.co/oedDLlMovJ

[Ciara @Ciara_Ahern]

Deafening silence this evening from all the Irish influencers and beauty brands that have all closely aligned themselves with his siblings in recent years.

Keep that in mind the next time it’s trendy to pontificate to you on Instagram and TikTok about women’s rights.

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

The woman who accused Conor McGregor and his friend of rape moved this year after her property was invaded by a group of men wearing balaclavas who stabbed her partner and broke her windows, it can now be reported https://t.co/PNwHoJUIDL

[⭐ amy o'connor ⭐ @amyohconnor]

This type of justice is so rare that I could cry with happiness. All solidarity with Nikita Hand, an extraordinarily brave woman. Fuck Conor McGregor for eternity.

[Jason Bermas @JasonBermas]

I hope people actually read the evidence presented today in the Rape case of Conor McGregor, not just headlines. The physical and forensic evidence is overwhelming. THIS WOMAN WANTED A CRIMINAL TRIAL AND REFUSED MONEY BEFORE THIS CASE!!! https://t.co/rTl0SYSknB

[Sofascore Football @Sofascore]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Team of the week

Eleven of the best from this weekend's Premier League action features plenty of not-so-often mentioned faces! 👏👏

Arijanet Murić becomes the first GK to be named as our PL Player of the week since...Arijanet Murić in last season's Round 34. 😅🧤

[Lou @louisecullen__]

☘️💚

[IrishPropaganda🇮🇪⚽️ @IrishPropaganda]

Spine-tingling rendition of Amhrán na bhFiann vs England yesterday

We may be hopeless at football but so proud to be Irish

🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[Lou @louisecullen__]

Our next adventure 📍⚽️

[Ipswich Town @IpswichTown]

DO another signing. ✅

[Burnley FC @BurnleyOfficial]

Dara O'Shea wins the official @SkyBetChamp Player of the Match award 🥇

Well played, Dara 👏

[Lou @louisecullen__]

💥❤️

[Burnley FC @BurnleyOfficial]

Straight from the training ground 🧠🔥

[Karen Sugrue 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @KarSugrue]

He beat her unconscious, boasted about it online, there’s CCTV footage of him doing it and he STILL walked free.

This is why men feel like they can do anything they want - because they know they’ll get away with it.

#violenceagainstwomen #Vawg #misogyny

[Burnley FC @BurnleyOfficial]

JBL answering the call 📞

[Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 @IrelandFootball]

Today is World Down Syndrome Day

To celebrate, we invited our brilliant Ireland Futsal Down Syndrome team to training this week after they finished fourth in the European Championships last year 🇮🇪

Amazing group of players, football is for all 💚

[clarevoyant @kneeyockartee]

😭😭😭

[WhoScored @WhoScored]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Premier League Team of the Week