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Athlone Town return top of Women's League of Ireland

May 18, 2026 11:29
By Dave Hooper
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Athlone Town return top of Women's League of Ireland

Galway United lose 100% win record but maintain unbeaten start with 0-0 draw against Shelbourne

Round seven of the SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division produced 12 goals across six games.

Reigning champions Athlone Town overtaking Galway United at the summit of the table on goal difference following a 1-0 win against Treaty United. Whereas, Wexford carded an impressive 5-2 win against Peamount United at Ferrycarrig Park.

Athlone Town 1-0 Treaty United

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Defending champions Athlone Town moved to the top of the table after grinding out a 1-0 home win against Treaty United.

League top-scorer Dana Scheriff providing the winner in the 65th minute.

Scheriff’s 10th goal of the season was enough to settle the win and lift The Town above Galway United on goal difference. Both sides level on points heading into Round eight.

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Wexford 5-2 Peamount United

Wexford produced a stunning five-goal display to dismantle Peamount United 5-2 at Ferrycarrig Park.

Megan Smyth-Lynch opened the scoring in the 16th minute before Ciara Rossiter doubled the host’s advantage in first-half stoppage time.

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Courtney Chochol made it 3-0 from the spot on 52 minutes, before Rossiter added her second to make it 4-0.

Peamount United mounted a brief comeback through Aisling Spillane and Ciara O’Neill, who scored a goal each in the last 15 minutes of normal time.

However, Courtney Chochol put the game to bed with Wexford’s fifth deep into stoppage time.

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Waterford 1-2 Sligo Rovers

Sligo Rovers picked up a valuable away win at the RSC. Cara Jordan opening the scoring after just eight minutes.

Sydney Stephens doubled the Bit O’ Red’s lead in the 38th minute continuing her excellent form in front of goal.

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Waterford halved the deficit just two minutes later through Olivia Shannon. However, Sligo Rovers were able to hold on in the second-half to claim all three points.

DLR Waves 1-1 Cork City

Cork City claimed their first point of the season under new boss Derek Coughlan with a 1-1 draw against DLR Waves.

Waves’ Siun Murdiff continued her fine goalscoring form breaking the deadlock in the 38th minute, before Zoe Finnerty levelled it for Cork in the 77th minute to kick start City’s season.

Shamrock Rovers 0-0 Bohemians

The Dublin Derby between Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians at Tallaght Stadium ended in a stalemate. As neither side was able to break the deadlock.

The point sees Shamrock Rovers move to 11, holding fourth place with a game in hand on their neighbours, while Bohs sit in 10th on five points.

Shelbourne 0-0 Galway United

Shelbourne and Galway United played out a 0-0 draw in a top-of-the-table clash.

Galway extend their unbeaten run to seven games, although the dropped points sees them slip to second in the League standings behind Athlone Town.

Shelbourne remain third on 14 points, with the gap to the leading pair stretching to five points.

SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division Results

DLR Waves 1-1 Cork City

Waterford 2-1 Sligo Rovers

Shamrock Rovers 0-0 Bohemians

Shelbourne 0-0 Galway United

Wexford 5-2 Peamount United

Athlone Town 1-0 Treaty United

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