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 Europe Netball 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 3 June 2026, the Republic of Ireland are listed 28th on the World Netball Rankings.

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.

Tournaments Place1979 World Netball Tournament10th1987 World Netball Championships15th1991 World Netball Championships10th1995 World Netball Championships25th

Netball World Cup Qualifiers Tournaments Place2014 Netball Europe Open Championships4th2023 Netball World Cup Regional Qualifier – Europe5th

Netball Europe Open Championships Tournaments Place2014 Netball Europe Open Championships4th2019 Netball Europe Open Championships4th

Notes The 2014 Netball Europe Open Championships also served as a qualifier for the 2015 Netball World Cup.

Europe Netball Open Challenge Tournaments Place2008 Netball Europe Festival2010 Netball Europe Festival1st2012 Netball Europe Festival1st2013 Netball Europe Open Challenge1st2015 Netball Europe Open Challenge1st2016 Netball Europe Open Challenge2nd2017 Netball Europe Open Challenge1st2018 Netball Europe Open Challenge1st2019 Netball Europe Open Challenge3rd2022 Europe Netball Open Challenge1st2023 Europe Netball Open Challenge2nd2024 Europe Netball Open Challenge3rd

Netball Singapore Nations Cup Tournaments Place2012 Netball Singapore Nations Cup6th2013 Netball Singapore Nations Cup5th2014 Netball Singapore Nations Cup6th2016 Netball Singapore Nations Cup5th2017 Netball Singapore Nations Cup4th2019 Netball Singapore Nations Cup5th2022 Netball Singapore Nations Cup4th2024 Netball Singapore Nations Cup4th

Quad Nations Series Tournaments Place2026 Quad Nations Series1st

Notable players Current squad This recent squad was selected for the 2026 Quad Nations Series.

Captains Captains YearsJane Digby1979 Kathleen Dunleavy1987, 1991 Niamh Murphy2012–202x Fran Duffy202x–

Former players Tania Rosser, Ireland women's rugby union international

Head coaches Coach YearsJoanne Moles1979 Rosemary Mayes1991 Jean Watson1995 Teresa Gillespie

Honours Europe Netball Open Challenge Winners: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022 Runners Up: 2016, 2023

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