The 2018 Women's National League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Continental Tyres Women's National League, was the eighth season of the Women's National League, the highest women's association football league in the Republic of Ireland. Limerick W.F.C. competed for the first time. Wexford Youths were the winners.
Teams
Team Home town/suburb Stadium 2017 finish Cork City Cork Bishopstown Stadium 5th Galway Galway Eamonn Deacy Park 6th Kilkenny United Kilkenny Buckley Park 7th Limerick Limerick Markets Field n/a Peamount United Newcastle, County Dublin Greenogue 2nd Shelbourne Ladies Santry Morton Stadium 3rd UCD Waves Dún Laoghaire Jackson Park 4th Wexford Youths Crossabeg Ferrycarrig Park 1st
Format Teams play each other three times, either twice at home and once away, or once at home and twice away. Each team plays 21 games, either 10 home and 11 away, or 11 home and 10 away.
Standings
Awards Monthly awards Month Player of the Month References Player Club March / April Amber Barrett Peamount United May Aislinn Meaney Galway June Rianna Jarrett Wexford Youths July Kylie Murphy Wexford Youths August Éabha O'Mahony Cork City September Niamh Farrelly Peamount United
Annual awards Award Winner Club References Player of the Year Rianna Jarrett Wexford Youths Young Player of the Year Erica Turner UCD Waves Top Goalscorer Amber Barrett Peamount United
Team of the Season Goalkeeper Erica Turner (UCD Waves) Defence Seana Cooke (Shelbourne) Éabha O'Mahony (Cork City) Louise Corrigan (Peamount United) Lauren Dwyer (Wexford Youths) Midfield Kylie Murphy (Wexford Youths) Niamh Farrelly (Peamount United) Attack Aislinn Meaney (Galway) Rianna Jarrett (Wexford Youths) Amber Barrett (Peamount United) Megan Smyth-Lynch (Peamount United)
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