The 2025 Galway United W.F.C. season will be the football club's 3rd in the League of Ireland Women's Premier Division since joining the league in 2023.
The club finished the season in 3rd place, replecating their position from the previous season. The club went into the season having won the previous two editions of the All-Island Cup, however this season they would have their worst performance in the tournament to date, losing in the semi-final to eventual winners Wexford.
Squad # Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous Club Signed Notes Goalkeepers 1 Abbiegayle Ronayne GK Galway 2023 20 Nicole Nix GK Wexford 2025 26 Jayne Merren GK Wexford 2025 45 Lizzy Knight GK Racing Power 2025 Defenders 2 Aoibheann Costello DF Galway 2023 3 Lucy-Jayne Grant DF Athlone Town 2024 5 Jamie Erickson DF Galway 2023 6 Niamh Cotter DF Cork City 2025 13 Kyah Coady DF { San Jose State Spartans 2025 14 Therese Kinnevey DF Galway 2023 Vice-captain 19 Ava Mullins DF Academy 2024 22 Eve Dossen DF Galway 2023 Midfielders 4 Isabella Beletic MF Racing Louisville 2023 7 Aislinn Meaney MF IUP Crimson Hawks 2023 8 Kate Thompson MF Galway 2023 10 Lynsey McKey MF Galway 2023 Captain 11 Aoibhín Donnelly MF Cork City 2025 15 Amy Madden MF Treaty United 2023 16 Abbie Callanan MF Galway 2023 21 Heather Loomes MF Knocknacarra 2023 24 Emma Duffy MF Sligo Rovers 2023 71 Niamh Farrelly MF Peamount United 2025 Forwards 9 Rola Olusola FW Galway 2023 17 Amanda Smith FW STFX Athletics 2024 18 Ceola Bergin FW Wexford 2025 23 Emma Doherty FW Sligo Rovers 2024 27 Emily Fitzgerald FW Salthill Devon 2025 28 Anna McGough FW Corrib Celtic 2025 Players who departed before the end of the season 5 Shauna Fox DF Shamrock Rovers 2025 12 Jodie Griffin FW Galway 2023
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name Last club Ref.14 January 2025MFNiamh Farrelly Peamount United22 January 2025GKNicole Nix Wexford2 February 2025FWCeola Bergin Wexford26 February 2025GKJayne Merren Wexford6 March 2025DFShauna Fox Shamrock Rovers5 July 2026MFAoibhín Donnelly Cork City10 July 2025DFKyah Coady San Jose State Spartans3 August 2025DFNiamh Cotter Cork City8 August 2025GKLizzy Knight Racing Power
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.17 January 2026GKJessica Berlin Þór/KA22 January 2025MFJenna Slattery Hearts31 January 2025FWJulie-Ann RussellRetired7 February 2026FWRóisín Jacob Mervue UnitedMFMary-Kate Tyrell30 June 2025DFShauna Fox9 July 2025FWJodie Griffin Cork City
Club
Manager: Phil Trill Assistant Manager: Adrian Cronin First Team Coach: Paul Sinnott Goalkeeping Coach: Adrian Cronin Assistant Goalkeeping Coach: Patrick Martyn Opposition Analyst: Gabriel Darcy Technical Coach: Theresa Keane Kitman: Marc O’Goill
Competitions League of Ireland Women's Premier Division
League Table
Results summary
Matches
FAI Cup
First Round
All-Island Cup
Group stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Friendlies
Pre-season Friendlies
Statistics Appearances and goals This table shows all of the players who have featured in a first team squad for Galway United this season Brackets denotes appearances made as a substitute
Player League FAI Cup AI Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK Abbiegayle Ronayne00000000 2 DF Aoibheann Costello22(3)1005(1)0271 3 DF Lucy-Jayne Grant200105(1)0260 4 MF Isabella Beletic2121041263 5 DF Shauna Fox4(2)0000040 5 DF Jamie Erickson74000074 6 DF Niamh Cotter2(2)0000020 7 MF Aislinn Meaney6(3)6102(1)096 8 MF Kate Thompson18(2)21031223 9 FW Rola Olusola10(5)11(1)05(4)2163 10 MF Lynsey McKey9(6)1002(2)0111 11 MF Aoibhín Donnelly11(5)00000110 12 FW Jodie Griffin9(6)1003(1)0121 13 DF Kyah Coady1(1)0000010 14 DF Therese Kinnevey20(2)01040250 15 DF Amy Madden3(1)0000030 16 MF Abbie Callanan6(3)1001071 17 FW Amanda Smith19(8)711422410 18 FW Ceola Bergin16(2)51(1)022197 19 DF Ava Mullins15(5)1105(2)0211 20 GK Nicole Nix18(1)01050240 21 MF Heather Loomes7(3)0002(1)090 22 DF Eve Dossen19(1)31050253 23 FW Emma Doherty21(1)1310502713 24 MF Emma Duffy3(3)0001(1)040 26 GK Jayne Merren30000030 27 FW Emily Fitzgerald7(5)1004(1)1112 28 FW Anna McGough4(4)0003(3)270 40 GK Ella Naughton00000000 45 GK Lizzy Knight20000020 71 MF Niamh Farrelly18(2)21030222
Clean sheets Player League FAI Cup AI Cup Total 20 Nicole Nix2013 26 Jayne Merren0000 45 Lizzy Knight1001
Disciplinary record Player League FAI Cup AI Cup Total 23Emma Doherty5000002007004Isabella Beletic2000002004003Lucy-Jayne Grant20000010030014Therese Kinnevey20000010030022Eve Dossen30000000030071Niamh Farrelly1000002003002Aoibheann Costello10000010020019Ava Mullins2000000002007Aislinn Meaney00000010010012Jodie Griffin10000000010027Emily Fitzgerald100000000100Totals200000010003000
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