2025 League of Ireland Women's Premier Division

Premier Division
Season2025
Dates8 March 2025 – 12 October 2025
ChampionsAthlone Town
Champions LeagueAthlone Town
Matches132
Goals465 (3.52 per match)
Top goalscorerKelly Brady
(20 goals)
Biggest home winShelbourne 8–0 Sligo Rovers
(30 August 2025)
Biggest away winWaterford 0–7 Galway United
(21 June 2025)
Waterford 1–8 Shamrock Rovers
(27 September 2025)
Highest scoringBohemians 2–7 Shelbourne
(12 April 2025)
Waterford 1–8 Shamrock Rovers
(27 September 2025)
Shamrock Rovers 5–4 Shelbourne
(11 October 2025)
Longest winning run9 matches
Athlone Town
Shelbourne
Longest unbeaten run20 matches
Athlone Town
Longest winless run17 matches
Cork City
Longest losing run11 matches
Waterford
Total attendance34,468
Average attendance261
← 2024
'2026 →

The 2025 Premier Division, also known as SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, was the third edition of the top-tier women's football league in the Republic of Ireland since its restructure in 2022.

Athlone Town were defending champions, having won their first title in the 2024 season.[1]

The first matches of the 2025 season were played on 8 March 2025. The final matchday was played on 11 October 2025.

Teams

Twelve clubs participated in the 2025 season. This is an increase from the previous season as Waterford joined the league.[2]

Locations of Women's Premier Division teams
Locations of Dublin Women's Premier Division teams

Stadiums and locations

Club Town / City Stadium Capacity
Athlone Town Athlone Athlone Town Stadium 5,000
Bohemians Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park 4,500
Cork City Cork Turner's Cross 7,485
DLR Waves Dublin (Dún Laoghaire) UCD Bowl 3,000
Galway United Galway Eamonn Deacy Park 5,000
Peamount United Dublin (Newcastle) Greenogue N/A
Shamrock Rovers Dublin (Tallaght) Tallaght Stadium 10,500
Shelbourne Dublin (Drumcondra) Tolka Park 5,750
Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds 3,873
Treaty United Limerick Markets Field 4,500
Waterford Waterford RSC 5,160
Wexford Crossabeg Ferrycarrig Park 2,500

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Athlone Town Republic of Ireland John Sullivan Republic of Ireland Laurie Ryan[3] Nike Valeo Futbol
Bohemians Republic of Ireland Alban Hysa Republic of Ireland Rachael Kelly[4] O'Neills Dublin Bus
Cork City Republic of Ireland Craig Robinson (Interim) Republic of Ireland Ciara McNamara[5] Rebel Army Zeus Packaging
DLR Waves Republic of Ireland Laura Heffernan Republic of Ireland Jessica Gleeson[6] Balon Direct Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council
Galway United Republic of Ireland Phil Trill Republic of Ireland Lynsey McKey[7] O'Neills Comer Property Management
Peamount United Republic of Ireland Emma Donohue
Republic of Ireland Gary Seery 		Republic of Ireland Chloe Moloney[8] Uhlsport IP Telecom
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland Stephanie Zambra (interim) Republic of Ireland Áine O'Gorman[9] Macron Blake Brothers Food Service
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland Eoin Wearen Republic of Ireland Pearl Slattery[10] O'Neills Chadwicks
Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland Steve Feeney Republic of Ireland Emma Hansberry[11] Umbro Avant Money
Treaty United Republic of Ireland Dave Rooney (interim) United States Jillian O'Toole[12] O'Neills Trade Electric Group
Waterford Republic of Ireland Gary Hunt Republic of Ireland Danielle Griffin[13] Puma Hess Sports Group
Wexford Republic of Ireland Sean Byrne Republic of Ireland Kylie Murphy[14] Jako Mac's Caleta de Fuste

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of

departure

Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of

appointment

Treaty United Republic of Ireland Dominic Foley[15] Resigned 13 October 2024 Pre-season Republic of Ireland Sean Russell[16] 15 October 2024
Wexford Republic of Ireland Hugh Strong [17] Sacked Republic of Ireland Sean Byrne[18] 8 January 2025
Athlone Town Republic of Ireland Ciarán Kilduff[19] Resigned 19 October 2024 Republic of Ireland Colin Fortune[20] 26 November 2024
Peamount United Republic of Ireland James O'Callaghan[21] 22 October 2024 Republic of Ireland Emma Donohue
Republic of Ireland Gary Seery[22] 		8 December 2024
Bohemians Republic of Ireland Ken Kiernan[23] 15 November 2024 Republic of Ireland Alban Hysa[24] 23 November 2024
Cork City England Danny Murphy[25] Sacked 17 December 2024 Republic of Ireland Frank Kelleher[26] 8 January 2025
Waterford Inaugural Republic of Ireland Gary Hunt[27] 20 January 2025
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland Collie O'Neill[28] Resigned 24 July 2025 5th Republic of Ireland Stephanie Zambra (interim)[29] 26 July 2025
Cork City Republic of Ireland Frank Kelleher[30] 13 August 2025 12th Republic of Ireland Craig Robinson (interim)[31] 13 August 2025
Athlone Town Republic of Ireland Colin Fortune[32] 7 September 2025 1st Republic of Ireland John Sullivan[note 1][33][34] 9 September 2025
Treaty United Republic of Ireland Sean Russell[35] 29 September 2025 7th Republic of Ireland Dave Rooney (interim)[36] 2 October 2025

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Athlone Town (C) 22 17 4 1 53 10 +43 55 Qualification for 2026–27 Champions League preliminary round
2 Shelbourne 22 16 0 6 70 25 +45 48
3 Galway United 22 14 3 5 54 28 +26 45
4 Wexford 22 13 2 7 40 28 +12 41
5 Shamrock Rovers 22 11 4 7 51 31 +20 37
6 Peamount United 22 11 3 8 40 26 +14 36
7 Bohemians 22 10 5 7 42 34 +8 35
8 Treaty United 22 10 3 9 34 41 −7 33
9 DLR Waves 22 5 3 14 25 57 −32 18
10 Sligo Rovers 22 3 3 16 18 60 −42 12
11 Waterford 22 4 0 18 20 67 −47 12
12 Cork City 22 2 2 18 18 58 −40 8
Source: LeagueOfIreland.ie
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ATH BOH COR DLR GAL PEA SHA SHE SLI TRE WAT WEX
Athlone Town 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 3–1 3–0 2–0
Bohemians 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–2 0–1 2–7 3–2 1–2 1–0 3–0
Cork City 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–4 0–2 1–2 0–2 4–0 1–3 4–2 0–4
DLR Waves 0–5 2–5 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–4 0–4 1–0 0–2 4–2 0–0
Galway United 0–3 2–1 5–0 5–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 4–2 1–3 3–0 1–1
Peamount United 1–0 3–3 2–0 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–4 4–1 4–1 5–0 1–2
Shamrock Rovers 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 5–4 0–0 4–1 7–1 2–3
Shelbourne 1–2 1–3 7–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 8–0 2–0 2–1 2–1
Sligo Rovers 0–4 0–0 2–0 2–3 1–3 1–0 1–4 1–3 2–2 0–2 0–3
Treaty United 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 0–6 1–2 1–3 3–0 2–0 1–4
Waterford 0–2 0–3 3–1 4–2 0–7 0–1 1–8 0–4 0–2 3–2 1–2
Wexford 0–2 1–3 3–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–6 5–1 0–1 2–0
Source: LeagueOfIreland.ie
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Athlone Town2321111111111221111111
Shelbourne8532222222222112222222
Galway United1143433444434444533333
Wexford118106654333343333344444
Shamrock Rovers5415566555555556678865
Peamount United3779977777778888787656
Bohemians696810108888887667766577
Treaty United4254345666666775455788
DLR Waves12111212121212121212121199109999999
Sligo Rovers710111111111111111111121211910101010101010
Waterford1012978899101010910101111111111111111
Cork City968107910109991011121212121212121212
Leader and qualification for 2026–27 Champions League preliminary round
Source: [citation needed]

Top Scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[37]
1 United States Kelly Brady Athlone Town 20
2 United States Mackenzie Anthony Shelbourne 16
3 Republic of Ireland Emma Doherty Galway United 13
United States Isabella Flocchini Treaty United
5 Republic of Ireland Emily Corbet Shamrock Rovers 12
Republic of Ireland Kate Mooney Shelbourne
6 Republic of Ireland Ellen Molloy Wexford 11
8 Republic of Ireland Ellen Dolan Peamount United 10
Republic of Ireland Áine O'Gorman Shamrock Rovers
10 United States Madison Gibson Athlone Town 8
Republic of Ireland Katie McCarn Bohemians
Republic of Ireland Kylie Murphy Wexford

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Republic of Ireland Kate Mooney Shelbourne Sligo Rovers 3–1 (A) 21 June 2025 [38]
Republic of Ireland Emily Corbet Shamrock Rovers Waterford 7–1 (H) 29 July 2025 [39]
Republic of Ireland Katie McCarn Bohemians DLR Waves 5–2 (A) 2 August 2025 [40]
United States Mackenzie Anthony4 Shelbourne Sligo Rovers 8–0 (H) 30 August 2025 [41]
United States Kelly Brady Athlone Town Cork City 4–0 (A) 1 October 2025 [42]
Republic of Ireland Kylie Murphy Wexford 3–0 (H) 11 October 2025 [43]
Note: 4 – player scored 4 goals

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Sullivan was initially named as interim head coach, before being appointed on a permanent basis on 10 October 2025.

References

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  5. ^ "WPD Preview: Peamount United vs City". Cork City W.F.C. Retrieved 2025-03-11. Frank has confirmed that Ciara McNamara, the captain in Frank's previous spell, will again wear the armband this season.
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  27. ^ "Gary Hunt named Waterford Women's FC Head Coach" (Press release). Waterford F.C. 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
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  36. ^ Treaty United [@TreatyUnitedFC] (2 October 2025). "Treaty United can confirm that Dave Rooney will take charge of our final two games of the Women's Premier Division season.
    We can also confirm the departure of Craig Madigan and Niamh O'Byrne from the Senior Women's coaching staff. The club thanks them for their commitment and contributions during their time with the team"     (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
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  40. ^ Barry, Stephen (2 August 2025). "WLOI round-up: Shels go top after hard-earned win at Cork City". RTÉ. Katie McCarn helped herself to a hat-trick as Bohemians recorded a 5-2 victory away at DLR Waves.
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