Fingal congratulate Maguire on Ireland National Women Team Selection

Fingal County Council sends its fullest congratulations to The Hills CC’s Jane Maguire on her first call up to the Ireland Women’s National Cricket Team for this month’s international series against Scotland.

Maguire, a current 6^th-year student at Skerries Community College and GAA footballer and camogie player with Skerries Harps will be joining up with her Ireland teammates this weekend as they prepare for the four-match series, which marks the return of international women’s cricket after a difficult period without competitive fixtures.

The selection has not surprised many in Fingal and also represents another name on the wall of honour at The Hills CC, who knew back in 2016 that their u13 girls’ team were promising and who could see many of them swap The Hill’s blue and red for the Irish green in the coming years. 

Mayor of Fingal Cllr David Healy was the first to send his congratulations to Jane and her family in Fingal:

“On behalf of the whole Fingal Council, can I send our congratulations to Jane, and her family, on the news of her international call up to Ireland Women’s cricket team.  After a year where sport, and women’s sport, in particular, has been so badly affected by COVID, we are so proud to see a Fingal cricketer achieving their goal, and may you enjoy what you have worked so hard to achieve”.

AnnMarie Farrelly, Chief Executive, Fingal County Council, noted the importance of Jane’s call up to all those working to make sport possible in the Fingal community: 

“Jane’s news is inspirational to all of us.  We have worked, with the local community and NGBs, to keep sport available during this pandemic.  Seeing Jane able to follow her international dream, shows the importance of this and why through our Sports Section we must continue the delivery of our sports programme in Fingal.”

Ms. Maguire was delighted with her Ireland call up, and for the opportunities, it will afford her:

“I am honoured to be selected for the Ireland Women’s team, in what is a critical year for us with a World Cup to qualify for.  I am looking forward to the experience of international cricket and will put into practice all I have learned from my coaches at The Hills Cricket Club, Cricket Leinster Youth and Cricket Ireland to be the best ambassador for cricket in Fingal that I can on the international stage”.

The full tour schedule is as follows:

• 23 May: Ireland Women v Scotland Women, 1st T20I (Stormont)
• 24 May: Ireland Women v Scotland Women, 2nd T20I (Stormont)
• 26 May: Ireland Women v Scotland Women, 3rd T20I (Stormont)
• 27 May: Ireland Women v Scotland Women, 4th T20I (Stormont)

For further details of the matches, including live streaming coverage with commentary please visit www.cricketireland.ie

Photos courtesy of Rodney Smythe.