Connemara's Cora Keane is set to make history in June 2026 as she is set to become the club's first female boxer to represent Ireland at the Four Nations event with champions from Scotland, England and Wales at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility in Motherwell from June 11th-14th.
Cora will in the under-15 squad with Olympic duo Edward C. Ward and John Paul Ward and their team is managed by Monivea's Gabe Connelly. Dominik Barrett (Titans), Lacey Shaughnessy (Monivea) and Eddie Sweeney (Galway) are with the under-17 team that includes Monivea's Gus Farrell in their coaching set-up.
Cora is a three-time National Champion (beating Oakleaf's Katie McDonagh 5-0 in this year's final) before also taking down Lisburn's Texas Trinity Lovell in the box off to earn her place on the Irish team.
Cora Keane popped into Galway Bay FM to chat to Darren Kelly.
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