6 Irish sportswomen who are complete bad-asses

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Talk about girl power.

There is no shortage of unbelievable, ambitious and all round badass female athletes in Ireland and we couldn’t be prouder of them.

We are all about the ballsy ambitious women here at Her.ie which is probably why we are itching to see the most anticipated film of the year Suicide Squad.

The film which is released on the 5th August tells the tale of a group DC Comics anti-heroes banding together to fight for the greater good and it looks like it’s going to be unbelievable.

The best thing about the film is the strong, fearless female characters played by Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne and Karen Fukuhara, I mean talk about squad goals.

There’s Harley Quinn who is a skilled gymnast and has extreme stamina and strength. She is also immune to poisons and toxins and is a trained psychiatrist.

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Then there’s Katana who knows who’s martial art talents are impressive and well as terrifying considering she also has some serious samurai skills.

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And Enchantress, who is a seriously powerful sorceress, with her speedy teleportation and healing powers. She can also walk through walls so she’s is basically unstoppable.

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With all the girl power inspiring us in the film, we are taking a look at some of the toughest, strongest Irish female sports tearing up their sports this summer.

Derval O Rourke

The former sprint hurdles athlete currently holds the national record for 60 and 100-meter hurdles. She is an inspiration for every young girl with a passion for running. Since retiring from athletics she is as focused and determined as ever, as she has gone on to write a bestselling cookbook and raise her daughter Dafne.

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Katie Taylor

The ultimate badass boxer, Katie Taylor is an Olympic gold medal winner. Considering that her talent was credited with being one of the key factors behind the inclusion of women’s boxing in the 2012 Olympics, she is inspiring women all over to be strong and fearless.

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Fiona Doyle

Although she missed out on qualifying for London 2012 by half a second, she was this year’s first Irish swimmer to qualify for next year’s Olympics in Rio. This shows her true drive and dedication to the sport. At only 24 she is already considered one of Ireland’s leading female sports stars.

Arrived safe and sound to Calgary, but I'm going to miss the sunshine #yyc #Barcelona #teamireland #Rio2016 😎☀🏊 pic.twitter.com/gt51TrWLyA

— Fiona Doyle (@Fionamdoyle) June 15, 2016

Stephanie Roche

Having been nominated for a FIFA Puska Award for her unbelievable goal for Peamount United against Wexford Youths Stephanie helped boost the profile of women’s soccer. She is now playing for Sunderland.

Practising my keepy uppies.. Let's hope it goes a bit better tonight!! @RTE2 @jacquihurley @AidanPowerful 🙈😂 pic.twitter.com/iUNCURKbxc

— Stephanie Zambra (@StephanieRoche9) June 15, 2016

Niamh Briggs

As fullback for the Ireland women’s national rugby union team, there is no doubt that Niamh is extremely talented. Not only a toughie on the pitch, she is also a member of as a member of An Garda Síochána proving that she is an all-round badass.

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Sinead Jennings

Rowing champion Sinead will make her Olympic debut with teammate Claire Lambe. She has been highly praised for defying the odds. She is a qualified doctor and mother of three. Hard working in all sense of the word.

From Banyolas with Sanita: Watch out, Rio I am coming pic.twitter.com/XSdIv6JFjm

— Rowing Ireland (@RowingIreland) July 21, 2016

Talk about girl goals and these are just some of the fearless, strong female sports stars in Ireland at the minute, there is no shortage of badass athletes to be inspired by.

With all this girl power and ballsy attitude around, we can’t wait to see Suicide Squad hit cinemas this summer for even more fearless females.