Cork City Firebirds
Roller derby league
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Metro area | Cork |
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Country | Republic of Ireland |
Founded | 2011 |
Teams | Firebirds |
Track type(s) | Flat |
Venue | Little Island Sports Complex |
The Cork City Firebirds (CCF) are a roller derby league based in Cork in Ireland. Founded in 2011, the league consists of a single team, which competes against teams from other leagues.
Founded in June 2011,[1] the Firebirds were, with the Dublin Roller Girls, one of the first two bouting leagues in Ireland.[2] Despite the league's recent formation, three of its skaters were selected to play for Team Ireland Roller Derby at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup: Crow Jane, Phantom Jemerald and Rush'n Barron.[1][3]
The league has played against teams from the Amsterdam Derby Dames, Crime City Rollers and Copenhagen Roller Derby.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Roller derby thrills in store for Cork Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine", The Cork News, 2 March 2012
- ^ "A step up for the high rollers who never quit", Irish Times, 10 December 2011
- ^ Hurt Reynolds (5 October 2011). "World Cup Team Ireland Roster". Derby News Network. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ Nicola-Marie O'Riordan, "Castlelyons girl 'Julie Jupiter' keeps on rollin'", Avondhu, 28 June 2012