Kilkenny football star features on RTE Sport's World Cup coverage
Karen Duggan was on pundit duty for the games on Sunday evening
While the Republic of Ireland missed out on the 2026 World Cup, there is still a Kilkenny connection on show with Karen Duggan featuring as one of the pundits on RTE throughout the course of the coverage.
The Piltown native made her first appearance during the Spain v Saudi Arabia and Belgium v Iran double-header on Sunday evening but she is no stranger to the TV screen as she features regularly during the Irish Women’s games.
Duggan’s own football career came to an end last October after she hung up the boots at the end of Peamount United’s SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division campaign last term.
Across her two spells with the club, Duggan picked up seven trophies, including four League titles, two League Cups, and one FAI Cup.
The 34 year-old also made 35 caps with the Republic of Ireland while she has also represented Piltown and Kilkenny in camogie.