The Cork City Firebirds (CCF) are a

roller derby Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played by two teams of fifteen members. Roller derby is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues worldwide, mostly in the United States. Game play consists of a series of short scrimmages (jam ...

league based in

Cork Cork or CORK may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container ***Wine cork Places Ireland * Cork (city) ** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. Founded in 2011, the league consists of a single team, which competes against teams from other leagues. Founded in June 2011,Roller derby thrills in store for Cork
", ''The Cork News'', 2 March 2012 the Firebirds were, with the

Dublin Roller Girls Dublin Roller Derby (DRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 2009, Dublin Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). History The Dublin Roller Girls were the firs ...

, one of the first two bouting leagues in Ireland. Despite the league's recent formation, three of its skaters were selected to play for

Team Ireland Roller Derby Team Ireland Roller Derby represents Ireland in women's international roller derby, in events such as the Roller Derby World Cup. Affectionately known as the "Green Machine", the team was first formed to compete at the 2011 Roller Derby Wor ...

at the

2011 Roller Derby World Cup The 2011 Roller Derby World Cup was an international women's roller derby tournament organized by ''Blood & Thunder'' magazine. Teams of amateur skaters from around the world were fielded to compete for their respective nations. The inaugural 20 ...

: Crow Jane, Phantom Jemerald and Rush'n Barron. The league has played against teams from the Amsterdam Derby Dames,

Crime City Rollers Crime City Rollers is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Malmö, Sweden. Established in 2010, the Crime City Rollers comprises one home team and two traveling teams representing the league in competition with other leagues. The ...

and

Copenhagen Roller Derby Copenhagen Roller Derby (CRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 2009, the league consists of two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues. Copenhagen Roller Derby is a member of the ...

.Nicola-Marie O'Riordan, "Castlelyons girl 'Julie Jupiter' keeps on rollin'", ''Avondhu'', 28 June 2012

References

Roller derby leagues in Ireland Sport in Cork (city) Roller derby leagues established in 2011 2011 establishments in Ireland