[2] With increasing interest in the sport throughout the UK,[3] helped by the release of the film Whip It in 2009, the league was able to arrange training with skaters from Dublin and Glasgow.

[7][8] In May 2012, BRD was accepted as a member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association.

[15] Six members of BRD - Hannah Whitall (Hannahbolic Steroids), Oonagh O'Flaherty (Maul'er Malone), Dani Mills (Ra-Ra Rasputina), Roisin McGrath (Jessica Rammit), Catherine Burns (Puscifer) and Patricia Hamilton (Patricia The Ripper) - were selected for the 2014 Team Ireland training squad.

In September 2014, four were chosen to be part of Team Ireland at the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup: Maul'er Malone, Ra-Ra Rasputina, Puscifer and Jessica Rammit.

[26] After some time out, the league returned to the competition in 2019, in the Women's T3 Regional tier.