[1][2][3] Northern Ireland won the Nations Cup in both 2009 and 2015[4][5] and were silver medallists at the 2012 and 2017 European Netball Championships.

[11][12] Northern Ireland played in the inaugural 1963 World Netball Championships and finished in 11th place.

[3] As part of their preparations for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Northern Ireland formed a partnership with Team Northumbria.

This saw seven Northern Ireland internationals – Oonagh McCullough, Fionnuala Toner, Caroline O'Hanlon, Gemma Gibney, Michelle Drayne, Noleen Lennon and Niamh Cooper – play for Team Northumbria during the 2014 Netball Superleague season.

[3] Team captain, Caroline O'Hanlon, carried the flag of Northern Ireland during the 2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.