[5] In 1970, a group of enthusiasts formed the Northern Ireland volleyball association (NIVA).

For the first time the Northern Ireland women's national team was formed in 1983 to participate in the traditional Spring Cup tournament, which had been held since 1962 for men and (for women – since 1973) on the initiative of volleyball federations from Western European countries.

From 1986 to 1991, the British Isles Volleyball Championship was held, and the Northern Ireland team was a regular participant in this tournament.

The debut of the Northern Ireland women's national team in official international tournaments under the auspices of the FIVB and CEV took place only in May 2013, when the Northern Irish first entered the World Championship qualifying tournament.

In their qualifying group in Kortrijk, Belgium, the team lost to all three of their opponents with the same score of 0:3, and in the games against Switzerland and Belgium they failed to score more than 10 points in any of the games, and the second set against the Swiss team ended with the result of 2:25 (!).