Future Republic of Ireland women's national football team manager Susan Ronan played for both Welsox and Shelbourne during this era.

[13][14][15] However Shelbourne Ladies did win the WNL Cup after defeating UCD Waves 3–2 in the final at Richmond Park on 1 May 2016.

[17] The most notable individual performance to come out of the game was undoubtedly that of Shels' Leanne Kiernan, who scored a hat-trick and picked up the 'player of the match' award for her efforts.

In March 2019 Shelbourne announced a number of steps intended to boost "equality and parity of esteem for all of our players".

They dropped the word Ladies from the women's team's name and moved WNL home games from the AUL Complex to the main stadium at Tolka Park.

[20] The Reds hosted the first live league game which was broadcast on TG4 from Tolka Park on 2 October 2021 with the home side beating DLR Waves 1:0 with Alex Kavanagh scoring the only goal.

Facing Wexford away in a winner takes all final day decider, Shels strolled to a resounding 4:0 win to retain the WNL for the first time in their history.

Shels would miss out on league success in 2023 and 2024, finishing runners-up on both occasions, but would meet Athlone Town again in both the 2023 and 2024 FAI Cup finals.

[9] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.