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In the league"s inaugural season, Raheny finished as runners-up to Peamount United, with Grant providing six goals.
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Grant spent much of her early career with local side Kilmacrennan Celtic, before transferring to Raheny United in 2011 with the formation National Women"s League. Raheny did however manage to beat Peamount in the FAI Women"s Cup final in that same year. In the 2012-2013 season, Raheny went on the finish ahead of Peamount, with Grant picking up her first league winners medal in doing southern
In November 2013, Grant made headlines by scoring the opening goal in the Women"s Cup final against Castlebar Celtic at the Aviva Stadium, in spectacular fashion.
With the game scoreless approaching half-time, she controlled the ball before chipping the opposing goalkeeper, with a volley on her weaker left foot, from outside the box. In the 2013-2014 season, Grant helped Raheny to a second successive league title, scoring two goals in the process.
Prior to the 2014-2015 season, Grant signed for the newly formed University College Dublin Waves. In November 2014, she appeared in her third consecutive Women"s Cup final, losing out 2-1 after extra-time to her former club, Raheny United.
Grant played 63 times for her country across all underage levels, most notably as a part of the Republic of Ireland team that made it to the quarter final stage of the 2010 Fédération internationale de football association U-17 Women"s World Cup in Trinidad & Tobago.
Grant made her senior international debut in November 2012, in Ireland"s 5–0 friendly loss to the United States in Portland, replacing Niamh Fahey in the 57th minute.
