#Ladies Football

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

John fogarty
SFogarty Forum: Integration will happen organically, not like this
Laois v Tyrone - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Intermediate Championship Final
Horisk and Muldoon goals vital as Tyrone secure Ladies All-Ireland intermediate title
Having succumbed narrowly to Leitrim in last year’s decider, it was Tyrone’s turn to celebrate on the biggest day of the year as they finished the contest strongly to deservedly secure the Mary Quinn Memorial Cup for the first time since their sole success in 2018

Sun, 03 Aug, 2025

Shauna Ennis: 'To be back here again in a final having lost all of those players is an impressive feat'
Shauna Ennis: 'To be back here again in a final having lost all of those players is an impressive feat'
Two-time All-Ireland winning captain Ennis speaks on her teammates devastating injury and Meath's All-Ireland final bout with Dublin

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Clare v Sligo - ZuCar All-Ireland U18 B Ladies Football Championship Final
Clare pip Sligo to LGFA U18B title
The Banner girls overcame the reigning champions Sligo

Sat, 26 Jul, 2025

Waterford v Westmeath - ZuCar All-Ireland U18 C Ladies Football Championship Final
Déise joy at back-to-back after battle with Westmeath
Waterford clinched their second ZuCar U-18 C All-Ireland title in a row thanks to a stunning display

Sat, 26 Jul, 2025

Meath v Tipperary - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final
Meath set up semi-final with Kerry by trouncing Tipperary
Goals from Vikki Wall and Niamh Gallogly helped the Leinster side towards an emphatic triumph

Sun, 06 Jul, 2025

Waterford v Mayo - Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1
Liam McHale steps down as Mayo ladies football boss
The county secured senior status with a relegation playoff win over Leitrim on Saturday.

Sat, 05 Jul, 2025

Dublin v Armagh - Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1
Armagh secure safety, Donegal now face Leitrim
A strong first-half showing was enough to secure senior football next year for Armagh

Sat, 05 Jul, 2025

Ailbhe Davoren goal key as Galway progress to All-Ireland semi finals
Ailbhe Davoren goal key as Galway progress to All-Ireland semi finals
The Tribeswomen, having already overcome Tipperary, are now guaranteed to finish Group 1 winners and will host their next game in Tuam Stadium

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

Cork v Kerry - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Round 2
Kerry produce super second half to defeat spirited Cork and book All-Ireland quarter final place
Kerry outscored Cork by 4-4 to 0-3 in a power packed second half as the home side couldn’t cope with the All Ireland champions intensity

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

Kerry v Armagh - Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1
O'Shea believes Kerry can cope without departed stars
Kerry have lost key players like Ciara Butler, Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh and Kayleigh Cronin.

Wed, 21 May, 2025

Waterford v Kerry - Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1
Kerry reach Munster final after hard-earned victory over Waterford
Rachel Dwyer and Siofra O'Shea got Kerry's goals while Lauren McGregor got one for Waterford. 

Sun, 04 May, 2025

Kerry v Meath - TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter-Final
Meath hold off late Kildare fightback and reach Leinster final
Meath won the game but a point but had led by eight with 50 minutes played. 

Sun, 04 May, 2025

Media update on the integration process involving the Camogie Association, the GAA and LGFA
'Lock the leadership in a hotel for a weekend': Integration process 'glacially slow' says Kevin O'Donovan
"It's so important to me," said O'Donovan about the merger of the GAA, Camogie Association and LGFA. "I would lock the leadership in a hotel for a weekend and say we'll see you Monday morning."

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

UCC v UG - 2025 AIG HEC O’Connor Cup Semi-Final
Emma Morrissey fires UCC into O'Connor Cup final
Abigail Ring, Emily Lacy and Amy Harrington scored the goals for UCC.

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

LGFA Congress 2024
LGFA chief lashes own membership as 'the worst supporters' of ladies football
CEO Helen O’Rourke uses annual report to describe last year’s Kerry-Galway All-Ireland final attendance of 30,340 as a “disappointment” and said “serious consideration” must be given to returning the finals to September

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Tipperary's unified master fixture plan is first of its kind
Tipperary's unified master fixture plan is first of its kind
The Tipperary camogie and ladies football county boards have decided to put players first rather than the code they represent. “This is a small baby step, but it may yet prove to be monumental,” said Tipperary ladies football PRO Martin Grey.

Wed, 19 Feb, 2025

Dublin v Armagh - Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1
Armagh make it three from three with narrow victory over Dublin
Armagh had already beaten Kerry and Tyrone in this year's league. 

Sun, 09 Feb, 2025

Promotion the target for Cork after opening round win against Westmeath
Promotion the target for Cork after opening round win against Westmeath
New Cork captain Sarah Leahy said there is a "great buzz" among the panel right now. 

Sun, 26 Jan, 2025

Your sport on TV this week: Football and hurling leagues, Australian Open and URC
Your sport on TV this week: Football and hurling leagues, Australian Open and URC
It is another action packed weekend of sport on TV. The Allianz football and hurling leagues return, the Australian Open finals take place and the URC is back - all you need to know here. 

Fri, 24 Jan, 2025

2025 Lidl LGFA National Football League Launch
'They changed the face of Kerry football for the better' - O'Shea lauds Long-Quill double act
The burgeoning rivalry between the Kerry and Armagh ladies footballers will have its latest episode this Saturday in Tralee.

Thu, 23 Jan, 2025

Players worried about impact AFLW could have on ladies football
Players worried about impact AFLW could have on ladies football
“It is going to have an impact on our game and that is where my worry is with it, because their season is now encroaching on our season."

Wed, 15 Jan, 2025

Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh is lifted up by teammates as Kerry celebrate winning 4/8/2024
Kerry great Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh ends 17-year inter-county career
The 32-year-old made her Kerry debut in 2008 as a 16-year-old.

Sun, 22 Dec, 2024

Paul Casey and Derek Murray to be named joint Dublin ladies football managers
Paul Casey and Derek Murray to be named joint Dublin ladies football managers
Former Dublin footballers Casey and Murray had been part of former manager Mick Bohan's backroom team. 

Tue, 17 Dec, 2024

Mungret St Paul’s v Na Dúnaibh - AIB All-Ireland Ladies Junior Club Football Championship Final
Mungret St Paul’s claim All-Ireland junior title with convincing win
Mungret are the first Limerick side to claim an All-Ireland ladies junior club football title since Murroe/Boher in 2014. 

Sun, 15 Dec, 2024

Kilmacud Crokes v Castleisland Desmonds - AIB LGFA All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Semi-Final
Cork's Niamh Cotter has had 'massive impact' on Kilmacud Crokes
Glengariff native Niamh Cotter, an All-Ireland winner with Cork in 2016, is now a key player for Kilmacud Crokes. 

Thu, 12 Dec, 2024

Galway v Kerry - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Final
Dual star Danielle O’Leary sparkles in Clanmaurice’s team of diamonds
This unique 22-year-old sports woman was always going to play football for Kerry, but coming from Rathmore, camogie was not on her radar. She took it up three years ago during her second year at MTU Kerry.

Tue, 10 Dec, 2024

Kayleigh Cronin 13/8/2023
Kerry All-Ireland winner Kayleigh Cronin set for AFLW move 
The Irish Examiner understands that Carlton are set to announce two Irish signings shortly, Clare’s Siofra Ní Chonaill and Aisling Reidy.

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

TG4 Ladies Football All Stars Awards 2024
Gallery: Style and success at the ladies football All-Stars banquet as Kerry scoop seven
The annual selection was revealed on Saturday night at the annual TG4 All-Star awards banquet, in association with Lidl

Sun, 17 Nov, 2024

'Dream come true' for Castleisland as their seal Munster title
'Dream come true' for Castleisland as their seal Munster title
Castleisland Desmonds got off to a rapid start, leading 3-3 to 0-2 with barely 11 minutes on the clock.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2024

AFLW Grand Final - Brisbane v Melbourne
Footballers could soon have championship and AFLW dilemma
The scheduling of the AFLW season and the ladies football championship has previously allowed players to participate in both competitions. 

Tue, 29 Oct, 2024

Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh celebrates with Declan Quill and Darragh Long as she comes off in the final moments of the game 4/8/20
S Quill and Long leave Kerry legacy of raised standards but lack of permanent training venue a bugbear
'We had no place to call our own from December well into June. It is an awful long time to be organising where you are going to be training'

Wed, 02 Oct, 2024

Kerry v Meath - TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter-Final
Resolution found in Kerry SFC and LGFA fixture clash
Kerry GAA had come in for criticism after scheduling an SFC game at Austin Stack Park for the same time as the county's LGFA intermediate final. 

Mon, 30 Sep, 2024

Olivia Divilly 17/9/2024
LGFA should consider two-point scoring arc, says Galway's Olivia Divilly
'Often in the men's game you have 15 players behind the ball at the moment — that doesn't happen to the same extent in ladies games'

Thu, 26 Sep, 2024

Summer of a lifetime for intercounty stars, a thriving community for Irish emigrants and Americans
Summer of a lifetime for intercounty stars, a thriving community for Irish emigrants and Americans
"We have 8,700 players, including our youth programme. 67% are American-born."

Tue, 20 Aug, 2024

Anna Galvin celebrates after the game with Síofra O'Shea 4/8/2024
Galvin popped the lid on bottled-up Kerry emotion
"I was like, 'Anna, there's still four minutes left in this game, where the hell is your player?!'"

Tue, 06 Aug, 2024

NUI Maynooth v University College Cork - Irish Daily Mail Sigerson Cup Semi-Final
S Fogarty Forum: The time for football's hooter may finally have come
All county grounds are fitted with countdown clocks but extending it to the complete club scene may prove difficult logistically.

Tue, 06 Aug, 2024

Thousands turn out in Kerry to welcome All-Ireland champions home
Thousands turn out in Kerry to welcome All-Ireland champions home
"When we came back in December training, everyone put the shoulder to the wheel, we trained really hard and this is where it’s ended up.” 

Mon, 05 Aug, 2024

Niamh Carmody is lifted by teammates Cait Lynch and Aishling O'Connell with the Brendan Martin Cup 4/8/2024
S Brick by brick, the long Kerry rebuild brought a sweet family feast 
The Kerry managers had taken over a team of poor culture, lukewarm commitment, and no meaningful success. 

Mon, 05 Aug, 2024

Eimear Smyth celebrates after scoring her side's first goal of the match 4/8/2024
Fermanagh's Eimear Smyth hits 1-9 in junior final triumph over Louth
It's Fermanagh’s first junior crown since 2020.

Sun, 04 Aug, 2024

2024 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship Finals – Captains Day
Pipping Cork in the honour roll an extra incentive for Kerry
Kerry's progress in the last five seasons under the joint management of Declan Quill and Darragh Long has been clear.

Sat, 03 Aug, 2024

Dublin v Meath - Leinster LGFA Senior Football Championship Final
S Bríd Stack on Ladies Football: Once more, Dublin are coming like a train
No matter how good you are, or how much experience you have built up, the All-Ireland quarter-final is always a dangerous game.

Fri, 05 Jul, 2024

Cork v Waterford – TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship SFC Group D Round 3
Cork to face Waterford at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in ladies football quarter-finals
In a repeat of last year's quarter-final, Kerry will face Meath at Austin Stack Park.

Mon, 24 Jun, 2024

TG4 Leinster LGFA Championships Launch
'I thought football had been written off in Kilkenny but it's actually not'
“Last year, we weren't really training. We were only fulfilling our fixtures."

Fri, 31 May, 2024

Hannah O'Donoghue in action against Dara Kiniry 5/2/2024
Bump in the road could be launching point for Cork
For the All-Ireland championship, Cork have been drawn in a group with Laois and Galway. It's a chance for these young players to make this team their own. 

Wed, 29 May, 2024

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