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<p>Rosie Corkery of Cork in action against Saoirse Lally of Mayo during the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Group 2 match between Mayo and Cork at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park in Castlebar, Mayo. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile </p>

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Corkery chuffed for former teammates who ended UCC wait

Corkery suffered defeat in three O’Connor Cup football finals with her alma mater so she was thrilled to see Ashbourne Cup camogie glory secured.

<p>Kerry captain Siofra O'Shea scored 1-6 against Meath. Pic: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile </p>

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Four-goal Kerry overpower Meath in second half

<p>Cork have drawn with Kildare and beaten Galway in their two Division 1 games. Pic: Eddie O'Hare</p>

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Cork and Armagh clash postponed, venue change for Kerry game

Meath v Dublin - Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 Round 2

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Meath gain revenge on Dublin with 13-point victory

Kerry v Waterford - Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 Round 2

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McMaugh inspires Waterford to victory in Killarney

GAA Special Congress

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Integration could 'suffer if it is rushed in', says Galway GAA chairman

Dublin v Cork - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final

Cork grab point against Kildare but learning curve steep

The new rules being trialled in this year’s league had an immediate and positive effect on a cracking first round encounter.

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

Kate Slevin shakes hand with Katie Bermingham after the game 25/1/2026

Kate Slevin powers Galway to victory over Meath

Galway were excellent in the tackle in the second half and Meath found it hard to break them down when in forward positions.

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

Mary O'Connell 24/1/2026

Lucey and O’Connell goals fire Kerry past Dublin

Reigning Division 1 champions Kerry beat All-Ireland winners Dublin by six points in testing conditions played under new rules for ladies football

Sat, 24 Jan, 2026

GAA Special Congress 2025

Jarlath Burns: The amount of people in Asia keen to invest in the GAA is mesmerising

Mary McAleese, the chairperson of the steering committee on integration, said the 2027 date for the merger of the Camogie Association, LGFA, and GAA is “is not ambitious; it is a realisable target”.

Wed, 17 Dec, 2025

Cromane v Muckalee - AIB All-Ireland Ladies Football Club Junior Club Championship Final

Nolan nails last-gasp free as Kilkenny's Muckalee make history against Kerry's Cromane

Muckalee held a five-half lead at half-time but Cromane fought back to force a tense finish

Sun, 14 Dec, 2025

Cork v Kerry - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Round 2

Cork dual star Aoife Healy signs AFLW deal

It has also been confirmed that Waterford footballer Emma Murray has joined Geelong

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025

Dublin v Meath - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Final

12 trial rules set to transform ladies football for National League

Opposition to the rules trial is not expected at an LGFA Central Council meeting

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

Tinahely v Kilmacud Crokes - AIB Leinster LGFA Senior Club Championship Final

Preview: Croke Park deciders on offer in Ladies All-Ireland club semi-finals

This weekend has a host of fascinating match-ups across three grades, with a few potential firsts for certain clubs

Fri, 28 Nov, 2025

TG4 Ladies Football All Stars 2025

S Fogarty Forum: For integration to happen, female codes must first unite

Same stubbornness that has defined camogie and LGFA relationship was again on show on awards tonight

Tue, 18 Nov, 2025

Who are the GAA’s 15 most marketable stars?

S Who are the GAA’s 15 most marketable stars?

As GAA luminaries gather for the annual All-Stars knees-up, most of the games' most high profile and savvy stars will be in the room - though not all of them.

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

Comeragh Rangers dig in to secure first Munster Club senior title

Comeragh Rangers dig in to secure first Munster Club senior title

Waterford champions hold firm in face of a second half fightback by Kerry champions to annex maiden provincial crown

Sun, 02 Nov, 2025

GPA Membership Annual Survey 2025 Launch

Tom Parsons: More can be done to ensure players 'think twice' about Aussie rules move

"The data from our inter-county report showed that inter-county players started their career earning more but by the time they got to 30, they were earning less than their peers."

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025

Kilmacud Crokes v Eadestown - 2024 AIB Leinster LGFA Senior Club Final

Comeragh Rangers edge Cork's Éire Óg in Munster Club marathon battle

Ladies Football: In Munster Club SFC, it took extra-time before Waterford champions saw off Cork winners Éire Óg

Sun, 19 Oct, 2025

Media update on the integration process involving the Camogie Association, the GAA and LGFA

GAA chairpersons to meet about integration concerns

Several GAA county chairpersons are set to meet later this month amid growing unease over the lack of clarity surrounding integration plans for the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association ahead of the 2027 deadline.

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Hilda Breslin, Mícheál Naughton and Mary McAleese 20/2/2024

S Fogarty Forum: Integration will happen organically, not like this

Integration of the Gaelic games family will take patience and time and a whole lot of spending money

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Dublin v Meath - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Final

Dublin top LGFA All-Star nominations with nod for 12 players

The 2025 TG4 Ladies Football All-Stars nominees have been revealed

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

Galway v Kerry - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Final

Darragh Long: Ladies football has gone to a new level. We need our own Jim Gavin to look at the rules

Former joint Kerry All-Ireland winning ladies football manager Darragh Long believes the rules of the sport are lagging behind the standards which players have reached.

Sat, 16 Aug, 2025

The Galway team celebrate with the O'Duffy Cup 10/8/2025

S Top dogs to underdogs: what drove this year's All-Ireland winners

Knocked off their perch in recent seasons, Galway and Kerry channelled the sting of criticism into All-Ireland glory.

Tue, 12 Aug, 2025

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