Well known GAA stars have joined forces with Special Olympics Ireland to get ‘freezin’ for a reason’ this December and take the Polar Plunge for charity.

Galway captured a fourth successive TG4 Connacht Ladies Senior Football Championship crown in dramatic fashion today.

Tesco Homegrown Division 1 NFL replay

The composure of Cork goalkeeper Martina O’Brien is a rare gift.

CORK 3-8 GALWAY 1-14: Nollaig Cleary turned to a friend during the first-half of this National League decider and wondered if Cork had always employed such a defensive approach.

Lorna Joyce’s late point salvaged a replay for Galway in this afternoon’s enthralling Tesco Ladies National Football League Division 1 final at Parnell Park.

Galway 0-17 Monaghan 0-14 Galway boss Kevin Reidy heaped praise on his side following Saturday’s All-Ireland Ladies SFC quarter-final win over Monaghan at St. Brendan’s Park in Birr.

Galway 0-17 Monaghan 0-14

Galway 3-10 Westmeath 0-9

Monaghan manager Gregory McGonigle has hailed the impact of Seamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney as the Ulster champions prepare for Saturday’s TG4 All-Ireland Ladies senior football championship semi-final against Galway at Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan (4.0).

Galway 2-20 Tyrone 2-05

Galway 1-10 Kerry 1-13

Tesco Homegrown Ladies National Football League Division 2 final

Galway 1-7 Kerry 1-13

Kerry boss William O’Sullivan is confident his team can negotiate the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC semi-final hurdle at the third time of asking.

Connacht champions Galway cruised into the last four of the 2012 TG4 All-Ireland ladies senior football championship following a 12-point victory against Clare at St Brendan’s Park, Birr, on Saturday afternoon.

The Ireland panel for the first ever Ladies International Rules Series will be whittled down to 20 players after Saturday's final trial in Mullingar.

MEATH recovered from a nine-point deficit in ordinary time only to be denied victory by a late equaliser at the end of extra time in this TG4 Ladies Football All-Ireland quarter-final in Portlaoise on Saturday, and favourites Galway were a very relieved team to survive.

Galway 3-11 Meath 1-17

CHAMPIONS Leinster are favourites to retain the Ladies Inter-provincial football title in Mullingar this weekend, but Munster are gunning for revenge after losing last year’s final.

CORK and Galway will meet in a repeat of last year’s league and championship finals on Sunday in the Suzuki Ladies NFL semi-final at Ballincollig.

GALWAY staged a second-half comeback against Meath in Tuam yesterday to book their place in the knockout stages of the Suzuki Ladies NFL.

REIGNING champions Cork staged a dramatic second half comeback to earn a narrow Suzuki Ladies National Football League Division 1B win over Galway at Tuam yesterday, 0-10 to 0-9.

Galway 4-13 Kerry 2-10

A Juliet Murphy-captained Cork side have captured the Rebel county's first ever senior Ladies football title - outdoing All-Ireland champions Galway by 13 points in Limerick.

JULIET MURPHY sips her cup of tea and looks forward to another national final.

IT’S going to take a lot to divert attention from Croke Park this weekend but flares will probably do it.

TÁNAISTE and Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, became the fourth “Mary” to receive the top accolade in the Irish Tatler Women of the Year Award last night.

ANNETTE Clarke ended an historic season for the Galway ladies' footballers by picking up the Vodafone Player of the Year award in Dublin yesterday.

Tipperary's camogie player Una O'Dwyer and Galway footballer Annette Clarke have been named the Vodafone GAA Players of the Year for 2004.

Tipperary's Una O’Dwyer and Galway's Annette Clarke have been named Vodaphone GAA Camogie and Ladies' Football Players of the Year.

2002 Junior champions Galway have taken the All-Ireland Ladies senior title in front of 20,706 at Croke Park today, as second half goals from captain Annette Clarke and substitute Edel Concannon helped them to a 3-8 to 0-11 success over Dublin.

Last year's All-Ireland runners-up Dublin take on Galway in the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies football final in Croke Park today (3.10pm) and either way, the Brendan Martin Cup will be going to a new home.

Galway have made two personnel changes for Sunday's All-Ireland Ladies football final - the Tribeswomens' first senior decider in 29 years.

THE Ladies Football Association are disappointed that their TG4 All-Ireland finals in Croke Park on Sunday are clashing with finals in Galway and Kildare.

A SIN BIN system, similar to that implemented in rugby, will be introduced in this year's ladies football championship.

Mayo 1-11 Galway 1-9(aet)

TWO provincial finals down. Two surprises. Laois, the national league champions, defeated in Leinster and defending Munster champions Waterford toppled by a resurgent Kerry side, which claimed its first provincial title in 10 years last Monday.