When the sides met at Páirc Uí Rinn in last year’s League campaign, Tipperary claimed a famous win.

Cork ladies football manager Ephie Fitzgerald says he has a fire in his belly again as he sets about plotting a return to the top for his side.

Holders Cork will play Tipperary in the 2020 TG4 Munster Senior Championship semi-final, with Kerry to play 2019 runners-up Waterford on the other side of the provincial draw.

The outgoing Cork LGFA development officer says some ego-driven coaches are creating a culture where girls are leaving the game due to a lack of opportunities.

The cost of preparing the Cork senior ladies football team in 2019 came to €111k, a 37% increase on the previous year’s figure.

No decision will be taken on the vacant Cork senior ladies football management post until later this week, despite rumours that Ephie Fitzgerald has agreed to return to the hot-seat.

Ephie Fitzgerald couldn’t hide his deep displeasure with yellow cards and the effect he felt they had on Cork and Dublin’s All-Ireland semi-final, but his counterpart feels they would be a huge improvement in the men’s game.

Ephie Fitzgerald has brought the curtain down on his four years with the Cork Ladies football team in the wake of the Munster champions' loss to Dublin in an All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park on Sunday afternoon.

Cork boss Ephie Fitzgerald has opted for one change ahead of tomorrow’s All-Ireland Ladies SFC semi-final against Dublin.

Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald has opted for one change in personnel ahead of Sunday’s mouth-watering TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship semi-final against holders Dublin at Croke Park.

The “phenomenal” level of conditioning required to compete at the business end of the ladies football championship has been driven by Cork and Dublin, according to Ephie Fitzgerald.

Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald is fearful the first-ever staging of the All-Ireland ladies football semi-finals at Croke Park will be totally devoid of atmosphere given a crowd of between 5,000 and 10,000 is expected at GAA HQ this Sunday.

Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald believes last week’s defeat to Armagh was a timely wake-up call for his side, but he never doubted his players’ ability to bounce back.

Niamh Cotter led the way as Cork beat Tyrone to bounce back from last weekend’s shock defeat to Armagh and advance to the TG4 All-Ireland SFC semi-finals.

Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald has reacted to last weekend’s shock defeat at the hands of Armagh by making five changes in personnel for tomorrow's All-Ireland Ladies Football quarter-final against Tyrone at Duggan Park, Ballinasloe.

Cork blasted out an ominous statement of intent during their first fixture in the 2019 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championships.

Last week’s triumph over Kerry and this 13-point win means Galway will top Group 3

The outstanding Orla Finn scored 0-12 at TEG Cusack Park in Mullingar as Cork kickstarted their All-Ireland SFC Group 1 campaign with a convincing win over Cavan.

Fitzgerald has drafted Emma Spillane, Maire O’Callaghan and Áine O’Sullivan into his starting line-up.

Cork ladies football boss Ephie Fitzgerald says amalgamation with the GAA is the only way forward to sustain the level of training and commitment that female players are now putting into the game.

Full forward Saoirse Noonan fired 2-3 from play in Fraher Field as the Rebelettes captured back-to-back TG4 Munster Ladies SFC titles and their 13th in total.

Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald has drafted dual star Hannah Looney into his starting line-up for Sunday’s TG4 Munster Ladies Senior Football Championship Final against Waterford at Fraher Field, Dungarvan (6.30pm).

Ephie Fitzgerald has made two changes to his Cork attack for today’s TG4 Munster Senior Championship clash with Kerry (Páirc Uí Rinn, 5pm).

This fixture is part of a double-header at the Cork city venue, and precedes the Munster GAA SFC semi-final between Cork and Limerick at the same venue (7pm).

Cork secured an impressive win in their opening game of the TG4 Munster SFC as they defeated Waterford 3-22 to 0-7 in their round two clash played at CIT on Sunday evening.

Cork’s Division 1 league final victory has not changed the fact that Dublin remain the team to beat this summer, according to winning captain Martina O’Brien.

Cork goalkeeper Martina O’Brien says their extra-time semi-final win over 2018 champions Dublin in the Lidl National Football League can help Cork reclaim their Division 1 title.

When he took on the proverbial poisoned chalice of managing Cork’s ladies’ footballers in January 2016, it was easy to imagine that Ephie Fitzgerald might soon be choking on its contents.

Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald has made three changes to his starting team for Sunday’s Lidl National League Division 1 Final clash with Galway – as the Leesiders chase a 12th top-flight crown.

Cork ladies manager Ephie Fitzgerald thinks both Lidl National Football League Division 1 finalists, Cork and Galway, will pose a significant threat to double All-Ireland champions Dublin when the cut and thrust of the TG4 championship arrives.

Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald believes his young side have the potential to return to past glories, as they clung on for an inspirational victory over champions Dublin in the Lidl National Football League Division 1 semi-final yesterday.

Orla Finn starred with 13 points in the sun as Cork knocked reigning Lidl National Football League Division 1 champions Dublin off their perch, and booked their place in the final with victory at Nowlan Park.

Ladies football has been leading the way in the promotion of women’s sports in Ireland in recent years.

Niamh Cotter and Marie O'Callaghan hit the net as Cork gained some revenge for last year’s All-Ireland final defeat to Dublin in this Lidl National Football League Division 1 clash at Mallow.

Rival captains Niamh Kelly and Doireann O’Sullivan have both highlighted the significance of tomorrow’s Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 clash between Mayo and Cork.

Galway secured their place in the Lidl National Football League Division 1 semi-finals after round five of the competition, while Dublin, Donegal, Cork and Mayo can still earn a semi-final spot after the weekend’s results.

Cork ignited their hopes of reaching the Lidl National Football League Division 1 semi-final after they soundly defeated Monaghan at a sodden Inniskeen.

Dublin manager Mick Bohan praised his squad’s experienced players as they got back to winning ways in their Lidl NFL clash with Tipperary.

Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald and captain Ciara O’Sullivan felt the manner in which they were written off coming into yesterday’s final was both “disrespectful” and “hurtful”.

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When Ephie Fitzgerald agreed to take on the job of Cork ladies football manager in January of 2016, he had more than one person tell him the role was “a poisoned chalice”.