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.

Sinéad Aherne scored 2-5 as reigning champions Dublin set up a TG4 All-Ireland SFC semi-final date with Cork in a rematch of last year’s decider.

Dublin forward Niamh McEvoy sounded a warning to her teammates that they still have a lot of improving to do if they are to retain their TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship, following a show of force against Waterford at the weekend in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise.

Defending champions Dublin underlined their TG4 All-Ireland SFC title credentials with a comprehensive Group 2 triumph against Waterford at O’Moore Park in Portlaoise.

Dublin boss Mick Bohan has rung the changes as the champions prepare for Sunday’s Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 semi-final clash with Cork at Nowlan Park.

Sinead Aherne recorded an outstanding haul of 3-3 at the DCU Sportsgrounds to guide Dublin towards an emphatic victory over Monaghan in Division 1 of the Lidl National Football League.

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

Dublin ladies star Lyndsey Davey reckons the row between Mayo players and management should have been settled by now and took some of the gloss off the All-Ireland final.

The approach of the Dublin ladies in 2018 was different to previous years.

Dublin 3-11 Cork 1-12

Cork’s perfect All-Ireland final record is no more. It was inevitable that defeat would eventually darken our door some September Sunday - you were just hoping it wouldn’t be yesterday, writes Valerie Mulcahy

Dublin ladies’ football manager, Mick Bohan, said his players were not concerned about winning a seventh TG4 Leinster SFC, but were just keen to kickstart the defence of their All-Ireland title, against Westmeath yesterday.

Dublin are the TG4 Leinster ladies senior champions for a seventh year in a row, as they proved far too strong for Westmeath in Netwatch Cullen Park.

Mayo are through to a first Lidl Ladies NFL Division 1 final since 2016 after ending Cork’s six-in-a-row dreams. they will meet Dublin in the final.

Ephie Fitzgerald’s 2016 team claimed bragging rights in sweltering 37C conditions.

Dublin made it four wins from four outings in Division 1 of the 2018 Lidl National League on Saturday evening.

Captain Sinéad Aherne led the way with 2-7 as Dublin booked their place in a fourth successive TG4 All-Ireland ladies senior football final.

Mary White gives the lowdown on the eight teams in the top division of the Lidl NFL...

13 years on and three acquaintances are in the running for TG4 Ladies Football All-Star Awards at the Citywest Hotel tonight.

Cork 1-7 Dublin 1-6: A merited sixth consecutive All-Ireland senior title for Cork ladies and one that should not be tainted by an umpiring mistake that denied Dublin a first-half point.

You know the rivalry-but-not-actually a rivalry that exists, or did exist, between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova?

Cork boss Ephie Fitzgerald has refused to be drawn into a war of words with Gregory McGonigle after the Dublin supremo accused the Rebels of cynicism and systematic fouling during the Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 semi-final between the counties.

Dublin manager Gregory McGonigle has accused champions Cork of “cynicism” and “systematic” fouling during last Saturday’s Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 semi-final.

A dominant second-half display by Ephie Fitzgerald’s Cork has seen the holders qualify for a ninth successive Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 final – and within touching distance of the four-in-a-row.

Briege Corkery earned her ninth TG4 All Star Award and collected her second Players’ Player of the Year award on a night when the legendary Cora Staunton joined Mary Jo Curran as the only players ever to win 10 All Stars.

Winning pretty, winning ugly. It doesn’t matter to them at this stage. So long as Brendan Martin is sitting at the front of the bus on the journey home to Cork on Monday afternoon, they’re a content bunch.

This was special, arguably the most special of the bunch.

Ladies football is in a very healthy place

If ever a game illustrated what winning takes to Dublin captain Lyndsey Davey, it was last year’s gut-wrenching All-Ireland final defeat to Cork, when maybe some of the Dublin players allowed their eyes drift towards the prize. Now fighting fires off the field, Davey won’t be fazed when Cork turn up the heat tomorrow...

Muireann Ní Scanaill (Dublin full-back)

Dublin 2-16 Armagh 2-5: Dublin boss Gregory McGonigle hailed the intensity, work-rate and discipline of his players after the Sky Blues easily defeated Armagh on Saturday to book a TG4 All-Ireland ladies senior football final clash with Cork.

Last year’s finalists Cork and Dublin remain on course for another collision in September’s TG4 All-Ireland ladies football championship decider.

Dublin held off a stiff challenge from Monaghan to prevail in their TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC quarter-final at St Tiernach’s Park in Clones this afternoon.

Ladies Football

Last year’s finalists Cork and Dublin both suffered defeats yesterday in Division 1 of the Tesco Homegrown Ladies National Football League.

The omission of Cork’s Valerie Mulcahy — player of the match in both the Division 1 National League final and the All-Ireland final — was the big talking point from Saturday’s TG4 All-Star awards.

The TG4 Ladies Football All Star Awards took place at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin last night with 15 All Star Awards presented to the winning players along with Player's Player of the Year awards.

Cork 2-13 Dublin 2-12

Cork 2-13 Dublin 2-12

Dublin 2-12 Kerry 1-10

Cork 1-9 Dublin 2-4