Ladies Gaelic Football finals scheduled for August Bank Holiday

The August Bank Holiday Sunday date for this year’s finals was believed to one of the reasons for a disappointing crowd of 30,340 in Croke Park.

BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND: Kerry captain Niamh Carmody lifts the Brendan Martin cup. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

For the second year in a row, the ladies Gaelic football finals have been scheduled for the August Bank Holiday.

The senior, intermediate and junior deciders have been organised for Sunday, August 3 with the senior semi-finals down for decision on Saturday, July 19, a day before the All-Ireland senior hurling final.