Ballymacarbry books spot against Kilkerrin-Clonberne in All-Ireland SFC Final

Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 1-10 Kilkerrin-Clonberne (Galway) 0-15 Ballymacarbry (Waterford) 1-10 Clann Éireann (Armagh) 0-5   Kilkerrin-Clonberne report by Daire Walsh Defending champions Kilkerrin-Clonberne will face Ballymacarbry in the currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Senior Club Championship decider as points from Meave Flanagan and Olivia Divilly helped them to overcome Kilmacud Crokes after extra-time in a pulsating semi-final encounter at Parnell Park. Inseparable from their Dublin …

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Na Fianna to play All-Ireland camogie and football semi-finals on consecutive days after appeal rejected

A dozen dual players are affected as Meath’s Na Fianna are set to play in All-Ireland camogie and football semi-finals on consecutive days after an appeal to move the football match back by a week was rejected. Na Fianna won the Meath senior camogie and intermediate football championships this year. Twelve players, including nine starters (among them All-Ireland winner Meath …

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Kerry’s Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh named Player of the Year as Dublin leads way with 8 All Stars

Kerry star Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh was named as the 2023 TG4 Senior Players’ Player of the Year at the annual TG4 All Star banquet in association with Lidl at The Bonnington Dublin Hotel on Saturday night, as All-Ireland senior champions Dublin led the way with 8 All Star awards. Ní Mhuircheartaigh’s individual accolade capped a memorable night for the 32-year-old …

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Kilmacud Crokes are back-to-back Leinster LGFA Senior Club Champions

Kilmacud Crokes 4-18 Naomh Ciaran 1-10 Report by Daire Walsh Kilmacud Crokes completed back-to-back Leinster LGFA Senior Club Championship titles on Saturday afternoon with an emphatic triumph at the expense of Naomh Ciaran at Coralstown/Kinnegad. Thanks to goals from Ailbhe Davoren, Niamh Cotter, Julia Buckley and Emma Kane, the Dublin champions comprehensively claimed a second consecutive provincial crown. Despite team captain …

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Portlaoise LGFA blast county board over ‘nonsensical’ schedule clash

Portlaoise LGFA have called on Laoise Ladies County Board to ‘resolve a nonsensical fixture issue’ ahead of their Minor final and Round 1 of the Leinster Senior Football Championship this weekend. They are scheduled to face Longford Slashers at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Football Championship and to play Sarsfields in the Minor final just three hours later, at 5 …

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LGFA Interfirms Cup Final: AIB 3-10 Boston Scientific 3-4

AIB claimed another LGFA Interfirms Cup title at the GAA’s National Games Development Centre at the Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown, on Saturday Oct. 7. Captained by former Cork star Annie Walsh, winner of eight TG4 All-Ireland Senior medals during her inter-county playing days, AIB got the better of Boston Scientific by 3-10 to 3-4 in the Final. With former Limerick …

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Kilmacud Crokes are back-to-back Dublin SFC champions after defeating Na Fianna 2-12 to 3-4

Goals from Niamh Cotter and Mia Jennings and six points from player-of-the-match Eabha Rutledge helped Kilmacud Crokes retain their Dublin Go-Ahead Senior Football Championship title despite a tough second-half showing from Na Fianna Friday night. Michelle Davoren kicked the opening point for the Crokes less than one minute in and her side’s winning start continued with Cotter’s goal just two …

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LGFA Reveals Nominees For 2023 TG4 Player Of The Year Awards

The LGFA (Ladies Gaelic Football Association) has unveiled the nominees for the highly anticipated 2023 TG4 Players’ Player of the Year Awards, showcasing the best talents in senior, intermediate, and junior grades. ***BREAKING NEWS***@dublinladiesg duo Leah Caffrey & Jennifer Dunne have been nominated for the prestigious @SportTG4 Players Player of the Year award alongside Kerry forward Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh More …

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Under government pressure, GAA to improve gender balance of management

A GAA special congress has passed measures to improve the gender balance in its Managing Committee, voting 79 to 21 percent in favour. The size of the committee will change in upcoming years, increasing to 21 members in 2024 of which nine would be female, and then reducing to 19 members in 2025, and 16 in 2026 with appropriate changes. …

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“Complete disregard for player welfare”: Meath clubs call out scheduling chaos

Ratoath Camogie, LGFA, and GAA club yesterday (Sept. 22) made a joint statement striking out against the scheduling of camogie championship and LGFA games less than 15 hours apart in what they described as “a complete disregard for player welfare for our female dual players.” Ratoath lost 0-4 to 2-09 to St Michaels in the Ladies Intermediate Football Championship Sept. …

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