Michelle Davoren of Kilmacud Crokes is The Croke Park/LGFA Player of the Month for September
MICHELLE Davoren from Dublin club Kilmacud Crokes has been honoured with The Croke Park/LGFA Player of the Month award for September 2022. Davoren, 27, was in superb form for Crokes as they were crowned Dublin Senior champions for the very first time with victory over Thomas Davis at Parnell Park on September 23. Davoren, a former All-Ireland U21 winner with …
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“Large companies are starting to see the benefits of supporting not just the men’s team, but the women as well”
We spoke to Dublin LGFA stars Martha Byrne and Jennifer Dunne in Croke Park at the announcement of Amgen as title sponsors for Cuala GAA for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Under the terms of the sponsorship agreement, Amgen will support four adult hurling teams; five adult mens’ football teams; four adult camogie teams and four adult ladies’ football teams …
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New Gear for the Boys’ Team, Nothing for the Girls: Stories of Inequality
By Ellen Johnston Personal trainer and fitness instructor Ellen Johnston shared her thoughts and personal experiences with gender inequality in sport with Her Sport in the following essay: Gender inequality isn’t a new issue, it’s always been there, both in professional and amateur sport settings. In recent years female participation in sports has increased and female sports are now widely …
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List of Fixtures for LGFA Leinster Club Championship 2022
Here is the list of latest county and provincial club championship fixtures which have been submitted to the LGFA. If your county wishes to have club fixtures/results publicized on a weekly basis, please email karen.togher@lgfa.ie with your fixture details and subsequent results. All details submitted to us will be included in our weekly updates. Club Senior Championship Round Date Venue Club, …
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Diane O’Hora Named New Kildare LGFA Manager
Diane O’Hora has been named Kildare LGFA’s new manager. O’Hora was part of Seán Finnegan’s management team in Kildare this year. Finnegan stepped down last month to join Kevin McStay with the Mayo mens senior football team. The four-time All-Ireland winner, who captained her native Mayo to their first ever All-Ireland title in 1999, has previous managerial experience in Down, …
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‘I couldn’t walk more than a kilometre without my leg swelling up’ Tipperary Star Aishling Moloney is back
It has been an extremely mentally and physically challenging 14 months for Tipperary star Aishling Moloney. The former TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Footballer of the Year has confirmed she is returning to play for the first time since her devastating cruciate ligament injury which she sustained in June 2021. “I had a long recovery with a few setbacks here and there, …
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Davy Nelson to be New Manager of All Ireland Champions Meath LGFA
All Ireland Senior Champions, Meath LGFA, are set to appoint Davy Nelson as the new senior football manager. He is succeeding Eamonn Murray, who led the team to two championships. Below is the statement released by Fearghal Harney, PRO Meath LGFA Co. Board. Davy Nelson is set to be appointed as the new manager of the Meath Senior Ladies …
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2022 TG4 Ladies Football All Star nominees have been revealed
2022 All-Ireland champions Meath lead the way with 13 nominations on the list of 45 nominees, while beaten All-Ireland finalists Kerry have 11 players nominated. The Royal County collected their second successive TG4 All-Ireland Senior title with victory over Kerry in the Croke Park Final on July 31, a victory which completed a brilliant ‘double’, following their victory in the …
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WIN A TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY!
WIN a trip to New York City!To celebrate the New York LGFA documentary, our partners Gym+Coffee are giving away the amazing prize of RETURN FLIGHTS for TWO PEOPLE to NEW YORK!
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“We’re Here to Stay”: Emma Duggan on Winning the All-Ireland Championships and the European Week of Sport
Meath footballer Emma Duggan lights up when asked in the latest The Her Sport Show episode how it felt to secure the All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship for the second year running. “It was absolutely brilliant,” says a smiling Duggan, also an ambassador for the European Week of Sport: “It was really satisfying, knowing the challenges and the obstacles we’ve …
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