Hannah Looney: “This Year, We Can Go For A Coffee, Or Have A Chat And Get To Know One Another, And I Think You Can See That In How We Are Working For One Another”

Tears of joy flowed from Hannah Looney after John Dermody blew his whistle for the last time at Croke Park last Sunday week. She’ll be hoping for the same outcome this time around.

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Megan Thynne: ‘We Couldn’t Even Get A Challenge Match Those First Years, Counties Would Just Say No. It Was Like We Weren’t Good Enough For Anyone.’

Megan Thynne would give anything to be back in Croke Park this weekend but instead she will have to watch the All-Ireland intermediate camogie final from the comfort of her own home.

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Lucia McNaughton: “In Our Parish, There’s Not A Lot Else To Do. It’s Kind Of Play Hurling And Camogie, And Go To Mass”

On Sunday Lucia McNaughton will captain Antrim on the day of her 26th birthday, in the All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Final against Kilkenny (2pm).

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Opinion: Meath LGFA’s Win Serves As A Metaphor That Transcended Gender To Take The Ladies Out Of Gaelic Football

Meath epitomised the underdog spirit when they rose through the ranks to the very top, doing so on merit. Their story may metaphorically apply to that of women’s sport too.

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Meath’s Murray Praises His Teams ‘Heroes For Life’ As The Royals Dethrone The Dubs

Meath manager Eamonn Murray saluted the county’s ‘heroes for life’ after his team created a piece of history by lifting the Brendan Martin Cup at Croke Park.

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The Brendan Martin Cup, The LGFA’s Sam Maguire Equivalent

The late 60’s and early 70’s in Ireland brought with it a melee of change but amid the turmoil of socio and economic drama emerged the Ladies Gaelic Football Association under the radar to some but along the lines of mockery to others.

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