TG4 Ladies Football Players’ Player of the Year nominees announced

The nominees have been announced for the 2022 TG4 Players’ Player of the year awards in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior grades. The winners will be revealed at the 2022 TG4 All Star awards banquet, in association with Lidl, at The Bonnington Dublin Hotel on Saturday, November 19th. TG4 All-Ireland Senior champions Meath are represented on the Senior shortlist by …

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TG4 Confirm Live Coverage of All-Ireland Club Finals from Croke Park

TG4 confirmed live coverage of historic 2022 currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Club Finals from Croke Park. The Ladies Gaelic Football Association yesterday confirmed live TV coverage of the 2022 currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Intermediate and Senior Club Championship Finals from Croke Park on Saturday, December 10. This is an historic development for the LGFA as it will mark the first time that All-Ireland Ladies …

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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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World Cup Playoff Squad Named- Weekend Roundup

Irish World Cup Playoffs- Squad Named This week the squad was named for Ireland’s upcoming World Cup qualifying playoff, which will be on Oct. 11. Niamh Farrelly, Roma McLaughlin, Isibeal Atkinson and Kyra Recusa all received recalls, and Niamh Fahey and Jamie Finn are also returning after missing the Slovakia win. Injuries have already ruled out many players including Megan …

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Cathy Carey Named The Croke Park/LGFA Player of the Month for August

Antrim’s Cathy Carey has been honoured with The Croke Park/LGFA Player of the Month award for August 2022. The 32-year-old St Ergnat’s, Moneyglass, player produced a superb performance in the TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship Final replay against Fermanagh on Saturday, August 13, as the Saffrons collected the West County Hotel Cup at Armagh’s Athletic Grounds. Carey scored 2-1, including a …

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Double Delight for Laois as County Stars Collect ZuCar Golden Glove and Golden Boot Awards

LAOIS were celebrating on the double today as county stars Eimear Barry and Mo Nerney collected their 2022 ZuCar Golden Glove and Golden Boot awards at Croke Park. Goalkeeper Eimear has been confirmed as the winner of the Golden Glove award, introduced in 2021 to acknowledge goalkeeping excellence during the TG4 All-Ireland Championships. Eimear’s crucial second half save against Wexford …

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“It’s going to be hugely difficult” Mo Nerney and Laois prepare for 2023 step up

Laois ace Mo Nerney says this year brought the O’Moore County together and they feel like a family as they prepare to take on the might of Meath and Dublin next year. Laois were crowned TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate champions after victory over Wexford at Croke Park on 31 July. And Nerney scored 1-5 bringing her personal tally to 5-31 (46 …

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