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Images from Tesco Club Championships 2011 

May 18, 2011
Photos courtesy of www.gaapics.com and www.sports-in-focus.com       

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Dublin Minors win Leinster Championship Final

May 15, 2011
Dublin Weather the Storm to Snatch Dramatic Win.Dublin 1-9 Meath 2-5.Dublin weathered both a Royal storm and that which the elements threw at them to regain the Leinster Minor Championship title at a wet and windswept Sarsfields venue on Saturday. The Meath management team will be left scratching their in wonder at how this one got away. Having played with the advantage of a very strong wind in the first half they went in at half time leading by just a single goal, 2-2 to 1-2. The Dublin defence..

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LGFA launch strategic plan...

May 12, 2011
BY 2016, the Ladies Gaelic Football Association claim the number of spectators attending their All-Ireland finals will have risen from 22,000 to 40,000. That’s just one of many ambitious aims outlined in the far-reaching five year strategic plan they published in Croke Park last night. "It’s something we had huge debate over, but we believe it can be achieved within the next years," says Ladies Gaelic Football Association CEO Helen O’Rourke. "The All-Ireland Senior, Intermediate and Junior..

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Dublin to take on Meath in Minor Final this Saturday..

May 09, 2011
Leinster Minor Championship Finals 2011Minor ‘A’ Championship Final:Dublin v MeathDate:               14th MayVenue:             Sarsfields Gaa Club, NewbridgeTime:               3.15pmReferee:           Sean Duane (Kildare)Minor ‘B’ Championship FinalWicklow v LouthDate:               14th MayVenue:             Sarsfields Gaa Club, NewbridgeTime:               1.30pmReferee:           D..

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Dublin U14 Leinster Champions for 2011

May 09, 2011
 Dublin Blow Kildare Away inLeinster ‘A Final.Dublin 8-13 Kildare 2-3. Finals of Provincial championships should be competitive affairs butthis u14 contest never showed the least sign of being so. Dublin playing with avery strong wind at their backs in the first half made sure of that. Aside fromtwo attacks, one of which generated a goal on the stroke of half time from apenalty, Kildare failed to get inside their opponents 20m line. They evenstruggled to get the ball past their 40m line for ..

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Dublin capture league title..

May 08, 2011
Dublin Cruise to NationalLeague Title.Dublin 3-15 Meath 2-9.Dublin and Meath played out an exciting Bord Gais National LeagueDivision 2 final at Parnell Park on Saturday before an attendance of 3,000spectators. The Royals were quick off the mark with a point from GeraldineDoherty in the first minute. Dublin responded with a pointed free from SineadAherne in the third minute. Another one followed a minute later. Elaine Duffyequalised for Meath two minutes later before an Elaine Kelly point from p..

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Your County Needs You!!

May 04, 2011
Brown hoping for crowd at ladies finalby Jackie CahillDublin manager Tommy Brown is hoping that the feel-good factor engulfing the county will bring punters through the Parnell Park turnstiles for next Saturdays Bord Gáis Energy Ladies National Football League Division 2 final. Dublins senior footballers and hurlers have contested National League finals over the last two weekends and now the time has come for Browns All-Ireland senior champions to take to the platform. The Sky Blues will meet M..

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NFL Final - Dublin Mascot Competition!!

May 03, 2011
The Dublin LGFA are offering young Dubs (U12’s) the chance of a lifetime to be a Dublin mascot this coming  Saturday the 9th of May when Dublin take on arch rivals Meath in the Bord Gáis Energy Ladies NFL div 2 Final!Along with meeting the players, leading the team out the lucky winner will also receive a Dublin kit. (Jerseys, shorts & socks).Parents or guardians can simply email the name of the girl or boy they wish to nominate to info@dublinladiesgaelic.ie  along with their age, gear size..

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Dubs secure new 3 year sponsorship deal with Elverys

May 03, 2011
Dublin Ladies Gaelic Football, one of the leading Counties in Ladies GAA and Elverys Sports, Ireland’s leader in the ‘authentic sports market’ are delighted to announce a three year sponsorship deal for the County’s Football teams from U.14 up to Senior.  Elverys have been the title sponsor of Dublin Ladies since 2005 and partnered Dublin in their All-Ireland winning success last September 2010 in Croke Park.  Dublin Chairperson, Maureen King, is delighted with the new deal, having bee..

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County Scene is hotting up!

April 27, 2011
The Inter County scene is starting to hot up with four out of five Dublin teams in action over the next few weeks.First up is the Dublin U16 team who take on Laois this coming Saturday the 30th of April @ 1pm in St Laurence OTooles GAA club (Blunden Drive, Ayrfield). This is the U16s last round robin game in the Leinster championship the team have been quietly going about their business having clocked up a 2-12 to 2-05 win over Meath followed up by a 4-13 to 2-04 win over Wexford. Laois had a fo..

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