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Lauren Magee signs for Melbourne
August 20, 2020
MELBOURNE will add further international talent to its AFL Women’s team next year, securing Dublin Gaelic footballer Lauren Magee for the 2021 season.In another big move for the Demons, Magee will join fellow Irish recruits Niamh McEvoy and Sinead Goldrick, becoming the first trio from the same county to represent a club in the competition. Magee, who also represents Dublin under the Dublin Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), will make the move with three All-Ireland Senior Ladies’ Football..
Seven Dubs on Top 50 List
August 17, 2020
Magnificent SevenSeven Dubs make the Top 50 Ladies Footballers in today’s Irish Independent. With just Sinead Aherne making the top ten.The list was compiled by Cliona Foley. The seven are Sinead Aherne (St Sylvesters), Lyndsey Davey (Skerries Harps), Sinead Goldrick (Foxrock Cabinteely), Noelle Healy (St Brigids), Siobhan McGrath (Thomas Davis), Denise Masterson (Ballymun Kickhams) and Cliodhna O’Connor (Naomh Mearnog).
Goldrick & McEvoy heading to Oz
August 12, 2020
Goldrick & McEvoy heading down under .... Dublin footballers Sinead Goldrick and Niamh McEvoy have been named in a 23 Melbourne AFLW list of players who have recommitted to the Australian club for the 21/22 season. AFLW List Manager Todd Patterson told Melbourne Media ... “To have the opportunity to extend a good chunk of our core group of players until 2022 will place us in a strong position moving forward”.“This commitment allows us to build some stability and strength in our group, f..
Sinead Goldrick Interview
July 22, 2020
Interview with Sinead Goldrick by John HarringtonLike every other footballer and hurler in the country, Sinead Goldrick discovered that absence made the heart grow fonder during lockdown.So much so, that she had already her gear neatly prepared and ready to go last Tuesday for her first match of the season against Ballyboden St. Enda’s on the following Friday.It wasn’t just the athletic thrill of pushing yourself to excel in sport that she missed. It was the bonds and friendships created thr..
TG4 Senior Championship Fixtures
July 21, 2020
Croke Park to host Intermediate and Senior Finals on Sunday, December 20THE Ladies Gaelic Football Association have confirmed that the 2020 TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate and Senior Championship Finals will be played at Croke Park on Sunday, December 20.Due to the limits on pitch usage at Croke Park this year, unfortunately it is not possible to play the TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship Final there, and this fixture will be played at a venue to be confirmed on the weekend of December 5/6.The LG..
TG4 Senior Championship Draw
June 30, 2020
TG4 Senior Championship Draw 2020The draw for the TG4 Senior championship took place this evening reigning All Ireland champions Dublin have been drawn in Group 3 alongside Donegal and Waterford.Group 1: Cavan, Cork and Kerry, Group 2: Galway, Monaghan and Tipperary, Group 4: Armagh, Mayo and Tyrone The top team from each group will contest the All Ireland semi finals. Details on dates, venues etc will be realised in due course by the LGFA.
Senior Championship Draw
June 29, 2020
TG4 Senior Championship 2020 THE draws for the revised 2020 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships will be broadcast LIVE on Facebook.The eagerly-anticipated draws will be available to viewers on both the Spórt TG4 http://bit.ly/2NPW6Ko and LGFA http://bit.ly/2OvUJ2D pages from 7:30pm on Tuesday evening, June 30.The LGFA’s Commercial and Communications Manager Jackie Cahill will MC the Live event, while LGFA President, Marie Hickey, and Ard Stiúrthóir TG4, Alan Esslemont, will condu..
Format for 2020 TG4 Championship
June 19, 2020
Formats decided for 2020 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football ChampionshipsTHE formats for the 2020 TG4 All-Ireland Junior, Intermediate and Senior Ladies Football Championships have been ratified – and the draws will take place on Tuesday evening, June 30. The 2020 Senior Championship will be contested by 12 counties – with four groups of three teams each set to battle it out in the round-robin stages. The top team in each group will progress straight through to the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Cham..
Siobhan Killeen interview
June 10, 2020
Covid-19 recovery brings its own challenges ... Around the world there are reports of people still suffering from Covid-19 symptoms, several weeks after they contracted the virus.Fatigue, difficulty breathing and reduced cognitive ability are among the symptoms some are experiencing and doctors are struggling to explain why.Dublin Ladies footballer Siobhán Killeen, 27, contracted Covid-19 in March. Between training sessions and her job as a radiographer at the Mater Hospital, she had very..
Covid-19 Update – Safe Return to Gaelic Games
June 05, 2020
Joint Media Release from the GAA, An Cumann Camógaíochta and the LGFACovid-19 Update – Safe Return to Gaelic GamesThe GAA, An Cumann Camogaíochta and the LGFA have today published a plan for a safe return to Gaelic games for the three organisations.The plan (CLICK HERE) is the work of a specially appointed Advisory Committee, which included representatives of all three bodies, the GPA and a number of medical experts (see below for committee members).It offers a route back to activity, subje..