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Previous Championship meetings between Dublin & Galway ...

September 10, 2019
Previous Championship meeting between Sunday’s finalists!Sunday will be Dublin’s 6th senior All Ireland final appearance in a row and their first final meeting with Connacht champions Galway since 2004.In total, Dublin and Galway have meet on five previous occasions in senior championship and in terms of bragging rights the balance is tipped slightly in Dublin’s favour with three wins from five with Galway’s two victories taking place back in 2004 and in 2005.The two Counties first meeti..

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Throw- back Thursday!

August 29, 2019
Throw- back Thursday!Back in late August 2014, Dublin had bridged a four year gap and had qualified for the TG4 Senior All Ireland final. Their Croke Park opponents would be champions Cork who were going for four in a row of All Ireland titles.To mark the occasion and signify the role the players clubs had played in the girl’s journey to the final we decided to take a squad picture of the 34 players wearing their respective club jerseys.The resulting picture was amazing and the colourful image..

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Match Report Dublin v Cork

August 25, 2019
Dublin 2-11 (17) Cork 0-11 (11)Report By DARAGH SMALL for LGFA Sinéad Aherne scored 1-3 as champions Dublin advanced to the TG4 All-Ireland Championship senior final after seeing off the challenge of their great rivals Cork.Mick Bohan’s side will now face Galway following their victory over Mayo in the first of the double-bill at Croke Park in front of a crowd of 10,886.Dublin had lost twice to Cork in 2019 and the sides were deadlocked at 0-7 apiece at half-time following an absorbing openi..

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Dublin v Cork - All you need to know

August 24, 2019
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW -TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Senior Semi-Finals Sunday August 25th, Croke Park.Mayo v Galway, Croke Park, 2.00pmCork v Dublin, Croke Park, 3.45pmBoth games will be broadcast live on TG4Follow the Live blog on RTÉ.ie and the RTÉ News Now App from 1.30pm. There will also be Live radio commentary on Sunday Sport from 2pm on RTÉ Radio 1WEATHER - Warm, dry, and calm with plenty of sun and maximum temperatures of 24 degrees. Ideal football weather.TEAM NEWS - Cork manager Ephie Fitz..

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Dublin Team named for Semi Final with Cork

August 23, 2019
TG4 SFC All Ireland Semi FinalSunday 25th August, 3:45pmDublin v Cork (LIVE TG4)Croke Park, Baile Átha CliathMick Bohan has remained faithful with the same starting 15 that lined out versus Kerry in the quarter final for this Sunday's eagerly awaited clash with Cork. Both sides meet twice earlier this year in the league with Cork coming out of top in both meetings although a period of extra time was required to separate the teams in the NFL semi-final. Cork subsequently went on to lift the le..

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Ticket info Dublin v Cork

August 20, 2019
TG4 ALL IRELAND SEMI-FINALS 2019Dublin will play Cork in the TG4 All Ireland Semi-Final THIS Sunday August 25th in Croke Park. This is the first time that both senior semi-finals will be played at GAA HQ.Mayo v Galway, 2pmDublin v Cork, 3.45pmTicket InformationAdults: €20.00, Students/Seniors: €10.00, Juveniles(U-16's): €2.00TICKETS are now on sale from lgfa.tickets.ieTickets are also on sale from select SuperValu and Centra stores and the LGFA office 01-8363156.Dublin CLUBS bringing ju..

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ROWE looking forward to Sunday ....

August 20, 2019
ROWE looking forward to Sunday ....Dublin’s double goal-scoring hero in the 2018 TG4 All-Ireland Senior final, Carla Rowe, is hoping to repeat her ‘dream come true’ performance when Dublin and Cork do battle again next Sunday at Croke Park. Rowe (24) had played in three losing All-Ireland finals against Cork before last year’s big win for Mick Bohan’s side, but facing a smarting Cork in Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final is another huge challenge for the champions.Defeating Cork in Cro..

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Eugene Egan Tournament 2019

August 19, 2019
Eugene Egan Tournament 2019Another hugely successful Eugene Egan memorial tournament took place on Saturday last in Clanna Gael Fontenoy GAA club, Ringsend. Over 180 girls from Dublin, Cork, Kildare, Wexford and Antrim showcased their football skills in front of a huge crowd of supporters with parents, family and friends from all five Counties treated to some excellent football.From the outset, it was apparent that the standard of football on display was going to be of an exceptionally high stan..

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Eugene Egan Memorial Tournament 2019

August 16, 2019
Eugene Egan Memorial Tournament 2019On Saturday August 17th hosts Dublin welcome Antrim, Cork, Kildare and Wexford to the Capital for the 2019 Eugene Egan Memorial tournament. The inaugural tournament took place back in 2017 and since then the event has grown in stature becoming a highlight occasion on our fixture calendar.The tournament is organised in memory of our former County Secretary, Eugene Egan who passed away following a brave battle with illness in February of 2014.During his term as ..

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Match report Dublin v Kerry

August 05, 2019
***MATCH REPORT***Dublin 5-15 Kerry 2-9By DARAGH SMALLSinéad Aherne scored 2-5 as reigning champions Dublin set up a TG4 All-Ireland SFC semi-final date with Cork in a rematch of last year’s decider.Dublin had far too much firepower for Kerry in this quarter-final at Bord na Móna O’Connor Park in Tullamore as they ran winners by double scores.Sarah Houlihan’s goal reduced the arrears before half-time to give Kerry hope but they turned around trailing by 2-3 to 1-4 having played with the ..

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