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Ladies' Gaelic Football Association

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Ladies' Gaelic Football Association
Cumann Peil Gael na mBan
Formation18 July 1974
HeadquartersCroke Park, Dublin[1]
Region served
Ireland
United Kingdom
International
President
Trina Murray [2]
Websiteladiesgaelic.ie

The Ladies' Gaelic Football Association (Irish: Cumann Peil Gael na mBan) is the main governing body for ladies' Gaelic football. It organises competitions such as the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship and the Ladies' National Football League.

Foundation

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The Ladies' Gaelic Football Association was founded on 18 July 1974 at a meeting held at the Hayes' Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary, almost ninety years after the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded at the same hotel. Representatives from four counties – Offaly, Kerry, Tipperary and Galway – attended the meeting. In the same year the LGFA also organised the inaugural All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship. The LGFA was recognised by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1982.[3][4][5][6][7]

Competitions

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All-Irelands

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Leagues

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Intervarsity

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Representative team

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Further reading

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  • Unladylike: A History of Ladies Gaelic Football, by Hayley Kilgallon (published September 2024)[9]

References

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  1. ^ https://ladiesgaelic.ie/contact/
  2. ^ https://ladiesgaelic.ie/trina-murray-takes-over-as-president-of-the-ladies-gaelic-football-association/
  3. ^ "Ladies Gaelic Football". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Official Guide 2019 - Ladies Gaelic Football Association" (PDF). ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  5. ^ "About Us". ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  6. ^ "History – The Beginning". ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  7. ^ "10 Incredible Facts About Ladies Football". www.balls.ie. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Competitions". ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  9. ^ Kilgallon, Hayley (16 July 2024). "Hayley Kilgallon on the history of ladies' GAA 'Women were thought naturally weaker back then'". The Journal. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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