2025 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final

2025 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Final

Event	2025 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
Meath Dublin 0-10 (10) 2-16 (22)
Dublin win the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
Date	3 August 2025
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Player of the Match	Orlagh Nolan (Dublin)
Referee	Gus Chapman (Sligo)
Attendance	48,089
Weather	19 °C (66 °F), cloudy
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The 2025 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final was the 51st All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, an inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament for the county teams of Ireland. ^{[1] [2]}

Dublin were the winners, easily defeating Meath. The attendance was the third-highest for a ladies' final. ^{[3] [4]}

Background

Meath were appearing in their third final, having defeated Dublin in 2021 and Kerry in 2022. ^[5]

Dublin had won 6 All-Irelands, their first in 2010 and the most recent in 2023. ^[6]

Paths to the final

Meath Round Date Opponent Venue (H/A/N) Result Victory margin Score Ref Leinster round-robin 19 April 2025 Dublin Páirc Tailteann (H) Loss –7 1-6 to 2-10 [7] Leinster round-robin 4 May 2025 Kildare St Conleth's Park (A) Win 1 2-14 to 1-16 [8] Leinster final 11 May 2025 Dublin Croke Park (N) Loss –4 1-12 to 2-13 [9] Group game 7 June 2025 Armagh Páirc Tailteann (H) Draw 0 3-8 to 2-11 [10] Group game 14 June 2025 Kildare Hawkfield (A) Win 3 0-7 to 0-4 [11] Quarter-final 6 July 2025 Tipperary Páirc Tailteann (H) Win 11 2-17 to 1-9 [12] Semi-final 19 July 2025 Kerry O'Connor Park (N) Win 6 2-12 to 1-9 [13]

Dublin Round Date Opponent Venue (H/A/N) Result Victory margin Score Ref Leinster round-robin 19 April 2025 Meath Páirc Tailteann (A) Win 7 2-10 to 1-6 [7] Leinster round-robin 27 April 2025 Kildare St Conleth's Park (A) Win 16 4-12 to 1-5 [14] Leinster final 11 May 2025 Meath Croke Park (N) Win 4 2-13 to 1-12 [9] Group game 8 June 2025 Waterford Fraher Field (A) Draw 0 1-13 to 1-13 [15] Group game 15 June 2025 Leitrim Clann Mhuire, Naul (H) Win 35 8-18 to 0-7 [16] Quarter-final 5 July 2025 Cork Parnell Park (H) Win 17 3-15 to 0-7 [17] Semi-final 19 July 2025 Galway O'Connor Park (N) Win 3 3-14 to 2-14 (a.e.t.) [18]

Details

Meath v Dublin

TG4

3 August 2025 16:15 IST (UTC+1) All-Ireland Final

Report

Meath	0-10 (10)–(22) 2-16	Dublin
(HT: 0-4 – 2-9)
Pts: E Duggan 7 (6fs), A Cleary 1, C Smyth 1, V Wall 1		Gls: N Hetherton 1, N Owens 1 Pts: H Tyrrell 5 (3fs), C Rowe 4 (2fs), K Sullivan 4, N Hetherton 1, N Crowley 1, O Nolan 1

Croke Park , Dublin Referee: Gus Chapman (Sligo) Attendance: 48,089

See also

• List of All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship finals

References

1. "Women's All-Ireland finals to take place on August Bank Holiday weekend next year". The Irish Times.
2. "All-Ireland ladies football finals to take place in early August 2025 to align with GAA's inter-county season". Irish Independent. 24 September 2024.
3. Farrell, Sinead (3 August 2025). "LIVE: Dublin v Meath, All-Ireland senior ladies football final". The 42.
4. Gorman, David. "Dublin v Meath live updates: Dubs dominating All-Ireland women's SFC final". The Irish Times.
5. "Ladies Football: Impressive Meath advance". www.gaa.ie. 19 July 2025.
6. "Dublin crowned TG4 All-Ireland senior ladies football champions". www.gaa.ie. 13 August 2023.
7. "Dublin Ladies defeat Meath in their opening game of the Leinster SFC | Dublin GAA | Latest News, Fixtures & Results". Dublin GAA Board.
8. Walsh, Daire (4 May 2025). "Meath hold off late Kildare fightback and reach Leinster final". Irish Examiner.
9. Rooney, Declan (11 May 2025). "Dublin finish strongly to make it 12 in a row in Leinster".
10. Rooney, Declan (7 June 2025). "Late Meath rally secures share of the spoils with Armagh".
11. O'Flaherty, Deniese (14 June 2025). "Meath battle past Kildare and the elements to progress" – via www.rte.ie.
12. Walsh, Daire (6 July 2025). "Meath set up semi-final with Kerry by trouncing Tipperary". Irish Examiner.
13. Pyne, Anthony (19 July 2025). "All-Ireland semi-final recap: Dublin and Meath advance" – via www.rte.ie.
14. Nolan, Daragh (27 April 2025). "Kildare ladies come up short in Leinster opener against Dublin". www.leinsterleader.ie.
15. "Late Kate Sullivan point salvages draw for Dublin against Waterford". www.independent.ie. 8 June 2025.
16. "Dublin defeat Leitrim to advance to the TG4 SFC Quarter Finals | Dublin GAA | Latest News, Fixtures & Results". Dublin GAA Board.
17. McCarthy, Ger (5 July 2025). "Dublin power past Cork to book All-Ireland semi-final spot". Irish Examiner.
18. "Dublin finally see off Galway to set up All-Ireland decider against Meath". Dublin's Q102.