Ladies' Gaelic Football Association

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Ladies' Gaelic Football Association
Cumann Peil Gael na mBan
Formation18 July 1974
Headquarters Croke Park, Dublin [1]
Region served
Ireland
United Kingdom
International
President
Mícheál Naughton [2]
Website ladiesgaelic.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.

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Foundation

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

All-Irelands

Leagues

Intervarsity

Source: [8]

Representative team

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ https://ladiesgaelic.ie/contact/
  2. ↑ "History – Past Presidents". ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  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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