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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Formation | 1974 |
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Headquarters | Westward House Jones Road Dublin 3 Ireland[1] |
Region served | Ireland United Kingdom International |
President | Mícheál Naughton [2] |
Website | ladiesgaelic.ie |
Foundation
editThe 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.[1][3][4][5][6]
Competitions
editAll-Irelands
edit- All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
- All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship
- All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship
- All-Ireland Under-18 Ladies' Football Championship
- All-Ireland Under-16 Ladies' Football Championship
- All-Ireland Under-14 Ladies' Football Championship
- All-Ireland Ladies' Club Football Championship
Leagues
editIntervarsity
editSource:[7]
Representative team
editFurther reading
edit- Unladylike: A History of Ladies Gaelic Football, by Hayley Kilgallon (due September 2024)[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ladies Gaelic Football". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "History – Past Presidents". ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Official Guide 2019 - Ladies Gaelic Football Association" (PDF). ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "About Us". ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "History – The Beginning". ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "10 Incredible Facts About Ladies Football". www.balls.ie. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Competitions". ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- ladiesgaelic.ie, official website