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LGFA Chief Executive Officer Helen O'Rourke during day one of the LGFA Annual Congress at Clanree Hotel in Letterkenny, Donegal.

O'Rourke to step down as LGFA CEO at year's end

Helen O'Rourke has signalled her intention to step down as CEO of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) at the end of the year.

GAA • 24 Sep

McAleese chairs first Gaelic games integration meeting

Former President of Ireland Mary McAleese has chaired the first meeting of the Steering Group on Integration between the Camogie Association, the GAA, and the Ladies Gaelic Football Association.

GAA • 27 Oct 22

Mícheál Naughton is presented with his Presidential medal by his wife, Annette

LGFA president indebted to GAA for providing facilities

New LGFA president Micheál Naughton insists the association "will always hold our identity", while continuing to work closely with the GAA and the Camogie Association.

Camogie Association • 06 Mar 21

Mícheál Naughton has formally assumed the role of LGFA President

Naughton succeeds Hickey as LGFA President at Congress

Mícheál Naughton has taken over as President of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association on a four-year term, charged with leading the association into its 50th anniversary in 2024.

GAA • 06 Mar 21

'I am deeply hurt by the comment made by the CEO in her report'

Ex-Tribe boss Rabbitt 'deeply hurt' by LGFA CEO remarks

Former Galway manager Tim Rabbitt has hit back after LGFA CEO Helen O'Rourke accused him of attempting to "destroy the integrity of the association" in her annual report.

GAA • 02 Mar 21

Tom Kenny (front row, centre) pictured at the Ladies Football Association 40th Anniversary in 2013

Hickey pays tribute to late LGFA president Kenny

Ladies Gaelic Football Association President Marie Hickey has led the tributes to former LGFA President Tom Kenny, who has died.

GAA • 08 Feb 21

No place like home - Armagh's struggle for level pitch

Armagh LGFA are one of the only women's county teams to have their own facilities, which they have spent three years developing solely with self-raised funds.

GAA • 01 Feb 21

Cork's semi-final win over Galway was played at Croke Park at short notice

GAA 'could do no more' to help LGFA over venue row

GAA president John Horan insists his organisation did all they could to help the Ladies Gaelic Football Association during their recent semi-final fixture controversy.

GAA • 18 Dec 20

Staunton: 'We always say we are stronger together. With over 4,000 members, I think there will be a stronger voice'

'A monumental day' - Staunton hails merger vote

Cora Staunton says the vote to combine the Women's Gaelic Players Association (WGPA) and their male equivalent, the GPA, is a major step towards equality in ladies football.

GAA • 15 Dec 20

Libby Coppinger is one of five Cork dual code players

LGFA move Cork football game to avoid dual code clash

The Ladies Gaelic Football Association have rearranged the All-Ireland senior semi-final clash between Cork v Galway, in order to avoid a clash for Cork dual players.

GAA • 17 Nov 20

The LGFA consider the matter to cancel the competitions for now as closed

LGFA reaffirm Post-Primary competitions cancellation

A statement from the Ladies Gaelic Football Association on the cancellations of Lidl All-Ireland Post-Primary Schools Competitions has emphasised "the clear and prescient advice that fixtures should be played at local/county level only for now".

GAA • 31 Jul 20

Dublin will be looking for a fourth successive title

LGFA set December date for All-Ireland finals

The Ladies Gaelic Football Association has confirmed that this year's TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate and Senior Championship Finals will be played as a double-header at Croke Park on Sunday, 20 December.

Womens Football • 21 Jul 20

Differences in regulations across jurisdictions have complicated the return to sport in Ireland

LGFA change policy on cross-border challenge matches

The Ladies Gaelic Football Association has agreed to allow teams from Northern Ireland play challenge games against clubs from the Republic after initially refusing to sanction them.

GAA • 06 Jul 20

Cork and Dublin met in this year's league on 8 February

Ladies National Football Leagues won't be completed

In light of the Covid-19 outbreak, the Ladies Gaelic Football Association have taken the decision to cancel the Lidl National Leagues, meaning that the competition will not be completed in 2020.

GAA • 24 Mar 20

The result of motion 61 - which passed - which awards two points for a '45 metre kick, gained when the opposition puts the ball over their own endline, and is kicked off the ground and over the bar

LGFA delegates pass new two-point rule for '45s

The Ladies Gaelic Football Association delegates have passed a motion which will see players who kick a '45 from the ground and over the bar rewarded with two points on the scoreboard.

GAA • 07 Mar 20

Micheál Naughton reacts after he was elected as LGFA President Elect

LGFA elects Micheál Naughton as next president

The Ladies Gaelic Football Association has elected Micheál Naughton as the governing body's next president.

GAA • 07 Mar 20

(Left to right): Micheál Naughton, Liam McDonagh and Dominic Leech.

Three candidates in the running for LGFA presidency

The three candidates to become the 13th different President of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) since its inception in 1974 have been revealed.

GAA • 04 Mar 20

Siobhán Woods, left, and Lucy Collins of Dublin lift the Brendan Martin Cup

Groupings confirmed for new look Ladies championship

The Ladies Gaelic Football Association has confirmed the groupings for the revamped 2020 TG4 All-Ireland Senior championship.

GAA • 04 Dec 19

Dublin triumphed in September's final but next year's structure will be different

Ladies GFA confirm shake-up to Championship structures

The Ladies Gaelic Football Association has confirmed a revamp of the 2020 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship structure.

GAA • 21 Nov 19

'The semi-finals were superb games but unfortunately only a fifth of the crowd got to witness that live in Croke Park'

Masterson hopes game moves beyond finals day crowds

Former Dublin footballer Denise Masterson believes it's important that Ladies Football moves beyond the excitement about All-Ireland final day crowds to ensuring that spectators flock to games earlier in the season.

GAA • 16 Sep 19

The attendance record at the ladies final has been broken once again

All-Ireland ladies final attracts record-breaking crowd

The attendance record for a women's All-Ireland finals day has been broken yet again with 56,114 spectators converging on Croke Park to witness the senior, intermediate and junior deciders.

GAA • 15 Sep 19

The LGFA launched their 2019 championships in Croke Park

Women's senior semi-finals to take place at Croke Park

The Ladies Gaelic Football Association have announced that the 2019 TG4 All-Ireland Senior semi-finals will be played at Croke Park on Sunday, 25 August.

GAA • 09 Jul 19

"One game in a province; it hardly feels like a provincial final"

Bohan calls on LGFA to scrap provincial championships

Dublin manager Mick Bohan has called on the LGFA to scrap the provincial championships.

GAA • 09 Jul 19

LGFA President leads tributes to Jimmy Corbett

Uachtarán Cumann Peil Gael na mBan Marie Hickey has extended her deepest sympathies and those of the entire Association to the family of the late Jimmy Corbett, founder of the Mayo club Carnacon, who has passed away.

GAA • 29 Mar 19

The conditions yesterday caused problems in many GAA fixtures

'Before the game, I had my team togging out in 3 rooms'

Westmeath manager Sean Finnegan was left fuming yesterday at the facilities on offer for players for the Division 1 meeting between Dublin and his own side in St Clare's in DCU.

GAA • 04 Mar 19