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January 01, 1970
A Chara,
The Gaelic Games Associations have joined forces to announce details of the forthcoming Provincial Female Leadership programme. This 12-month programme, secured through the support of the Sport Ireland Women in Sport fund, will run from October 2023 until July 2024, with follow-up work to be completed thereafter. The Leading Provincial Females programme is designed for females aged 18+ interested in personal development and potentially leading teams. Four programmes will be held in each of the four provinces and all participants will attend two days, one at the start of the programme and one at the end, which will examine their leadership skills.
Attendance is also required at a mid-point evening session, again focusing on leadership skills, while participants must complete at least two modules from themes across the four strands of coaching, officiating, administration, and PR/Media between each of those dates, minimum four in total. This is a blended course, consisting of face-to-face sessions and online webinars, and the benefits are multi-fold for participants. They will have the chance to engage with like-minded future leaders in Gaelic Games, while also gaining insight and understanding of their own leadership styles. Training and advice will be provided by experienced leadership trainers.
This programme is for females who wish to develop and hone their leadership skills, while also furthering development as a coach, match official, administrator or any volunteer role in Gaelic Games.
We welcome applications from females at all levels within the association. For more information, please click on the link below and to apply for the programme, please click HERE.
Is mise le meas,
Niall Mulrine
Head of Volunteer Development
Calling all GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association Members Aged 12 - 21
The GAA Youth Forum will be held in Croke Park on Saturday Oct 7th. This will be the first in person Youth Forum since 2019.
The theme of the forum is ‘Where We All Belong – A Youth Perspective’.
Topics to be addressed include:
- Decision Making Structures
- Communications
- Coach Behaviour & Education
- Addressing Discrimination & Accessibility
- Development & Volunteering Opportunities
Up to 300 delegates between from 12 – 21 years old representing GAA, LGFA and Camogie clubs will attend.
If you or someone you know would like to attend complete this form by Friday 22nd Sept.
https://forms.office.com/e/qcnhTEVxK5
Go raibh mile maith agaibh
Galway LGFA are currently inviting applications for the position of
Minor Intercounty Manager
Minimum Requirements:
- Be a member of the LGFA & have good knowledge of how Ladies Football procedures & policies operate.
- Hold current Garda Vetting & Safeguarding certificates.
- Demonstrate at least 3 years of a successful track record in Club & or Inter County Management.
- Have an ability to demonstrate/organise a high standard of Coaching (At least a Level 1 Coaching Certificate is required).
- Have an understanding of & work within the Guidelines of the LGFA & the Code of Ethics & Good Practice for Young Players.
Applications are available on below link – and from County Secretary by emailing secretary.galway@lgfa.ie.
Completed applications must be returned via email to secretary.galway@lgfa.ie or by post to below address to reach the County Secretary no later than 5pm Friday 29th September 2023.
Geraldine Heverin,
Ballyedmond, Clonberne, Co. Galway H53E036
Galway LGFA are currently inviting applications for the position of
Senior Intercounty Manager
Minimum Requirements:
- Be a member of the LGFA & have good knowledge of how Ladies Football procedures & policies operate.
- Hold current Garda Vetting & Safeguarding certificates.
- Demonstrate at least 3 years of a successful track record in Club & or Inter County Management.
- Have an ability to demonstrate/organise a high standard of Coaching (At least a Level 1 Coaching Certificate is required).
- Have an understanding of & work within the Guidelines of the LGFA & the Code of Ethics & Good Practice for Young Players.
Link to application below and from County Secretary by emailing secretary.galway@lgfa.ie.
Completed applications must be returned via email to secretary.galway@lgfa.ie or by post to below address to reach the County Secretary no later than 5pm Friday 29th September 2023.
Geraldine Heverin,
Ballyedmond, Clonberne, Co. Galway H53E036
Senior Intercounty Manager Application 2023.docx
Galway Minor Ladies have reached the All Ireland Minor A Final where they will play Kildare on Saturday August 5th at 2pm in Pearse Park Longford.
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They have worked very hard to get to the final and with games coming so close together there is very little recovery time between games. We want to give the girls the best preparation possible to enable them to return home with the winning cup on All Ireland Final day.
Good preparation and recovery sessions require funding and in this regard, we are seeking your assistance. All donations, no matter how small are really appreciated. All monies received go towards the running costs of the Minor team's All Ireland quest.
Your continued support of this hardworking and deserving team is greatly appreciated.
Donations can be made via the following link: https://gofund.me/a11afdf6
Galway Minor Ladies play Mayo in the Provincial Minor A Final on Wednesday 12th July in Bekan at 7.45pm. Below please see link to tickets for the game.
https://www.universe.com/events/connacht-minor-championship-finals-tickets-G5KMBD
Galway V Tipperary in Round 2 of the Senior Championship
Sunday, June 25th 2023 @ 2:00pm,
Moyne Templetuohy, Tipperary
Referee: Garryowen McMahon
* U-12s Admission is Free and does not require a ticket
Link to tickets: https://www.universe.com/events/tg4-all-ireland-senior-championship-group-4-round-2-tipperary-v-galway-tickets-V5N4L6
Game will also be shown on LGFA InPlayer for those who can’t attend.
Round 5 of the CLGFA Minor Championship
Galway play Cork in Round 1 of the TG4 Senior All Ireland Championship Series Saturday 17th of June at 7:30pm in Pearse Stadium. The game is available to watch live on TG4
Lidl Ireland, with support from Dublin Ladies Gaelic football Captain and Lidl Ambassador Carla Rowe, have issued a nationwide call for entries for the Ladies Gaelic Football Association 50thAnniversary Jersey Design Competition.
Entrants will be in with a chance of having their design featured on the special edition jersey to celebrate the upcoming milestone of 50 years since the association was founded in 1974. 10,000 jerseys featuring the winning design will be produced and distributed across the country in January 2024 to kick off the anniversary celebrations.
The winning entry will also receive €1,000 in Lidl vouchers and four tickets to the 2023 TG4 All-Ireland Finals.
To enter, shoppers must complete the design template on the entry forms which are available from the leaflet stands in Lidl stores nationwide and submit their entry via the LGFA box located behind the checkout area by Sunday, 11th of June.
For Northern Ireland entries: Form is available to download from https://www.lidl.ie/serious-supportfor completion and can either be posted to Lidl Ireland GmbH Head Office, Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24 or else scanned (in colour) and sent tosponsorship@lidl.ie by Sunday, 11th of June.
Connacht LGFA U-16 A & B finals.
Monday 26th June in Connacht GAA Connacht Centre of Excellence.A: 7.45pm: Galway v Mayo.
Please see link to tickets below:
https://www.universe.com/events/connacht-lgfa-u16-championship-finals-tickets-KN9D5Y
This years Under 17 Player Development Programme girls born in 2006. The PDP is open to all players who are registered with an LGFA club 
GALWAY LGFA LEAGUE STANDINGS
CLGFA Minor Championship Round 
Galway will play Mayo in the 6th round of the Lidl National Football league this coming Sunday 19th of March @ 2pm in Hastings Insurance McHalePark
Please come and support our players and management
https://ladiesgaelic.ie/gywadultcourses/Galway Senior Ladies v Waterford in the Lidl National Football League Rd 5, Division 1 on next Sunday the 26th in Dungarvan at 1pm.
Please come and support our Ladies and their management.
Galway Senior Ladies are proudly sponsored by Supermac’s.
For the live-streaming portal, it's https://bit.ly/3k9k8CB
As part of her selection in the BUA Program for the LGFA, Adah Tierney, from Kilconly, has organised a Seminar on Injury Prevention and Recovery for Women in Sport in Kilconly Community Centre on Saturday February 25th at 6:30pm.
Speaking on the night will be:
- Charlotte Farragher from Tuam Yoga & Pilates Studio
- Neasa Canavan from North Galway Physio Therapy
This is a FREE seminar to all coaches, athletes and parents in all codes of sport and will hopefully assist with reducing the number of injuries and the amount of time out that girls and women have from their respective sports.
We hope to see you there for a very informative session!
Please see below, link to tickets for round 4 of the LIDL NFL game Galway vs Cork on Sunday 19th February 2023 at 2pm in Pearse Stadium
LIDL NFL Division 1 Round 4 Galway vs Cork
Galway LGFA are delighted to announce and welcome MYEVEZ as our underage Development sponsors. MyEvez is an innovative web platform that caters for both businesses and customers. The goal for MyEvez is to make the process of planning events fun and easy. MyEvez is a single on-line platform that anyone can use to list, book, and manage their venues, goods, or services for an event, whether it's a wedding, a large corporate event, a child's birthday party, or anything in between. We want to make the process of planning events less stressful and more enjoyable, and we want to give you the freedom to create events simply because you want to.
MyEvez has big innovative ideas that we intend to implement in the future, even though we are still in the early stages of getting vendors listed on the site. MyEvez enables businesses and customers to:
• SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESS: By giving customers a list of local vendors, MyEvez hopes to support all types of local businesses, large and small.
• CREATE SELF-EMPLOYMENT: Do you enjoy making costumes, enjoy baking, have a knack for photography, a talent for hair and makeup, or do you simply love to entertain? Then why not start your own business by listing it on MyEvez.com and making money from your passion if you have skills, hobbies, or talent that you can use to help people who are planning events? The list is endless!
• MAXIMISE CUSTOMER OUTREACH: MyEvez will help you increase your customer and business outreach by listing and promoting your products, services and venue from a single place.
• SINGLE PLACE TO BOOK AND MANAGE EVENTS: The planning of events is made easier by MyEvez. We offer a single platform where customers can book and manage events and where vendors can sign up and manage their bookings for free.
• PROVIDE FOR ALL CULTURE EVENTS: We support events for any ethnicity, culture, and preferences.
We are looking for those special and unique vendors to register on our site for FREE.
LGFA Press Release
Clubs from Galway, Monaghan, Tipperary, Longford and Cork set their sights on currentaccount.ie All-Ireland club glory
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
PLAYERS from the 2022 currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Ladies Football Club Finalists have gathered at Croke Park ahead of three eagerly-anticipated fixtures.
Clubs from five counties – Galway, Monaghan, Tipperary, Longford and Cork – have their eyes firmly set on silverware as they look ahead to the Senior, Intermediate and Junior deciders.
First up next Saturday, December 10, Croke Park will play host to an historic double-header as the currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Intermediate and Senior Finals are played at the storied venue for the very first time.
The action gets underway at 3pm when Longford Slashers pit their wits against Tipperary outfit Mullinahone in the Intermediate decider.
That’s followed by the Senior showpiece between current holders Kilkerrin-Clonberne from Galway and five-time winners Donaghmoyne from Monaghan at 5pm – and both games will be televised live by TG4: https://www.tg4.ie/en/player/watch-live/
On Sunday, December 11, attention switches to the 2022 currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Junior Final between Cork outfit Naomh Abán and opponents Salthill-Knocknacarra from Galway, which will be played at Kilmallock GAA, Co. Limerick, at 1pm.
That game will be exclusively live to view via the LGFA’s streaming portal: https://page.inplayer.com/lgfaseason2023/item.html?id=1940390
For Kilkerrin-Clonberne, managed by Willie Ward and captained by his daughter, Louise, this will mark the club’s third successive appearance in a Senior All-Ireland Club Final.
They lost out to Mourneabbey in 2019 but gained revenge on their Cork opponents in January of this year to claim the 2021 title.
Willie’s twin daughters Nicola and Louise, will lead the Kilkerrin-Clonberne charge while the Divilly sisters, Olivia and Siobhan, are both experienced county players, and are joined by another sister, Niamh, in the club ranks.
The Kilkerrin-Clonberne side is sprinkled with inter-county talent from various grades, including the Noone sisters, Hannah, Eva and Lynsey, and TG4 All Star nominated goalkeeper, Lisa Murphy.
In their semi-final victory over Waterford outfit Ballymacarbry, Kilkerrin-Clonberne had another Galway ace, Ailish Morrissey, in sparkling form, as she weighed in with a haul of 1-3.
Standing in Kilkerrin-Clonberne’s way as they go in search of back-to-back All-Ireland Senior title are Donaghmoyne, who lost out to next Saturday’s opponents in the 2021 semi-final.
Donaghmoyne recently captured a 14th Ulster Senior title before going on to defeat Kilmacud Crokes in the All-Ireland semi-final.
Donaghmoyne, aiming for a first All-Ireland Senior club title since 2016, have been around the block, with a number of past and present Monaghan county stars in their ranks.
Goalkeeper Linda Martin is one of the very best in the business, while the Garland twins, Lauren and Amy, along with Aoife Burns, provide youthful exuberance to supplement the experience of the four Courtney sisters – Sharon, Cora, Fiona and Rosemary.
Both Intermediate Finalists, meanwhile, are gracing this stage for the very first time.
Longford Slashers will become the very first team from Longford to compete in an All-Ireland Club Final, while Mullinahone will hope to emulate the feat of Brian Borus in 2009 by winning the Intermediate Club title.
It’s been a remarkable rise for Mullinahone this year, when you consider that they contested a currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Junior Final against winners St Judes from Dublin in February of this year.
Mullinahone came through a thrilling semi-final against Fermanagh opponents Derrygonnelly Harps after extra-time, as Longford Slashers got the better of Mayo side Charlestown to book their place in the Final.
In the Junior decider, first-time finalists Salthill-Knocknacarra will hope to become the second club from Galway to win this competition, following victory for Caltra Cuans in 2010.
Their opponents are Naomh Abán from Cork, who were All-Ireland Intermediate champions back in 2003.
Cork clubs can boast a good recent record in the Junior championship, as Donoughmore (2019), Glanmire (2018) and Aghada (2017) are all recent winners.
Salthill-Knocknacarra defeated Dublin club O’Dwyers in their recent semi-final, as Naomh Abán got the better of Monaghan opponents Castleblayney Faughs.
At a Croke Park photocall ahead of the games, Donaghmoyne and Kilkerrin-Clonberne were represented by their respective captains, Niamh Callan and Louise Ward.
Eimear O’Brien made the trip on behalf of Longford Slashers, while Mullinahone had captain Jennifer Brett in attendance.
The Junior Club Finalists, Naomh Abán and Salthill-Knocknacarra, were represented by respective captains, Una Twohig and Ailbhe Finnerty.
Ladies Gaelic Football Association President, Mícheál Naughton, was also in attendance, alongside Barry Feeney, CFO at Payac Services, on behalf of competition sponsors, currentaccount.ie.
Looking ahead to the games, Ladies Gaelic Football Association President, Mícheál Naughton, said: “I would like to wish the six participating teams in the 2022 currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Ladies Club Championship Finals the very best of luck.
“We have three terrific games in store, with our Intermediate and Senior Finals forming an historic double-header at Croke Park, with both games live on TG4.
“ We will also live-stream Sunday’s Junior Final, and you can watch that with us via our InPlayer service.
“In recent weeks, we have been the fortunate position to watch all of the games in the All-Ireland series on live-streams, and the standard of football has been quite exceptional.
“I would also like to pay a special word of thanks to our sponsors, currentaccount.ie., who also sponsor our National Volunteer awards.
“There’s a wonderful synergy between the Credit Unions and the LGFA, with a huge emphasis on the volunteer spirit in action.
“I wish continued success to currentaccount.ie CEO, Mr. Seamus Newcombe, and his entire team, who are playing a vital role in local communities across the country with their suite of financial services.”
Speaking on behalf of currentaccount.ie, Chief Executive Mr. Seamus Newcombe commented: “Congratulations to all of the participating teams on reaching the currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Ladies Club Championship finals.
“Currentaccount.ie and our participating Credit Unions - with over 200 offices throughout Ireland – are delighted to sponsor this year’s All Ireland Club Championships.
“This is a great opportunity for communities to come together and support their local and neighbouring teams, a sentiment that greatly resonates with our Credit Unions, as one of their focal points is building strong and stable communities.
“Community is at the heart of Irish culture and we are proud to help to promote community enhancement with the availability of our excellent Current Account service from participating Credit Unions throughout the country.
“The Credit Union Current Account, with its globally accepted debit card, competitive fee and friendly service, has been embraced by Credit Union members across the country and currentaccount.ie continues to expand its participation and availability in all four provinces.
“We look forward to more opportunities like this in the future, as we continue to build better, brighter, and more financially stable futures for communities across Ireland.”
Saturday December 10:
Currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Ladies Intermediate Club Final – Longford Slashers (Longford) v Mullinahone (Tipperary); Croke Park, 3pm. LIVE TG4 https://www.tg4.ie/en/player/watch-live/
Referee: Gus Chapman (Sligo)
Currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Ladies Senior Club Final – Donaghmoyne (Monaghan) v Kilkerrin-Clonberne (Galway); Croke Park, 5pm. LIVE TG4 https://www.tg4.ie/en/player/watch-live/
Referee: Jonathan Murphy (Carlow)
Sunday December 11:
Currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Junior Intermediate Club Final – Naomh Abán (Cork) v Salthill-Knocknacarra (Galway); Kilmallock GAA, Co. Limerick, 1pm. LIVE ON LGFA INPLAYER https://page.inplayer.com/lgfaseason2023/item.html?id=1940390
Referee: Angela Gallagher (Dublin)
Ticket info:
Intermediate and Senior Final tickets available at: https://am.ticketmaster.com/gaa/
Junior Final tickets available at: https://www.universe.com/events/currentaccountie-all-ireland-junior-club-championship-final-tickets-QYLCHZ
About currentaccount.ie
Currentaccount.ie is the trading name of Payac Services, a shared services company established by Credit Unions. It is the only Credit Union Services Organisation (CUSO) of its kind in Ireland that is directly-owned and operated by participating Credit Unions. Member Credit Unions have 1.4 million members and a presence in over 200 locations throughout the country.
Details of the Credit Unions offering the full-service Current Account, as well as details of fees and charges for the new Current Account, are available at www.currentaccount.ie.
Official website: https://currentaccount.ie/
Tickets for the to 2022 currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Finals are now available to purchase through the below link.
https://ladiesgaelic.ie/buy-your-tickets-now-for-the-2022-currentaccount-ie-all-ireland-club-finals/
NFL Fixtures - 28th Novmber 2022.xlsx
HOLDERS Meath will begin the defence of their Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 crown with a glamour clash against Leinster rivals Dublin on the opening weekend of the 2023 campaign.
Division 1 of the competition also contains Cork, 2022 runners-up Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Waterford and newly-promoted Kerry.
Also on the opening weekend (January 22), Galway will host Donegal, Cork make the trip to Mayo, and Waterford will entertain Kerry, the 2022 Lidl National League Division 2 champions and TG4 All-Ireland Finalists.
Round 2 will see Donegal host Meath, who are also the reigning TG4 All-Ireland Senior champions, in a repeat of the 2022 Lidl National League Division 1 Final, while the sides also met in this year’s TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-final.
Also in Round 2, Galway entertain Dublin, Waterford are at home to Cork and Kerry will travel to Mayo for a repeat of the 2022 TG4 All-Ireland Senior semi-final between the counties.
Divisions 2 and 3 will also contain eight teams each, while Division 4 is split into two groups, with Kilkenny making a welcome return to the competition.
The top two teams in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 will progress straight to the Lidl National League Finals, while there will be semi-finals in Division 4, scheduled for Sunday March 26.
The Divisions 1 and 2 Finals will be played at Croke Park on Saturday, April 15, with the Divisions 3 and 4 Finals taking place on Sunday April 16.
Division 2 will contain Armagh, the 2022 runners-up, Cavan, Laois, Monaghan, Tipperary, Tyrone, Westmeath (relegated from Division 1 in 2022) and promoted Roscommon.
Division 3 is made up of Clare (relegated from Division 2 in 2022), Down, Kildare, Louth, Longford, Sligo, Wexford and promoted Offaly.
Division 4A is comprised of Antrim, Carlow, Fermanagh and London, with Derry, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Limerick and Wicklow set to compete in Division 4B.
The top two teams in each of the Division 4 groups will progress to the semi-finals.
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New Rules are implemented today in relation to Go Games (applicable to U7, U8, U9, U10 and U11 years of age)
Permission to host a Go Games blitz or Go Games challenge must be applied for on this link
Also remember
All Go Games events, U7-U11, both inside and outside of the county games programme, must now involve 3 clubs or more in a blitz format.
Tournaments and championships are not permitted
Scores should not be taken from U7-U11 and should not be published or U12
U6’s are not permitted.
Also refer to the new Go Games document here
