Under the new rule being proposed by the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA), all amalgamated teams will now have to step up to the intermediate grade, which could see some teams face opponents they have little prospect of beating.

The home side maintained their unbeaten start to this campaign in impressive fashion

A second successive loss for Donegal

Goals from Síofra O’Shea, Lorraine Scanlon and Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh got Kerry over the line

Kerry had the narrowest of wins over Waterford in an entertaining Lidl NFL Division 1 opener at Piltown.

New study reveals evidence of many players not following medical guideline

The 26-year-old was this season named captain of the Cork Ladies Football team - a role she juggles with her job as a quality control analyst

The Rebels retained a provincial championship title last contested in 2019 due to Covid-19

Westmeath’s Sarah Dillon on how new manager Michael Finneran is rebuilding the team

Six months to the day since memorably beating their neighbours to halt Dublin's five-in-a-row bid, Meath will host Mick Bohan's side in Navan.

Mayo’s 6-6 to 2-8 victory ensured another last-four slot for the Green and Red

This Much I Know: 'With all the winning teams I've been a part of, I think the thing Dad is most proud of is me getting a good education and going to college'

Cork’s Melissa Duggan is relishing another opportunity to face Dublin in the Lidl National Football League at Croke Park on Saturday (5.15pm, TG4).

After their relegation last year, Tipperary began life in Division 2A with a difficult 0-11 to 1-4 loss away to Kerry

Ahead of the Lidl Ladies National Football League throwing-in today, Eoghan Cormican profiles the eight counties in Division 1 and who needs what from the League.

A relatively new-look Kerry will face Tipperary in the opening game of Division 2A of the Lidl National League in Killarney on Sunday

Royals goalkeeper Monica McGuirk says they will continue to play 'with no fear and no complacency' ahead of rematch with the Rebels on Saturday

TG4 All-Star and Cork senior Erika O’Shea is eager to get the new LGFA season underway with a new manager at the helm.

On an afternoon of high drama, the Galway champions were deserving winners, shutting down Mourenabbey’s attack and restricting the Cork side, who beat them in the 2019 decider, to a single point from open play.

'Maybe we peaked two weeks ago and it is very hard to judge that in sport sometimes. Look, we are bitterly disappointed'

Manager Shane Ronayne believes the All-Ireland champions are better than ever, but face huge challenge from Kilkerrin-Clonberne

Two of the best club teams in the country have followed similar paths to Saturday's final in Birr (1pm). Mourneabbey and Kilkerrin-Clonberne emerged unscathed from their respective county championships and improved with each provincial outing

On Saturday, May 28, both the men's and women's finals will take place at Croke Park.

The Cork side take on Kilkerrin-Clonberne from Galway in St Brendan’s Park, Birr (1pm), in a repeat of the 2019 decider.

"People think in the back of their minds that we came under the radar and caught Dublin on the hop."

The study was supported with assistance from UCC, Mary Immaculate College, DCU, UCD, Ulster University, IT Sligo, and the University of Georgia.

The now-legendary Ballybricken native calls herself a camogie player playing football. And she has seen it all since her debut season as an 11-year-old for the local junior team

It can be hard to identify change in real-time but in 2021, you could almost feel the tectonic plates of progress moving under your feet

Tipperary's West Coast Eagles star Aisling McCarthy is busy preparing for her fourth season Down Under and was recently named in the side’s leadership group

As successful and all as he was with the all-conquering Cork ladies footballers, there is so very much more to Éamonn Ryan’s story

Soccer is back on top as Ireland’s favourite sport, sharing top spot with Gaelic Games

The shortlist includes faces from the worlds of GAA, Olympic and Paralympic sport, horse racing, rugby, and soccer

The shortlist marks another milestone to conclude a landmark year for women's sport, with six women among the eight nominees for the RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year award

Former Kerry captain and 2015 All-Star Aislinn Desmond has announced her retirement from county football.

Fitzgerald is enjoying a marvellous season and scored three goals to cement Mourneabbey’s latest provincial triumph.

An even encounter saw Player of the Match Danielle O’Leary break free to score the winning point a minute from the end of the titanic battle

The RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year shortlist features six history-making women among the eight nominees

Vikki Wall was a powerhouse in the centre of the field, hitting four points over the contest against six-time reigning champions Foxrock Cabinteely and deservedly picking up the Player of the Match award.

Shane Ronayne’s Mourneabbey side set up a Munster LGFA SFC final showdown with Tipperary’s Aherlow in Mallow next Sunday

Inch Rovers had to overcome the elements and Comeragh Rangers before booking their place in this year’s Munster senior B decider

New Cork manager Shane Ronayne guided Mourneabbey to the last four of the senior championship following a 10-point victory over the Banner from Clare on Sunday afternoon

Kerry goalkeeper Fitzgerald, an aeronautical engineer studying a PhD in aircraft stability at UL, has a fear of flying

It was the usual suspects of Doireann O’Sullivan and Laura Fitzgerald who kept the Mourneabbey account ticking over and Éire Óg at arm’s length

It will be the first time that Páirc Uí Chaoimh has hosted a ladies club championship game