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\n<\/p>\nFermanagh, Louth, Leitrim, Tyrone, Galway and Kerry aim for 2024 TG4 All-Ireland glory <\/ul>\n
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\nCAPTAINS from the six competing teams have gathered at Croke Park ahead of next Sunday\u2019s (August 4th) TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Finals.
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\nWith the countdown to Sunday continuing, the respective team captains; Shannan McQuade (Fermanagh), \u00c1ine Breen (Louth), Michelle Guckian (Leitrim), Aoibhinn McHugh (Tyrone), Ailbhe Davoren (Galway) and Niamh Carmody (Kerry) got a feel for Croke Park ahead of the big day.
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\nThe Senior Final, the 51st in LGFA history, and in the Association\u2019s 50th year, pits Galway against 2022 and 2023 runners-up Kerry, with the counties set to meet for the very first time in a Brendan Martin Cup decider.
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\nThat game throws in at 4.15pm and is preceded by the Intermediate Final between Leitrim and Tyrone (1.45pm) and the Junior Final between Fermanagh and Louth (11.45am).
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\nIn the first game on the Croke Park triple-bill, Louth will be aiming to gain promotion back to the Intermediate ranks at the first attempt, following relegation last year.
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\nBut the Wee County won\u2019t get anything easy from opponents Fermanagh, who were TG4 All-Ireland Junior Champions in 2020 and 2017.
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\nLouth themselves are previous champions, in 2019 (when they beat Fermanagh), 2015 and 1998.
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\nNext Sunday will mark a fifth TG4 All-Ireland Junior Final appearance for Fermanagh, as Louth prepare for their seventh.
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\nThe winners of this Final will play Intermediate Championship football next year.
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\nLeitrim and Tyrone, meanwhile, will renew rivalries in the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Final, after playing out a cracking game in the group stages.
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\nLeitrim staged a remarkable recovery to win in early June, and now the sides will meet for the coveted silverware on offer, and the added prize of promotion to the Senior Championship ranks for 2025.
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\nThis will be a second TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Final for Leitrim, who were victorious in 1997, as Tyrone gear up for their third Intermediate decider.
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\nTyrone lost out in 2017 but returned in 2018 to win the Mary Quinn Memorial Cup, named after the late Mary Quinn, a Leitrim legend.
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\nIn the Senior Final, a win for Kerry would put the Kingdom out in front on the all-time Senior roll of honours list.
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\nThey\u2019re currently on 11 All-Ireland Senior Championship wins \u2013 a haul matched by the great Cork teams that were dominant from 2005-2016.
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\nTheir opponents, Galway, are going in search of a second title, following their previous success in 2004.
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\nNext Sunday will mark a 15th All-Ireland Senior Final appearance for Kerry, who lost to Meath in the 2022 decider and against Dublin last year.
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\nKerry\u2019s last Final win was back in 1993, when they overcame Laois, while Galway, who are looking ahead to a fifth Senior Final, last contested a Brendan Martin Cup decider in 2019.
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\nTo whet the appetite of attendees and TV viewers ahead of Sunday\u2019s Croke Park triple-header, TG4\u2019s Ceili\u00faradh Peil na mBan<\/q>, presented by M\u00e1ire N\u00ed Bhraon\u00e1in, will air from 8pm on Saturday evening, August 3rd.
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\nThe programme will visit all six counties playing in the Junior, Intermediate and Senior deciders.
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\nThis celebratory programme will feature music from each of the counties, with former players reflecting on the 2024 Championships so far and looking ahead to Sunday\u2019s big games.
\nSp\u00f3rt TG4<\/strong> will also have exclusive behind the scenes action from the TG4 All-Ireland Finals Day in Croke Park across its social media channels.
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\nAll of TG4\u2019s LGFA coverage will be available to audiences globally on the TG4 Player https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/player\/watch-live\/home\/ <\/a> and on the TG4 Mobile and Smart TV App.
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\nTicket information ahead of Sunday\u2019s games is available at <\/a> and you can also watch the games live on TG4 at the following link <\/a>
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\nLooking ahead, and reflecting on another outstanding season of partnership, TG4 Director General Alan Esslemont <\/strong>said: \u201cTG4\u2019s partnership with the LGFA is a remarkable achievement and has taken both of our organisations to a level of success which would have been very difficult to imagine when we began our relationship at the beginning of the century.
\nAs Ireland\u2019s Irish language Public Service Media, we have a very strong commitment to \u2018cothrom na F\u00e9inne\u2019 and to achieving diversity and equality through our actions as a broadcaster and through the high quality content we can provide to Irish audiences on a free-to-air basis.
\nThe reaction worldwide to our broadcasts of Ladies Gaelic Football has been incredibly positive and, at a European level, public service broadcasters are using TG4 as a role model for themselves as they attempt to provide more coverage for women\u2019s sports.
\nThis year, the 50th anniversary of the LGFA, TG4 will have broadcast the most live coverage of Ladies Gaelic Football in any year since the inception of our partnership in 2001. Together, the LGFA and TG4 have challenged the inequity and unfair imbalance of the status quo, both in sport and in broadcasting, and together we have grown and flourished.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nM\u00edche\u00e1l Naughton, President of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association<\/strong> added: \u201cAs we gather at Croke Park next Sunday in front of a large attendance, we should never forget where we came from, those humble beginnings back in 1974. What a journey we\u2019ve been on for the last half a century and recently, the sport of Ladies Gaelic Football was one of four practices granted formal State recognition as part of Ireland\u2019s living cultural heritage, men\u2019s Gaelic Football being another. This was yet another example of the huge cultural and social imprint of Ladies Gaelic Football across this country and beyond and next Sunday, we will acknowledge so many people central to that. We were also so pleased to gather at FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles on Thursday July 18th to celebrate the 50th anniversary of our wonderful Association.
\nIt\u2019s remarkable to think that the Galway-Kerry game will mark the 51st All-Ireland Senior Final in the LGFA\u2019s history \u2013 and what a tie we should have. I wish Galway and Kerry the very best of luck as they aim for Brendan Martin Cup success.
\nPrior to the Senior Final, we have two excellent games in store, with Fermanagh to play Louth in the Junior Final, followed by the Intermediate Final pairing of Leitrim and Tyrone. Best wishes to all teams competing on the day.
\nOur long-standing partnership with TG4 began in 2001 and was a \u2018game changer\u2019 for Ladies Gaelic Football. It continues to this very day and I wish to put on the record my sincere thanks to TG4 Director General, Alan Esslemont, Head of Sport, R\u00f3n\u00e1n \u00d3 Coisdealbha, and the entire TG4 team for their outstanding commitment to our sport. The #ProperFan campaign continues to capture the imagination of Ladies Football fans and you can follow the hashtag online next Sunday to join in the conversation, while our three Finals will be available to a global audience via linear TV and online.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n
\nTickets for Sunday\u2019s games are priced at \u20ac30 for adults and \u20ac15 for students, OAPs and U-18s.
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\nGroup rates are available only from the LGFA Office (1 Adult @ \u20ac10 for every group of 10 U-18s at \u20ac5 per child \u2013 \u20ac60; Family: 2 adults and 2 U-18s – \u20ac70)
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\nEmail tickets@lgfa.ie<\/a> or phone 01-8363156 for more details.
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\nTickets are also available at usual GAA outlets and online at Ticketmaster LGFA<\/a>
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\n<\/p>\nSunday August 4, 2024 <\/h2>\n