2026 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship 2026
Championship details
Dates25 April – 2 August, 2026
Teams12
All-Ireland champions
WinnersGalway (2nd win)
CaptainKate Geraghty
ManagerMark Bourke
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKerry
CaptainSiofra O'Shea
ManagerDaniel Moynihan
Provincial champions
ConnachtGalway
LeinsterDublin
MunsterKerry
UlsterArmagh
Championship Statistics
Matches Played35
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The 2026 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship,[1] was the 53rd edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament, taking place in spring-summer 2026 in Ireland.[2]

Galway were the winners, defeating Kerry by a point in the final, Leanne Coen scoring two goals for them. This was only their second Brendan Martin Cup, the first coming in 2004.[3]

Format

Provincial championships

The 12 teams first played in their provincial championships.

There were only two teams in Connacht, so their championship is a single match.

In Leinster and Ulster there were three teams, and there were four in Munster. In each of these provinces the teams play each other in a round-robin phase, with two teams progressing to the final.

Group stage

The 12 teams were drawn into four groups of three teams; seeding is based on performance in the provincial championships. Each team plays each other team in its group once, earning three points for a win and one for a draw.

Tiebreakers for group ranking

If two teams were level on points, the tie-break was:

  • winners of the head-to-head game are ranked ahead
  • if the head-to-head match was a draw, then whichever team scored more points in the game is ranked ahead (e.g. 0-18 beats 2-12)
  • if the head-to-head match was an exact draw, ranking is determined by the points difference (i.e. total scored minus total conceded in all games)
  • if the points difference is equal, ranking is determined by the total scored

If three teams were level on league points, rankings are determined solely by points difference.

Relegation

The last-placed teams in the groups play off to decide which team was relegated to the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship.

Knockout stage

The top two in each group progressed to the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Quarter-finals and semi-finals are "results on the day," with 20 minutes' extra time being played in the event of a draw, and a free-kick shootout being taken from a 30 m (33 yd) distance in the event of a draw after extra time. If the All-Ireland final is a draw, the game is replayed.

Provincial championships

Connacht Championship

Final
Galway1-11 - 0-11 Mayo
report

Leinster Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Dublin 2 2 0 0 34 19 +15 6 Advance to final
2 Kildare 2 1 0 1 26 28 −2 3
3 Meath 2 0 0 2 13 26 −13 0

Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

Final

Final
Dublin2-12 - 2-6 Kildare
report

Munster Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Waterford 3 3 0 0 56 39 +17 9 Advance to final
2 Kerry 3 2 0 1 43 32 +11 6
3 Tipperary 3 1 0 2 26 30 −4 3
4 Cork 3 0 0 3 33 57 −24 0

Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

Final

Final
Kerry2-9 - 1-11 Waterford
report

Ulster Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Tyrone 2 2 0 0 35 21 +14 6 Advance to final
2 Armagh 2 1 0 1 18 20 −2 3
3 Donegal 2 0 0 2 20 32 −12 0

Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

Final

Final
Armagh2-13 - 1-15 Tyrone
report

All-Ireland championship

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Armagh 2 2 0 0 43 30 +13 6 Advance to quarter-finals
2 Cork 2 1 0 1 30 39 –9 3
3 Waterford 2 0 0 2 35 39 –4 0 Relegation playoffs

Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Kerry 2 2 0 0 44 12 +32 6 Advance to quarter-finals
2 Kildare 2 1 0 1 24 31 –7 3
3 Tipperary (R) 2 0 0 2 13 38 –25 0 Relegation playoffs

Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Dublin 2 2 0 0 40 17 +23 6 Advance to quarter-finals
2 Mayo 2 1 0 1 30 33 –3 3
3 Donegal 2 0 0 2 17 37 –20 0 Relegation playoffs

Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Galway 2 2 0 0 59 25 +34 6 Advance to quarter-finals
2 Meath 2 1 0 1 27 40 –13 3
3 Tyrone 2 0 0 2 26 47 –21 0 Relegation playoffs

Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Relegation playoffs

4 July 2026
14:00
Relegation Qualifier
Waterford 1-12 (15) – (17) 2-11
(a.e.t.) 		Donegal
(HT: 1-6 – 0-2)
(FT: 1-8 – 1-8)
4 July 2026
15:30
Relegation Qualifier
Tipperary 1-09 (12) – (16) 0-16 Tyrone
(HT: 1-5 – 0-10)
11 July 2026
17:00
Relegation Play-off
Waterford 0-15 (15) – (11) 1-08 Tipperary
(HT: 0-8 – 1-2)
Mallow GAA, Mallow
Referee: Shane Curley (Galway)

Tipperary are relegated to the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship for 2027.

Finals

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Dublin 3-11
Cork 2-13
Dublin 1-9
Kerry 2-16
Meath 0-8
Kerry 2-14
Kerry 0-12
Galway  2-7
Armagh 3-9
Kildare 1-12
Armagh 0-8
Galway 0-21
Galway 2-20
Mayo 1-6
4 July 2026
13:45
Quarter-final 4
Armagh 3-09 (18) – (15) 1-12 Kildare
(HT: 2-5 – 0-6)
BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Referee: Anthony Marron (Monaghan)
4 July 2026
17:15
Quarter-final 3
Kerry 2-14 (20) – (8) 0-08 Meath
(HT: 2-6 – 0-6)
Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Referee: Barry Redmond (Wexford)
4 July 2026
19:30
Quarter-final 1
Dublin 3-11 (20) – (19) 2-13 Cork
(HT: 1-6 – 1-7)
Parnell Park, Donnycarney
Referee: Eoghan O’Neill (Kildare)
5 July 2026
17:45
Quarter-final 2
Galway 2-20 (26) – (9) 1-06 Mayo
(HT: 0-6 – 1-3)
18 July 2026
15:15
Semi-final
Galway 0-21 (21) – (8) 0-08 Armagh
(HT: 0-10 – 0-3)
Pearse Park, Longford
Referee: Angela Gallagher
18 July 2026
17:15
Semi-final
Dublin 1-09 (12) – (22) 2-16 Kerry
(HT: 1-5 – 2-8)
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: Gus Chapman
2 August 2026
16:15
Final
Kerry 0-12 (12) – (13) 2-07 Galway
(HT: 0-7 – 1-4)

Pts: S O’Shea 5 (3fs), N Ní Chonchúir 3, E Costello 1, N Carmody 1, C Evans 1, J Lucey 1		 Gls: L Coen 2
Pts: O Divilly 3 (1f), K Slevin 1, K Thompson 1, E Noone 1, R Leonard 1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Margaret Farrelly
Attendance: 26,471

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cahill, Jackie (26 May 2026). "TG4 confirms 5-year sponsorship and broadcast extension of Ladies Gaelic Football Championships". Ladies Gaelic Football. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Cahill, Jackie (26 May 2026). "Here are the fixtures for the group stages of the 2026 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship". Ladies Gaelic Football. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Galway v Kerry — as it happened: Tribeswomen edge Kingdom to seal All-Ireland title after late drama". Irish Independent. 2 August 2026.
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