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The All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship () is the premier inter-county competition in the game of
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in
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. The series of games are organised by the
Ladies' Gaelic Football Association The Ladies' Gaelic Football Association () is the main governing body for ladies' Gaelic football. It organises competitions such as the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship and the Ladies' National Football League. Foundation Th ...
and are played during the summer months, with the All-Ireland Final being played at
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. The qualifiers were introduced in 2008. The winning team is presented with the Brendan Martin Cup (). The cup is named after Brendan Martin, a native of
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,
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, who organised
Ladies' Gaelic football Ladies' Gaelic football () is an Irish team sport for women. It is the women's equivalent of Gaelic football. Ladies' football is organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. Two teams of 15 players kick or hand-pass a round ball toward ...
games in the early 1970s and became one of the first treasurers of the newly founded
Ladies' Gaelic Football Association The Ladies' Gaelic Football Association () is the main governing body for ladies' Gaelic football. It organises competitions such as the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship and the Ladies' National Football League. Foundation Th ...
. He died in 2024.


Teams


2025 Championship


2025 Tiers


Finals


Roll of honour


All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship


Senior Ladies' Football Provincial Championships


See also

*
All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship The All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship is a competition for inter-county teams in the women's field sport of game of camogie played in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Camogie Association and are played during the summer mo ...
*
All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship The All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship is a knock-out competition in the game of Ladies' Gaelic football played by women in Ireland. The series of games are organised by Ladies' Gaelic Football Association (Irish :''Cumann Pe ...
(Tier 2) * All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship (Tier 3)


References

{{Ladies' Gaelic football Senior Ladies' Football Championship Recurring sporting events established in 1974 1974 establishments in Ireland