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The 2023 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship was the 50th edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament, taking place in summer 2023 in Ireland. Holders Meath were aiming for a three-in-a-row, but were defeated by Kerry, who went on to lose the final to Dublin.

Format

Provincial championships

The 12 teams first play in their provincial championships; in Connacht there are two teams and the championship is played as a single match.

In Leinster and Ulster there are three teams in the provincial championship. They play each other in a round-robin phase, with two teams progressing to the final.

In Munster there are four teams in the provincial championship. They play each other in a round-robin phase, with two teams progressing to the final.

Group stage

The 12 teams are 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.

Relegation

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

Knockout stage

The top two in each group progress 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.

Tiebreakers for group ranking

If two teams are level on points, the tie-break is:

• 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. 1-15 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 are level on league points, rankings are determined solely by points difference.

Provincial championships

Connacht Senior Ladies' Football Championship

Final

Galway	2-09 (15) – (22) 3-13	Mayo
(HT: 1-08 – 1-07)

Leinster Senior Ladies' Football Championship

Group Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dublin	2	2	0	0	32	10	+22	6	Advance to Leinster final
2	Meath	2	1	0	1	22	14	+8	3
3	Laois	2	0	0	2	8	38	−30	0

Final

Dublin	2-09 (15) – 0-09 (9)	Meath
(HT: 1-02 - 0-05)

Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship

Group Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cork	3	2	1	0	56	41	+15	7	Advance to Munster final
2	Kerry	3	2	1	0	47	36	+11	7
3	Waterford	3	1	0	2	24	40	−16	3
4	Tipperary	3	0	0	3	35	45	−10	0

Final

Cork	5-14 (29) – 2-17 (23)	Kerry
(HT: 4-10 - 0-07)

Ulster Senior Ladies' Football Championship

Group Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Armagh	2	2	0	0	46	23	+23	6	Advance to Ulster final
2	Donegal	2	1	0	1	19	22	−3	3
3	Cavan	2	0	0	2	27	47	−20	0

Final

Armagh	0-09 (9) – 1-10 (13)	Donegal
(HT: 0-05 - 0-07)

All-Ireland group stage

Group games take place 17 June – 1 July, 2023.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Armagh	2	2	0	0	37	28	+9	6	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Mayo	2	1	0	1	35	24	+11	3
3	Laois	2	0	0	2	22	42	−20	0	Advance to relegation playoffs

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Donegal	2	2	0	0	29	23	+6	6	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Meath	2	1	0	1	28	24	+4	3
3	Waterford	2	0	0	2	22	32	−10	0	Advance to relegation playoffs

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kerry	2	2	0	0	41	23	+18	6	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Dublin	2	1	0	1	42	25	+17	3
3	Cavan (R)	2	0	0	2	22	57	−35	0	Advance to relegation playoffs

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Galway	2	2	0	0	42	27	+15	6	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Cork	2	1	0	1	50	29	+21	3
3	Tipperary	2	0	0	2	22	58	−36	0	Advance to relegation playoffs

Relegation playoffs

Laois	0-10 (10) – (8) 1-05	Cavan
(HT: 0-04 – 0-03)
Pts: M Nerney 6 (4fs), E Galvin 1, SA Fitzgerald 1f, G Moran 1f, O Hennessy 1		Gls: E Madden 1 Pts: A Gilsenan 4fs, M Cusack 1

Waterford	0-08 (8) – (8) 0-08 (a.e.t.) (5–6 fk)	Tipperary
(HT: 0-04 – 0-00) (FT: 0-05 – 0-05)
Pts: K Hogan 4 (2fs), L McGregor 3fs, K Murray 1		Pts: A Moloney 4 (3fs), E Kelly 1, L Dillon 1, A McGuigan 1, L Morrissey 1

Waterford	1-19 (22) – (8) 0-08	Cavan
(HT: 1-08 – 0-03)
Gls: S Hallinan 1 Pts: K Hogan 6, L McGregor 4 (2fs), B McMaugh 3, K Murray 1, A Murray 1, K McGrath 1, C Hynes 1, E Murray 1, S Hallinan 1		Pts: C McCaffrey 4fs, A Sheridan 1, A Gilsenan 1, A Smith 1, A Deneher 1

Cavan are relegated to the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship for 2024.

All-Ireland knockout stage

All-Ireland quarter-finals

Galway	1-06 (9) – (10) 0-10	Mayo
(HT: 1-02 – 0-06)
Gls: L Noone 1 Pts: R Leonard 3f, T Leonard 2 (1f), A Molloy 1		Pts: D Doherty 3f, S Howley 3 (2f), S Cafferky 1, C Needham 1, T Needham 1, M Cannon 1f

Armagh	2-05 (11) – (14) 0-14	Cork
(HT: 0-05 – 0-05)
Gls: B Mackin 1, N Coleman 1 Pts: K Mallon 2f, A McCoy 2, B Mackin 1		Pts: D O’Sullivan 4f, C O’Sullivan 3, K Quirke 2f, D Kiely 1, H Looney 1, A Healy 1

Kerry	2-08 (14) – (10) 0-10	Meath
(HT: 2-07 – 0-03)
Gls: S O’Shea 1, N Carmody 1 Pts: L Ní Mhuircheartaigh 3 (1f), N Ní Chonchúir 2, L Scanlon 1, H O’Donoghue1, S O’Shea 1		Pts: E Duggan 7 (5fs), V Wall 3

Donegal	0-06 (6) – (21) 3-12	Dublin
(HT: 0-03 – 1-06)

All-Ireland semi-finals

Kerry	1-16 (19) – (14) 1-11	Mayo
(HT: 1-10 – 0-04)
Gls: L Ní Muircheartaigh 1 Pts: L Ní Muircheartaigh 10 (4fs), H O’Donoghue 3, E Costello 1, N Ní Conchúir 1, D O’Leary 1		Gls: D Doherty 1 Pts: S Howley 3 (2fs), S Cafferky 2, C Needham 2, S Walsh 1, L Cafferky 1, R Kearns 1, A Geraghty 1

Cork	0-13 (13) – (25) 2-19	Dublin
(HT: 0-07 – 1-10)
Pts: D O’Sullivan 8fs, C O’Sullivan 1, K Quirke 1, A Healy 1, D Kiely 1, O Cahalane 1		Gls: H Tyrrell 1, C Rowe 1 Pts: J Dunne 4, O Nolan 3, L Magee 2, H Tyrrell 2 (1f), C Rowe 2, O Gribben 2, K Sullivan 1, J Egan 1, S Aherne 1, N Donlon 1

All-Ireland final

Kerry	1-10 (13) – (18) 0-18	Dublin
(HT: 0-04 – 0-11)
Gls: Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh 1 Pts: Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh 7 (6f), Niamh Carmody 2, Aishling O'Connell 1		Pts: Hannah Tyrrell 8 (4f), Carla Rowe 4 (1f), Jennifer Dunne 2, Orlagh Nolan 1, Caoimhe O'Connor 1, Kate Sullivan 1, Niamh Hetherton 1

Protest

The start of the group stage match between Mayo and Laois was delayed due to a protest by the players of both teams. Both teams wore t-shirts that said #UNITEDFOREQUALITY during the warm up and went back to the dressing room for approximately 5 minutes after the national anthem was played. The protest was about delays from the LFGA, Camogie Association and GAA to develop a charter for inter-county players. Other teams that played on July 1 also wore the same t-shirts.

See also

• 2023 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship
• 2023 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship
• 2023 Ladies' National Football League

References

1. "2023 Master Fixture Plan" (PDF). LGFA. 15 February 2023.
2. "Shauna Ennis looking forward to 2023 challenge". www.gaa.ie.
3. "Dublin crowned TG4 All-Ireland senior ladies football champions". www.gaa.ie.
4. "Croke Park to host Dublin v Mayo TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC semi-final". 4 August 2021.
5. "Mayo-Laois delayed as protests continue". RTÉ. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

External links

• Master fixture plan

• 2023 in Gaelic football
• 2023 in Ladies' Gaelic football
• All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championships
• 2023 in women's sport
• 2023 in Irish sport