The Ireland women's international rules football team was organised by the

Ladies' Gaelic Football Association The Ladies' Gaelic Football Association ( ga, Cumann Peil Gael na mBan) 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 Foot ...

and represented both the

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and

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in the

2006 Ladies' International Rules Series The 2006 Ladies' International Rules Series was the first and, as of 2019, the only ladies' International rules football series played between Ireland women's international rules football team, Ireland and Australia women's international rules fo ...

against

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. As of 2019, this is the only series the team has played. Ireland won the series, winning the first test at

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by 134–15 and the second test at

Parnell Park Parnell Park is a GAA stadium in Donnycarney, Dublin, Ireland with a capacity of 8,500. It is the home of the Dublin GAA hurling, football, camogie and ladies' football teams at all levels of competition. The ground is used by Dublin's inter ...

by 39–18.

2006 Series

First test

Second test

2006 squad

In preparation for the 2006 Series, the LGFA and the team manager,

Jarlath Burns Jarlath Burns (born 1968) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer and president elect of the GAA. His league and championship career at senior level with the Armagh county team spanned thirteen seasons from 1987 until 1999. Burns made his debut ...

, held a series of trials and camps in

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and

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during September and early October. The final squad included eight players who had played in the 2006 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final. 22 of the 30 strong squad were nominated for the 2006 All Star Awards. The squad featured representatives from 14 different GAA counties and included five senior inter-county captains, including

Juliet Murphy Juliet Murphy (born 1980 in Donoughmore, County Cork) is an Irish sportsperson. She plays ladies' Gaelic football with her local club Donoughmore and has been a member of the Cork county ladies' football team at senior level since 1995. Mur ...

(), Bronagh O'Donnell (),

Cora Staunton Cora Staunton (born 13 December 1981) is an Irish sportswoman. She is best known as a ladies' Gaelic footballer, winning four All-Irelands and three Ladies' National Football League titles with Mayo. She has also been an All Star on eleven o ...

(), Mary Sheridan () and Mary O'Donnell (). ;Manager:

(

) ;First test starting XV:

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();

Rena Buckley Rena Buckley is an Irish sportswoman who played at senior level for both the Cork county ladies' football team and the Cork county camogie team. She has also represented Munster in the Gael Linn Cup and Ireland at international rules. Between ...

(),

Angela Walsh Angela Walsh (born 1986) is an Irish sportsperson. She plays ladies' Gaelic football with her local club Inch Rovers and has been a member of the senior Cork county ladies' football team since 2004. Walsh captained Cork to a fourth consecutiv ...

(), Caoimhe Marley (), Aoibheann Daly (), Norita Kelly (), Patricia Fogarty (); Patricia Gleeson (), Mary O'Donnell (); Sarah O'Connor () (c), Bronagh Sheridan (), Brianna Leahy (), Geraldine Doherty (), Mairead Morrissey (),

(). ;Interchange players:

Sinéad Aherne Sinéad Aherne is a senior Dublin ladies' footballer. In 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, she captained Dublin as they won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship. In 2010, when Dublin won their first All-Ireland title, she was both pla ...

(), Micheala Downey (), Christina Heffernan (), Anne Marie McDonagh (), Lorraine Muckian (), Alma O'Donnell (), Dympna O'Brien (), Bronagh O'Donnell (),

Caroline O'Hanlon Caroline O'Hanlon is a Northern Ireland netball international and an Armagh ladies' Gaelic footballer. She has also represented Ireland at international rules. She was a member of the Northern Ireland teams at the 2003, 2011 and 2019 Netba ...

()
Mary Sheridan (). ;Squad players:

(), Una Carroll (), Grainne Ni Flathartha (), Sinéad Dooley (), Jackie Shields ().

References

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