The Cork county ladies' football team represents
Cork GAA
The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae ChorcaÃ) or Cork GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cork and the ...
in
ladies' Gaelic football
Ladies' Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach na mBan) is a women's team sport. 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 ...
. The team competes in inter-county competitions such as the
All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship is the premier inter-county competition in the game of ladies' Gaelic football in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association and are played during the ...
, the
Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship
The Munster Council is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Munster.
County boards
*Cork
*Clare
*Kerry
*Limerick
*Tipperary
*Waterfo ...
and the
Ladies' National Football League.
After winning their first All-Ireland and League titles in 2005, Cork went on to dominate both competitions during the late 2000s and the 2010s. Between
2005
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and
2009
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Cork were All-Ireland champions five times in a row. They then achieved an All-Ireland six in a row between
2011 and
2016. During this era they also won eleven consecutive League titles. In 2014 the Cork senior ladies' football team also won the
RTÉ Sports Team of the Year Award
The RTÉ Sports Team of the Year Award is given on an annual basis to the sporting team or partnership considered to have made the most substantive contribution to sport in that year.
List of winners
Shortlists
The winner is in bold.
2010
* ...
.
History
Early years
In
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: ...
, during a carnival at
Banteer
Banteer () is a village in north County Cork, Ireland located in the Civic Parish of Clonmeen in the Barony of Duhallow. It is near the town of Mallow. Banteer is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency.
History
In 1651, the Battle of K ...
, Cork played
Kerry in an inter-county game. Kerry won by 5–10 to 4–11. The match was refereed by
Dinny Long
Dinny Long (born 1949 in Millstreet, County Cork) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. He played for his local clubs Millstreet and Austin Stacks and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1977.
In 1973 during a car ...
, the
Cork senior men's footballer. In
1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...
, together with Kerry,
Roscommon
Roscommon (; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads.
The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who bui ...
,
Laois
County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 ...
,
Offaly
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,
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city ...
,
Waterford
"Waterford remains the untaken city"
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and
Tipperary, Cork was one of eight
GAA counties who played in the inaugural
All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship is the premier inter-county competition in the game of ladies' Gaelic football in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association and are played during the ...
. Cork and the other three Munster counties also agree to play an inaugural
Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship
The Munster Council is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Munster.
County boards
*Cork
*Clare
*Kerry
*Limerick
*Tipperary
*Waterfo ...
.
After thirty years living very much in the shadow of their neighbours, Kerry and Waterford, Cork won their first Munster title until 2004 and their first senior All-Ireland title in 2005.
Senior final appearances
;
All-Irelands
Between
2005
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and
2016, with a team that included
Valerie Mulcahy,
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. Mu ...
,
Angela Walsh
Angela Walsh (born 1986) is an Irish sportsperson. She plays ladies' Gaelic football with her local club Inch Rovers
file:Inch tape.jpg, Measuring tape with inches
The inch (symbol: in or prime (symbol), ″) is a Units of measureme ...
,
Mary O'Connor,
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. Betw ...
and
Briege Corkery, Cork won eleven All-Ireland titles.
In 2014, after winning their ninth title, Cork won the
RTÉ Sports Team of the Year Award
The RTÉ Sports Team of the Year Award is given on an annual basis to the sporting team or partnership considered to have made the most substantive contribution to sport in that year.
List of winners
Shortlists
The winner is in bold.
2010
* ...
. They were the first female team to win the award. They received 27% of the vote, beating the
Ireland men's national rugby union team, winners of the
2014 Six Nations Championship
The 2014 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2014 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 15th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship ...
, by 11%.
;
Ladies' National Football League
;
Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship
The Munster Council is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Munster.
County boards
*Cork
*Clare
*Kerry
*Limerick
*Tipperary
*Waterfo ...
Notable players
TG4 Senior Player's Player of the Year
All Stars
Ireland internationals
A number of Cork ladies' footballers have also represented Ireland at international level in various other sports.
Captains
Managers
*
Éamonn Ryan
Éamonn Ryan (1941 – 14 January 2021) was an Irish football manager and player born in Watergrasshill, County Cork. He played football with his local clubs Glenville and UCC and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1963 ...
*
Ephie Fitzgerald
Ephraim "Ephie" Fitzgerald (born 1961) is an Irish Gaelic football manager who played as a right corner-forward at senior level for the Cork county team. He has been manager of the Waterford county team since 2021.
Career
Born in Cork, Fit ...
Honours
*
All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship is the premier inter-county competition in the game of ladies' Gaelic football in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association and are played during the ...
**''Winners'':
2005
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,
2006,
2007
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,
2008
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,
2009
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,
2011,
2012
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,
2013
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,
2014
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,
2015
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,
2016: 11
**''Runners up'':
2018
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: 1
*
Ladies' National Football League
**''Winners'': 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015,
2016,
2017
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,
2019
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: 12
**''Runners up'': 1993, 2012: 2
*
Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship
The Munster Council is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Munster.
County boards
*Cork
*Clare
*Kerry
*Limerick
*Tipperary
*Waterfo ...
**''Winners'': 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014,
2015
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,
2016,
2018
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,
2019
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: 13
**''Runners up'': 2013: 1
*
RTÉ Sports Team of the Year Award
The RTÉ Sports Team of the Year Award is given on an annual basis to the sporting team or partnership considered to have made the most substantive contribution to sport in that year.
List of winners
Shortlists
The winner is in bold.
2010
* ...
** 2014
References
External links
corkladiesfootball.com
{{Ladies' Gaelic football
1973 establishments in Ireland
Ladies