# 2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship was the 45th edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier inter-county Ladies' Gaelic Football tournament. It was known for sponsorship reasons as the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship.
It was won by Dublin.

## Competition format
### Provincial championships

Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise their provincial championship. All matches are knockout.

### All-Ireland
#### Group stage

In 2018, a new round-robin format was introduced in the All-Ireland championship. The 12 teams are drawn into four groups of three teams.

#### Knockout stage

The winners of each group and the runners-up compete in the four All-Ireland quarter-finals. Two semi-finals and a final follow.

## Provincial championships
### Connacht Championship
#### Connacht Final

| 24 June 2018 4:00 pm Final | Mayo | 1-12 – 0-17 | Galway | MacHale Park Referee: Gerry Carmody (Roscommon) Man of the Match: Tracey Leonard (Corofin) |
| 24 June 2018 4:00 pm Final | Cora Staunton 0-6 (0-4f), Fiona Doherty 1-0, Sinead Cafferky, Niamh Kelly, Grace Kelly (0-1f) 0-2 each | Report | Tracey Leonard 0-6 (0-2f), Mairead Seoighe and Roisin Leonard (0-1f) 0-3 each, Emer Faherty, Nicola Ward, Olivia Divilly, Aine McDonagh, Sarah Conneally 0-1 each | MacHale Park Referee: Gerry Carmody (Roscommon) Man of the Match: Tracey Leonard (Corofin) |

### Leinster Championship
#### Leinster Final

| 1 July 2018 4:00 pm Final | Dublin | 5-11 – 2-8 | Westmeath | Dr. Cullen Park Referee: Stephen McNulty (Wicklow) Man of the Match: Niamh McEvoy (St. Sylvesters) |
| 1 July 2018 4:00 pm Final | Sinéad Aherne 1-5 (0-3f), Niamh McEvoy 2-1, Noëlle Healy 1-2, Lyndsey Davey 1-0, Nicole Owens, Hannah O'Neill, Amy Connolly 0-1 each | Report | Leanne Slevin 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Aoife Connolly 1-2 (0-2f), Annie Dolan, Maud Annie Foley, Johanna Maher 0-1 each | Dr. Cullen Park Referee: Stephen McNulty (Wicklow) Man of the Match: Niamh McEvoy (St. Sylvesters) |

### Munster Championship
#### Munster Semi-Finals

| 2 June 2018 Semi-Final | Cork | 2-12 - 1-10 | Tipperary | Ardfinnan GAA Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry) |
| 2 June 2018 Semi-Final | Orla Finn 0-4 (3f), Brid O'Sullivan and Hannah Looney (1-0 pen) 1-0 each, Ciara O’Sullivan, Doireann O’Sullivan, Eimear Scally 0-2 each, Orlagh Farmer and Libby Coppinger 0-1 each | Report | Aisling Moloney 1-2, Aisling McCarthy 0-4 (3f), Mairead Morrissey 0-2, Orla O’Dwyer and Roisin Howard 0-1 each | Ardfinnan GAA Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry) |
| 3 June 2018 Semi-Final | Kerry | 2-16 - 1-6 | Waterford | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Referee: Jason Mullins (Limerick) |
| 3 June 2018 Semi-Final | Sarah Houlihan 1-9 (1-0 pen, 0-3f), Andrea Murphy 1-2, Lorraine Scanlon 0-3 (0-1f), Emma Dineen and Aoife O'Callaghan 0-1 each | Report | Maria Delahunty 1-2, Michelle Ryan, Lauren McGregor (0-1f), Aileen Wall, Eimear Fennell (0-1f) 0-1 each | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Referee: Jason Mullins (Limerick) |

#### Munster Final

| 23 June 2018 2:00 pm Final | Cork | 5-13 – 2-10 | Kerry | Cork IT Referee: T Fox (Tipperary) Man of the Match: Melissa Duggan (Dohenys) |
| 23 June 2018 2:00 pm Final | Saoirse Noonan 2-2 (1-0 pen), Ciara O'Sullivan 2-0, Hannah Looney 1-0 pen, Áine O'Sullivan 0-4, Orla Finn 0-3, Doireann O'Sullivan 0-2, Aisling Hutchings and Libby Coppinger 0-1 each | Report | Sarah Houlihan 1-4 (0-3f), Amy Foley 1-2, Lorraine Scanlon (0-1f), Emma Dineen, Brid Ryan, Kate O'Sullivan 0-1 each | Cork IT Referee: T Fox (Tipperary) Man of the Match: Melissa Duggan (Dohenys) |

### Ulster Championship
#### Ulster Semi-Finals

| 3 June 2018 6:00 pm Semi-Final | Armagh | 2-14 - 1-14 | Cavan | Inniskeen Grattans GAC, Inniskeen Referee: Gavin Corrigan (Down) |
| 3 June 2018 6:00 pm Semi-Final | Aimee Mackin 1-4, Kelly Mallon 1-2 (0-1f), Caroline O'Hanlon 0-4 (0-2f), Tiarna Grimes and Lauren McConville 0-2 each | Report | Aisling Doonan 0-6 (0-3f), Donna English 0-4, Beth Farrelly McGee 1-0, Bronagh Sheridan and Aishling Sheridan 0-2 each | Inniskeen Grattans GAC, Inniskeen Referee: Gavin Corrigan (Down) |
| 9 June 2018 7:00 pm Semi-Final | Donegal | 3-17 - 1-9 | Monaghan | Healy Park, Omagh Referee: Brendan Rice (Down) |
| 9 June 2018 7:00 pm Semi-Final | Geraldine McLaughlin 1-5 (0-5f), Yvonne Bonner 1-2, Eilish Ward 1-1 (1-0 pen), Aoife McDonnell 0-3, Katy Herron and Sarah Jane McDonald 0-2 each, Deirdre Foley and Roisin Friel 0-1 each | Report | Ellen McCarron 0-5 (0-3f), Niamh Callan 1-0, Muireann Atkinson (0-1f), Rosemary Courtney, Therese Scott (0-1f), Eva Woods 0-1 each | Healy Park, Omagh Referee: Brendan Rice (Down) |

#### Ulster Final

| 17 June 2018 3:45 pm Final | Donegal | 9-21 – 4-8 | Armagh | Brewster Park Referee: Brian McCallion (Tyrone) Man of the Match: Yvonne Bonner (Glenfin) |
| 17 June 2018 3:45 pm Final | Yvonne Bonner 3-6, Geraldine McLaughlin 3-4 (0-1f), Eilish Ward 1-2, Karen Guthrie and Niamh Hegarty 1-1 each, Katy Herron 0-4, Sarah Jane McDonald 0-2, Aoife McDonnell 0-1 | Report | Caroline O'Hanlon 1-3 (1-0 pen), Aimee Mackin 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Kelly Mallon and Blaithin Mackin 1-1 each, Aoife McCoy 0-1 | Brewster Park Referee: Brian McCallion (Tyrone) Man of the Match: Yvonne Bonner (Glenfin) |

## All-Ireland Group Stage
### All-Ireland Group Stage

In 2018, a new round-robin format was introduced in the All-Ireland championship. The 12 teams are drawn into four groups of three teams, with each group containing one provincial champion, one provincial beaten finalist, and one beaten provincial semi-finalist (two each from Munster and Ulster). Each team plays the other teams in its group once.
There are three rounds in each group with the provincial champions playing in rounds two and three. Three group points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The winners and runners-up in each group compete in the four All-Ireland quarter-finals.

#### Group 1

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Group Points | Score Difference |
| Donegal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +4 |
| Kerry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +5 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –9 |
| 14 July 2018 13:00 | Tipperary | 2-10 – 3-13 | Kerry | MacDonagh Park, Nenagh Referee: Jonathan Murphy |
| 14 July 2018 13:00 | A Moloney 1-4, R Howard 1-1, A McCarthy 0-3 (1f), G O’Brien 0-2 | Report | S Houlihan 2-3 (0-2f), L Ni Mhuircheartaigh 0-6 (3f), A Murphy 1-1, E O’Leary 0-2, A Brosnan 0-1 | MacDonagh Park, Nenagh Referee: Jonathan Murphy |
| 21 July 2018 3 p.m. | Donegal | 0-17 – 0-14 | Tipperary | Castlerea St. Kevin's GAA, Castlerea Referee: Garryowen McMahon (Mayo) |
| 21 July 2018 3 p.m. | | Report | | Castlerea St. Kevin's GAA, Castlerea Referee: Garryowen McMahon (Mayo) |
| 28 July 2018 | Kerry | 1-13 – 3-6 | Donegal | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon Referee: Gerry Carmody |
| 28 July 2018 | | Report | | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon Referee: Gerry Carmody |

#### Group 2

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Group Points | Score Difference |
| Cork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +28 |
| Armagh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | –12 |
| Monaghan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | –16 |
| 14 July 2018 12:30 | Armagh | 1-11 – 1-11 | Monaghan | Clones |
| 14 July 2018 12:30 | | Report | | Clones |
| 21 July 2018 15:00 | Cork | 7-7 – 1-9 | Monaghan | St Brendan's Park, Birr Referee: Stephen McNulty (Wicklow) |
| 21 July 2018 15:00 | C O’Sullivan 2-1; S Noonan 2-0; O Finn 0-5 (2f); A O’Sullivan 1-1; D O’Sullivan, M O’Callaghan 1-0 each. | Report | E McCarron 0-5 (3f); L Martin 1-0 (pen); C McAnespie 0-2; R Courtney, E Woods 0-1 each | St Brendan's Park, Birr Referee: Stephen McNulty (Wicklow) |
| 28 July 2018 3:45 p.m. | Armagh | 1-7 – 1-19 | Cork | Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Gus Chapman (Sligo) |
| 28 July 2018 3:45 p.m. | | Report | | Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Gus Chapman (Sligo) |

#### Group 3

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Group Points | Score Difference |
| Galway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +42 |
| Westmeath | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | –25 |
| Waterford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –17 |
| 14 July 2018 14:45 | Waterford | 2-11 – 2-12 | Westmeath | MacDonagh Park, Nenagh Referee: John Gallagher |
| 14 July 2018 14:45 | A Wall 2-0, M Delahunty 0-6 (4f), K Corbett Barry 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, Kate McGrath 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, E Fennell 0-1 | Report | A Connolly 1-2 (0-1f), L Slevin 0-5 (5f), L L Walsh 1-0, M A Foley 0-3, A Dolan 0-2 | MacDonagh Park, Nenagh Referee: John Gallagher |
| 21 July 2018 16:45 | Galway | 3-12 – 0-5 | Waterford | St Brendan's Park, Birr Referee: Seamus Mulvihill |
| 28 July 2018 2 p.m. | Westmeath | 1-6 – 6-17 | Galway | Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Kevin Corcoran |
| 28 July 2018 2 p.m. | A Connolly 1-2 (0-2f), LL Walsh 0-1, J Maher 0-1, F Coyle 0-1, MA Foley 0-1. | Report | L Coen 2-3, T Leonard 0-6 (2f), S Conneally 1-2, R Leonard 1-2, E Reaney 1-1, L Ward 1-0, A Davoren 0-1, O Divilly 0-1, A McDonagh 0-1 | Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Kevin Corcoran |

#### Group 4

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Group Points | Score Difference |
| Dublin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +22 |
| Mayo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Cavan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –20 |
| 14 July 2018 14:15 | Mayo | 3-23 - 4-13 | Cavan | Clones Referee: Niall McCormack (Laois) Man of the Match: Grace Kelly (Moy Davitts) |
| 14 July 2018 14:15 | Grace Kelly 2-6 (0-1f), Sarah Rowe 1-7, Niamh Kelly 0-5, Fiona Doherty 0-3, Kathryn Sullivan and Emma Needham 0-1 each | Report | Aisling Maguire 1-5 (0-4f), Donna English, Catherine Dolan, Aishling Sheridan 1-0 each, Bronagh Sheridan 0-3 (0-1f), Sinead Greene 0-2, Catriona Smith, Ciara Finnegan, Roisin O'Keefe 0-1 each | Clones Referee: Niall McCormack (Laois) Man of the Match: Grace Kelly (Moy Davitts) |
| 21 July 2018 3 pm | Dublin | 5-17 – 2-13 | Cavan | Dunleer Referee: Brendan Rice |
| 21 July 2018 3 pm | Noëlle Healy 2-5; L McGinley 2-0; Niamh McEvoy 1-2; Sinéad Aherne 0-3 (2f); O Whyte 0-2; N Collins, J Dunne, C Rowe, N Owens, Niamh McEvoy 0-1 each | Report | A Maguire 0-8 (5f); Aishling Sheridan 1-2; C Dolan 1-0; A O’Reilly, C Smith, S Greene 0-1 each | Dunleer Referee: Brendan Rice |
| 28 July 2018 | Mayo | 1-8 – 3-11 | Dublin | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Referee: Maggie Farrelly (Cavan) |
| 28 July 2018 | | Report | | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Referee: Maggie Farrelly (Cavan) |

## All-Ireland Knockout
### All-Ireland Quarter-Finals

Each of the four winners from the group stage play one of the four runners-up.
* 4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 16:00 IST (UTC+1) Quarter-Final 1
* Report
| Donegal | 0-19 (19) – (16) 1-13 | Armagh |
| (HT: 0-11 – 0-05) |||
| Pts: Y Bonner 5; G McLaughlin 4 (1f); S J McDonald, E Ward 3; N Hegarty 2, A McDonnell 2; K Herron 1. | | Gls: A McCoy 1 Pts: A Mackin 7 (2f); C O’Hanlon 2, K Mallon 1 (f); B Mackin, S Grey, A McCoy 1 |
* Healy Park, Omagh Referee: Brendan Rice (Down)
* TG4
* 6 August 2018 (2018-08-06) 16:45 IST (UTC+1) Quarter-Final 2
* Report
| Cork | 8-18 (42) – (9) 1-06 | Westmeath |
| (HT: 3-05 – 0-03) |||
* Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: Seamus Mulvihill
* TG4 Player
* 12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) 15:00 IST (UTC+1) Quarter-Final 3
| Galway | 5-11 (26) – (12) 0-12 | Mayo |
| (HT: 3-06 – 0-06) |||
* Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Referee: Niall McCormack
* TG4
* 12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) 17:00 IST (UTC+1) Quarter-Final 4
* Report
| Dublin | 3-19 (28) – (10) 1-07 | Kerry |
| (HT: 0-09 – 1-03) |||
* Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Referee: Garryowen McMahon (Mayo)

### All-Ireland Semi-Finals

* TG4
* 25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 14:45 IST (UTC+1) Semi-Final 1
* Report
| Cork | 2-11 (17) – (11) 0-11 | Donegal |
| (HT: 1-06 – 0-05) |||
* Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Referee: Brendan Rice (Down)
* TG4
* 25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 16:30 IST (UTC+1) Semi-Final 2
* Report
| Dublin | 4-08 (20) – (13) 1-10 | Galway |
| (HT: 3-05 – 0-03) |||
* Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry)

### All-Ireland final
## Relegation play-offs
### Relegation Format

The provincial championship winners are exempt from relegation even if they finish bottom of their group. The number of relegation play-off games is therefore dependent on the number of non provincial winners who finish bottom of their group. The losers of the relegation play-offs play in next year's intermediate championship.

### Relegation qualifiers

* 11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) Relegation Qualifier 1
* Report
| Tipperary | 1-13 (16) – (22) 3-13 | Waterford |
| (HT: 1-08 – 2-08) |||
* John Locke Park, Callan Referee: J Murphy (Carlow)
* 11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) Relegation Qualifier 2
* Report
| Monaghan | 2-15 (21) – (15) 0-15 | Cavan |
| (HT: 1-07 – 0-07) |||
* Lann Léire GFC, Dunleer Referee: Kieran McKeever

### Relegation play-off Match

* 18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 13:00 IST (UTC+1) Relegation Play-Off
* Report
| Tipperary | 1-14 (17) – (20) 2-14 | Cavan |
| (HT: 1-09 – 0-04) |||
* Dolan Park, Virginia Referee: John Gallagher
Tipperary are relegated to the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship for 2019.

## Records
### Scoring Events

* Widest winning margin: 33 points
** Cork 8-18 – 1-6 Westmeath (All-Ireland Quarter-Final)
* Most goals in a match: 13
** Donegal 9-21 – 4-8 Armagh (Ulster final)
* Most points in a match: 36
** Mayo 3-23 – 4-13 Cavan (group stage)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 9
** Donegal 9-21 – 4-8 Armagh (Ulster final)
* Most goals by a losing team: 4
** Donegal 9-21 – 4-8 Armagh (Ulster final)
** Mayo 3-23 – 4-13 Cavan (group stage)
* Highest aggregate score: 68 points
** Donegal 9-21 – 4-8 Armagh (Ulster final)
* Lowest aggregate score: 28 points
** Cork 2-11 – 0-11 Donegal (All-Ireland Semi-Final)