# Dublin county ladies' football team

The Dublin county ladies' football team represents Dublin GAA in ladies' Gaelic football. The team competes in inter-county competitions such as the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, the Leinster Senior Ladies' Football Championship and the Ladies' National Football League.
Dublin played in their first All-Ireland final in 2003 and won their first All-Ireland title in 2010. Between 2014 and 2020, they played in seven successive All-Ireland finals. They finished as runners up to Cork in the first three, before winning four successive titles between 2017 and 2020. In 2018 Dublin also won their first League title.

## Senior final appearances
### All-Irelands

Dublin played in their first All-Ireland final in 2003 and won their first All-Ireland title in 2010. Between 2014 and 2020 they played in seven successive All-Ireland finals. They finished as runners-up to Cork in the first three, before winning four successive titles between 2017 and 2020.
| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up |
| 2003 | Mayo | 1–4; 0–5 | Dublin |
| 2004 | Galway | 3–8; 0–11 | Dublin |
| 2009 | Cork | 1–9; 0–11 | Dublin |
| 2010 | Dublin | 3–16; 0–9 | Tyrone |
| 2014 | Cork | 2–13; 2-12 | Dublin |
| 2015 | Cork | 0-12; 0-10 | Dublin |
| 2016 | Cork | 1-7; 1-6 | Dublin |
| 2017 | Dublin | 4-11; 0-11 | Mayo |
| 2018 | Dublin | 3-11; 1-12 | Cork |
| 2019 | Dublin | 2–3; 0–4 | Galway |
| 2020 | Dublin | 1–10; 1–5 | Cork |
| 2023 | Dublin | 0–18; 1–10 | Kerry |

### Ladies' National Football League

In 2018 Dublin won their first League title.
| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up |
| 2014 | Cork | | Dublin |
| 2018 | Dublin | 3–15;1–10 | Mayo |

### Leinster Senior Ladies' Football Championship

| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up |
| 2003 | Dublin | | |
| 2004 | Dublin | 2–10;0–7 | Laois |
| 2005 | Dublin | | |
| 2008 | Dublin | 1–15;0–15 | Laois |
| 2009 | Dublin | | Kildare |
| 2010 | Dublin | | Laois |
| 2012 | Dublin | | |
| 2013 | Dublin | | |
| 2014 | Dublin | | |
| 2015 | Dublin | 2–12;0–11 | Westmeath |
| 2016 | Dublin | 4–21;0–7 | Westmeath |
| 2017 | Dublin | 3–18;0–8 | Westmeath |
| 2018 | Dublin | 5–11;2–8 | Westmeath |
| 2019 | Dublin | 4–11;1–7 | Westmeath |

## Youth teams

Dublin ladies teams also compete in All-Ireland championships at the under-14, under-16 and under-18 levels.

## 2018 squad

* Manager: Mick Bohan
* Selectors: Ken Robinson, Niamh McEvoy, Sorcha Farrelly, Seaghan Kearney
| No. | Player | Position | Club |
| 1 | Ciara Trant | Goalkeeper | St. Brigid's |
| 2 | Martha Byrne | Right Corner Back | Cuala |
| 3 | Sinéad Finnegan | Full back | Fingallians |
| 4 | Rachel Ruddy | Left Corner Back | Ballyboden St. Enda's |
| 5 | Sinéad Goldrick | Right half back | Foxrock–Cabinteely |
| 6 | Niamh Collins | Centre back | Foxrock–Cabinteely |
| 7 | Leah Caffrey | Left half back | Na Fianna |
| 8 | Lauren Magee | Midfield | Kilmacud Crokes |
| 9 | Olwen Carey | Midfield | Thomas Davis |
| 10 | Carla Rowe | Right half forward | Clann Mhuire |
| 11 | Lyndsey Davey | Centre forward | Skerries Harps |
| 12 | Nicole Owens | Left half forward | St. Sylvesters |
| 13 | Sinéad Aherne (c) | Right corner forward | St. Sylvesters |
| 14 | Niamh McEvoy | Full forward | St. Sylvesters |
| 15 | Noëlle Healy | Left corner forward | St. Brigid's |
| 16 | Emer Ní Eafa | Substitute | Fingallians |
| 17 | Fiona Hudson | Substitute | Fingallians |
| 18 | Deirdre Murphy | Substitute | St. Brigid's |
| 19 | Aoife Kane | Substitute | Kilmacud Crokes |
| 20 | Hannah O'Neill | Substitute | Foxrock–Cabinteely |
| 21 | Molly Lamb | Substitute | Kilmacud Crokes |
| 22 | Rebecca McDonnell | Substitute | Clanna Gael Fontenoy |
| 23 | Laura McGinley | Substitute | Naomh Barróg |
| 24 | Sarah McCaffrey | Substitute | Clontarf |
| 25 | Siobhán Woods | Substitute | Raheny |
| 26 | Kate Fitzgibbon | Substitute | O'Tooles |
| 27 | Sinéad O'Mahony | Substitute | Skerries Harps |
| 28 | Tarah O'Sullivan | Substitute | Foxrock–Cabinteely |
| 29 | Denise McKenna | Substitute | Fingallians |
| 30 | Aoife Curran | Substitute | O'Dwyers |
| x | Amy Connolly | Substitute | Foxrock–Cabinteely |
| x | Siobhán Killeen | Substitute | Clontarf |
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## Notable players
### TG4 Senior Player's Player of the Year

| Season | |
| 2018 | Sinéad Aherne |
| 2017 | Noëlle Healy |
| 2019 | Siobhán McGrath |

### All Stars

| Season | |
| 2019 | Niamh Collins, Sinéad Goldrick, Olwen Carey, Siobhán McGrath, Carla Rowe, Niamh McEvoy, Lyndsey Davey |
| 2018 | Sinéad Aherne, Sinéad Goldrick, Ciara Trant, Siobhán McGrath, Lauren Magee, Noëlle Healy, Lyndsey Davey |
| 2017 | Ciara Trant, Rachel Ruddy, Leah Caffrey, Nicole Owens, Sinéad Aherne, Noëlle Healy |
| 2016 | Leah Caffrey, Sinéad Goldrick, Noëlle Healy, Carla Rowe, Sinéad Aherne |
| 2015 | Sinead Finnegan, Sinéad Goldrick, Carla Rowe, Lyndsey Davey |
| 2014 | Sinéad Goldrick, Noëlle Healy, Lyndsey Davey, Sinéad Aherne |
| 2013 | Sinéad Goldrick |
| 2012 | Sinéad Goldrick |
| 2011 | Elaine Kelly, Sinéad Aherne |
| 2010 | Rachel Ruddy, Siobhán McGrath, Gemma Fay, Denise Masterson, Amy McGuinness, Sinéad Aherne |
| 2009 | Clíodhna O'Connor, Siobhán McGrath, Sinéad Aherne |
| 2005 | Gemma Fay, Lyndsey Davey |
| 2004 | Clíodhna O'Connor, Louise Keegan, Bernie Finlay, Mary Nevin |
| 2003 | Maria Kavanagh, Martina Farrell, Angie McNally |
| 2002 | Suzanne Hughes, Síle Nic Coitir |
| 2001 | Louise Kelly |
| 1993 | Denise Smith |
| 1991 | Julie Kavanagh |
| 1984 | Kathleen Kennedy |
| 1983 | Kathleen Kennedy |

### Ireland internationals

A number of Dublin ladies' footballers have also represented Ireland at international level in various other sports.
| Players | Sport |
| Sinéad Aherne | International Rules Football |
| Nicola Daly | Field hockey |
| Deirdre Duke | Field hockey; represented Dublin at under-14 level. |
| Sarah Hawkshaw | Field hockey; represented Dublin at under-16 level. |
| Siobhán Killeen | Association football |
| Clíodhna O'Connor | International Rules Football |
| Lindsay Peat | Rugby union, Basketball, Association football (under-18) |
| Hannah Tyrrell | Rugby union and Rugby sevens |
| Emily Whelan | Association football; represented Dublin at under-16 level. |

### Others

* Joanne Cantwell – RTÉ sports presenter

## Managers

| Season | |
| Mick Bohan | 2003 |
| John O'Leary | 2004 |
| Gerry McGill | 2009, 2010 |
| Gregory McGonigle | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Mick Bohan | 2017, 2018, 2019 |

## Honours

Senior;
* All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
** Winners: 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023: 6
** Runners up: 2003, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021: 7
* Ladies' National Football League
** Winners: 2018, 2021: 2
** Runners up: 2014 : 1
* Leinster Senior Ladies' Football Championship
** Winners: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019: 14
Youth;
* All-Ireland Under-18 Ladies' Football Championship
** Winners: 2008, 2012: 2
** Runners up: 1990, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016 : 5
* All-Ireland Under-16 Ladies' Football Championship
** Winners: 1989, 2006, 2010: 3
** Runners up: 2005, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 : 5
* All-Ireland Under-14 Ladies' Football Championship
** Winners: 2004, 2005, 2007: 3
** Runners up: 2006, 2010, 2011, 2018 : 4