16 // Ladies Gaelic Football Association
CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW
PEIL Autumn | Issue No 3 | Volume 14
Championship
Review
ND so, the curtain comes
down on another summer of
championship action.
What an incredible one it was.
It ended, of course, with Dublin, Tyrone
and Limerick crowned All-Ireland senior,
intermediate and junior champions
respectively in front of 50,141 in Croke Park.
Mick Bohan's champions retained the
Brendan Martin Cup and made it two
in-a-row for the first time in the county's
history.
Emma Duffy of The42.ie
They beat 11-time winners Cork in the
final, exacting sweet revenge for narrow
decider to defeats to the Rebels in 2014,
2015 and 2016.
And what a pulsating contest it was, a
titanic battle, an absolute joy to watch.
Much like a lot of the summer's action.
As always, there's been no shortage
of superb team and individual
performances, unexpected results,
interesting storylines and high-quality
football.
The restructured TG4 All-Ireland
championships across all three grades threw
up some intriguing clashes, heated battles
which came right down to the wire week
after week.
That's one thing that worked really well
– more games. The shorter layovers were
welcomed across the board, as were double-
headers around the country.
Looking first at the junior championship,
Limerick were crowned deserved champions
after a strong, five-goal display in Croke Park.
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