Ladies' Gaelic Football Association

Ladies' Gaelic Football Association
*Cumann Peil Gael na mBan*
Formation	1974
Headquarters	Westward House; Jones Road; Dublin 3; Ireland
Region served	Ireland; United Kingdom; International
President	Mícheál Naughton
Website	ladiesgaelic.ie

The Ladies' Gaelic Football Association (Irish: 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 Football League.

Foundation

The Ladies' Gaelic Football Association was founded on 18 July 1974 at a meeting held at the Hayes' Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary, almost ninety years after the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded at the same hotel. Representatives from four counties – Offaly, Kerry, Tipperary and Galway – attended the meeting. In the same year the LGFA also organised the inaugural All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship. The LGFA was recognised by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1982.^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

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