At Croke Park · Croke Park, Dublin
The TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship Final is the biggest day in the Ladies GAA calendar - a full day of championship football at Croke Park that brings together the best county teams in Ireland. Three finals are played back to back, with the Senior decider the main event at 4:15pm. It suits anyone who loves Gaelic games, wants to experience Croke Park in full voice, or is simply after a great day out in Dublin. Families go in large numbers, and the atmosphere across the full afternoon is genuinely electric.
The day opens with the Junior Final at 11:45am, followed by the Intermediate Final at 1:45pm, and the Senior Final at 4:15pm. Arriving in time for the earlier games is well worth it - the stadium fills gradually across the day and the standard of football, even at junior and intermediate level, is high. The Senior Final is broadcast live on TG4, so coverage is wide and the occasion is treated with the same production weight as any major GAA final.
Croke Park holds over 82,000 people and on finals day the upper tiers fill steadily from the intermediate game onwards. Tickets are reasonably priced at €30 for adults and €15 for juveniles, students, and OAPs, and are sold through Ticketmaster. The LGFA has confirmed TG4 as the championship sponsor and broadcaster through a five-year deal, so the event has real institutional backing.
Croke Park sits in Drumcondra, just north of Dublin city centre, and is served well by public transport. From Dublin city centre the DART runs to Connolly Station (about a 15-minute walk to the stadium), and dozens of Dublin Bus routes stop nearby. If you are travelling from Tipperary, regular Bus Eireann and Expressway services run from Clonmel, Nenagh, and Thurles to Dublin, with journey times of roughly two hours. From Heuston or Connolly you can pick up a bus or walk. Parking in the immediate area is limited and discouraged on match days; public transport is the practical choice.
If you are heading up from the county for the game, you have a full county worth of stops on the way. The Rock of Cashel, the Tipperary Heritage Town itself, and the Glen of Aherlow are all worth an hour or a detour. There is more to see in Tipperary and across Co. Tipperary.
Heading to Croke Park in Tipperary? Tipperary has plenty more to see. Read the Tipperary area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.