Wicklow LGFA Senior Football Championship: St Patrick's v Tinahely

St Patrick’s host Tinahely in Round 1 of the Wicklow Ladies Gaelic Football Association Senior Championship on Saturday, 25 July 2026, a fixture between two of the more established ladies football clubs in the county. St Patrick’s play out of their Dunbur grounds on the edge of Wicklow town, and a senior championship game is one of the biggest fixtures on their ladies football calendar each summer. Throw in is 6:30pm.

What to expect

Ladies senior football in Wicklow has grown steadily in playing numbers and standard over recent seasons, and a senior championship round 1 tie is typically fast, high scoring and hard fought, since every team wants to start their campaign with a win. St Patrick’s have a strong underage conveyor belt feeding their senior ladies panel, drawing on the same club structures that produce their hurling and football teams, while Tinahely travel as one of the county’s more rural clubs with a reputation for physicality. Expect open, attacking football rather than a defensive arm wrestle, and a home crowd at Dunbur backing the Wicklow town side. Results across the group will help decide seeding for the knockout stages later in the championship.

Getting there

St Patrick’s grounds at Dunbur are on the southern edge of Wicklow town. Wicklow has its own railway station on the Dublin to Rosslare line, a walkable distance from the town centre, and Wicklow is also served by Bus Éireann routes from Dublin and Wexford.

While you’re in Wicklow

Wicklow is the county town, with its harbour, Black Castle ruins and seafront an easy walk from the GAA grounds, so it is worth arriving early or staying on after the match. There is plenty more to explore across Co. Wicklow.

Good to know

• Date: Saturday, 25 July 2026
• Throw in: 6:30pm
• Venue: St Patrick’s GAA Grounds, Dunbur, Wicklow
• Price: gate admission applies, pay at the turnstile
• Competition: Wicklow LGFA Senior Championship, Round 1