The 2010 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final featured and . This was Dublin's fourth final and Tyrone's first. On the three previous occasions Dublin had reached the final in 2003, 2004 and 2009, they had finished as runners-up. In 2010 they would win their first title. On their way to the final, Tyrone had knocked out in the quarter-final, interrupting their monopoly of the All-Ireland for one year. However Tyrone proved to be no match for Dublin in the final. At half-time Dublin led by 2–8 to 0–5. With twenty minutes remaining, Dublin led by 16 points and that margin would separate the two teams at the finish. Sinéad Aherne scored 2–7 to claim the Player of the Match award.
Route to the Final
Match info
Teams Manager: Gerry McGill
Team: Clíodhna O'Connor Rachel Ruddy Avril Cluxton Maria Kavanagh Siobhán McGrath Sorcha Furlong Gemma Fay Denise Masterson (c) Niamh McEvoy (Parnells) Mary Nevin Amy McGuinness Lindsay Peat Lyndsey Davey Sinéad Aherne Elaine Kelly
Substitutes:B. Finlay for Kelly (46)N. Hyland for Nevin (52)Noëlle Healy for McGuinness (56)Niamh McEvoy (St. Sylvester's) for Niamh McEvoy (57) C. Barrett for Fay (57)Manager: Colm Donnelly
Team: Shannon Lynch Eimear Teague Maura Kelly Sinead McLaughlin Maria Donnelly Neamh Woods Lynda Donnelly Sarah Donnelly (c) Shannon Quinn Cathy Donnelly Gemma Begley Aisling O'Kane Catriona McGahan Sarah Connolly Joline Donnelly
Substitutes:Nina Murphy for Connolly (14)Rosin Rafferty for Teague (half-time)Orla O'Neill for McGahan (44)Marie Gallagher for M. Donnelly (44)Clare Scullion for O'Kane (56)
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