2026 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

The 2026 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, was the 53rd edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament, taking place in spring-summer 2026 in Ireland.

were the winners, defeating by a point in the final, Leanne Coen scoring two goals for them. This was only their second Brendan Martin Cup, the first coming in 2004.

Format

Provincial championships The 12 teams first played in their provincial championships.

There were only two teams in Connacht, so their championship is a single match.

In Leinster and Ulster there were three teams, and there were four in Munster. In each of these provinces the teams play each other in a round-robin phase, with two teams progressing to the final.

Group stage The 12 teams were drawn into four groups of three teams; seeding is based on performance in the provincial championships. Each team plays each other team in its group once, earning three points for a win and one for a draw.

Tiebreakers for group ranking If two teams were level on points, the tie-break was:

winners of the head-to-head game are ranked ahead if the head-to-head match was a draw, then whichever team scored more points in the game is ranked ahead (e.g. 0-18 beats 2-12) if the head-to-head match was an exact draw, ranking is determined by the points difference (i.e. total scored minus total conceded in all games) if the points difference is equal, ranking is determined by the total scored

If three teams were level on league points, rankings are determined solely by points difference.

Relegation The last-placed teams in the groups play off to decide which team was relegated to the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship.

Knockout stage The top two in each group progressed to the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Quarter-finals and semi-finals are "results on the day," with 20 minutes' extra time being played in the event of a draw, and a free-kick shootout being taken from a 30 m (33 yd) distance in the event of a draw after extra time. If the All-Ireland final is a draw, the game is replayed.

Provincial championships

Connacht Championship

Leinster Championship PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification1 Dublin22003419 +156Advance to final2 Kildare21012628−233 Meath20021326−130 Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

Final

Munster Championship PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification1 Waterford33005639 +179Advance to final2 Kerry32014332 +1163 Tipperary31022630−434 Cork30033357−240 Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

Final

Ulster Championship PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification1 Tyrone22003521 +146Advance to final2 Armagh21011820−233 Donegal20022032−120 Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

Final

All-Ireland championship

Group 1 PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification1 Armagh22004330 +136Advance to quarter-finals2 Cork21013039 –933 Waterford20023539 –40Relegation playoffs Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 2 PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification1 Kerry22004412 +326Advance to quarter-finals2 Kildare21012431 –733 Tipperary (R)20021338 –250Relegation playoffs Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 3 PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification1 Dublin22004017 +236Advance to quarter-finals2 Mayo21013033 –333 Donegal20021737 –200Relegation playoffs Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 4 PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification1 Galway22005925 +346Advance to quarter-finals2 Meath21012740 –1333 Tyrone20022647 –210Relegation playoffs Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Relegation playoffs

are relegated to the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship for 2027.

Finals

2026 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

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