2021 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final

2021 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Final
Event2021 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
Meath, 2020 All-Ireland Intermediate champions win their first Senior title in their debut final by also ending Dublin's drive for five attempt.
Date5 September 2021
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
RefereeBrendan Rice (Down)
2020
2022

The 2021 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final was the 48th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, an inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament for the county teams of Ireland. Dublin contested their 12th final, and were chasing 5 All-Ireland victories in a row after defeating Mayo in the 2021 semi-final.[1]

Meath were playing in their first All-Ireland Senior final, having won the 2020 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship, and defeated Cork in the semi-final.[2] Meath won their first Senior All Ireland and ended Dublin's drive for five consecutive titles.[3]

Match info

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5 September 2021
16:15 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Meath 1-11 0-12 Dublin
(HT: 1-8 - 0-6)
Gls: Emma Duggan 1
Pts: Emma Duggan 1-2, Stacey Grimes 0-3 (2f), Niamh O’Sullivan 0-4, Emma Troy 0-2, Bridgetta Lynch 0-1.

Pts: Hannah Tyrrell 0-7 (3f), Sinéad Aherne (1f), Martha Byrne, Kate Sullivan, Carla Rowe, Lyndsey Davey 0-1 each.
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Brendan Rice (Down)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fallon, John (14 August 2021). "Champions Dublin advance to eighth successive TG4 All-Ireland final". www.ladiesgaelic.ie. Ladies Gaelic Football Association. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ Fallon, John (15 August 2021). "Meath book first ever senior final appearance after astonishing comeback". www.ladiesgaelic.ie. Ladies Gaelic Football Association. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Royal fairytale - The day of days for Meath ladies football". The 42. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.