Ahead of Sunday's historical final, the Barrowside Gael looks back on the very first Carlow ladies football team 

Carlow captain Roisin Bailey says that confidence within the group has grown with every win this season

Aoife Carroll has been a consistent performer for Carlow throughout the season

Carlow's unbelievable winning run in 2026 continued against Sligo

Carlow's quest for a third trophy in 2026 began with an impressive win over Limerick

With two trophies already won this year, Carlow captain Róisín Bailey is dreaming of capping their season off on the steps of the Hogan Stand

Róisín Bailey, Sara Doyle and Aibha Kiernan-Butler brought the Division 4 National League trophy to their former scbool, Ballyconnell NS

Nobody likes seeing a team on the wrong end of a result like Kilkenny suffered but Carlow have lofty ambitions this year and must focus on their own game 

Carlow ladies have already won one piece of silverware this season but they are only getting started and their focus now turns to the Leinster Junior Football Championship which gets underway this weekend

Clíodhna Ní Shé's goal in the second half of extra time eventually got Carlow over the line against a dogged Leitrim side

Carlow captain Roisin Bailey is hoping to lift national silverware on Sunday when her team take on Leitrim in the Division 4 Final 

Three first half goals set Carlow on their way to Division 3 football next season and a date with Leitrim in this year's Division 4 National League final 

St Leo's College gave it everything in thein All-Ireland Junior 'B' Final but they came up against a very strong opponent

The St Brigids forward scored a two pointer as Carlow came from behind in Leitrim to finish the group stages of the Lidl National League Division 4 with a perfect record of seven wins

Goals in either half by Aibha Kiernan and Clíodhna Ní Shé helped Carlow overcome a five point deficit to make it four wins out of four and keep them joint top alongside Leitrim

Clíodhna Ni Shé scored a first half goal as Ed Burke's second spell as manager began with a win

It was a fairytale ending for Fenagh last Saturday when they bridged a five year gap to claim the Ladies Intermediate Football Championship for the first time since 2020 by beating Kildavin/Clonegal 1-8 to 106 in a closely fought contest.

Megan Townend's 57th minute helped turn the tie in Carlow's favour

Carlow were well beaten today in Cavan by a team who look set to dominate Division 3 of the LGFA Lidl National League

Carlow Ladies’ football side will travel to face Cavan in round 3 of the Lidl Ladies’ National football league Division 3, at 2pm in Kingspan Breffni park.

Lidl National Ladies Football League Division 3Carlow 2-11 Offaly 1-8 Clíodhna Ní Shé showed no signs of fatigue following Bennekerry-Tinryland’s All-Ireland winning campaign as she scored 1-5 in Fenagh to give Carlow a first win of the League ...

The Bennekerry/Tinryland forward has been recognised for some scintillating performances for her club

‘I can almost see it That dream I'm dreaming But there's a voice inside my head saying You'll never reach it’ The lyrics of the adopted Bennekerry/Tinryland anthem ‘The Climb’ suggest somebody with an inner doubt about achieving their dream.

Bennekerry/Tinryland manager Chris Townsend was keen to ensure his players didn't get carried away with thoughts of Croke Park before Saturday's All-Ireland semi-final but now their final place is assured the dreams can commence  

Bennekerry/Tinryland will be the first Carlow ladies football team to play at Croke Park after a brilliant semi-final win over Mullahoran

Bennekerry/Tinryland are on the road again. This time they head to Kingspan Breffni Park where they take on the Ulster intermediate football champions, Mullahoran from Cavan in the All-Ireland semi-final.

What would Kathleen have said? Player of the Match and now the holder of a Leinster intermediate football championship medal, Leah Mullins was not so sure what words her late mother would have used to describe her joy.

Winning captain Bennekerry/Tinryland captain Shannen Cotter wasn’t so sure how her acceptance speech went down after her team's brilliant win over Dee Rangers inthe Leinster Intermediate Football Championship Final. She need not have worried.

A first half Clíodhna Ní Shé penalty followed by second half goals by Lauren Dwyer and Maeve O'Neill clinched the Leinster LGFA Intermediate title today in Kinnegad

Bennekerry/Tinryland travelled to Louth and came away with a hard fought win that secures their place in next weekend's AIB Leinster LGFA Intermediate Football Championship final.

AIB Leinster LGFA Intermediate Club Championship Quarter Finals Bennekerry/Tinryland 6-12 Coralstown/Kinnegad 0-4  Bennekerry/Tinryland march on to a Leinster semi-final after a 26 point victory over ...

Leinster LGFA AIB Intermediate Club Championship Preliminary Round Bennekerry/Tinryland 2-16 Carnew Emmetts 0-2 There may have been a slight sense of nerves and apprehension amongst the eager Tinryland crowd ...

On a special day for her family, when the cup named after her mother was presented to the Intermediate champions for the first time, Leah Mullins won her tenth Senior medal while playing in her 20th final

Former League of Ireland soccer star Lauren Dwyer came off the bench and played a pivotal role in Bennekerry/Tinryland retaining the Carlow LGFA senior title

2023 Carlow Rose Caoimhe Deering celebrated her 24th birthday in style on Saturday by helped Rathvilly to an Intermediate Football title

Lauren Dwyer kicked three points after coming off the bench to help Bennekerry/Tinryland retain the Carlow LGFA Senior Football Championship

Rathvilly finished strongly to inflict a Carlow LGFA Intermediate Final defeat on Kildavin/Clonegal for a second successive year

The Nationalist will host their Quarterly Sports Awards in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel on Friday evening and once again there is a wide array of high quality winners