Two teams of 15 players kick or hand-pass a round ball towards goals at each end of a grass pitch.

The sport is an all island sport played in all 4 provinces of Ireland ( Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connacht), where the two main competitions are the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship and the Ladies' National Football League.

Both competitions feature teams representing the traditional Gaelic games counties.

[8][9][11][12][13] Ladies' Gaelic football is also played in Africa, Asia, Great Britain, Canada, Europe, South America, the United States, New Zealand and Australia.

Outside of Ireland it is mainly, although not exclusively, played by members of the Irish diaspora.