It is joy for Armagh after the heartbreak of losing last season's final, while it is still a remarkable season for Cavan, as they went years without fielding a camogie team.

Having not fielded a team the season before, Róisin O'Keeffe rallied the troops across the country, which initially only got 10 players to training.

The All-Ireland football and hurling finals were sell-outs in Croke Park in July, while last Sunday’s All-Ireland women’s football finals triple-header attracted a crowd of 26,471.

Aoife Donohue put in a player of the match performance to help Galway win their first title since 2021, and go one better after final defeat to Cork last season.