Ladies Gaelic Football is recognised as one of the fastest growing female sports in Europe (1). At present, there is a paucity of research exploring the dietary intakes of female Gaelic footballers, and an absence of sport specific nutrition guidelines. Inadequate intakes of calcium and iron are common in females (3) , with inadequate iron intakes previously documented in female team sports (4). Vitamin D insufficiency is also evident in male Gaelic footballers but has yet to be examined in females (5). Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate calcium, iron and vitamin D intakes of club and county female Gaelic footballers, and compare them to recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) (2). Dietary intakes of club and county level female Gaelic footballers were recorded using three-day food diaries, which also included intakes of dietary supplements. Club (n = 23) and county (n = 26) footballers were recruited from three female Gaelic football teams. Of those recruited initially, food diaries were completed and returned by 78% (n = 18) of club and 74% (n = 19) of county footballers, under-reporting was evident in 22% of participants who were subsequently excluded from analysis. The remaining food diaries (n = 29) were assessed using dietary analysis software to compare micronutrient intakes to RDAs (2) and further analysed using SPSS version 24.
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