PREVIEWS: TG4 Leinster Championships into Third Weekend!
PREVIEWS: TG4 Leinster Championships into Third Weekend!
May 02, 2025
Ladies Football – Weekend previews
Compiled by Jackie Cahill
ANOTHER big weekend lies in store in the TG4 Provincial Championships – with senior action in Connacht, Leinster and Munster.
On Saturday, Leitrim host holders Galway in the TG4 Connacht Senior Championship, before Sunday’s top tier focus switches to Leinster and Munster.
Kildare host Meath for the right to take on Dublin in the Leinster Final, as Waterford entertain Kerry and Cork travel to Tipperary in Munster.
There’s also more Munster B action in Munster, with other key in action in Leinster as the junior round-robin series continues, while there are two Intermediate semi-finals on the agenda.
In Ulster, Antrim can book a Junior Final slot, as Tyrone, Down, Monaghan and Cavan chase Intermediate Final places.
Sunday’s Leinster senior clash between Kildare and Meath will be streamed live at: https://bit.ly/4cVGZc4
Tickets are on sale for all Leinster Championship games: https://bit.ly/42thXh6
Sunday May 4, 2025
TG4 Leinster Senior Championship
Kildare v Meath; Cedral St Conleth’s Park, 2pm – Live stream at https://bit.ly/4cVGZc4
It’s all on the line for Kildare and Meath in Newbridge.
Both sides have lost to holders and finalists Dublin but they have a chance to join the Sky Blues in the Final.
It’s a winner takes all clash at Cedral St Conleth’s Park and Kildare have a psychological edge after defeating the Royals in Division 1 of the Lidl National League in February.
Meath have made one change to the team that lost out to Dublin, with Kerrie Cole coming in for Megan Collins at top of the left.
There are two changes for Kildare, with Lauren Murtagh and Ciara Moran coming in for Claire Sullivan and Emma Wheeler.
Kildare: M Hulgraine; R Sargent, L Lenehan (capt.), M Doherty; L Shaw, L Dunlea, M Aspel; L Murtagh, G Wheeler; C Moran, C Wheeler, N Dooley; A Rattigan, A Prizeman, R Byrne.
Meath: R Murray; A Sheridan, M.K. Lynch, K Newe; A Cleary (capt.), S Wall, K Kealy; O Sheehy, M Farrelly; M Thynne, N Gallogly, C Smyth; E Duggan, V Wall, K Cole.
TG4 Leinster Intermediate Championship semi-finals
Wicklow v Laois; Echelon Park, Aughrim, 2pm
Wicklow’s eight point victory over Offaly sent them through to a TG4 Leinster Intermediate championship semi-final.
After suffering relegation from the Senior grade last year, Laois will be hoping they can bounce back up when the All-Ireland series rolls around.
But first and foremost, both sides here are focused on a provincial semi-final – and the chance to face Westmeath or Wexford in the Final.
Wicklow: E Griffin; S Goetelen, E O’Keane, A Gorman; S McGettigan, S Byrne, SJ Winders (capt.); S Evans, N Cullen; M Corr, H Dowling, L Dunne; I Ledesma, E.R. O’Toole, E O’Brien.
Laois: E Barry; S Farrelly, F McEvoy, G Lalor; A Gorman, A Moore, A Moran (capt.); F Dooley, J Moore; S Havill, E Lawlor, C Crowley; E Galvin, C Burke, M Nerney.
Westmeath v Wexford; Ballynacargy GAA, 2pm
Westmeath finished strongly in Division 2 to retain their second-tier status in the Lidl National League.
Wexford, meanwhile, were busy gaining promotion from Division 3, although they did suffer defeat to Cavan in the provincial decider.
Both teams will come into this game in good form and it should make for an intriguing tie.
Westmeath: A Temple; L McCartan, S Murphy, F Coyle (capt.); C Gonoud, L Power, S Buckley; V Carr, A Roche; A Ruane, S Dillon, T Dillon; G Byrne, A Jones, C Kilmurray.
Wexford: S Cloake; S McCarthy, M Byrne, A Tormey; C Banville, A Halligan, K English; C Donnelly, R Murphy (capt.); S Hamilton, C Murray, O Byrne; A Neville, C Ni Nuallain, C Foxe.
TG4 Leinster Junior Championship Round 2
Louth v Carlow; Integral GAA Grounds, Drogheda, 2pm
Louth needed late heroics from captain Áine Breen, who popped up with a crucial brace of scores, to edge past Longford in Round 1.
Now they turn their attentions to Carlow, in what is a repeat of last year’s provincial decider.
Carlow also got their campaign off to a winning start last weekend, with a comfortable victory over Kilkenny.
Louth: R Lambe Fagan; C Boyle, E Hand, H Lambe Sally; C O’Reilly, S McLaughlin, A Russell; G McCrave, Á Breen (capt.); Z Sweeney, E Byrne, R Leonard; K Flood, C Woods, C Nolan.
Carlow: S Cotter; S McCullagh, C Mahon, K Tunstead; T Lyons, A Carroll, M Cranny; R Bailey (capt.), E Ware; B Nolan, O Woods, E Molloy, S Hayden; C Ní Shé, A Kiernan, N Hanley.
Longford v Kilkenny; Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford, 2pm
Longford will be hoping to bounce back quickly after losing by just a point to Louth.
The Midlanders need the win here before they face Carlow in their final game in the round robin series.
Kilkenny will be hoping to remain competitive for as long as possible in this one.
Longford: A Cooney; G Kenny, L Keegan, A Brady; C McCormack, E O’Brien (capt.), E Duggan; S Gallagher, S Hagan; E O’Reilly, K Crawford, K McKeon; L McGuire, K Burke, C Lohan.
Kilkenny: K Fitzpatrick; S Mooney, A Galwey, R Crowley; S Dunne, L Brett, A Ring; E Lawlor (capt.), S Smith; N Ward, J O’Keefe, L Gilmore; A Ryan, L McDowell, K Purcell.
