THE Teams of the 2025 Lidl National Football Leagues – selected by the Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s All-Star committee – have been revealed. Champions Kerry, who won a record 13th Division 1 title at Croke Park on April 12, lead the way on the top-flight selection, with eight players included. Runners-up Armagh, who relinquished the […]
A brand new year for the Oakleaf minor team
By Niall Gartland DERRY may be back-to-back All-Ireland Minor champions but their manager Kieran Glackin points out that this is very much a new team and a new year. The Bellaghy man was handed the reins by Damian McErlain, who has moved up to taking the U-20 grade, though he hasn’t been left with much […]
Cavan skipper welcomes silver ahead of championship
By Michael McMullan CAVAN captain Shauna Lynch is over the moon after the Breffni County crowned promotion from Division Three with victory over Wexford in Sunday’s league final. They learned from defeat to the same opposition earlier in the season and now switch their focus to an Ulster Intermediate Championship date with Monaghan next month. […]
Goals make the difference as Cavan take home the silver
Lidl National Football Leagu Cavan 2-10 Wexford 0-9 By Daire Walsh CAVAN manager Emmet Daly said it is a huge boost to have silverware back in the county after they saw off Wexford to win the Lidl National Football League crown. Goals in either half from Lauren McVeety and Ellie Brady at the Integral […]
Cavan’s Brady finds a way to cope with busy schedule
By Niall Gartland IT’S been a hectic couple of years for Cavan joint-skipper Ciarán Brady, but he’s happy to acknowledge that he’s in fine fettle ahead of Sunday’s Ulster Championship quarter-final showdown against Tyrone. Split season be damned, Brady has had little down-time since his club Arva embarked on an incredible championship run spanning two […]
PREVIEW: Red Hands primed to maintain hex over Cavan
Ulster SFC Quarter-Final Tyrone v Cavan Sunday, O’Neill’s Healy Park, 4.15pm By Niall Gartland Advertisement IT’S not the mother of all hoodoos – but it’s not a million miles off it. Cavan haven’t won a single championship campaign against Tyrone since all the way back in 1983, and it isn’t as if they’ve given each […]
Bellew harbours mixed championship emotions
CAVAN boss Ollie Bellew is looking forward to this Sunday’s Lory Meagher Cup opener against Warwickshire – but he’s not exactly so enthused about the inclusion of New York in the competition. New York will enter the competition for the first time following a vote at the GAA’s Annual Congress, with 76.8 per cent of […]
Cavan name team for Tyrone clash
CAVAN manager Raymond Galligan has named his team for Sunday’s Ulster SFC clash with Tyrone in Omagh. There is no place in the matchday panel for Paddy Lynch who has been ruled out with injury. Jason McLoughlin and Dara McVeety are the two changes from the league game with Cork, with Luke Fortune and Cian […]
Ulster teams eye league glory this weekend
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THE scene is set for the 2025 Lidl National League Finals – with eight counties targeting national silverware. There’s a Division 1 and 2 Final double-header at Croke Park on Saturday, as Cork take on Galway in the Division 2 decider (3pm), followed by the Division 1 showpiece between Armagh and […]
Tyrone are heading in the right direction
By Niall Gartland A FEW minutes before the final whistle blew on Tyrone’s final day league win over Dublin, news of their relegation filtered through. Mayo had overcome Donegal, meaning that the Red Hands will play Division Two football in 2026, and while that’s a source of disappointment, the abiding feeling after the match was a […]









