Previews: This weekend’s LGFA action at a glance

Compiled by Jackie Cahill

THE 2026 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship gets underway over the coming weekend – with all four provincial champions in action.

The action begins on Saturday when Ulster champions Armagh make the trip to Cork, ahead of three senior ties on Sunday, as Leinster and All-Ireland champions Dublin visit Mayo, Munster champions Kerry host Tipperary, and Connacht winners Galway make the trip to Meath.

The Cork-Armagh and Mayo-Dublin ties are both live on TG4 linear TV, with the Spórt TG4 YouTube channel providing live coverage of Kerry v Tipperary and Meath v Galway.

There’s also action in the All-Ireland Intermediate and Junior Championships on Sunday.

The LGFA will provide live coverage of Fermanagh against Leitrim in the Intermediate Championship, and the Junior clash between Offaly and Longford.

Antrim star McNaughton hopes victory will avoid any clash with her biggest match of all

Saturday June 6

TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship

Group 1 Round 1

Cork v Armagh; Páirc Uí Rinn, 3.15pm – Live on TG4

Cork and Armagh go head to head in a live TG4 clash at Páirc Uí Rinn.

These teams are viewed as live championship contenders, although Cork’s form has dipped since landing the Lidl National League Division 1 title.

The Leesiders lost all three games in the round-robin phase of the Munster championship, while Armagh landed the Ulster crown.

Cork won by two points when the sides met in the League and another close encounter is expected here.

Cork have made four changes to the team that lost out to Kerry in their last competitive outing, in the Munster Championship.

Sarah Murphy replaces Caoimhe Richmond in goal, while there are also starts for Dara Kiniry, Rachel O’Regan and Grace Murphy, who come in for Siobhán Callanan, Abbie O’Mahony and Leah Hallihan.

After clinching a third successive TG4 Ulster Senior title, Armagh have made two changes to their starting line-up, with Blaithín Mackin and Kelly Mallon coming in for Caoimhe McNally and Alana Donnelly.

CORK: S Murphy; M Duggan, S Kelly, D Kiniry; A Corcoran, S McGoldrick, R Corkery; M O’Callaghan, K Redmond; R Leahy, R O’Regan, E Cleary (capt.); G Murphy, K Quirke, Á O’Sullivan.

ARMAGH: B Mathers; M Ferguson, C McCambridge, C Towe; E Druse, L McConville (capt.), G Ferguson; C O’Reilly, B Mackin; L Marsden, A McCoy, C Marley; A Mackin, C O’Hanlon, K Mallon.

Sunday June 7

TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship

Group 2 Round 1

Kerry v Tipperary; Austin Stack Park, Tralee, 2pm – Live on Spórt TG4 YouTube

A Munster derby pits provincial winners Kerry against Tipperary in Tralee.

Despite not reaching the Munster final, it was a good campaign for Tipp, who scored a notable victory over Cork.

Kerry claimed a third successive Munster title and come into this one buoyed by that success.

When the sides met in Munster, Kerry edged Tipperary by two points and the visiting Premier County will hope to be competitive once again.

There are three changes to the Tipperary team that concluded its Munster campaign against Waterford – and one of them enforced due to an ACL injury sustained by Nora Martin.

She’s replaced by Emma Buckley, while Nicole Shelly and Aoibe O’Shea come in for Anna Rose Kennedy and Angela McGuigan.

There’s just one change to the Kerry team that claimed the provincial title, with Danielle O’Leary replacing Leah McMahon in the full-forward line.

KERRY: M.E. Bolger; R Rahilly, D Kearney, E Lynch; A O’Connell, E Costello, A Dillane; A Galvin, M O’Connell; N Carmody, N Ní Chonchuír, C Evans; J Lucey, D O’Leary, S O’Shea (capt.).

TIPPERARY: L Fitzpatrick; T Hoare, M Curley, E Cronin; K Cashman, E Buckley, S English; L Morrissey (capt.), N Shelly; A O’Shea, L Cunningham, H Spillane; C English, E Morrissey, K Crotty Ryan.

Group 3 Round 1

Mayo v Dublin; Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, Castlebar, 1pm – Live on TG4

Dublin begin their quest for back-to-back TG4 All-Ireland senior titles with a 13th successive Leinster crown annexed.

The Sky Blues had to work hard against Kildare in their provincial decider before eventually getting the job done.

In the Connacht final, Mayo lost out to old rivals Galway and will hope for better fortunes in the All-Ireland series.

Mayo have shuffled their pack by making three changes in personnel.

Goalkeeper Julia Gawalkiewicz replaces Laura Brennan while further up the field, Suzanne Tuohy and Maria Reilly come in for Saoirse Delaney and Tara Needham.

On the Dublin side, captain Carla Rowe and Jodi Egan return to the starting line-up, with Rachel Hartnett and Kate Donaghy making way.

MAYO: J Gawalkiewicz; L Wallace, S El Massry, M Delaney; E Brennan (capt.), L Hanley, H Reape; A Geraghty, F McHale; S Tuohy, M Reilly, A Staunton; L Cafferky, S Walsh, S Cafferky.

DUBLIN: A Shiels; N Crowley, L Caffrey, H Leahy; S McIntyre, L Magee, H McGinnis; N Hetherton, O Nolan; A Timothy, C Rowe (capt.), C O’Connor; M Davoren, L Grendon, J Egan.

Group 4 Round 1

Meath v Galway; St Patrick’s GFC, Stamullen, 2pm – Live on Spórt TG4 YouTube

These sides met back in January in the opening round of Lidl NFL fixtures.

Galway won by eight points on that occasion before going on to contest a League final with Cork.

Losing that decider was a setback for Galway but they did bounce back quickly to land another Connacht title.

Meath lost out on a Leinster final appearance, with Dublin and Kildare advancing from the group stages, but they have had the chance to regroup ahead of the All-Ireland series.

Meath went all the way to Croke Park and an All-Ireland final appearance last year and will target a similar path.

Galway were beaten semi-finalists in 2025 and can count themselves unfortunate after losing to Dublin in an extra-time thriller.

Following their Connacht final exploits, Galway’s starting team shows four changes in personnel.

Sarah Ní Loingsigh, Ellen Power, Kate Thompson and Róisín Leonard are all handed starts, as Chellene Trill, Louise Ward, Lynsey Noone and Andrea Trill drop out of the starting team.

Meath have just one change to the side that lost their last competitive match, a round-robin Leinster against Dublin, with Emma Duggan coming in for Marion Farrelly.

MEATH: R Murray; K Kealy, Á Sheridan, A Gaffney; O Sheehy, O Gore, K Bermingham; S Murphy, N Gallogly (capt.); L Woods, E Duggan, M Thynne; M Byrne, O Mallon, R Casserly.

GALWAY: L O’Halloran; B Quinn, S Ní Loingsigh, K Geraghty (capt.); H Noone, N Ward, E Power; N Divilly, S Divilly; O Divilly, K Slevin, K Thompson; E Noone, L Coen, R Leonard.

TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship

Group 1 Round 2

Down v Cavan; Páirc Esler, Newry, 2pm

This will be Down’s first competitive outing since losing out to Monaghan in last month’s Ulster semi-final.

Ulster champions Cavan got their All-Ireland campaign last weekend with victory over Roscommon and another victory here would secure a home quarter-final for the Breffni County.

DOWN: M Deery; N Loudon, E Sands, A Greene; N Edgar, O Blaney, N McClory; M Doherty, K Howlett; A Laverty, L Duffy (capt.), N McGrath; N King, E Fitzpatrick, E Hicks.

CAVAN: E Baugh; Z Fay, S Lynch (C), A Kennedy; L Crowe, E McIntyre, S Greene; M Fitzpatrick, D Lynch; K McCormack, E Sheridan, C Dolan; N Keenaghan, A Sheridan, N McCorry.

Group 2 Round 2

Louth v Westmeath; Integral GAA Grounds, Drogheda, 2pm

Leinster champions Westmeath are fancied to have a good run in the All-Ireland series.

They got their campaign underway with a big win over Monaghan last weekend and can secure a home quarter-final with victory here.

Louth are back in action for the first time since losing to Wexford in the Leinster semi-final.

LOUTH: R Lambe Fagan; S Matthews, H Lambe Sally, R Beirth; A Murray, S McLaughlin, L Byrne; A Breen (capt.), A Halligan; A Russell, C Nolan, L White; C Woods, E Byrne, L Lynch.

WESTMEATH: A Temple; L McCartan, L Power, F Coyle (capt.); P Ruane, S Murphy, C Kelly Gonoud; A Jones, V Carr; A Keegan, L McCartan, T Dillon; K Kilmurray, S Dillion, R Higgins.

Group 3 Round 2

Laois v Clare; Laois Hire O’Moore Park, 2pm

Clare backed up their Munster Senior B success with an opening round win against Wexford in the All-Ireland series.

The Banner County make the trip to Portlaoise knowing that a win will put them into a home quarter-final.

This is a first game for Laois since a heavy loss to Westmeath in the Leinster semi-final.

LAOIS: E Barry; D Phelan, S Farrelly, M Cotter; F McEvoy, A Moran (capt.), L Culleton; S Larkin, A Healy; F Dooley, S Havill, C Crowley; M O’Hara, E Lacey, M Branagan.

CLARE: R Sexton; H Doyle, R Doohan, L Power; A Kelly, J Doohan (capt.), E Burke; T Collins, A Slattery; A Sexton, E Hanrahan, M Downes; L Kelly, C Moloney, L Conway.

Group 4 Round 2

Fermanagh v Leitrim; Ederney St Joseph’s, 2pm – Live on LGFA Facebook and YouTube

Leitrim were winners of this competition two years ago and they’re looking good for another good championship run.

They were too good for Wicklow last weekend and can seal a home quarter-final if they can get the better of Fermanagh, who lost out to Cavan in the Ulster semi-final.

Fermanagh will hope that home advantage is worth something here and they will be competitive.

FERMANAGH: A Haren; A O’Brien, S McCarville, S McQuade (capt.); A Keenan, C Bogue, B Bannon; A McCarney, C Breen; E Carrigan, N McManus, C Gallagher; C McGarrigle, E Smyth, J Doonan.

LEITRIM: M Guckian (capt.); R McGloin, C Tyrrell, N Morahan; R McIntyre, L Devaney, S Reynolds; N Tighe, C Dolan; A Gilmartin, L Fox, V Egan; K Gormley, M Devaney, L O’Dowd.

TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship

Group A Round 2

Derry v Antrim; Find Insurance Celtic Park, 2pm

Last year’s runners-up Antrim opened their All-Ireland series campaign with a comfortable win over Offaly.

Now the Saffrons face Derry in a repeat of the recent Ulster final between the sides, won by Antrim.

This is Derry’s first game in the All-Ireland series.

ANTRIM: A Devlin; H Donaghy, M Blaney, M Mulholland; L Agnew, E Louise McAreavey, D Coleman; O Dahunsi, A Tubridy; T Mellon, M O Neill, C McKenna; C Maguire, B Devlin (capt.), A McDonnell.

DERRY: T Cassidy; C Dillon, L Brewster, J Corr; S Duggan, S Heron, A Mulligan; B Donnelly (capt.), K Hargan; C Moore, C Donnelly, J Shivers; A Ni Lochlainn, J Slevin, A McAlister.

Offaly v Longford; Glenisk O’Connor Park, Tullamore, 2pm – Live on LGFA Facebook and YouTube

Longford had a big win over Kilkenny last weekend, as Offaly lost out to Antrim.

Another win for Longford would have them on track for a semi-final place but an Offaly win would leave the group wide open.

OFFALY: L Dunne; S Coleman, J Maher, B McDermott; N Buckley, R Ennis (capt.), T Tyrell; M Rouse, E Hand; F McDermott, E Maher, M Coll; H Doolan, S Doyle, C Lynam.

LONGFORD: A Cooney; R Fallon, L Keegan, E Doris; E Bleakley, S Dawson, E Farrell; S Gallagher (capt.), F Talabi; A Darcy, K Crawford, A Brady; K Kilduff, K Burke, A Mulligan.