Gollogly’s girls chasing All-Ireland crown


By Shaun Casey HEADING to Clones on Saturday afternoon, Stephen Gollogly’s Armagh minor team are aiming to get their hands on the county’s second ever All-Ireland title at that age grade. Their first was back in 2011 and that team produced senior stars in the mould of Lauren McConville, Player of the Match in the […]


Previews: This weekend’s LGFA action at a glance


Compiled by Jackie Cahill THE final pairings for the 2026 TG4 All-Ireland Junior and Intermediate Championships will be confirmed on Sunday. All four semi-finals are down for decision – with double-headers fixed for St Tiernach’s Park in Clones and Cavan’s Kingspan Breffni. Antrim, Sligo, Carlow and Derry are chasing Junior final slots, with Down, Fermanagh, […]


Donnelly’s Down face another Ulster opponent


By Shaun Casey THE All-Ireland series has been more like a mini-Ulster Championship so far for the Down ladies – and another provincial rival stands between them and a spot in the All-Ireland Intermediate final. Colm Donnelly’s Down hammered Ulster Intermediate Championship winners Cavan in their first game of the campaign. They subsequently needed extra […]


It’s crucial that Tyrone ladies maintain senior status says McHugh


By Niall Gartland EMERGING unscathed from the All-Ireland Senior Championship relegation series is absolutely crucial to the development of Tyrone Ladies football, according to Tyrone ladies skipper Aoibhinn McHugh. To put it simply, Tyrone have two cracks at this. If they account for Tipperary at Mullingar this Saturday, it will be a case of job […]


Tyrone lose out to Galway in Tuam


TG4 All-Ireland SFC Galway 4-20 Tyrone 2-7  By Eanna O’Reilly GALWAY followed up their opening round victory over Meath with an emphatic 19 point-victory over Tyrone in the TG4 All-Ireland SFC in Tuam. The result sees the Tribeswomen book their place in a home quarter final, while Tyrone must defeat Meath in their final group […]


Champions book quarter-final spot with win over Donegal


All-Ireland Ladies SFC Dublin 2-13 Donegal 0-5 By Daire Walsh NIAMH Hetherton and Caoimhe O’Connor struck second half goals at Parnell Park on Saturday as defending champions Dublin booked their place in the TG4 All-Ireland senior football championship quarter-finals with a commanding group stage triumph over Donegal. TG4 Player of the Match when her county […]


Rodgers eyes Donegal’s return to the top level


By Michael McMullan DONEGAL ladies open their All-Ireland Senior Championship campaign in Dublin on Saturday and captain Róisín Rodgers is well-aware of the task in hand. Dublin had three goals to spare over Mayo in their first game so Rodgers knows Donegal must be ready to put their best foot forward. She points to the level of […]


McConville braced for Cork challenge


By Shaun Casey ARMAGH won’t be taking Cork for granted despite their dip in form, according to skipper Lauren McConville ahead of their All-Ireland Championship opener this weekend at Páirc Uí Rinn. The Rebels won the Division One league title back in April, beating Armagh on the way, but finished bottom of the group in […]