A weekend of mixed importance for Ulster sides


By Shaun Casey DIVISION Four table-toppers Antrim are one win away from reaching the league final as they take on the reigning All-Ireland Intermediate champions Leitrim this Sunday in the semi-finals. The Saffrons have been in flying form throughout the campaign, winning all seven of their encounters. That includes a round-four triumph over this weekend’s […]


Team news: This weekend’s LGFA games


IT’S two from three in Division 1 of the Lidl National League as Mayo, Tyrone and Kildare all fight to avoid relegation on Saturday. The picture will become clear over the course of two pivotal games which will be live-streamed on the Spórt TG4 YouTube channel, with Kildare at home to Tyrone, as Mayo make […]


Bailieborough complete All-Ireland double


Lidl All-Ireland PPS Senior C All-Ireland final Bailieborough CS (Cavan) 5-12 Coláiste Muire (Ennis) 2-6 By Damien Donohoe BAILIEBOROUGH Community School completed a superb double by adding the Lidl All-Ireland PPS Senior C All-Ireland title to the Junior C title they won last week as they ran out 15 point winners against a determined Coláiste […]


Loreto on the title trail again


By Michael McMullan THE football story of Loreto College continues this week as they aim to bridge a seven-year gap and land the All-Ireland Senior A title. The Cavan school take on Skibbereen Community School hoping to translate three years of junior success into the biggest prize in the game. The county senior team is […]


Tyrone comeback not enough to down the Dubs


Lidl NFL Division 1 Dublin 1-11 Tyrone 3-04 By Deniese O’Flaherty DUBLIN had to withstand a late Tyrone comeback to hold on for a narrow Lidl NFL Division 1 victory at O’Neill Park in Dungannon. Although the Red Hands were defeated their fate in Division 1 is still in their own destiny as they travel […]


Cavan in knock-out mode as promotion races thickens up


By Michael McMullan THERE are still two rounds of league action remaining but Cavan’s Sinéad Greene feels it’s knock-out football from here on. The Breffni County travel to Laois this weekend before their final game with Limerick. With eyes firmly fixed on promotion to Division Two, getting to the league final is a priority. Advertisement […]


The weekend’s LGFA action at a glance


By Jackie Cahill THE scene is set for a pivotal weekend in the Lidl National Leagues – with a full schedule of games in store across Divisions 1, 2 and 3. The promotion and relegation pictures will become clearer, as Armagh and Kerry aim to book a repeat of their 2024 top flight decider. Saturday […]


Donegal skipper Rodgers eyes a winning conclusion to the league


By Michael McMullan GALWAY have been the only team to beat Donegal this season but captain Róisín Rodgers points to the game’s learnings. A dig into the performance the simple mistakes hit between the eyes. Costly errors in a convincing home defeat. Donegal have also drawn three of their games in an ultra-tight Division Two […]


Cavan star Aisling Sheridan looks back at her college success


Cavan’s Aisling Sheridan has had an illustrious career at both home and in Australia. She spoke to Daire Walsh… SHE has achieved a considerable amount in her career to date, but Cavan footballer Aishling Sheridan still regards her O’Connor Cup success with DCU Dóchas Éireann back in 2018 as one of her ‘favourite sporting memories’. After […]


Scullion: Antrim won’t ease off


By Shaun Casey HAVING already qualified for the semi-finals of the Division Four National League ahead of their final round tie against Derry, it would be easy for Antrim to take their foot off the gas, but that won’t be the case says joint-manager Chris Scullion. The Saffrons have been seriously impressive in the league […]