This week’s LGFA games

Compiled by Jackie Cahill

There’s another full schedule of 16 games in store across all four divisions of the Lidl National Leagues over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Viewers can also pick from a selection of eight live games – six on Sunday followed by two Division 1 provincial derbies on Monday.

On Sunday, Cork host Galway and Kildare entertain Armagh in the top flight. Both of those games are available to viewers via live-streams, with Mayo v Wexford, Monaghan v Donegal and Westmeath v Tyrone on offer from Division 2. There’s also a Division 3 fixture available to purchase, as Fermanagh entertain Roscommon.

On Monday in Division 1, Meath face off against Dublin in a repeat of the 2025 TG4 All-Ireland senior final, as Waterford travel to Kerry. Both of those games throw in at 2pm, with the Kerry-Waterford tie live on TG4, while the Dublin-Meath fixture will be live on the TG4 online player, with a deferred TV showing at 3.45pm.

Sunday’s six pay per view options are available by visiting https://page.inplayer.com/streamsportireland/

Sunday February 1

Lidl NFL Division 1

Cork v Galway; Páirc Uí Rinn, 2pm – Live stream

Cork and Galway met in the Division 2 final last year and are now both back in the top flight.

Cork opened up with a draw at home to Kildare last weekend and it was a late Katie Quirke point that earned them a share of the spoils.

Galway, meanwhile, were comfortable double-scores winners over Meath and look like emerging as genuine title contenders.

The Tribeswomen are unchanged following the Meath win, while the Cork starting line-up shows two changes in personnel, with Siobhán Callanan and Emma Hurley coming in for Aimee Corcoran and Rachel O’Regan.

Cork: C Richmond, S Callanan, D Kiniry, K Horgan; M Duggan, S McGoldrick, R Corkery; A Healy, A O’Mahony; R Leahy, G Ní Mhurchú, E Cleary (capt.); E Hurley, K Quirke, L Hallihan.

Galway: L O’Halloran; R Quinn, S Ní Loingsigh, B Quinn (capt.); S Healy, C Trill, A Molloy; N Divilly, A Madden; M Glynn, K Slevin, K Thompson; A Trill, L Coen, R Leonard.

Kildare v Armagh; Manguard Plus Kildare GAA Centre of Excellence, Hawkfield, 2pm – Live stream

Kildare defied the expectations of many to remain in the top flight last year.

And they collected what could be a very valuable point against Cork last weekend, leaving too with a feeling that it could have been more.

An understrength Armagh were well beaten by Waterford on the opening day and if the Orchard County want to contest a third successive Division 1 final, they’ll have to show significant improvement for the remainder of the group stages.

The Kildare starting team for this one shows one change in personnel, with Aine Mernagh coming in for Lara Curran, who went off injured very early against Cork.

Armagh have also made one change to their side, with Roisin Mulligan coming in for Sarah Quigley.

Kildare: R Fennin; E Wheeler, R Sargent, M Doherty; H McLoughlin, L Shaw, L Lenehan (capt.); N Murphy, G Wheeler; M Doyle, C Wheeler, A Rattigan; A Murnane, A Mernagh, A Prizeman.

Armagh: B Mathers; M Ferguson, C McCambridge, A Donnelly; E Druse, L McConville (capt.), R Mulligan; C Towe, G Ferguson; L Marsden, C Marley, C McNally; M Lennon, A McCoy, K Mallon.

Lidl NFL Division 2

Mayo v Wexford; Swinford Amenity Park, 2pm – Live stream

Mayo drew with Cavan on their travels on the opening day.

Wexford, meanwhile, fell short by three points against Tipperary.

A big game this for both sides as they aim for a first win of the campaign.

Mayo: L Brennan; É Ronayne, D Caldwell, L Wallace; E Brennan (capt.), C Needham, L Hanley; A Geraghty, E Murray; A Kennedy, A Staunton, T Needham; M Reilly, S Walsh, S Delaney.

Wexford: S Cloake; K English, A Tormey, K Dempsey; J Dempsey, A Halligan (capt.), N Cullen; B McDonald, O Kehoe; C Banville, A Hughes, A Cullen; R Hughes, G Donovan, O Byrne.

Monaghan v Donegal; Éire Óg, Smithborough, 2pm – Live stream

Monaghan were well beaten by Tyrone in Round 1, coughing up seven goals in the process.

And they face provincial opponents once again in the form of Donegal, who were too good for Westmeath in their opening tie.

Monaghan will want to show vast improvement, while a second successive win for Donegal would announce them as serious promotion contenders.

Monaghan: M Flood; Á Loughman, A McQuaid, M Monaghan; E Traynor, R Courtney (capt.), A Gilliland; J Duffy, N Flanagan; A.J. Kierans, A Garland, C Treanor; C McBride, E Sherry, L Maguire.

Donegal: C Friel; N Carr, E McGinley (capt.), S McFeely; T Hegarty, F McManamon, A Caulfield; C Brennan, A McGranaghan; B McLaughlin, K Dowds, N Boyle; S White, M Bennett, C McGarvey.

Tipperary v Cavan, Clonmel Sportsfield, 2pm

Tipperary got their League campaign off to a winning start against Wexford.

In their opening game, 2025 Division 3 champions Cavan proved that they can compete in this division with a merited draw against Mayo.

The Breffni girls make the long trip south with confidence that they can collect another positive result.

Tipperary: L Fitzpatrick; H Hoare, M Curley, N Martin; N Shelly, L Morrissey, S English; N Martin, A.R. Kennedy (capt.); C English, E Morrissey, H Spillane; L Cunningham, A Carey, K Crotty Ryan.

Cavan: E Baugh; C McDonnell, S Kelly, S McCormack; Z Fay, C Charters, S Greene; D Lynch, C Boylan; K McCormack, E Sheridan, C Dolan; N Keenaghan, A Sheridan (capt.), C Lynch.

Westmeath v Tyrone; St Lomans, Mullingar, 2pm – Live stream

After losing out to Donegal last weekend, Westmeath face another Ulster team in round 2.

This one will revive memories of the classic 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate semi-final, which Tyrone won after extra-time.

The Red Hands, who played Division 1 football last year before capturing the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate crown, appear intent on an immediate return to the top flight, if their ruthless form against Monaghan last weekend is anything to go by.

Westmeath: A Temple; L McCartan, T Dillon, F Coyle (apt..); C Kelly Gonoud, A Ruane, S McWade; V Carr, C Kilmurray; N Mullarkey, A Jones, A Keegan; S Dillon, L McCartan, K Kilmurray.

Tyrone: C Donnelly; J Lyons, J Barrett, E Quinn; C Canavan, M Corrigan, A Strain; M Mallon, A McHugh (capt.); E Conroy, A Horisk, E McCanny; N O’Neill, M Maxwell, C McNamee.

Lidl NFL Division 3

Clare v Louth; Clarecastle 4G, 1pm

Both sides are chasing a first win of the campaign here.

Clare lost out to Antrim in their first game of the season, as Louth drew at home to Down.

Clare: A Griffin; H Doyle, R Doohan, S Melican; R Considine, J Doohan (capt.), E Burke; C Cahill, A Slattery; S Considine, C Harvey, A Sexton; E O’Driscoll, C Moloney, E Hanrahan.

Louth: R Lambe Fagan; S Matthews, E Hand, H Lambe Sally; A Murray, S McLaughlin, L Byrne; A Halligan, Á Breen; L White, C Nolan, Z Sweeney; E Byrne, L Lynch, C Woods.

Fermanagh v Roscommon; Tempo Maguires, 2pm – Live stream

Roscommon began their campaign with a victory against Limerick in Round 1.

Fermanagh, promoted last year, drew on their trip to Laois and with both sides in good scoring form, this could be an entertaining watch for live-stream viewers.

Fermanagh: A Quinn; A Keenan, S McQuade (capt.), E Douglas; A O’Brien, S McCarville, B Bannon; B Breen, S Feeley; S Barrett, N McManus, A McCarney; C McGarrigle, J Doonan, E McMahon.

Roscommon: C O’Reilly; A McGrath, N O’Rourke, M Macken; G Lohan, E Irwin, M McKeon; A Curran (capt.), R Cox; N Feeney, R Lennon, N Watson; A Hanly, C Lennon, R Fitzmaurice.

Laois v Down; Emo, 2pm

Laois collected a point against Fermanagh last weekend and they have home advantage against another Ulster opponent.

Visitors Down also drew their opening game, against Louth, and a win for either side here would represent a big step forward.

Laois: A Shannahan; S Farrelly, A Saunders, F McEvoy; A Gorman, M Cotter, A Moran (capt.); F Dooley, S Havill; C Crowley, L Kearney, S Larkin; E Lacey, K Donoghue, K O’Neill.

Down: C Bradley; N Loudon, O Blaney, E Sands; N Edgar, C McCreanor, N McGrath; M Doherty, K Howlett; N McClory, E Fitzpatrick, L Duffy (capt.); N King, N Rice, Hicks.

Limerick v Antrim, University of Limerick, Maguires 4G, 2.30pm

Antrim, Division 4 champions last year, looked right at home in the third tier last weekend.

An impressive victory over Clare signalled the intent of the Saffrons, as Limerick lost out to Roscommon.

Limerick: C Bateman; M Stanley, C Ryan, A Dalton; M MacNamara, L O’Brien, E Crowe; O Ryan, E Hickey; C McNamara, L Ryan (capt.), K Heelan; C McGrath, T Geoghegan, L Browne.

Antrim: A Devlin; A Kelly, M Blaney, M Mulholland; C McKenna, D Coleman, L Agnew; A Mulholland, Á Tubridy (capt.); T Mellon, O Dahunsi, M O’Neill; A Monaghan, C Brown, E.L. McAreavey.

Lidl NFL Division 4

Carlow v Wicklow; SETU 4G, 2pm

Champions two years ago, Carlow are a team to watch in Division 4 again.

With two wins from two already, the Barrowsiders will aim for a third successive victory of the season against Wicklow, who have lost their first two games.

Carlow: N Hanley; A Carroll, A Roche, N Murphy; A Webb, N Forde, R Bermingham; R Bailey (capt.), C O’Neill; E Hayden, C Ní Shé, A Hanley; M Townsend, S Doyle, B Nolan.

Wicklow: E Griffin; S O’Toole, O O’Keeffe, E Doyle; M Healy, S Evans, S O’Reilly; M Renaghan, E Bourke; L Butler, L Dunne (capt.), A Lalor; R Tisdall, E Parke, N Caffrey.

Derry v Longford; Eoghan Rua GAA, Coleraine, 2pm

Derry lost out to Sligo last weekend but still managed to score 2-8, which was an encouraging sign.

Longford, meanwhile, collected their first points of the season with a good win over Wicklow.

Derry: T Cassidy; S Hargan, K Gribbin, J Corr; S Duggan, S Heron, A Mulligan; L Brewster, K Hargan; C Moore, C Donnelly, N Hannon; A Ni Lochlainn, J Slevin, R Doherty.

Longford: A Cooney; G Kenny, E Boyle, R McGrath; A Brady, E Farrell, S Burke; S Gallagher (capt.), S Hagan; K McKeon, K Crawford, H Burke; C McNamara, K Burke, A Darcy.

Leitrim v Sligo; Páirc Sheáin Uí Eislin, Ballinamore, 2pm

A crucial Connacht derby pits in-form Leitrim against Sligo.

Leitrim have two wins from two and look like a team on a mission but a Sligo win here would draw them level with the hosts in the fourth-tier standings.

Leitrim: M Gallagher; J Maye, C Tyrrell, N Morahan; D Beirne, L Devaney, R McIntyre; N Tighe, A Devaney; A Gilmartin, L Fox, M Guckian (capt.); M Devaney, K Gormley, E Guckian.

Sligo: E Maguire; H Gilligan, C Dunne, A Durcan; T Breheny (capt.), C Walsh, R McGoldrick; N McDonagh, S Cunney; C King, D McGrath, S Feeney; L Duffy, C Gilligan, A McDaniel.

Offaly v Kilkenny, Ferbane, 2pm

Offaly ran Leitrim to three points last weekend and they’ll have taken plenty of positives that game.

The Faithful County face a Kilkenny side smarting from a heavy loss to Carlow.

Offaly: L Dunne; B McDermott, F Quinn, S Hoey; N Rooney, J Maher, T Tyrell; R Mealiff (capt.), A Carey; U O’Brien, C Lynam, I.L. Lyons; E Kelly, S Fitzgerald, A Leonard.

Kilkenny: E Moran; K Hennessy, R Doherty, E Dunphy; A Ryan, R Roche, E Stuart; E Royce Brennan, S Smith; R Bass, A Finucane, M Farrell; D Tervit-Kruger, B Lomax (capt.), M Ryan.

Monday February 2

Lidl NFL Division 1

Meath v Dublin; St Patrick’s GFC, Stamullen, 2pm – Live on TG4 Player, deferred on TG4 at 3.45pm

Meath and Dublin meet for the first time in a competitive fixture since the 2025 TG4 All-Ireland senior final.

Meath will be aiming to banish some of those memories when they welcome the Sky Blues to Stamullen.

Both sides need the points here as they suffered defeats on the opening weekend of the League season.

Dublin lost out at home to champions Kerry, as Galway got the better of Meath.

Dublin’s starting line-up for the trip to the Royal County shows one change in personnel, with Sophie McIntyre coming in for Orla Keighran.

Meath are unchanged as they look to bounce back from the Galway setback.

Meath: R Murray; Á Sheridan, M.K. Lynch, O Gore; Ó Smith, S Wall, K Bermingham; O Sheehy, N Gallogly (capt.); M Thynne, C Smyth, M Farrelly; E Duggan, R Casserly, M Byrne.

Dublin: K Moran Tighe; N Crowley, A Nyhan, K Kenehan; A Doyle, H Leahy, E Gribben; R Hartnett, H McGinnis; S McIntyre, O Nolan (capt.), K Donaghy; A Timothy, J Egan, E Kearney.

Kerry v Waterford; Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney, 2pm – Live on TG4

Despite poor weather conditions, Kerry looked clinical and composed as they took care of business against TG4 All-Ireland champions Dublin last Saturday.

The League title holders now face a home tie against Waterford, who were hugely impressive against Armagh in round 1.

Waterford are a team on the rise and their side is bolstered this week by the return to the starting line-up of captain and TG4 All-Star, Emma Murray.

That’s one of two changes to the Déise team, as Maeve Daly comes in for Laura Cusack, as Lia Ní hArta drops to the bench with Murray returning.

Kerry are unchanged ahead of a live TG4 offering and something has to give here in an intriguing Munster derby.

Kerry: M.E. Bolger; E Lynch, C Lynch, A Doherty; J Lynch, A Dillane, K Brosnan; M O’Connell, C Evans; L Boyle, N Ní Chonchúir, R Dwyer; J Lucey, S O’Shea, D O’Leary.

Waterford: K Gardiner; C Murray, L Mulcahy, R Casey; Á O’Neill, K McGrath, R Browne; E Power, E Murray (capt.); K Murray, C Walsh, B McMaugh; C Fennell, L McGregor, M Daly.