Another weekend of LGFA league action beckons


Compiled by Jackie Cahill THERE’S another full round of fixtures in the 2025 Lidl National Leagues down for decision over the Bank Holiday weekend. Wicklow v Kilkenny in Division 4 is Saturday’s sole fixture; there are games across all four divisions on Sunday, while there’s a live TG4 double-header from the top flight on Monday, […]


Captain McHugh braced for tough tests


By Barry O’Donnell DIVING head first into the choppy waters of top flight league football provides Tyrone Ladies with the ideal opportunity to prove they can swim alongside the best of them, team captain Aoibhinn McHugh believes. The talented Aghyaran midfielder has again been handed the skipper’s armband for the campaign ahead, with Meabh Corrigan and […]


Jones Hardy set for leading Ulster role


DUNGANNON native Eileen Jones Hardy was selected President elect of the Ulster Ladies Gaelic Football Association at Sunday’s annual congress. A teacher by profession, she will bring a wealth of experience to the role. Eileen has played football, refereed at county, provincial and national level and been a top administrator for many years. This will […]


Ladies kick the league into action this weekend


Compiled by Jackie Cahill THE 2025 Lidl Ladies National Football League gets underway next Sunday with four games in Division 4. The featured game, which will be live-streamed, is the ‘clash of the champions’ between Leitrim, the 2024 TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate winners, and Fermanagh, who captured the TG4 All-Ireland Junior crown last year. That fixture […]


CAVAN’S 2024: A season that fizzled out


1 Mixed results for the Cavan footballers THE first year of Raymond Galligan’s tenure in charge of the Cavan senior intercounty football team certainly had its moments. They finished third in Division Two – behind Donegal and Armagh, which is nothing to be embarrassed about – and then they claimed a memorable win over their familiar foes […]


McGroddy bidding for more All-Ireland glory


Ten years ago Shannon McGroddy won an All-Ireland Termon. With Downings back up and running, she kicked their winning score in the Ulster final and will lead their charge against Mungret on Sunday. She spoke with Daire Walsh… MORE than 10 years on from winning a national title in the colours of a different side, […]


Downings: From nowhere to All-Ireland Sunday


Downings are putting the final plans in place for Sunday’s All-Ireland final. Emer Trearty is one of the players bidding for glory but she remembers the days when they didn’t even have a team. Michael McMullan writes… THE Downings team bus will snake its way through the narrow streets of Donnycarney on Sunday afternoon. It […]


Devlin’s Granemore girls aiming for historic double


By Shaun Casey LAST year, this was all new territory for Granemore and new territory for their manager Connor Devlin. But fast forward 12 months and the club are still making history, but they have a bit of experience to call on this time around. For the second season running, Granemore head into the Junior […]


All Ireland camogie weekend at a glance


AIB All-Ireland Club Camogie Championship Finals   SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 AIB ALL-IRELAND JUNIOR CLUB CAMOGIE FINAL Granemore (Armagh) v Knockananna (Wicklow), Donoughmore Ashbourne, 1.30pm Referee: Joseph Mullins (Clare) Live on Camogie Association YouTube Granemore surprised many, if not themselves, by reaching last year’s All-Ireland final and then getting the better of Roscommon champions Athleague to […]