Bumper coverage confirmed for 2023 Lidl National Football League

Details of unprecedented TV and online coverage were revealed today as players from eight competing counties gathered at Lidl Ireland’s Head Office in Tallaght, Dublin, ahead of the commencement of the 2023 Lidl Ladies National Football League campaign. At the launch, Lidl Ireland unveiled four new partnership ambassadors; 2022 TG4 All Stars, Meath’s Emma Duggan and Mayo’s Shauna Howley, newly …

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Bohan to Manage Dubs in 2023

BOHAN remains in charge of Dubs … Mick Bohan has been ratified as Dublin Ladies senior manager for the 2023 playing season at a meeting of club delegates this evening. Bohan will take charge of the Dubs for his seventh consecutive season and eighth overall when the LIDL national football league commences in late January 2023. The Clontarf native is …

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Lidl NFL Div 1 Final – Meath 2-08 Donegal 1-09

Niamh O’Sullivan scored the crucial goal and the TG4 All-Ireland Senior champions Meath added another title to their growing list of honours, as they overcame Donegal to win their first Lidl National Football League Division 1 crown. Kelsey Nesbitt scored the other Meath goal while the Leinster outfit were able to add a top-tier success to the Division 2 and Division …

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LADIES FOOTBALL: Cusp of history – The Big Interview with Donegal’s Roisín McCafferty

Another concussion would be the end, Roisín McCafferty would hang up her boots and call it a day on her playing career, there and then. She has experienced the terrifying side effects that go with the invisible injury and cannot afford to put herself through that ever again. After her first, the Donegal youngster was robbed of her confidence, it …

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LADIES FOOTBALL PREVIEWS: Donegal and Meath chase history as Armagh and Kerry eye promotion – LIDL NFL Finals

THE 2022 Lidl National League Divisions 1 and 2 champions will be crowned on Sunday – with history in the making for Donegal and Meath at Croke Park. These two counties will contest the Division 1 decider at 4pm – and both are seeking a maiden Lidl NFL top-flight title win. In the Division 2 Final, at 2pm, it’s all …

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LADIES FOOTBALL: Aimee Mackin: ‘The British soldiers would have been walking up the road across from us’

The sight of helicopters flying overhead in Ukraine for the past two weeks, with conflict and tension on the ground, brought back horrible memories for those who lived through The Troubles in the North. Aimee Mackin grew up in Camlough, looking forward to an Armagh football career that would help mould her into one of the best exponents of the …

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5 Key Takeways From Round Two Of The League

1. Waterford Lay Down A Marker With Big Win Over Tipp Pitted in Division 1B alongside last year’s All-Ireland final pairing Cork and Dublin, the 30th of May would have been flagged on Ciaran Curran and Declan Carr’s diaries as a must win game for their sides. With the top two teams progressing from the group to the semi finals, both …

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”I Never Thought I’d Play Again”: The Story Behind Edith Carroll’s Tipp Comeback

It was four years ago when an agonising neck strain before a pre-season game turned into a horrific injury for Tipperary’s Edith Carroll. She had been playing for Tipperary for over a decade and enjoying notable success, having won an All-Ireland in her first season back in 2008. As any athlete, especially one with her experience knows, burpees, hill sprints …

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5 Key Takeaways From Opening Weekend Of League Action

1. Hannah Tyrrell Returns In Style Irish rugby star Hannah Tyrrell returned in memorable fashion to the intercounty football scene after what was a lengthy hiatus. The talented Tyrrell helped the Dubs down the Deise in what was big victory for Mick Bohan’s side as the forward notched an impressive personal tally of 1-5, all of which coming from play. …

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Michelle Ryan Previews ‘Most Important’ National League & Breaks Down Upcoming Season

Michelle Ryan previews one of the ‘most important’ league campaigns’ ever as well as discussing the funding parity and her predictions for the All-Ireland Championships.

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