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Lidl NFL Division 1 Roundup: Round 2

Kerry 2-6 Waterford 0-9   Kerry manager Mark Bourke is hopeful the Kingdom can push on now as the reigning TG4 All-Ireland champions got their first win of this season’s Lidl NFL Division One campaign at windswept SETU Arena. Goals in either half from Niamh Ní Chonchúir and Siofra O’Shea were the key factors as Kerry bounced back from their opening …

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Lidl National Football League Round 1 Reaction And Roundup

Armagh manager Darnell Parkinson said he was pleased with the way they began the defence of their Lidl NFL title when they defeated reigning TG4 All-Ireland champions Kerry by 3-11 to 1-13 in Tralee. “We’ve had a lot of girls coming back in from club duty so these girls have been thrown in at the deep end a bit but …

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Goalkeepers from Kerry, Leitrim, Louth, Galway and Meath nominated for 2024 ZuCar Golden Glove award

GOALKEEPERS from Kerry, Leitrim, Louth, Galway and Meath have been nominated for the 2024 ZuCar Golden Glove award. The ZuCar Golden Glove will be presented to the goalkeeper who wins the popular vote at the Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s website page, here.  Kerry’s Ciara Butler, Leitrim’s Michelle Monaghan, Louth netminder Rebecca Lambe Fagan, Galway’s Dearbhla Gower and Meath captain Monica …

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TG4 All-Ireland Championship wrap – Hear the managers’ thoughts on the weekend’s action

Compiled by John Fallon   Dublin manager Mick Bohan was impressed with the way the TG4 All-Ireland champions pulled away after the break to get the defence of their crown off to an impressive start with a 1-10 to 0-5 win over Mayo. The champions led by 0-5 to 0-2 at the break before a goal from captain Carla Rowe, …

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LGFA NFL roundup: “Anything that could go wrong, did go wrong” – Cork relegated, Defiant Dubs, Magic Meath

Compiled by John Fallon Armagh manager Greg McGonigle said they are looking forward to their first ever Lidl Division 1 final at Croke Park on April 7 when they will take on reigning champions Kerry. Armagh will bid to become only the second Ulster county to win the crown and the first since Monaghan captured it for the fourth time …

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Dublin survive “massive scare”, Mackin on target for Armagh – Lidl Ladies National Football League round-up

By JOHN FALLON Armagh sharpshooter Aimee Mackin said the impact made by substitutes off the bench in each game has played a big part in their brilliant start to life back in the top flight of the Lidl National Football League. Mackin scored two late goals to seal a 3-14 to 1-13 win over Kerry in a battle of the …

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The ultimate LGFA Division 1 breakdown: Armagh dethrone Meath, Dublin triumph, Waterford beat Cork

There was plenty of unmissable action in the Lidl National Football League over the weekend, here’s the ultimate LGFA Division 1 breakdown. Dublin 0-16 Galway 1-12 By DARREN KELLY All-Ireland champions Dublin staged a stunning comeback in the closing minutes to come from three points down to beat Galway in the Lidl Ladies National Football League in Parnell Park. Trailing …

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Na Fianna to play All-Ireland camogie and football semi-finals on consecutive days after appeal rejected

A dozen dual players are affected as Meath’s Na Fianna are set to play in All-Ireland camogie and football semi-finals on consecutive days after an appeal to move the football match back by a week was rejected. Na Fianna won the Meath senior camogie and intermediate football championships this year. Twelve players, including nine starters (among them All-Ireland winner Meath …

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Outgoing Meath coach Paul Garrigan on how they went about retaining their TG4 All-Ireland Senior title.

Before this year’s TG4 All-Ireland senior final, Paul Garrigan drafted 38 personalised letters of appreciation, one for every player in the Meath squad. Everyone from the county board to the players who defeated Kerry on the pitch at Croke Park that day had known that the Royals would be losing their inspirational coach at the end of the season. And …

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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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