LGFA launch All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship in style as 2025 TV fixture schedule revealed
Representatives from the competing teams gathered at Croke Park today to officially launch the 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships, which commence next Sunday (June 1st) with fixtures in the Junior and Intermediate grades.
To mark the 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Championships launch, TG4's Peil na mBan Beo lead anchor Máire Ní Bhraonáin was joined in Athlone last week by Senior team captains Roisin Rodgers (Donegal), Kate Geraghty (Galway), Aoibhín Cleary (Meath) and Cáit Lynch, representing holders Kerry.
Intermediate contenders Ailish Considine (Clare) and Ellen Irwin (Roscommon) were also present, alongside Junior team captains Bronagh Devlin (Antrim) and Áine Breen (Louth).
The Senior Championship will commence on Saturday June 7 with three fixtures – Galway v Tipperary, Kerry v Mayo and Meath v Armagh – while Waterford will take on Dublin on Sunday June 8.
TG4's live TV schedule for the group stages of the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship has also been confirmed.
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The Meath-Armagh clash on Saturday June 7th (3pm) will commence the live coverage, followed by the clash between Waterford and Dublin on Sunday June 8th (1.30pm).
There's a live TV double-header pencilled in for Saturday June 14th, as Kildare host Meath at 12.45pm, followed by the meeting of Cork and Kerry at 2.30pm.
And on Saturday June 21st, when the group stages conclude, the live TV offerings are Tipperary v Donegal (1pm) and Mayo v Cork (3pm).
Additionally, all Senior Championship ties not shown live on TG4 linear TV will be available to view on the
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The groupings for the All-Ireland Senior and Intermediate Championships were populated as the provincial campaigns progressed.
At Senior level, defending champions Kerry, aiming for back-to-back titles and fresh from retaining their Munster title at the weekend, are in Group 2 alongside Mayo and Cork.
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Group 1 features Connacht champions and 2024 All-Ireland Finalists Galway, Donegal and Tipperary, with Ulster champions Armagh, Meath and Kildare in Group 3.
Group 4 contains Leinster champions Dublin, Waterford and Leitrim.
In the Intermediate Championship, last year's finalists Tyrone will be hoping to go one better this time and they're in Group 2 with Leinster champions Westmeath and Down.
Group 1 contains Roscommon, Laois and Fermanagh, with Ulster champions Cavan, Monaghan and Wicklow in Group 3.
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Galway, Meath, Kerry and Donegal gearing up for the big season ahead
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Intermediate and Junior championships start this weekend
Group 4, meanwhile, contains Clare, Offaly and Wexford.
The Junior Championship will be contested by nine counties, with 2024 runners-up Louth, Derry, Sligo, Kilkenny and Limerick in Group A, while Group B features London, Longford, Antrim and Carlow.
In the Senior and Intermediate Championships, two teams will emerge from each group to contest the quarter-finals, with the top two teams in each of the Junior groups progressing to the semi-finals.
The LGFA and TG4 have also confirmed that the 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-finals are currently scheduled as a potential double-header at Glenisk O'Connor Park in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, on Saturday July 19th (5.15pm and 7.30pm).
The 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Finals will be staged as a triple-header once again at Croke Park on Sunday August 4th, with the Junior Final at 11.45am, followed by the Intermediate decider at 1.45pm and the Senior Final at 4.15pm.
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Former Galway star Máire Ní Bhraonáin will lead TG4's Peil na mBan Beo coverage once again for the forthcoming Championship season. The commentary team will be headed up by Brian Tyers.
They will be joined by expert panellists including former Cork TG4 All-Ireland Championship winner Rhóna Ní Bhuachalla, ex-Waterford ace Michelle Ryan, Kerry's 2024 All-Ireland winning joint manager Declan Quill, Donegal's Emer Gallagher, Westmeath's Sarah Dolan and more.
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The stage is set for the Junior, Intermediate and Senior championships
TG4 have been title sponsors of the All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships since 2001 and the partnership has evolved into one of the most recognised and innovative in world sport.
In 2022, TG4 announced a five-year extension of their sponsorship of the All-Ireland Ladies Football inter-county championships, with this deal set to last until the conclusion of the 2027 season.
Speaking on behalf of TG4, Director General Deirdre Ní Choistín said: 'TG4 is extremely proud of our longstanding partnership with the LGFA and our role in giving a platform to women in sport.
'Together, we amplify impact across communities of Ladies Gaelic Football. TG4's commitment to our partnership with the LGFA, means we will broadcast every game in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship live across all of our platforms in 2025.
'I would like to give special thanks to Nemeton, our TG4 team for their continued excellence in bringing the sport to audiences around the world via
Trina Murray, President of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association, commented: 'Our 2025 TG4 Provincial Championships have concluded and now we're looking forward with huge anticipation to the TG4 All-Ireland series.
'We celebrated the 50th anniversary of the LGFA in 2024 and now we're on the cusp of a new and exciting era for our Association and for our sport.
'Our long-standing partnership with TG4 is a source of great pride for us and we have worked incredibly hard together through the years to help elevate the profile of Ladies Gaelic Football.
'We will continue in that quest throughout the 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Championships and I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Deirdre Ní Choistín as new Director General of TG4, a role she assumed recently.
'The stage is now set for our 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Championships and six lucky counties will get the chance to line out at Croke Park on All-Ireland Finals Day on Sunday August 3rd.
'I wish each county and player the very best of good luck on their summer journeys – and I thank our players most sincerely for their outstanding commitment and dedication to Ladies Gaelic Football.'
2024 TG4 All-Ireland Championship groupings
Senior:
Group 1: Galway Donegal Tipperary
Group 2: Kerry Mayo Cork
Group 3: Armagh Meath Kildare
Group 4: Dublin Waterford Leitrim
Intermediate:
Group 1: Roscommon Laois Fermanagh
Group 2: Westmeath Down Tyrone
Group 3: Cavan Monaghan Wicklow
Group 4: Clare Offaly Wexford
Junior:
Group A: Louth, Derry, Sligo, Kilkenny, Limerick
Group B: London, Longford, Antrim, Carlow
Fixtures for Sunday June 1st at 2pm unless stated
TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship
Group A:
Derry v London
Kilkenny v Limerick
Group B:
Longford v Antrim
TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship
Group 1
Laois v Roscommon
Group 2
Westmeath v Down
Group 3
Monaghan v Cavan, 1.30pm – Live on LGFA YouTube and Facebook
Group 4
Clare v Offaly
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