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RTÉ News
27-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Kerry quest for back-to-back begins as Galway eye All-Ireland title
The 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships kicks into action this weekend with 33 counties aiming to get to Croke Park for finals day on Sunday, 3 August. The senior championship will commence on Saturday, 7 June with three fixtures, as Galway take on Tipperary, Kerry meet Mayo, and Meath face Armagh, with Waterford's clash against Dublin taking place on the Sunday. 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. 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. . @MartyMOfficial heard from defending champions Kerry and some of the teams looking to take their title at today's launch of the All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships #LGFA — RTÉ GAA (@RTEgaa) May 27, 2025 Speaking at the launch of this year's championship, Kerry captain Cáit Lynch reflected on the joy of winning in 2024 having already lost on two occasions, and she believes that her side should be able to play with a bit more freedom as a result. "It was just a wonderful, wonderful day for us to finally get over the line after 31 years of trying and knocking at the door," Lynch told RTÉ Sport. "I suppose after losing two All-Irelands we started to wonder would it over happen for us. "This year there is a little bit less pressure but obviously the goal and the hope for us is to win another All-Ireland. "I can't wait for it to start, the championship has gone from strength to strength over the last couple of years and there is nothing between the top teams at the moment. " There was a massive turnaround at the start of the year and 12 players left the panel, either retiring or taking a year out," she added, when asked about this year's panel. "But it's testament to the strength of the panel that we've been building over the last few years. "A lot of players have now come back in after taking a year or two out, the likes of Rachel Dwyer is flying at the moment, also Caoimhe Evans, Niamh Broderick. It's great to have players back that were team-mates a couple of years ago." Galway captain Kate Geraghty believes that her team are well-placed going into the competition, buoyed by the success of winning the provincial championship. " Everyone's aim is to get to the All-Ireland final. We have Tipp and Donegal in the first two rounds and hopefully get good performances there. I think after winning Connacht and then the league final everyone is buzzing," said Geraghty. " We have a lot of depth in the panel. From last year the Noones (Lynsey and Eva), Siobhán Divilly, Kate Slevin and Kate Thompson are back and a few younger girls are coming through." Dublin and Waterford find themselves in the same group this year and both sides are looking to improve on last year's performance in the championship. The Dubs won the Leinster and topped the group, however, they were knocked out at the quarter-final stage, losing by a point to Galway after extra time. "We weren't happy with our performance last year, so I think it's about redemption and just doing ourselves and the county proud," said Dublin captain Niamh Donlon. "Waterford put in a really tough fight against Kerry in the Munster final and Leitrim are intermediate winners, so there is no backing off, and while it's going to be tough, we're looking forward to the challenge." The Déise also made their exit in the last-eight stage, losing to Cork, and captain Emma Murray believes that her side have the momentum behind them to go further in the competition this year. "We had a fairly successful league campaign, and a fairly successful Munster campaign, so there is a bit of momentum there," said Murray. "A lot of us have been there for about ten years so we have a lot of experience at this level and we have a good group of younger girls who are getting used to the flow of things. "We'll take it game by game, and if you get top of the group, you're getting a home quarter-final, and if you're second you still get into the quarter-finals, which we got to last year, so this year we'll be hoping to go a step further, at least."
The Irish Sun
27-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
LGFA launch All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship in style as 2025 TV fixture schedule revealed
THE stage is set for the 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships – with 33 counties aiming for six coveted spots at Croke Park for TG4 All-Ireland Finals day on Sunday August 3rd. 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. Read more on the GAA 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 Most read in GAA Football 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. 'Like something out of the French Revolution' - RTE GAA pundit Donal Og Cusack slams Dublin star's reckless swipe 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. 3 Galway, Meath, Kerry and Donegal gearing up for the big season ahead 3 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. Peil na mBan Beo will be available to audiences globally on 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. 3 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
