Dublin goalkeeper Abby Shiels sees this year’s All-Ireland ladies senior football championship as one of the most open championships she’s seen to date.

Shiels and her Dublin team mates are set to take on Meath in Sunday’s All-Ireland decider at Croke Park (4.15pm) where the capital women are 8/13 favourites to land their sixth Brendan Martin Cup in eight years.

Paul Casey’s side came through a battle with Galway last time out which took extra time to decide, while the Royals dethroned Kerry to progress to their first final in three years.

Speaking to RTE Sport in the build up to the big game this weekend, Shiels is hoping Dublin can cap off a memorable championship with victory in two days’ time.

"This year is probably one of the more open championships I've seen," she stated.

"It's definitely getting more open as the years go on. It's more competitive. The league seems so long ago now when you look at Meath's run in the league, and even our own run in the league this year, it was up and down throughout.

"Similar enough, in 2023, we were written off quite early. So to stand up in the semi-final game and the final game that year, to show people our capabilities and how high we can raise our standards on the pitch, just shows that you can't write anybody off too early. That goes for both teams this Sunday, I think."

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