Compiled by John Fallon  

THE TG4 Provincial Championships will continue over the coming weekend – with action scheduled in Leinster, Munster and Connacht.  

On Saturday in Munster, Tipperary host Waterford, as Cork make the trip to Brosna for a clash with Kerry, in what is a repeat of last year’s provincial decider.  

On Sunday, it’s over to Leinster for Round 2 of their Senior Championship, with Laois hosting Dublin, while Meath take on Kildare.  

The Meath v Kildare fixture will be live-streamed on the Leinster LGFA Facebook Page and YouTube channel.  

Meath v Kildare, Páirc Tailteann 

Kildare’s twenty three match winning streak was ended last weekend by Dublin in Parnell Park. It was a magnificent run of form that catapulted Kildare right back into the Senior Championship and most recently the Division One League for 2025. However, it had to end at some point and there was no shame in it happening against the reigning All Ireland Senior Champions. 

The Lilies came up against a Dublin juggernaut that were in scoring form. The loss of Róisín Byrne to injury before the throw in seemed to unsettle the Lilywhites and they will be boosted by Byrne’s return to the starting fifteen this weekend. Byrne’s replacement on the day was Niamh Farrelly and she hit 2-2 for Diane O’Hora’s charges and proved a handful for the Dublin defence. 

Kildare travel to Páirc Tailteann knowing that nothing but a win against the Royals will do to keep their hopes of a Leinster SFC Final place alive. 

Meath had contrasting luck last weekend as they saw off the challenge of Laois and will be hoping to make it two from two this weekend.  

Between them, Marion Farrelly and Emma Duggan struck 3-6 of Meath’s total tally of 3-11 last weekend and O’Hora’s charges will have to keep a close eye on the pair if they are to have a hope of getting their first points of the competition. 

O’Hora, who returns for the first time to face the county she managed back in 2015, makes one change from the team that started against Dublin with Byrne resuming her place at full forward while Farrelly drops to the bench. Shane McCormack also makes one change as Áine Sheridan comes in ahead of Ciara Lawlor. 

The game will be live streamed on Leinster LGFA Facebook with Jerome Quinn bringing all the action from Páirc Tailteann. 

Meath: M McGuirk; A Sheridan, MK Lynch, N Troy; N Gallogly, L Young, K Newe; M O’Shaughnessy, A Cleary; M Thynne, S Melia, C Smyth; E Moyles, M Farrelly, E Duggan. 

Kildare: M Hulgraine; F Troute, A Clifford, M Doherty; L Murtagh, R Sargent, L Gilbert; G Clifford (C), H McLoughlin; T Duggan, E Dowling, C Sullivan; N Dooley, R Byrne, A Rattigan. 

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