Preview: Royals renew acquaintances with Kildare
June 13, 2025
Meath's Emma Duggan with Claire Sullivan Kildare
Compiled by Jackie Cahill
THE 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Championships continue over the coming weekend – with crucial fixtures in store across all three grades.
In the Senior Championship, some of the big hitters, including holders Kerry, will aim to wrap up quarter-final slots on Saturday.
By close of play on Sunday, all eight Intermediate quarter-finalists will have been confirmed, ahead of Monday’s draw to determine the last eight pairings.
And the Junior groupings will continue to take shape – with two games scheduled in each pool.
The Senior provincial derbies, namely Kildare against Meath and Cork at home to Kerry, will both be available to view on TG4, and also online via the TG4 Player: https://www.tg4.ie/en/player/watch-live/home/, while the Donegal-Galway and Dublin-Leitrim ties are scheduled for live coverage on the Spórt TG4 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SportTG4/streams
The Junior clash between one of the competition favourites, Antrim, and visitors London is also available as a live-stream on Saturday, as is the case with Sunday’s pivotal Intermediate clash between hosts Roscommon and Fermanagh.
Saturday June 14
TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship
Group 3: Kildare v Meath; Hawkfield Centre of Excellence, 12.45pm – Live on TG4
This one could be really interesting – as Leinster rivals Kildare and Meath renew acquaintances.
In early May, Meath pipped Kildare by just a single point to advance to the TG4 Leinster Final – and another close encounter is potentially on the cards.
Meath rallied from four points down to secure a draw with Armagh in Round 1 and that could turn out to be a priceless result when the dust settles on the group stages.
This is a first competitive outing for Kildare since that Meath defeat in the provincial championship and the stakes are high.
There are three changes to the Kildare team that lined out against the Royals in Leinster, with Claire Sullivan, Lara Curran and Ellen Dowling replacing Laura Dunlea, Siofra Galvin and Neasa Dooley.
Meath are unchanged after late heroics salvaged a point against Armagh.
Kildare: M Hulgraine; R Sargent, L Lenehan (capt.), M Doherty; L Shaw, L Murtagh, M Aspel; C Sullivan, C Moran; C Wheeler, A Rattigan, L Curran, E Dowling; E Dowling, A Prizeman, R Byrne.
Meath: R Murray; A Sheridan, M.K. Lynch, K Newe; A Cleary (capt.), S Wall, K Kealy; O Sheehy, M Farrelly; M Thynne, N Gallogly, C Smyth; E Duggan, V Wall, K Cole.
