Preview: Royals looking for more consistency

January 24, 2025

Meath's Meadhbh Byrne

Compiled by Jackie Cahill

THE 2025 Lidl Ladies National Football Leagues continue over the coming weekend – with 16 games down for decision.

The action gets underway in Divisions 1, 2 and 3, with the second round of games in Division 4 also on the agenda.

The clash between Kerry, the 2024 TG4 All-Ireland champions, and Armagh, last year’s Lidl NFL Division 1 winners, is the live TG4 game on Saturday from Austin Stack Park, Tralee (1.30pm).

Saturday’s other top flight clash is the meeting of Dublin and Mayo at Parnell Park (2pm), as Cork take on Westmeath in Division 2.

All other weekend games are fixed for Sunday, with a total of nine games scheduled for live coverage across the weekend.

Sunday January 26

Lidl National Football League Division 1

Tyrone v Meath; Newtownstewart – Live stream at https://www.247.tv/live/svmstreaming/

Newly-promoted Tyrone get their Division 1 campaign underway at home to Meath on Sunday.

Meath were Division 1 champions as recently as 2022 and will hope for another good campaign after performing well last year, winning four of their seven games.

The Royals got off to a flying start but tailed away in the second half of the campaign, and will aim for more consistency this time.

For Tyrone, the name of the game is consolidation and they’ll look for a good start to 2025, having lost out to Leitrim in the 2024 TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Final.

The ultimate aim for the Red Hands is to go one better come championship time, but they’ll also be keen to stay in the top flight.

Tyrone: A Coyle; J Lyons, J Barrett, G McKenna; C Canavan, M Corrigan, M Mallon; A McHugh (capt.); Á Grimes; A Horisk, S Byrne, E McNamee; C McCaffrey, M Canavan, S Gormley.

Meath: R Murray; A Sheridan, S Wall, N Troy; N Gallogly, M.K. Lynch, C Millington; A Cleary (capt.), K Bermingham; M Thynne, O Sheehy, C Smyth; M Byrne, M Farrelly, K Cole.

 


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