Preview: Royals are unchanged from the Leinster final
June 06, 2025
Meath's Mary Kate Lynch tackles Emily Druse of Armagh
Compiled by Jackie Cahill
The 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship roars into life this weekend – with four key fixtures down for decision.
2024 runners-up Galway entertain Tipperary on Saturday, as holders Kerry play host to Mayo, while Armagh make the trip to Meath.
On Sunday, Waterford will have home advantage against Dublin, with all four Senior Championship fixtures slated for live coverage.
The Galway-Tipperary and Kerry-Mayo ties will be available to watch on the Spórt TG4 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SportTG4/streams, while Armagh v Meath and Waterford v Dublin are both live TV fixtures on TG4, and also available online via the TG4 Player: https://www.tg4.ie/en/player/watch-live/home/
Saturday June 7th
Group 3: Meath v Armagh; Páirc Tailteann, Navan, 3pm – Live on TG4
This one will revive memories of the meeting between the counties in the group phase last year, won narrowly by Armagh.
Games between these two are generally close affairs and Meath won the Lidl NFL Division 1 clash earlier in the year.
Meath produced an encouraging Leinster Final display against Dublin which will have fuelled confidence levels ahead of the All-Ireland series, even though they left Croke Park empty-handed.
Armagh, meanwhile, were busy retaining their TG4 Ulster Senior title against Donegal, and there’s one change to the team that lined out in Clones, with Róisín Mulligan coming in for Megan McCann.
Ace forward Aimee Mackin is named on the bench again as she nears a return to competitive action following a serious knee injury.
The availability of a fully-fit and firing Mackin would be a huge fillip to Armagh in the quest for TG4 All-Ireland Senior glory – but the Orchard County will be keen not to rush her back too early.
Meath are unchanged following the TG4 Leinster Final as they aim to make home advantage count.
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.
Armagh: A Carr; M Ferguson, C McCambridge (capt.), R Mulligan; E Druse, C Towe, G Ferguson; N Coleman, C O’Hanlon; L McConville, A McCoy, B Mackin; E Lavery, N Henderson, N Reel.
Tweet
