Preview: Wall returns for trip to Kildare Centre of Excellence
February 27, 2026
Meath's Mary Kate Lynch and Katie Bermingham
Compiled by Jackie Cahill
PROMOTION and relegation matters are heating up across the Lidl National Leagues.
A pivotal weekend of action should see the overall picture become clearer – with a full round of 16 games in store.
In Division 1, the live TG4 offering is the meeting of Munster rivals Cork and Waterford on Saturday (7.35pm) at Páirc Uí Rinn in a top of the table clash.
Another provincial derby, Kildare against Meath in Leinster, is Saturday’s other top flight tie, available via a live stream, before attention switches to 14 games on Sunday across the board.
On Sunday, five ties will be live-streamed.
A relegation six-pointer between Armagh and Dublin, along with Galway’s trip to Kerry, are the Division 1 games on offer, while promotion chasers Cavan, Mayo and Donegal feature in Division 2 picks, as Mayo host Donegal and Monaghan make the relatively short trip to Cavan.
Saturday February 28
Lidl NFL Division 1
Kildare v Meath; Manguard Plus Kildare GAA Centre of Excellence, 5pm – Live Stream
With three rounds of fixtures remaining, Kildare are deep in relegation trouble.
The Lilywhites are bottom of the table with just a single point, two adrift of Dublin and Armagh, who play each other on Sunday.
This is a vital game for the hosts, who welcome a Meath side still chasing a final place at the top end of the table.
The Royals arrive for this Leinster derby three points off Waterford and Galway, who are joint second behind pacesetters Cork in the race for a top two finish.
Kildare are unchanged for this one, following defeat to Dublin last weekend, while Meath have made one change to the side that inflicted a first defeat of the season on Waterford, as Sarah Wall comes in for Amy Gaffney.
Meath: R Murray; Á Sheridan, M.K. Lynch, K Kealy; S Murphy, S Wall, K Bermingham; O Sheehy, N Gallogly (capt.); M Farrelly, C Smyth, M Thynne; E Duggan, R Casserly, O Finnegan.
Kildare: C Nallen; E Wheeler, L Reilly, M Doherty; H McLoughlin, R Sargent, L Lenehan (capt.); N Murphy, G Wheeler; L Shaw, C Wheeler, M Aspell; A Rattigan, M Doyle, A Prizeman.
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