Compiled by John Fallon

Mayo and Tyrone have been relegated from Division 1 of the Lidl National Football League and will be replaced in the top flight in 2026 by Galway and Cork, the two sides who made the drop last season.

Mayo went down by 2-13 to 1-6 away to Waterford. They were in trouble when they trailed by 1-8 to 1-0 at the break despite Annie Gough finding the net after two minutes.

But Waterford secured a fourth win of the campaign when Lauren McGregor got her second goal of the match after the break.

Tyrone, promoted last season along with Kildare, lost their top flight status when they went down to the Lilywhites by 4-10 to 2-8. Róisín McGovern got a second half hat-trick for Kildare after Aoife Murnane found the net in the opening half.

Chloe McCaffrey’s goal helped Tyrone lead by 1-4 to 1-3 at the interval but Kildare dominated after the restart and Aoife McGahan’s late goal was just a consolation score for the Ulster side.

The 2025 Lidl NFL Division 1 finalists, both of whom had qualified for the decider before the final round, lost with reigning champions Armagh going down by 2-12 to 4-5 to Meath. Kelly Mallon with 1-3 and goals from Aoife McCoy, Niamh Coleman and Caoimhe McNally were not enough to deny Meath a fourth win with Emma Duggan shooting 1-9.

The TG4 All-Ireland SFC holders Kerry lost by 2-12 to 2-10 to Dublin in Tralee. Goals from Chloe Darby and Eilish O’Dowd helped Dublin lead by 2-6 to 1-3 at the break, with Julia Curtin getting the goal for the Kingdom. Siofra O’Shea got the second goal for a Kerry side who made nine changes at the break.

Galway finished their Division 2 campaign with a seventh successive win when they ousted Clare by 4-22 to 0-5 with Shauna Hynes, Kate Slevin, Olivia Divilly and Eva Noone getting the goals,

Cork made it six wins from seven with a 1-8 to 0-8 win over Donegal, while a goal from Aishling Moloney helped Tipperary defeat Roscommon by 1-12 to 0-10.

The loss sees Roscommon join Clare in returning to Division 3 a year after they met in the final in that division.

Westmeath guaranteed their Division 2 status with a 2-11 to 0-13 win over Monaghan with Caoimhe Kilmurray and Gráinne Byrne getting the goals.

Cavan will play Wexford in this year’s Lidl NFL Division 3 final, while there will be an Ulster pairing in the Division 4 final after Fermanagh defeated Sligo by 5-12 to 3-13, while Antrim saw off Leitrim by 5-8 to 3-10 in the other semi-final.

The Lidl NFL Final pairings are as follows:

Lidl NFL Div 1 Final – Armagh v Kerry. Relegated – Mayo and Tyrone

Lidl NFL Div 2 Final – Galway v Cork. Relegated – Roscommon and Clare

Lidl NFL Div 3 Final – Cavan v Wexford. Relegated – Carlow and Offaly

Lidl NFL Div 4 Final – Fermanagh v Antrim

RESULTS:

Lidl National Football League Division One Round Seven

Dublin 2-12 Kerry 2-10

Kildare 4-10 Tyrone 2-8

Meath 2-12 Armagh 4-5

Waterford 2-13 Mayo 1-6

Lidl National Football League Division Two Round Seven

Cork 1-8 Donegal 0-8

Galway 4-22 Clare 0-5

Westmeath 2-11 Monaghan 0-13

Tipperary 1-12 Roscommon 0-10

Lidl National Football League Division Three Round Seven

Louth 7-12 Offaly 1-8

Cavan 0-10 Limerick 0-9

Down win v Carlow

Wexford 3-09 Laois 0-10

Lidl National Football League Division Four Semi Finals

Fermanagh 5-12 Sligo 3-13

Antrim 5-08 Leitrim 3-10

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