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In attendance at a photocall ahead of the 2024 Lidl Ladies National Football League Finals was Kerry captain Niamh Carmody. Photo by David Fitzgerald
CAPTAINS and representatives from the eight counties, including Kerry, participating in the 2024 Lidl Ladies National Football League Finals gathered on Tuesday at Lidl Head Office in Tallaght, Dublin, with their sights firmly set on weekend silverware.
The Divisions 3 and 4 Finals will form part of a double-header at Grant Heating St Brendan’s Park, Birr, next Saturday, April 6, followed by another double-bill on Sunday, April 7, at Croke Park, when the Divisions 1 and 2 champions will be crowned.
Ahead of Sunday’s fixtures at Croke Park, the big question is whether Armagh can clinch silverware in their maiden Division 1 Final appearance, or if it’ll be Kerry who retain their title and claim a 13th crown in total?
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This fixture (which has a 3pm throw-in) is a repeat of the 2022 Lidl NFL Division 2 Final between the counties, won by Kerry, while Armagh returned to Croke Park last year and won the second tier title Final against Laois to gain promotion to the top flight.
Kerry were once undisputed Division 1 League queens. From 1980-1985, they won six successive titles and followed that up with five-in-a-row from 1987-1991.
The long wait for a 12th title ended in 2023 when the team managed by Declan Quill and Darragh Long got the better of Galway in impressive fashion at Croke Park – and now they’re aiming to hang onto the coveted silverware.
The Division 1 Final will throw in at 3pm and will be preceded at 1pm by the Division 2 decider involving Kildare and Tyrone, who have both been promoted to the top flight for 2025. Both games will be broadcast live on TG4.
Ticket details for all games are available by visiting the Ladies Gaelic Football Association website and accessing the link: https://bit.ly/4ceQTom
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