U14 FINALS SATURDAY

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Our first underage finals of the year take place on Saturday with the U14’s in action in Silverbridge and Garvaghey. The conclusion of the round robin stages of the minor competition also takes place on Saturday while on Sunday there are 2 games in the U16 championship.
Under 14 Finals
Silver & Bronze Finals at Silverbridge:
Bronze Final
Fermanagh v Armagh (12 noon)
Silver Final
Cavan v Down (2pm)
Platinum & Gold Finals at Garvaghey
Gold Final
Donegal v Monaghan (12 noon)
Platinum Final
Derry v Tyrone (2pm)
Minor Championship (all 2pm)
Fermanagh v Donegal (Roslea)
Tyrone v Cavan (Aghaloo)
Monaghan v Antrim (Drumhowan)
Down v Armagh (Ardglass)
Sunday 20th April
Under 16 Championship
Cavan v Donegal (Lavey GAA)
Derry v Armagh (Owenbeg)

LIDL TITLES FOR CAVAN AND ANTRIM

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It was good weekend for Cavan and Antrim as they claimed the LIDL National League Division 3 and 4 titles respectively however there was no joy for Armagh and Fermanagh who both lost out.

Armagh lost to Kerry on Saturday 4-14 to 0-11. The comprehensive win gave Kerry their 13th LIDL National League title.

Cavan were in action today (Sunday) and goals from Lauren Mc Veety and Ellie Brady helped them to a 2-10 to a 0-9 victory over Wexford in the Division 3 decider.

Antrim and Fermanagh met in Clones in the Division 4 final. This game was tight throughout however a goal from substitute Aoibheann Monaghan proved to be the winning score as the Saffrons won 2-7 to 0-11.

All sides will now turn their attentions to the Ulster championship.

 

 

FOUR SIDES BIDDING FOR ALL IRELAND GLORY

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Armagh, Cavan, Antrim and Fermanagh are all in LIDL National League finals this weekend and at least one title is coming to the province as Antrim and Fermanagh meet in the Division 4 decider.

There’s a familiar feel to the Division 1 Final, with Armagh and Kerry set to go head to head for a second successive year in the top flight decider.

And this will be a third Lidl National League Final between the counties in four years, as they also contested the 2022 Division 2 decider.

So, will Kerry gain revenge on Armagh after losing last year’s Lidl NFL Division 1 Final, and move ahead of Cork in the all-time roll of honour with a 13th Division 1 title? Or will Armagh get the better of the Kingdom again at Croke Park to claim their second crown? The action is live from Croke Park, on TG4 at 5pm on Saturday.

On Sunday, attention switches to the Divisions 3 and 4 Finals.

With promotion to Division 2 already secured, Cavan and Wexford will go head to head at the Integral GAA Grounds in Drogheda in the Division 3 Final, while the Division 4 decider between Antrim and Fermanagh is a repeat of the 2019 Final, when Fermanagh were victorious.

Antrim and Fermanagh will aim to lift the silverware on offer when they clash at St. Tiernach’s Park, Clones.

Saturday April 12 – Croke Park, Dublin

Division 2 – Cork v Galway; 3pm – Live on TG4

Division 1 – Armagh v Kerry; 5pm – Live on TG4 

Sunday April 13

Division 3 – Cavan v Wexford; Integral GAA Grounds, Drogheda, 2pm – Live on Spórt TG4 YouTube

Division 4 – Antrim v Fermanagh; St. Tiernach’s Park, Clones, 3pm – Live on Spórt TG4 YouTube

 

WEEKEND FIXTURES

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While four teams from the province are in LIDL league final action this weekend, U14 and U16 games continue in Ulster.

 

U14 Festival of Football – Friday

Fermanagh will host Armagh and Tyrone in Tempo

U16 – Sunday 2pm

Monaghan v Tyrone – Threemilehouse

Fermanagh v Down – Tempo

Armagh v Donegal – Carrickcruppen

Derry v Cavan – Owenbeg

 

Picture courtesy of Erin Treanor

BUSY SATURDAY

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This Saturday we have u14’s and Minors in action

 

U14 Festival of Football

Antrim host Tyrone and Down in Carigan

Fermanagh hosts Donegal and Monaghan in Derrygonnelly

Cavan host Armagh and Derry in Ballyjamesduff

 

Minors

Antrim v Armagh – 2pm Glenavy

Derry v Fermanagh – 2pm Ballinascreen

Donegal v Tyrone – 2pm St. Eunan’s, Letterkenny

Down v Monaghan – 2pm Ardglass

 

Image courtesy of Erin Treanor

DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR BAILIEBOROUGH

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Lidl PPs All-Ireland Senior C final

Bailieborough CS (Cavan) 5-12

Coláiste Muire (Ennis) 2-6

By Damien Donohoe

Bailieborough Community School completed a superb double by adding the Lidl All-Ireland PPS Senior C All-Ireland title to the Junior C title they won last week as they ran out 15 point winners against a determined Coláiste Muire from Ennis at Geraldine Park in Athy.

The younger and smaller Cavan side opened the scoring with a point each from Ella Sheridan and Kayleigh Browne but Ennis responded with a point from Lucy Power and a well taken goal from Eabha Browne.

Bailieborough’s pace and skill soon began to find holes in the Clare school’s defence as Isabel McCullagh was fouled and joint captain Sheridan dispatched the penalty to the net. Browne added a second point and joint captain Holly McPhilips edged Bailieborough into a three point lead.

McCullagh raised a second green flag for the Cavan side before player of the match Abby Reilly left the score 2-5 to 1-1 as the second quarter began.

Caoimhe Brady began her scoring with a third Bailieborough goal but Coláiste Muire replied with a free from Sophie Culleton with six minutes remaining in the half.

Bailieborough finished the half strong with corner forward Brady hitting two points and goal set up by Sheridan and McPhillips to take a 14 point lead into the break.

Holly McPhillips Bailieborough CS

The Cavan side started the second half strong but missed a number of chances and forced a brilliant save from Elisha Rowland in the Ennis goal. A point each from Eabha O’Driscoll and Lucy Power followed by a goal finished to the net by sub Ivanna Costello to close the gap to ten points with 12 minutes remaining.

Ella Sheridan and Lyndsay Clarke traded points but when Brady was fouled going through on goal, Bailieborough’s Sheridan finished her second penalty to the net ending the game as a contest.

Sophie Culleton finished off the Coláiste Muire scoring with a free while Abbey Reilly, Sheridan and Browne all raise white flags for Bailieborough before the final whistle sounded.

Bailieborough Community School

Scorers:

Bailieborough: C Brady (2-2), E Sheridan (2-4,0-1f), K Browne (0-3) I McCullagh (1-0), A Reilly (0-2), H McPhillips (0-1).

Coláiste Muire: E O’Driscoll (1-1), I Costello (1-0), S Culleton (0-2f), L Power (0-2), L Clarke (0-1).

Bailieborough CS: M Smith; C Clarke, A Rogers, E Banville; A Filby, É Lynch, A Connolly; G McCabe, C McNicholl; K Browne, A Reilly, E Sheridan; C Brady, I McCullagh, H McPhillips. Subs: E O’Sullivan for E Banville (50), E Morris for C Brady (59), S O’Sullivan for A Filby (60), N Sheridan for A Connolly (60), M Ryan for C McNicholl (60).

Coláste Muire Ennis: E Rowland; M Potter, A Cahill, A McGann; A Killeen, L Clarke, C McDonnell; S Culleton, L Power; S Leahy, R Meaney, A Reynolds; K Jones, E O’Driscoll, S Griffin. Subs: I Costello for K Jones (43), A O’Loughlin for A Reynolds (59), A Baker for C McDonnell (59).

Referee: Shane Curley (Galway).

BUSY WEEKEND AHEAD

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Its another very busy weekend for teams from the province with U14 Festival of Football, Ulster U16’s and the last round of the LIDL National League all scheduled.

 

Good luck to all

SATURDAY

U14 FESTIVAL OF FOTTBALL

Armagh host Donegal and Down in Silverbridge

Derry host Antrim and Fermanagh in Faughanvale

Monaghan host Tyrone and Cavan in Latton

LIDL NATIONAL LEAGUE

Kildare v Tyrone – Newbridge 2-30pm

Armagh v Meath – Armagh 2-30pm

 

SUNDAY

ULSTER U16’s all at 2pm

Tyrone v Fermanagh – Fintona

Antrim v Monaghan – Musgrave Park

Cavan V Armagh – Cornfaen

Donegal v Derry – Ballyshannon

 

LIDL NATIONAL LEAGUE

Donegal v Cork – Ballyshannon 12-30pm

Westmeath v Monaghan – Ballynacargy – 2pm

Cavan v Limerick – Crosserlough 2pm

Down v Carlow – TBC

LIDL NAT LEAGUE DIV 4 SEMI FINALS

Fermanagh v Sligo – Tarmonbarry 1pm

Antrim v Leitrim – Kingscourt 2pm

LONDON LADIES TO PLAY IN ULSTER

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LONDON LADIES TO PLAY IN ULSTER

This year’s Ulster Junior championship will see London take part in the provincial competition for the first time. The ladies from the English capital will travel to the province for games against Antrim and Derry. Manager Jimmy Creedon and player Martha Jordan were in attendance at the championship launch in Armagh and both are looking forward to their visits in early May.

After the provincial competition is complete London will be back to play in Group B of the All-Ireland nine team junior championship. They will meet Antrim once again and also travel to Carlow. They will have one home match when they welcome Longford to Ruislip. London have appeared in seven All Ireland junior finals, winning twice, in 1993 and 2008.

Five teams will be hoping to claim the Ulster intermediate title. First up is the preliminary group meeting of reigning All Ireland junior champions Fermanagh and Tyrone. The winner won’t have time to rest on their laurels as a week later they will meet Down in the semi-final. The other semi-final will see neighbours Monaghan and Cavan meet. The final is set for the weekend of 17th/18th May.

The senior final is a repeat of last year’s decider between Armagh and Donegal which the Orchard girls won by 2 points (0-17 to 1-12). What makes this a potential spicy affair is the fact that Donegal’s manager is James Daly, an Armagh native. These two have played some cracking games in recent times and another close encounter is expected.

BAILIEBOROUGH AND LORETO IN ALL IRELAND FINALS

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ULGFA would like to wish Bailieborough Community College and Loreto Cavan all the best in their respective U20 LIDL All Ireland schools finals this week.
On Wednesday Bailieborough will play Colaiste Muire, Ennis in the C decider in Athy at 1pm
Loreto Cavan face Skibereen Community School in the A final on Thursday in Nowlan Park at 2pm

MFC PPS ALL STARS

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The thirty MFC PPS  All Stars received their awards on Friday evening at a function in Canavan’s. Ronan Mc Carthy was compere on the night and the 170 in attendance also heard contributions from Ulster President Gerry Dotherty and Honorary President Mary Keegan. Gerry accompanied by Oisin from MFC made the presentations. Players from 23 schools in 8 counties received their awards.

 

PPS All Star Panel 2025
Brónagh Butler – Carndonagh Community School
Katie Dowd – St Columbas College Stranorlar
Emma McCrossan – Loreto Grammar School Omagh
Isabella Grimes – St. Joseph’s Grammar School, Donaghmore
Aine McAllister – Loreto Coleraine
Fiadhna Loughran – Saint Patrick’s High School Keady
Ellie-Mae Carr – Saint Patrick’s High School Keady
Áobhinn Nic Cormaic – Coláiste Oiriall
Katie Tierney – St Clare’s college ballyjamesduff co cavan
Sinead Kelly – Virginia College Cavan
Amy Jo Kierans – Largy College
Katie Mc Adam – Our Lady’s Secondary School, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Dervla Cawley – Our Lady’s Secondary School, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Ella Sheridan – Bailieborough Community School
Ellie Brady – Loreto Cavan
Sarah Clarke – Loreto Cavan
Kayla Bartley – Loreto Cavan
Niamh Moran – St. Patricks College Banbridge
Anna McGarry – Dominican College Fortwilliam
Erin Gough – St Malachys HS Castlewellan
Annie Stanfield – St Paul’s High school Bessbrook
Siofra Doherty – Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry
Emily Bingham – St Mark’s Warrenpoint
Hannah Donaghy – Rathmore Grammar School
Clíodhna Logan – Rathmore Grammar School
Eilildh Meabh Duffy – St Catherine’s College Armagh
Cara Donnelly – Assumption
Abbie Browning – St Genevieve’s High School
Hannah Cavlan – St. Patricks Academy Dungannon
Catherine Moohan – St. Patricks Academy Dungannon