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CAPTAINS gather at Croke Park ahead of next Sunday’s TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Finals

CAPTAINS gather at Croke Park ahead of next Sunday’s TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Finals
By Patricia MonahanTue, 29 July 2025

CAPTAINS from the six competing teams have gathered at Croke Park ahead of next Sunday’s (August 3rd)TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Finals.

With the countdown to three deciders continuing, the respective team captains; Bronagh Devlin (Antrim), Áine Breen (Louth), Andrea Moran (Laois), Aoibhinn McHugh (Tyrone), Carla Rowe (Dublin) and Aoibhín Cleary(Meath) visited Sunday’s venue today.

The Senior Final, the 52nd in LGFA history, pits Dublin against Meath in an all-Leinster affair, with the counties set to meet for the second time in a Brendan Martin Cup decider.

That game throws in at 4.15pm and is preceded by the Intermediate Final between Laois and Tyrone (1.45pm) and the Junior Final between Antrim and Louth (11.45am).

Dublin's Carla Rowe alongside Meath's Aoibhín Cleary pictured at the LGFA Captain's Call ahead of the TG4 Senior All Ireland Final, Sunday Aug 3rd, Croke Park 4:15pm. Credit Sportsfile

In the Senior Final, there’s plenty at stake as Dublin and Meath renew acquaintances.

The teams famously met in the 2021 decider, when Meath’s win handed the Royals a very first Brendan Martin Cup success, denying Dublin a fifth successive crown in the process.

The teams have met on numerous occasions in recent years in the TG4 Leinster Championship and Lidl National League – and Dublin have generally had the upper hand.

Sunday’s game, however, will mark a first meeting in the TG4 All-Ireland series between Dublin and Meath since the final four years ago.

The sides last met in the 2025 TG4 Leinster Final, won by Dublin as they notched up a 12th successive provincial title.

Meath’s last competitive victory over Dublin was in the 2024 Lidl National League, and the last championship win achieved by the Royals over the Sky Blues was in the 2022 Leinster Championship.

Meath, champions in 2021 and 2022, will contest a third Senior Final next Sunday, as six-time winners Dublin (2023, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2010) gear up for their 14th.

Tickets can be purchased at usual GAA outlets (select Centra / SuperValu stores) and online via Ticketmaster https://bit.ly/3IVb00A or by contacting the LGFA Office directly Email tickets@lgfa.ie or phone 01-8363156 for more details.