LGFA TEAM NEWS - Dublin squad named for LIDL NFL clash with Meath

LIDL NFL Div 1 Rd 2

Monday February 2nd | 14:00pm

Meath vs Dublin

St Patricks GFC – Stamullen Co Meath (Live www.tg4.ie)

Dublin travel the short distance to Stamullen this bank holiday Monday for their second round NFL meeting with old rivals Meath. Both teams will be aiming to return to winning ways having suffered opening round league defeats last weekend. Galway beat Meath by eight points while Kerry had two goals to spare over the Dubs.

Despite the loss to the Kingdom, Dublin Co Manager Paul Casey was pleased with his sides performance, noting that ten players had made their senior county debut.

“It was really, really tough conditions there, but good to get the show on the road as they say and good to see so many new faces play for Dublin as well,” he said.

Dublin have made just one change to their starting fifteen from that which lined out against Kerry last Saturday. Sophie McIntyre comes into the forward line in place of Orla Keighran.

Match official, Shane Curley from Galway will take charge of this latest encounter between Dublin and Meath. Tickets remain on sale for the game via www.universe.com

To read more about the rule changes being trialled throughout the LIDL NFL please click on the link https://bit.ly/4j08Db2

Dublin: Katie Moran Tighe (Ballinteer St Johns), Niamh Crowley (Fingallians), Ashling Nyhan (St Brigids), Keeva Kenehan (St Sylvesters), Aoíbh Doyle (Clann Mhuire), Hannah Leahy (Clontarf), Ellen Gribben (St Brigids), Rachel Hartnett (Cuala), Hannah McGinnis (Skerries Harps), Sophie McIntyre (Lucan Sarsfields),Orlagh Nolan (Ballinteer St Johns) Capt., Kate Donaghy (Ballyboden St Endas), Annabelle Timothy (St Finians Swords), Jodi Egan (Foxrock Cabinteely), Elsa Kearney (O’Dwyers).

Dublin panel: Abby Shiels (Lucan Sarsfields), Siobhan Birnie (Lucan Sarsfields), Aoife Robertson (Round Tower Clondalkin), Catarina Almeida (Scoil Uí Chonaill), Ellen Leddy Doyle (Clontarf), Shannon Russell (Erins Isle), Niamh Donlon (St Oliver Plunkett Eoghan Ruadh), Charlie Murphy (Ballyboden St Endas), Laura McManus (Garristown), Neala Byrne (Cuala), Gemma Connolly (Fingallians), Niamh Hetherton (Clontarf), Caít Phelan (Beann Eadair), Jessica Kane (Cuala), Laura Grendon (Na Fianna).

Please note that this game will be shown live on www.tg4.ie with deferred coverage on TG4 at 3.45pm