New era of Limerick ladies football begins with league fixture against Wicklow

LIMERICK's ladies footballers begin their LIDL National League Division 4 campaign this afternoon when they welcome Wicklow to Coolyroe.

Under new management in the form of Sean Kiely and Mike Quilligan, Limerick head into the 2024 still smarting from the All-Ireland Junior final defeat to Down in August.

That proved to be the end of the line for then manager Graham Shine but Kiely and Quilligan have retained a large proportion of last year's squad heading into this season.

Roisin Ambrose and Yvonne Lee have been named as joint captains for the year and the management duo will be hopeful of going one step further than 2023 by reaching the league decider.

Limerick confirmed their starting lineup for the Wicklow game earlier in the week and it is as follows: The game has a 2pm start in Coolyroe.

LIMERICK: Carol Bateman (Mungret St Paul's); Joanne McGuire (St Ailbe's), Yvonne Lee (Monagea), Roisin Browne (Monagea); Deborah Murphy (Monagea), Ellie Woulfe (Monagea), Grace Lee (Monagea); Cathy Mee (Ballylanders), Grace Mullane (Monagea); Karen O'Leary (Monagea), Andrea O'Sullivan (Ballylanders), Laoise Browne (Ballylanders); Iris Kenneally (Old Mill), Caoimhe McGrath (Fr Casey's), Leah Coughlan (Oola).

SUBS: Sophie Hennessy (Old Mill), Meadbh McNamara (St Ailbe's), Fiona Bradshaw (Oola), Sarah Dillon (Pallasgreen), Katie Heelan (St Ailbe's), Kate Kennedy (St Ailbe's), Aoibhinn Murphy (St Brigid's), Caoimhe McNamara (Knockainey), Roisin Ambrose (Old Mill), Lauren Ryan (Adare), Alva Quaid (Old Mill), Aine Cleary (Knockainey), Ailish Kiely (St Brigid's).