Limerick Ladies Football team announced for national league final against Carlow

THE Limerick team has been announced for Saturday's Division Four Lidl National Ladies Football League final.

Ahead of the Saturday, April 6, at 2pm, decider in Grant Heating St Brendan's Park, Birr, Limerick's joint-managers Sean Kiely and Mike Quilligan have revealed the line-up they hope can return silverware Shannonside.

There is one change from the semi-final win over Fermanagh with Carol Bateman named in goals on this occasion.

Limerick and Carlow met in Round 7 of the group phase and that game resulted in a two-point victory for Limerick.

Deborah Murphy led the way with 1-3 for Limerick and she’s one of Limerick’s leading attacking lights, along with the likes of top scorer Kennelly, and Caoimhe McGrath.

These are two counties who will harbour high hopes, too, of making real inroads in the summer’s TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship. Limerick were beaten finalists last year but have managed to erase that disappointment with a sense of renewed focus in 2024.

Limerick will be conscious, however, of the fact that they’ve suffered defeat in the 2022, 2015, 2012 and 2010 league finals, as they prepare for their sixth fourth tier decider.

LIMERICK: Carol Bateman (Mungret St Pauls); Joanne McGuire (St Ailbes), Yvonne Lee (Monagea), Fiona Bradshaw (Oola); Grace Lee (Monagea), Cathy Mee (Ballylanders), Meadhbh MacNamara (St Ailbes); Róisín Ambrose (Old Mill), Lauren Ryan (Adare); Karen O'Leary (Monagea), Deborah Murphy (Monagea), Katie Heelan (St Ailbes); Ellie Woulfe (Monagea), Andrea O’Sullivan (Ballylanders), Iris Kennelly (Old Mill).