PICTURES: Teams ready for Limerick LGFA club championships

ST AILBHE'S are preparing their bid for three-in-a-row in the Limerick LGFA Senior Football Championship - but they have stiff competition trying to pry their crown away from them.

Goals from Eimear Ryan and Orla Ryan saw the east Limerick side to back-to-back titles, as they defeated Monagea in last year's decider.

The pair are on opposite sides of the draw this year and both will be expected deep runs in the championship.

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Group 1 sees the defending champions up against Ballylanders, intermediate champions Fr Casey's and Dromcollogher-Broadford.

Monagea's Group 2 opponents are Mungret St Paul's, Old Mill and Feohanagh-Castlemahon.

No teams are eliminated from the group stage, with the round robin determining seedings for the quarter-finals.

The four losing quarter-finalists then play-off for the Senior 'B' Championship.

In the intermediate championship, Knockainey will be looking to go one better after the extra-time heartbreak last year. They have fellow south Limerick clubs Galtee Gaels and St Brigid's in their group, as well as Murroe-Boher. On the other side of the draw are Oola, Adare, Monaleen and St Senan's.

The intermediate championship has the same format as the senior.

The Junior 'A' Championship sees second strings from Galtee Gaels and Mungret St. Paul’s grouped with Ahane, Croom, Athea and Pallasgreen in one group of six.

The top four from this group progress to the semi-finals.