01/02/2026 Results:
Lidl Ladies National Football League – Division 1
Cork 1-10 Galway 2-5
Armagh 0-13 Kildare 0-9
Lidl Ladies National Football League – Division 2
Mayo 5-14 Wexford 0-7
Donegal 2-10 Monaghan 0-13
Cavan 1-15 Tipperary 1-9
Tyrone 4-15 Westmeath 6-6
Lidl Ladies National Football League – Division 3
Louth 1-7 Clare 0-6
Fermanagh 4-8 Roscommon 3-11
Down 2-14 Laois 1-14
Antrim 4-16 Limerick 1-4
Lidl Ladies National Football League – Division 4
Carlow 0-14 Wicklow 3-2
Longford 0-10 Derry 0-4
Leitrim 5-10 Sligo 2-7
Offaly 5-19 Kilkenny 0-2
Cork 1-10
Galway 2-5
By Anthony Newman
A goal from Aine O’Sullivan was the critical score for Cork as they got the better of Galway in their Lidl Ladies National Football League Division One clash at Páirc Ui Rinn.
The goal came just after Galway had scored two of their own and it put the home side back in front, a lead they never gave up.
The first real chance fell to Galway when Andrea Trill played Roisin Leonard in, but her shot was well saved by Caoimhe Richmond.
Cork opened the scoring after eight minutes when Grace Ní Mhurchú pointed.
The Naomh Abán played took advantage of the quick free rule to set up another Cork attack, which she got on the end of a few passes later.
Cork had a great chance to increase their lead when Abbie O’Mahony played Aoife Healy in, but she shot wide under pressure in front of goal.
It took until the 17th minute for the second score to arrive, when Katie Quirke pointed from a free, after she was fouled herself, to double Cork’s lead.
Galway got off the mark from the resumption, with Leanne Coen getting their opening score to make it 0-2 to 0-1.
They were back on level terms after 20 minutes when Roisin Leonard pointed from a free in a low-scoring start to the tie.
Healy made up for her earlier miss with a great run to score the home side’s third point and they soon stretched their lead to two.
Ní Mhurchú was involved again as she played Rachel Leahy in. Her pass found O’Sullivan who slotted over to make it 0-4 to 0-2.
Coen replied from another free for Galway as the game started to open up.
Quirke got her second of the half to make it 0-5 to 0-3 as half time approached.
O’Sullivan put three between the sides, but Mairead Glynn scored with the last play of the half for Galway to see Cork lead by 0-6 to 0-4 at the break.
Three minutes into the second half and Galway took the lead when Ellen Power played a long ball in and after a goalmouth scramble Andrea Trill found the back of the net, to make it 1-4 to 0-6.
Credit to Cork they responded quickly with a free from Quirke putting them back on level terms.
With 37 minutes gone Cork were back in front with another free from Quirke making it 0-8 to 1-4.
Three minutes later Galway had their second goal as Kate Slevin burst forward, beating several defenders before passing to Leonard. Her pass across the goal was palmed home by Coen to make it 2-4 to 0-8.
However, the goals kept coming, this time Cork finding the back of the net. Shauna Kelly set up O’Sullivan who blasted to the net to put the home side back in front 1-8 to 2-4.
Abigail Ring pointed for Cork with Hannah Noone replying for Galway to keep a point in it with time running out.
Quirke pointed from a free to put two between the sides in the last minute as Cork hung on for the win their overall display deserved.
Scorers for Cork: A O’Sullivan 1-2, K Quirke 0-5 (4f), G Ní Mhurchú, A Healy, A Ring 0-1 each.
Galway: L Coen 1-1, A Trill 1-0, R Leonard 0-2 (2f), M Glynn, H Noone 0-1 each.
CORK: C Richmond; A Corcoran, D Kiniry, K Horgan; M Duggan, S McGoldrick, R Corkery; A Healy, A O’Mahony; R Leahy, G Ní Mhurchú, E Cleary; A O’Sullivan, K Quirke, A Ring. Subs: S Kelly for K Horgan (28 inj), C Hughes for R Corkery (37), L Hallihan for A Ring (53), K Redmond for A O’Mahony (56).
GALWAY: L O’Halloran; S Ni Scanláin, S Ní Loingsigh, B Quinn; E Power, C Trill, A Molloy; N Divilly, A Madden; M Glynn, K Slevin, K Thompson; A Trill, L Coen, R Leonard. Subs: R Quinn for S Ni Scanláin (41), H Noone for A Molloy (43), E Noone for M Glynn, A O’Rourke for K Thompson (both 47),
Referee: Kevin Phelan, Laois.
Waterford 2-12
Kerry 1-11
By Dan Kearney
Bríd McMaugh struck 1-4 as Waterford made it two wins on the bounce after a deserved four point win against reigning champions Kerry in this second round Lidl Ladies Division 1 encounter at a windswept and bitterly cold Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney on Bank Holiday Monday.
The teams came into the game with success on the road in Round 1 with Kerry overcoming Dublin in pretty rough conditions and Waterford having the better of Armagh.
Both sides adapted to the new rules quite well in the opening round and the same was the case at Fitzgerald Stadium with the solo and go in particular a prominent feature with Waterford particularly adept at using it.
Kerry played with a gale force wind into the scoreboard end in the first half and raced into a two point lead thanks to efforts from Niamh Ní Chonchúir and Danielle O’Leary.
Waterford struck back in devastating fashion in the fifth minute however when a flowing move involving Bríd McMaugh and Katie Murray saw Lauren McGregor round Eilis Lynch and finish brilliantly past Mary Ellen Bolger in the Kerry goal.
Chloe Fennell slotted a free before Siofra O’Shea replied in kind for Kerry and Rachel Dwyer pushed the home side into a one point lead in the 14th minute after Leah Boyle did very well.
Waterford were full of running into the breeze and McMaugh for Waterford and Jadyn Lucey for the home side traded points before Chloe Fennell slotted another free when the ball was brought forward after Kerry interference on a solo and go.
The game ebbed and flowed for the remainder of the first half with Siofra O’Shea adding a brace for Kerry and Dwyer kicking her second whilst Waterford’s Fennell (free) and Kellyanne Hogan, on as a temporary sub for the injured McMaugh, scored to see the sides go in level at half time, 0-8 to 1-5.
Dwyer slotted her third point at the start of the second half but a minute later McMaugh scored a brilliant lobbed goal after excellent approach work from Aine O’Neill and Clare Walsh.
The superb McMaugh added another fine individual point nine minutes in, but Kerry replied brilliantly when Leah McMahon, just on, fed the lethal Dwyer who finished superbly past Katelyn Gardiner.
Waterford put on the burners afterwards however and TG4 Player of the Match McMaugh, and a superb two-pointer from Fennell followed by another McMaugh special pushed the visitors 2-10 to 1-9 ahead.
Dwyer responded with a free but although there was time for O’Shea to slot a placed ball and agonisingly rattle the crossbar, 14 player Waterford, with Hannah McGrath in the sin bin for the final five minutes, added points from Murray and a Fennell free to seal a brilliant second victory for the Déise.
Scorers-Waterford: B McMaugh 1-4, C Fennell 0–6 (4f, 1tp) L McGregor 1-0, K Hogan 0-1, K Murray 0-1.
Kerry: R Dwyer 1-4 (1f), S O’Shea 0-4 (3f), N Ní Chonchuir 0-1, J Lucey 0-1, D O’Leary 0-1.
WATERFORD: K Gardiner; C Murray, L Mulcahy, R Casey; Á O’Neill, K McGrath, R Browne; E Power, E Murray K Murray, C Walsh, B McMaugh; C Fennell, L McGregor, M Daly. Subs: K Hogan for B McMaugh 20, B McMaugh for K Hogan, K Hogan for C Walsh 41, H McGrath for L McGregor 53, O Kennedy for R Browne 57.
KERRY: M.E. Bolger; E Lynch, C Lynch, A Doherty; J Lynch, A Dillane, K Brosnan; M O’Connell, C Evans; L Boyle, N Ní Chonchúir, R Dwyer; J Lucey, S O’Shea, D O’Leary. Subs: A Galvin for J Lynch 20, M O’Connor for L Boyle, L McMahon for N Ní Chonchúir both 41, K Ryan for K Brosnan, M Mulvihill for J Lucey both 47, N Quinn for R Dwyer 55.
Referee: Barry Redmond (Wexford).
