A dominant Armagh team never gave Galway a chance to settle on Wednesday as the Orchard County successfully defended their All-Ireland under-16B ladies football title at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford.
Despite three Grace McGrath first half points and a Lábhaoise Keane goal, the Paul Jordan/Eugene Kearney managed side were already 16 points down at half-time.
Galway Bay FM's Kevin Egan reports.
Afterwards, Kevin got the thoughts of Galway joint manager Eugene Kearney.
16 July 2025; Referee Ray McBride with team captains Grace McGrath of Galway, left, and Cassie Henderson of Armagh during LGFA All-Ireland U16 B Championship final match between Armagh and Galway at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park in Longford. Photo by Stephen Marken/Sportsfile
Scorers - Armagh: L McBennett 2-7 (1-1f), C Henderson 2-3, A McMahon 2-2, C Havern 1-1, J McCreesh 0-2, C O’Hanlon 0-2, A Hagan 0-1.
Galway: G McGrath 0-5 (2f), L Keane 1-0, N Miskell 0-2, C Flynn 0-2, E Daly 0-1, E D’Arcy Devine, 0-1, N Ní Ghionnáin 0-1.
ARMAGH: L O’Neill; C Carnegie, B Carragher, O Reynolds; N McKenna, A Hagan, A McGeown; E Hart, E McCann; L McBennett, C Henderson, J McCreesh; B Magee, C Havern, A McMahon. Subs: E Duffy for N McKenna (42), K Darby for J McCreesh (45), C McGeary for B Magee (48), C O’Hanlon for A McMahon (53), A Mackle for E McCann (55)
GALWAY: E Diskin; C O’Neill, R Conroy, S Conneely; C Ní Ghionnáin, A Hughes, G Duggan; E D’Arcy Devine, G McGrath; C Flynn, L Keane, N Miskell; E Daly, K Maloney, N Ní Ghionnáin.Subs: M McGrath for L Keane (22), N Garvey for A Hughes (ht), G Gavin for S Conneely (ht), C Duggan for C Flynn (42), E Fallon for N Miskell (48)
Referee: Ray McBride (Dublin).
