Group 4 Round 1 - Meath v Galway; St Patrick’s GFC, Stamullen, SUNDAY 2pm (Live on Galway Bay FM)
These sides met back in January in the opening round of Lidl NFL fixtures. Galway won by eight points on that occasion before going on to contest a League final with Cork. Losing that decider was a setback for Galway but they did bounce back quickly to land another Connacht title. Meath lost out on a Leinster final appearance, with Dublin and Kildare advancing from the group stages, but they have had the chance to regroup ahead of the All-Ireland series. Meath went all the way to Croke Park and an All-Ireland final appearance last year and will target a similar path. Galway were beaten semi-finalists in 2025 and can count themselves unfortunate after losing to Dublin in an extra-time thriller. Following their Connacht final exploits, Galway’s starting team shows four changes in personnel. Sarah Ní Loingsigh, Ellen Power, Kate Thompson and Róisín Leonard are all handed starts, as Chellene Trill, Louise Ward, Lynsey Noone and Andrea Trill drop out of the starting team. Meath have just one change to the side that lost their last competitive match, a round-robin Leinster against Dublin, with Emma Duggan coming in for Marion Farrelly.
MEATH: R Murray; K Kealy, Á Sheridan, A Gaffney; O Sheehy, O Gore, K Bermingham; S Murphy, N Gallogly (capt.); L Woods, E Duggan, M Thynne; M Byrne, O Mallon, R Casserly.
GALWAY: L O'Halloran; B Quinn, S Ní Loingsigh, K Geraghty (capt.); H Noone, N Ward, E Power; N Divilly, S Divilly; O Divilly, K Slevin, K Thompson; E Noone, L Coen, R Leonard.
Group 3 Round 1 - Mayo v Dublin; Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, Castlebar, SUNDAY 1pm – Live on TG4
Dublin begin their quest for back-to-back TG4 All-Ireland senior titles with a 13th successive Leinster crown annexed. The Sky Blues had to work hard against Kildare in their provincial decider before eventually getting the job done. In the Connacht final, Mayo lost out to old rivals Galway and will hope for better fortunes in the All-Ireland series. Mayo have shuffled their pack by making three changes in personnel. Goalkeeper Julia Gawalkiewicz replaces Laura Brennan while further up the field, Suzanne Tuohy and Maria Reilly come in for Saoirse Delaney and Tara Needham. On the Dublin side, captain Carla Rowe and Jodi Egan return to the starting line-up, with Rachel Hartnett and Kate Donaghy making way.
MAYO: J Gawalkiewicz; L Wallace, S El Massry, M Delaney; E Brennan (capt.), L Hanley, H Reape; A Geraghty, F McHale; S Tuohy, M Reilly, A Staunton; L Cafferky, S Walsh, S Cafferky.
DUBLIN: A Shiels; N Crowley, L Caffrey, H Leahy; S McIntyre, L Magee, H McGinnis; N Hetherton, O Nolan; A Timothy, C Rowe (capt.), C O'Connor; M Davoren, L Grendon, J Egan.
Group 2 Round 1 - Kerry v Tipperary; Austin Stack Park, Tralee, SUNDAY 2pm – Live on Spórt TG4 YouTube
A Munster derby pits provincial winners Kerry against Tipperary in Tralee. Despite not reaching the Munster final, it was a good campaign for Tipp, who scored a notable victory over Cork. Kerry claimed a third successive Munster title and come into this one buoyed by that success. When the sides met in Munster, Kerry edged Tipperary by two points and the visiting Premier County will hope to be competitive once again. There are three changes to the Tipperary team that concluded its Munster campaign against Waterford – and one of them enforced due to an ACL injury sustained by Nora Martin. She’s replaced by Emma Buckley, while Nicole Shelly and Aoibe O’Shea come in for Anna Rose Kennedy and Angela McGuigan. There’s just one change to the Kerry team that claimed the provincial title, with Danielle O’Leary replacing Leah McMahon in the full-forward line.
KERRY: M.E. Bolger; R Rahilly, D Kearney, E Lynch; A O’Connell, E Costello, A Dillane; A Galvin, M O’Connell; N Carmody, N Ní Chonchuír, C Evans; J Lucey, D O’Leary, S O’Shea (capt.).
TIPPERARY: L Fitzpatrick; T Hoare, M Curley, E Cronin; K Cashman, E Buckley, S English; L Morrissey (capt.), N Shelly; A O'Shea, L Cunningham, H Spillane; C English, E Morrissey, K Crotty Ryan.
Group 1 Round 1 - Cork v Armagh; Páirc Uí Rinn, SATURDAY 3.15pm – Live on TG4
Cork and Armagh go head to head in a live TG4 clash at Páirc Uí Rinn. These teams are viewed as live championship contenders, although Cork’s form has dipped since landing the Lidl National League Division 1 title. The Leesiders lost all three games in the round-robin phase of the Munster championship, while Armagh landed the Ulster crown. Cork won by two points when the sides met in the League and another close encounter is expected here. Cork have made four changes to the team that lost out to Kerry in their last competitive outing, in the Munster Championship. Sarah Murphy replaces Caoimhe Richmond in goal, while there are also starts for Dara Kiniry, Rachel O’Regan and Grace Murphy, who come in for Siobhán Callanan, Abbie O’Mahony and Leah Hallihan. After clinching a third successive TG4 Ulster Senior title, Armagh have made two changes to their starting line-up, with Blaithín Mackin and Kelly Mallon coming in for Caoimhe McNally and Alana Donnelly.
CORK: S Murphy; M Duggan, S Kelly, D Kiniry; A Corcoran, S McGoldrick, R Corkery; M O'Callaghan, K Redmond; R Leahy, R O'Regan, E Cleary (capt.); G Murphy, K Quirke, Á O'Sullivan.
ARMAGH: B Mathers; M Ferguson, C McCambridge, C Towe; E Druse, L McConville (capt.), G Ferguson; C O'Reilly, B Mackin; L Marsden, A McCoy, C Marley; A Mackin, C O'Hanlon, K Mallon.
