Longford and Westmeath contest the Leinster junior and intermediate finals this Saturday.
Saturday May 16
TG4 Leinster Junior Championship – Final
Carlow will be looking to make it third time lucky when they tackle Longford in Saturday’s TG4 Leinster Junior Final.
The 2026 Lidl NFL Division 4 champions lost provincial deciders to Louth in 2024 and 2025.
But they’ll start as favourites to annex a first Leinster title since 2023 against Longford, who are aiming to claim the silverware for the first time in a decade.
Carlow can boast a 100 per cent record across League and Championship this year and they’ve already beaten Longford in the group stages of the Leinster campaign by seven points.
That was an encouraging display for Longford, however, as 22 points separated the sides when the met in the group stages of the Lidl National League.
Carlow: N Hanley; A Carroll, A Roche, S O'Neill; A Webb, N Forde, R Bermingham; R Bailey (c), C O'Neill; E Hayden, C Ní Shé, A Hanley; M Townsend, S Doyle, A Kiernan.
Longford: A Cooney; A Scanlon, L Keegan, E Doris; S Dawson, E Bleakley, E Farrell; S Gallagher (c), S Hagan; H Burke, M Farrell, A Nolan; K Crawford, K Burke, A Darcy.
TG4 Leinster Junior Championship – Final
Carlow v Longford
Cedral St Conleth’s Park, Newbridge. Throw-in: 1.15pm.
TG4 Leinster Intermediate Championship – Final
A third successive TG4 Leinster Intermediate decider pits Westmeath, the holders, against Wexford, winners in 2024.
It’s been tit for tat between the teams and another close encounter is anticipated in Newbridge.
Westmeath had the upper hand when the sides met in Division 2 of the Lidl National League but both teams were relegated from the second tier.
Championship has seen an upturn in fortunes for both, with seasoned observers in both counties predicting positive summer campaigns.
Clinching a Leinster title would be lovely way to gear up for the upcoming All-Ireland series.
Westmeath: A Temple; L McCartan, L Power, F Coyle (capt.); P Ruane, A Ruane, C Kelly Gonoud; A Jones, V Carr; C Kilmurray, L McCartan, T Dillon; K Kilmurray, S Dillon, R Higgins.
Wexford: S Cloake; A Tormey, K English, J Dempsey; O Kehoe, A Halligan (capt.), R Hughes; B McDonald, C Donnelly; A Cullen, A Hughes, O Byrne; E Tomkins, C Banville, K Dempsey.
TG4 Leinster Intermediate Championship – Final
Westmeath v Wexford
Cedral St Conleth’s Park, Newbridge. Throw-in: 3.30pm
