Limerick Ladies Football team confirmed for crucial All-Ireland Championship clash

THE Limerick team has been named for Sunday’s TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship tie.

Limerick entertain Kilkenny in Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale at 2pm this June 30 in the knowledge that victory will confirm a semi-final spot.

Last year’s beaten finalists Limerick have home advantage against Kilkenny and could yet top the Group B standings but only if they win big and Longford get the better of Louth.

Before play gets underway on Sunday, Louth lead the way on six points and with a +26 scoring difference. The Wee County are three points clear of both Limerick (+1 scoring difference) and Longford (+4).

Limerick’s joint-managers Sean Kiely and Michael Quilligan have announced their line-up and Irish Kennelly returns to the full forward line after missing the last game against Louth. Kennelly replaces Katie Heelan.

LIMERICK: Sophie Hennessy (Old Mill), Joanne McGuire (St Ailbes), Yvonne Lee (Monagea), Roisin Browne (Monagea), Grace Lee (Monagea), Leah Coughlan (Oola), Grace Mullane (Monagea), Róisín Ambrose (Old Mill), Meadhbh MacNamara (St Ailbes); Karen O’Leary (Monagea), Deborah Murphy (Monagea), Cathy Mee (Ballylanders), Ellie Woulfe (Monagea), Iris Kennelly (Old Mill), Caoimhe McGrath (Fr Casey’s). SUBS: Carol Bateman (Mungret St Paul’s), Áine Cleary (Knockainey), Katie Heelan (St Ailbes), Kate Kennedy (St Ailbes), Fiona Bradshaw (Oola), Sarah Dillon (Pallasgreen), Michaela Cumes (Knockainey), Andrea O’Sullivan (Ballylanders), Aoibhin Murphy (St Brigids), Caoimhe MacNamara (Knockainey), Shauna Doelkan (Murroe-Boher), Aoife Dalton (St Ailbes), Ailish Kiely (St Brigids)