Tipperary won five of their seven lidl ladies League games in 2023 but it still wasn’t enough for a final berth.
Tipperary, captained by Maria Curley, will aim for promotion this time and they have a potent looking inside line containing Anna Rose Kennedy, Emma Morrissey and Aishling Moloney.
Tipp won well when they played Cavan in the 2023 League. However the Breffni County have home advantage and led by captain Áine Brady, they’ll be looking for a much-improved display this time around.
Cavan: E Baugh; N Briody, Á Brady (c), L Crowe, H Gilsenan, R Dolan, R Gilsenan; Á Smith, C Halpin; Z Fay, S McCabe, D McCaffrey; C Charters, N McCorry, A Doughty.
Tipperary: L Fitzpatrick; K Downey, L Spillane, E Cronin, N Martin, M Curley (c), N Towey; L Morrissey, E McCarthy; S Morrissey, A McGuigan, C Dwyer; A.R. Kennedy, E Morrissey, A Moloney.
Cavan v Tipperary
Sunday January 21, Lacken, Throw-in: 2pm
Kildare v Monaghan
2023 was a dream year for Kildare now a Division 2 outfit. They are also set for the TG4 Leinster and All-Ireland Senior championships in the summer.
Kildare landed the Lidl ladies Division 3 title last year before adding Leinster and All-Ireland Intermediate titles.
Captained again by Grace Clifford and with former Mayo ace Diane O’Hora still at the helm. The Lilywhites will be hoping for another encouraging campaign.
Monaghan finished second from bottom in Division 2 last year. Captained by Maeve Monaghan, will be hoping for better fortunes in 2024.
Kildare: N Barnes; F Troute, L Lenehan, A Clifford; M Doherty, R Sargent, L Gilbert; G Clifford (c), C Sullivan; A Rattigan, E Dowling, S Munnelly; N Dooley, R Byrne, L Curran.
Monaghan: Ó Kelly; A Bannigan, B McNally, S Brady; M Monaghan (c), J Duffy, E Clerkin; J McQuillan, Á Loughman; A Garland, L Maguire, C Treanor; C McBride, É Sherry, S Tierney.
Kildare v Monaghan
Sunday January 21, Manguard Park, Throw-in: 2pm
