Bumper live coverage confirmed from concluding stages of 2025 AIG Ladies HEC Championships

THE countdown is well and truly underway ahead of the concluding stages of the 2025 AIG Ladies HEC Championships.

A bumper weekend of action is guaranteed at Queen’s University Belfast, from Thursday March 13-Sunday March 15, with seven pieces of silverware to be handed out.

It has been confirmed that all seven competition Finals will be live-streamed, with six Finals via Ladies HEC/LGFA channels, while the flagship AIG O’Connor Cup Final on Saturday March 15 will be available to view live on the Spórt TG4 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SportTG4/streams

In addition, the AIG O’Connor Cup semi-finals on Friday March 14 will also be available to viewers via live streams from Queen’s University.

Viewers can tune in live to watch the AIG HEC, Lagan and Moynihan Cup Finals on Thursday March 13, followed by the AIG Donaghy Cup Final on Friday March 14.

On Saturday March 15, the AIG, Lynch, Giles and O’Connor Cup Finals will be available to view live.

Representatives from competing teams gathered at Queen’s University, Belfast, today, in advance of the competition semi-finals and Finals.

To date in the 2025 AIG Ladies HEC Championships, 30 institutions have been involved across the various competitions, with almost 2,200 players taking part.

In the weekend’s headline event, the AIG O’Connor Cup, the semi-finals will see 2024 runners-up UCC up against University of Galway, while holders DCU Dóchas Éireann will put their title on the line against UU Belfast. Both semi-finals (1pm and 3pm respectively) will be played on Friday March 13.

Ladies HEC Chairperson, Daniel Caldwell, said: “As we move towards the concluding phase of this year’s championships, excitement is building in universities and colleges across the island.

“This week has seen the final teams book their places at the weekend, which will see the best teams across 7 divisions compete for silverware.

“This year, the AIG HEC Championships will be hosted by Queens University Belfast on the 13th, 14th and 15th of March.

“I’d like to wish all of the teams well in their competitions and I look forward to welcoming the teams and supporters to Belfast for what promises to be a great three days of football.”

Speaking on behalf of the hosts, Queen’s University Performance Sport Manager, Aidan O’Rourke, said: “Queen’s Sport are delighted to host the 2025 Ladies HEC Championship Finals in Belfast and we look forward to seeing some of the best footballers in the country competing across the three days, in what is our University’s 180^th year.

“These young women are brilliant role models for Gaelic Games and are shining examples of the impact sport can have on learning and the student experience.

“We are looking forward also to collaborating with Ladies HEC to ensure that finals weekend is a fabulous spectacle on and off the pitch. The Queen’s club and staff have worked diligently to ensure our facilities are ready and that everyone’s visit to Belfast will be memorable.”

Ladies Gaelic Football Association President, Mícheál Naughton, added: “The scene is set for some incredible football from March 13-15.

“The cream of third-level football will rise to the top and we’re looking forward to watching the action unfold at Queen’s University, Belfast.

“Many of the players on show are high-profile inter-county stars and achieving third-level success is always a notable entry on a career CV.

“The AIG Ladies HEC Championships Finals weekend affords players the opportunity to tick that particular box and we can look forward to keenly-contested games.

“Well done to Ladies HEC Committee members for their work to date, alongside hosts Queen’s University, Belfast.

“I would also like to acknowledge the input of AIG Ireland, who are the exclusive partner of the Higher Education Committee third-level competitions.

“AIG Ireland have been a pro-active and dedicated Insurance Partner of the LGFA since 2019 and their presence as title partner of the Ladies HEC competitions will elevate them to new heights.”

Ticket details:

*Day passes and 3 day tickets available*

3 day pass – £20.00

1 day pass – £10.00

1 day student pass – £5.00

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Fixtures:

Thursday 13th March 2025

AIG HEC Cup Final, 12pm

UU Coleraine v DCU DÉ7

AIG Lagan Cup Final, 2pm

TUS Midwest v UL5

AIG Moynihan Cup Final, 6pm

TUD CC1 v DCU DÉ4

AIG Donaghy Cup semi-final 1, 4pm

ATU Galway v UU3 Belfast

AIG Donaghy Cup semi-final 2, 4pm

Coventry v Marino

Friday 14th March 2025

AIG Donaghy Cup Final, 5pm

AIG Lynch Cup semi-final 1, 11am

UU Magee v UCD 2

AIG Lynch Cup semi-final 2, 11am

MTU Cork v DKIT

AIG Giles Cup semi-final 1, 1pm

UCD V DCU DÉ2

AIG Giles Cup semi-final 2, 1pm

MICL v MU / UCC2

AIG O’Connor Cup semi-final 1, 1pm

UCC v UG

AIG O’Connor Cup semi-final 2, 3pm

DCU DÉ v UU Belfast

Saturday 15th March 2025

AIG Lynch Cup Final, 11am

AIG Giles Cup Final, 1pm

AIG O’Connor Cup Final, 3pm