Extensive Ladies Football Coverage this Week on TG4

TG4 are proud to announce that they will broadcast all three TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship Finals live, free-to-air, and worldwide this Sunday, as part of an extensive week of coverage celebrating Ladies Gaelic Football.

In addition to the live matches, viewers can enjoy a special Finals Preview Podcast and a celebratory Up for the Match-style programme, Ceiliúradh Peil na mBan 2025, featuring music, interviews and county stories from all six finalist teams.

Ladies Football Finals Preview Podcast

Ahead of this Sunday’s TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Finals, a special preview podcast will be released, hosted by Peil na mBan Beo presenter Máire Ní Bhraonáin. She’ll be joined by two of the most respected voices in the game – Michelle Ryan, Waterford legend and Ballymacarbry stalwart, and Donegal leader Emer Ní Ghallchóir – as they preview the Junior, Intermediate, and Senior deciders at Croke Park.

The Peil na mBan Beo Podcast will be available on Spórt TG4 YouTube from 7pm, Thursday 31st.

Ceiliúradh Peil na mBan 2025 – A Special Celebration of the Finals

Ceiliúradh Peil na mBan, presented by Máire Ní Bhraonáin, airs on TG4 at 21:45 on Saturday, 2nd August – the eve of Finals Day at Croke Park.

The programme will showcase the counties contesting this year’s TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Junior, Intermediate, and Senior Finals. It will feature a rich blend of music, interviews with players and managers, heartfelt stories from families, and special video segments that highlight the spirit of the weekend.

Among the highlights:

• Antrim: Hear from Lara Dahunsi and Ciara Brown, and enjoy Rich Wilson’s unique take on The Green Glens of Antrim.
• Louth: Shannen McLaughlin and Eimear Byrne reflect on their journey, accompanied by Rachael Dooley’s harp renditions of Captain McNeill and Cailín as Contae Lú.
• Laois: Eimear Barry and Ciara Crowley share personal insights, alongside a performance of The Flake Song, an original piece by Buíoch.
• Tyrone: Niamh O’Neill and Méabh Mallon discuss the build-up, with music by Maeve O’Donnell and Plunkett McGartland.
• Dublin: Nicole Owens and Sinéad Goldrick speak on the capital’s campaign, with music from Na Fianna.
• Meath: Marion Farrelly and Robyn Murray are featured, along with a rendition of The Boy in Hunt by Ann-Marie Grogan and Bernadette Nic Gabhann.

The programme will also honour the Jubilee Team of 2000, with sisters Marcella and Chris Heffernan reflecting on their memorable All-Ireland victory. Analysts Emer Gallagher and Áine Haberlin will review the semi-finals across all three grades and share their expectations for Sunday’s showdowns.

TG4 All-Ireland Finals – Peil na mBan Beo

The 52nd TG4 All-Ireland Senior Final headlines Sunday’s triple-header at Croke Park. This year’s final marks a fresh chapter, as both defending champions Dublin and 2021/2022 winners Meath exited at the quarter-final stage last year.

Speaking at the Captain’s Day event in Croke Park on Tuesday, Dublin captain Carla Rowe reflected: “Meath are a really strong team. We know that from 2021, we know that from playing them over Leinster Championships and everything throughout the last couple of years and obviously this year”

Meath captain Aoibhín Cleary added: “On All-Ireland Final day anything can happen – getting the crowd behind you like that will have a huge impact”

[Link: Full senior captains’ interviews]

Before the Senior Final, the Intermediate decider will see Tyrone, runners-up in 2024, look to go one better against Laois, the 2022 Intermediate champions who were relegated from senior last summer in a narrow defeat to Kildare.

Tyrone captain Aoibhinn McHugh shared her thoughts: “We know it’s going to be a challenge, but we’re ready”

While Laois captain Andrea Moran commented: “It’d be huge for us to get over the line, to get back up playing Senior, we’re really excited”

[Link: Full intermediate captains’ interviews]

In the Junior Final, Antrim, recently relegated, face a resurgent Louth side who fell at the final hurdle last year.

Áine Breen, Louth captain, said: “We’ll do our homework on them. They’ll do it on us. Hopefully it’ll just make for a great game on Sunday”

While Antrim’s Bronagh Devlin added: “We’ve gone more than to plan. We’ve been undefeated and you want to keep that going, especially on Sunday”

[Link: Full Junior Captains’ Interviews]

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