Galway in Search of First Division 1 League Title

Galway have been one of the powerhouses
of Ladies Football over the last five years but despite
their successes the Tribeswomen have not managed to claim
the Division 1 National League title. Galway contested the
first ever Ladies National Football League Division 1 final
in 1979 but lost out to Tipperary and their only other appearance
in a Division 1 final came more recently in 2005 where they
were beaten by Cork.

This Sunday Galway take on neighbours Mayo at Hyde Park
for the Suzuki National Football League Division 1 crown
and they feel their time has come following a comprehensive
11 point victory over Mayo in the preliminary rounds of
the Championship last weekend. Mayo are in search of their
third National League Division 1 title having won the competition
in 2000 and 2004 and captain Christina Heffernan is hoping
that her team can quickly rediscover the form that ended
Cork’s two year unbeaten run. “I think the Cork game took
a lot out of us, but we are not looking for excuses.

Galway were very good last weekend and were first to every
ball. We have not become a bad team overnight so hopefully
we can’t all play badly two weeks in a row,” said Heffernan.
Dublin face Wexford in the Division 2 final in Thurles on
Saturday as a curtain raiser to the U21 Men’s Football final.
The Jackies are favourites to win after a much improved
season under new manager Gerry McGill while Westmeath take
on Fermanagh in Hyde Park on Sunday for the Division 3 title.
All three games will be televised live on TG4.

Saturday 5th April, 2007 Suzuki National Football League
Division 2 Final Dublin v Wexford Thurles; 5.00pm

Sunday 6th April, 2007 Suzuki National Football League Division
1 Final Galway v Mayo Hyde Park, Roscommon; 3.30pm Suzuki
National Football League Division 3 Final Westmeath v Fermanagh
Hyde Park, Roscommon; 2.00pm