MMI Group New Ladies Football Interpros Sponsor

 

 

MMI Group New Ladies Football Interpros Sponsor

Panels Announced Ahead of MMI Group Interprovincial Championship

 

At a photocall in Dublin City centre today, MMI Group was announced as the new sponsor of the Ladies Football Interprovincial Championship. The Championship will take place this Saturday in Páirc Chiaráin in Athlone with the tournament’s first throw-in at 11.00am.

MMI Group is a family run, Dublin based company specialising in the production of medals and other sporting awards. In existence for over 70 years, MMI already supply the GAA with their All-Ireland medals in addition to supplying medals to Basketball Ireland, Gaisce and Special Olympics.

Today’s announcement sees MMI Group coming on board as the official medal supplier to the Ladies Gaelic Football Association and this weekend will see their medals being presented to Ladies Footballers for the first time.

Speaking at the announcement, Uachtarán Cumann Peil Gael na mBan, Pat Quill commented: “We are delighted to welcome the MMI Group on board first of all as the sponsor of the Interprovincial Championship, but secondly as the official medal supplier for our Association at National level.

 

“They have a wealth of experience and the fact that they are still a family run business after 70 years is a credit to them. I am thrilled to be formally welcoming them into the Ladies Football family.”

 

James Marmion, Head of Sales for MMI Group, said: “MMI Group is delighted to be involved with the Ladies Gaelic Football Association and to be sponsors of the Ladies Football Interprovincial Championship for the first time. A newly struck medal for this competition will be presented for the first time and we believe it is an award that those who compete for it will agree is befitting of their tremendous efforts.

“We are proud to strengthen our ties within Irish sport with this new partnership with the LGFA. We have recognised the immense growth in popularity and profile of Ladies Football which is a reflection of the tremendous work carried out by staff, coaches, players and supporters of Ladies Football. We hope to be part of the LGFA’s future growth and we are sure that everyone involved in the sport will enjoy continued success.”

The panels for this weekend’s tournament were also named this week and feature a who’s who of Ladies Football talent. The team sheets on display in Athlone show quite a few players that featured in the recent National League Finals across all four divisions.

Ulster counties may not have reaped any rewards during the recent league finals but as defending champions they have plenty of experience to call upon with players from last years winning squad back again and with Monaghan, Tyrone and Armagh providing the backbone for their panel. Monaghan who went through the league unbeaten until coming up short to Laois have seven players on the panel.

The Munster panel is naturally enough dominated by Cork and Clare, winners of the Division 1 and Division 3 titles respectfully. The side will be captained by Valerie Mulcahy and will be hoping to win the Mick Talbot Cup for the first time since 2009.

Having been pipped by Ulster in last year’s final, Leinster are back looking for a first title since 2006. Managed by Dublin’s All-Ireland winning manager Gerry McGill, they will be looking to 12 Dublin players in their squad to bring back some silverware to the East. Division 1 finalists Laois, Division 2 finalists Meath and Division 4 winners Westmeath are all represented in the squad.

Last year was an all Galway affair, but this year the Connacht panel shows representatives from Mayo, Galway, Leitrim, Sligo and Roscommon. Gay O’Brien will be hoping to lead his charges to a first final since 2002 and a first title since 2000.

The four provinces will play a round robin format with the top two teams advancing to the Interprovincial Final and the other two provinces facing off in the Shield Final.  The Interprovincial Final will throw in at 4.30pm, Saturday 21^st May.

ENDS

 

Notes to Editors:

 

Sportsfile have been hired to issue photography from today’s event.

MMI GROUP: MMI Group Ltd. is a family run manufacturing business based near the Naas Road in Dublin.  MMI is proudly celebrating over 70 years of excellence in the production of a wide range of medals, government seals, military insignia and sporting awards.  MMI has become a trusted brand recognised for its work for the Irish Government and a host of Schools, Universities, Clubs, Corporate Clients and Sporting Organisations in Ireland and abroad.

Interprovincial Tournament Rules:

• All games are 20 minutes per half with a 10 minute interval
• Three points for a win, one point for a draw
• Any tie will decided by penalties – 5 penalties where goals and points count

 

CONNACHT PANEL: 1. Tina Hughes, Corofin (Galway), 2. Kathryn Sullivan (Mayo), 3. Louise Tully (Roscommon), 4.            Niamh Lohan (Galway), 5. Jacqui Mulligan (Sligo), 6. Emer Flaherty (Galway), 7. Rebecca McPhilbin (Galway – captain), 8. Aoibheann Daly (Galway), 9. Fiona McHale (Mayo), 10.          Bernice Byrne (Sligo), 11. Siobhan O’Sullivan (Sligo), 12. Aileen Gilroy (Mayo), 13. Tracey Leonard (Galway), 14. Aine Tighe (Leitrim), 15. Noelle Gormley (Sligo), 16. Johanna Connolly (Galway), 17. Aimee Bell (Mayo), 18. Lisa Cafferkey (Mayo), 19. Anna Conlon (Leitrim), 20. Sinead Folwey (Leitrim), 21. Claire Grehan (Roscommon), 22. Ciara Hanahoe (Mayo), 23. Barbara Hannon (Galway), 24. Lorna Joyce (Galway), 25. Cliona McHugh (Roscommon), 26. Natalie McHugh (Roscommon), 27. Sarah McLoughlin (Leitrim), 28. Mary Naughton (Mayo), 29. Claire Owens (Leitrim), 30. Laura Sharkey (Roscommon)       

LEINSTER PANEL: 1. Clíodhna O’Connor (Dublin – captain), 2. Sinead Goldrick (Dublin), 3. Sharon Treacy (Longford), 4. Aisling Quigley (Laois), 5. Aisling Holton (Kildare), 6. Sorcha Furlong (Dublin), 7. Siobhán McGrath       (Dublin), 8. Brianne Leahy (Kildare), 9. Tracey Lawlor      (Laois), 10. Noelle Earley (Kildare), 11. Elaine Kelly (Dublin), 12. Katie O’Brien (Meath), 13. Lyndsey Davey (Dublin), 14. Sinead Aherne (Dublin), 15. Gráinne Nulty        (Meath), 16. Irene Munnell (Meath), 17. Donna Berry (Kildare), 18. Angela Casey (Laois), 19. Gemma Fay (Dublin0, 20. Noirín Kirwan (Laois), 21. Laura Walsh (Westmeath), 22. Sharon Kehoe (Wexford), 23. Niamh Carroll (Wicklow), 24. Fiona Mahon (Meath), 25. Mary Nevin (Dublin), 26. Ger Doherty (Meath), 27. Lyndsey Peat (Dublin), 28. Colleen Barrett (Dublin), 29. Mary Sheridan (Meath), 30. Amy McGuinness     (Dublin)

MUNSTER PANEL: 1. Elaine Harte (Cork), 2. Louise Woods (Clare), 3. Brid Stack (Cork), 4. Deirdre O Reilly (Cork), 5. Linda Wall (Waterford), 6. Elaine Power (Waterford), 7. Briege Corkery (Cork) 8. Michelle McGrath (Waterford), 9. Marie Considine (Clare), 10.   Niamh Keane (Clare), 11. Michelle Ryan (Waterford), 12. Gillian O Brien (Tipperary), 13. Niamh O’Dea (Clare), 14. Valerie Mulcahy (Cork – captain), 15. Dymphna O Brien (Limerick), 16. Emma O’Driscoll (Clare), 17. Ann Marie Walsh (Cork), 18. Grainne Kenneally (Waterford), 19. Mairead Wall (Waterford), 20. Aine Sheehan (Cork), 21. Sinead Eustace (Clare), 22. Gearóidín Kearney (Cork), 23. Aileen Wall (Waterford), 24.            Annie Walsh (Cork), 25. Eimear O Connor (Clare), 26. Catriona Walsh (Tipperary), 27. Yvette Moynihan (Limerick), 28. Aimee Jordan (Waterford), 29. Laurie Ryan (Clare), 30. Marie Flanagan (Limerick)

ULSTER PANEL:  1. Edel Corrigan (Monaghan), 2. Sharon Courtney (Monaghan), 3. Marion McGuinness (Armagh), 4. Laura McGillion (Tyrone), 5. Maebh Moriarty (Armagh), 6. Neamh Woods (Tyrone), 7. Sinead McCleary (Armagh – captain), 8. Clara Fitzpatrick (Down), 9. Amanda Casey (Monaghan), 10. Sinead Fegan (Down), 11. Orla Fegan (Down), 12. Cathy Carey (Antrim), 13. Ciara NcAnespie (Monaghan), 14. Caroline O’Hanlon (Armagh), 15. Threse McNally (Monaghan), 16. Linda Martin (Monaghan), 17. Roisin O’Keefe (Cavan), 18. Sarah Donnelly (Tyrone), 19. Aoife McAnespie (Monaghan), 20. Mags McAlinden (Armagh), 21. Clodagh McCann (Armagh), 22. Gemma Begley (Tyrone), 23. Yvonne McMonagle (Donegal), 24. Cathy Donnelly (Tyrone), 25. Joline Donnelly (Tyrone), 26. Donna English (Cavan), 27. Aisling Moane (Fermanagh), 28. Eimear Teague (Tyrone), 29. Grainne Smith (Cavan), 30. Roisin Rafferty (Tyrone)

Clár an Lae

Saturday 21^st May 2011

Páirc Chiaráin, Athlone

 

11.00 am

Leinster v Connacht

Ulster v Munster

 

12.30pm

Leinster v Ulster

Connacht v Munster

 

2.00pm

Leinster v Munster

Connacht v Ulster

 

3.45pm

Shield Final

 

4.30pm

Interprovincial Final