Newly-crowned TG4 All Star Duggan to lead Munster's defence of LGFA Interprovincial title

CORK’S newly-crowned TG4 All Star Melissa Duggan will lead Munster’s defence of their LGFA Interprovincial crown on Saturday.

The Dohenys player is one of nine Cork representatives in the squad managed by former Waterford supremo Pat Sullivan.

Players from Kerry, including recently-retired forward Sarah Houlihan, Waterford, Tipperary and Clare are also included as Munster aim to put back-to-back titles together in Kinnegad.

Waterford star Michelle Ryan, who completed her 19th inter-county season in 2019, is another notable inclusion, while Cork’s rising young star Saoirse Noonan will also feature.

Meanwhile, Leinster’s bid for a first Interprovincial Championship since 2006 will be led by captain Lauren Magee, a three-time TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship winner with Dublin.

Magee is the sole Dublin representative in the squad put together by Laois native Kevin Doogue, with 9 Leinster counties sending players to the Interprovincials.

Goalkeeper Monica McGuirk, who was named on the TG4 All Star team for 2019, is one of six Meath players in the Leinster panel.

Connacht, who haven’t won the competition since 2000,  will be captained by Galway skipper Tracey Leonard, who helped to steer the Tribeswomen to appearances in the 2019 Lidl National League Division 1 and TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship deciders.

Leonard, who also captured a first TG4 All Star award recently, is one of seven Galway players in the squad managed by Galway’s Con Moynihan.

The five-strong Mayo representation includes the Cafferky sisters, Sinéad and Lisa, while players from Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo also feature.

The action gets underway in Kinnegad at 11am on Saturday morning, with the Final scheduled for 3pm.

Ulster have elected not to include a team in the 2019 LGFA Interprovincials, leaving three provinces to battle it out for the Mick Talbot Cup.

 

Connacht:

 

Player                                           Club                                       County

 

Aisling Tarpey	Foxrock Cabinteely	Mayo
Claire Dunne	St. Farnans	Sligo
Sinead Kenny	St. Croan’s	Roscommon
Nicola O’Malley	Westport	Mayo
Danielle Caldwell	Castlebar Mitchels	Mayo
Lauren Boles	St. Michaels	Sligo
Shauna Molloy	St. Furseys Headford	Galway
Joanne Cregg	Michael Glavey’s	Roscommon
Ailish O’Dowd	Sean O’Heslins	Leitrim
Laura O’Dowd	Sean O’Heslins	Leitrim
Jenny Higgins	Western Gaels	Roscommon
Lucy Hannon	Dunmore McHales	Galway
Tracey leonard	Corofin	Galway
Rebecca Finan	Éire Óg	Roscommon
Roisin Leonard	Corofin	Galway
Lisa Murphy	Kilkerrin Clonberne	Galway
Lisa Cafferky	Kilmovee Shamrocks	Mayo
Sinead Cafferky	Kilmovee Shamrocks	Mayo
Sarah Conneally	Dunmore McHales	Galway
Fabienne Cooney	Claregalway	Galway
Rachel Fitzmaurice	St. Ciaran’s	Roscommon
Ciara Gorman	St. Nathy’s	Sligo
Siobhan Tully	Kilbride	Roscommon

 

Leinster:

 

Player                       Club                                                            County

 

Monica Mc Guirk	Duleek/Bellewstown	Meath
Clodagh Dunne	Ballyroan	Laois
Maria Byrne	Kilmore	Wexford
Rachel Dillon	Milltown	Westmeath
Clara Donnelly	Shelmaliers	Wexford
Vikki Wall	St Peter’s Dunboyne	Meath
Laura Nerney	Foxrock Cabinteely, Dublin	Laois
Lauren Magee	Kilmacud Crokes	Dublin
Maud Ann Foley	Coralstown/ Kinnegad	Westmeath
Erone Fitzpatrick	Park-Ratheniska	Laois
Aisling Murphy	Foxrock Cabinteely, Dublin	Wexford
Johanna Maher	Tyrellspass	Westmeath
Nessa Dooley	Castledermot	Kildare
Kelsey Nesbitt	Simonstown,	Meath
Lucy McCartan	St Loman	Westmeath
Trina Duggan	Suncroft GFC	Kildare
Nicole Feery	Tyrellspass	Westmeath
Aoibhin Cleary	Donaghmore/Ashbourne	Meath
Sarah Harding Kenny	Shelmaliers	Wexford
Lorna Fusciardi	Foxrock Cabinteely, Dublin	Wicklow
Anna Healy	Park-Ratheniska	Laois
Maire O Shaughnessy	Donaghmore/Ashbourne	Meath
Fiona O Neill	St Peter’s	Meath
Kellie Kearney	Shelmaliers	Wexford
Niamh Rice	Cooley Kickhams	Louth
Lauren Boyle	Cooley Kickhams	Louth
Michelle Farrell	Colmcille	Longford
Aishling Greene	Clonguish	Longford
Laura Hogan	Tinahely	Wicklow
Jackie Kinch	Tinahely	Wicklow

 

Munster:

 

Player                                                 Club                                         County

 

Martina O’Brien	Clonakilty	Cork
Megan Dunford	Abbeyside	Waterford
Aislinn Desmond	Rathmore	Kerry
Caoimhe McGrath	Abbeyside	Waterford
Ashling Hutchings	Fermoy	Cork
Karen McGrath	Ballymacarbry	Waterford
Emma Murray	Comeragh Rangers	Waterford
Kate McGrath	Kilrossanty Brickeys	Waterford
Melissa Duggan	Dohenys	Cork
Hannah Looney	Aghada	Cork
Laurie Ryan	Banner	Clare
Libby Coppinger	St. Colum’s	Cork
Sarah Houlihan	Beaufort	Kerry
Niamh O’Dea	Banner	Clare
Michelle Ryan	Ballymacarbry	Waterford
Rosie Landers	Ballyduff	Waterford
Katie Murray	Comeragh Rangers	Waterford
Jessica O’Shea	Inch Rovers	Cork
Aileen Wall	Ballymacarbry	Waterford
Emma Dineen	Glenflesk	Kerry
Saoirse Noonan	Nemo Rangers	Cork
Anna Rose Kennedy	Aherlow	Tipperary
Kellyann Hogan	Ballymacarbry	Waterford
Anna Galvin	Southern Gaels	Kerry
Aisling O’Connell	Éire Óg	Kerry
Daire Kiely	Valley Rovers	Cork
Eimear Kiely	Valley Rovers	Cork
Fidelma Marrinan	West Clare Gaels	Clare
Maria Quirke	Na Gaeil	Kerry
Rebecca Casey	Stradbally	Waterford

 

 

The fixtures are as follows:

 

11.00am              Leinster v Munster

12.30pm              Connacht v Leinster

2.00pm              Munster v Connacht

3.30pm              Interprovincial Final