TEAM NEWS: Limerick, Fermanagh, Antrim and Louth prepare for Lidl NFL Division 4 semi-finals

Lidl NFL Division 4 – Semi Final – Results on the day

Limerick v Fermanagh, 1pm, Coralstown/Kinnegad, Westmeath (P Burke, Louth)

Limerick, beaten Division 4 semi-finalists last year, have reached the last four again.

In 2018, the Shannonsiders fell to Louth but they would gain sweet revenge against the Wee County in September, when TG4 All-Ireland Junior Final glory was achieved at Croke Park.

Limerick’s opponents this time are Fermanagh and this has the makings of an incredibly tight game.

When the counties met in February, just two points separated the sides, with Limerick on the right side of the result.

Limerick will look to sharpshooter Rebecca Delee for attacking inspiration, while Fermanagh have Eimear Smyth capable of wreaking havoc up front.

Two evenly-matched sides could well serve up one of the games of the weekend.

Lidl NFL Division 4 – Semi Final – Result on the day

Louth v Antrim, 12.30pm, St Tiernach’s Park, Clones, Co Monaghan (D Callaghan, Donegal) – SATURDAY 

Louth’s 2018 season was a case of so near and yet so far.

The Wee County lost out to Wicklow in the Lidl Division 4 Final, before finishing as runners-up to Limerick in the TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship.

But Louth’s response in 2019 has been impressive and they finished with 18/21 points in the group stages of the Division 4 campaign.

Along the way, Louth claimed a 4-11 to 2-3 victory over Saturday’s semi-final opponents Antrim, and the Saffrons, who finished in fourth place in the standings, know that they have it all to do.

Louth have scoring power all over the field but Antrim can be dangerous, with Mairead Cooper a focal point in the full-forward line.

Limerick team: 

1	Maire Lyons	Mungret/St.Paul’s
2	Kristine Reidy	Feoghanagh/Castlemahon
3	Ciara Ryan	St.Ailbe’s
4	Jenni O’Malley	Mungret/St.Paul’s
5	Cathy Mee	Ballylanders
6	Niamh Ryan	St.Ailbe’s
7	Eimear Quinn	Mungret/St.Paul’s
8	Loretta Hanley	Feoghanagh/Castlemahon
9	Caroline Hickey	St.Ailbe’s
10	Olivia Giltenane	Mungret/St.Paul’s
11	Rebecca Delee	Feoghanagh/Castlemahon
12	Roisin Ambrose	Old Mill
13	Catriona Davis	Monagea
14	Mairead Kavanagh	St.Ailbe’s
15	Megan O’Shea	St.Brigid’s

Fermanagh team: 

1	Roisin Gleeson	Donagh
2	Maria Maguire	Newtownbutler
3	Erin Murphy	Kinawley
4	Molly Flynn	Tempo
5	Molly McGloin	Newtownbutler
6	Courtney Murphy	Kinawley
7	Shannan McQuaid	Tempo
8	Roisin O’Reilly	Kinawley
9	Aoife Flanagan	Aghadrumsee
10	Joanne Doonan	Kinawley
11	Lisa Maguire	Kinawley
12	Danielle Maguire	Kinawley
13	Aisling O’Brien	Devenish
14	Eimear Smyth	Derrygonnelly
15	Blaithin Bogue	Tempo

Louth team: 

1	UNA PEARSON	DOWDALLSHILL
2	SHANNEN McLOUGHLIN	CLAN NA GAEL
3	SARAH QUINN	FOXROCK CABINTEELY
4	EILIS HAND	GERALDINES
5	CEIRE NOLAN	ST FECHINS
6	MICHELLE McMAHON	GLYDE RANGERS
7	AINE BREEN	ST PATRICKS
8	REBECCA CARR	GERALDINES
9	EIMEAR BYRNE	ST MOCHTAS
10	AOIFE RUSSELL	GLEN EMMETS
11	CIARA WOODS	CLAN NA GAEL
12	SINEAD WOODS	KILKERLEY EMMETS
13	LAUREN BOYLE	COOLEY KICKHAMS
14	KATE FLOOD	ST PATRICKS
15	NIAMH RICE	COOLEY KICKHAMS

Antrim team: 

1	McCann	Anna	St Ergnats
2	Killen	Nicole	St Galls
3	Hanna	Maria	St Pauls
4	Ní Chorra	Orla	St Johns
5	Farren	Kayla	O’D Rossa
6	Brown	Ciara	St Pauls
7	Tennyson	Saoirse	St Pauls
8	McFarland	Aislinn	Bredagh
9	Dahunsi	Lara	St Pauls
10	Taggart	Caitlin	St James
11	Carey	Cathy	St Ergnatsmoneyglass
12	McLaughlin	Sarah Louise	St Galls
13	Cooper	Mairead	St Pauls
14	McCurdy	Maeve	St Galls
15	Taggart	Aoife	St James