This year’s Ulster Junior championship will see London take part in the provincial competition for the first time.

The ladies from the English capital will travel to the province for games against Antrim and Derry. 

After the provincial competition is complete London will be back to play in Group B of the All-Ireland nine team junior championship. They will meet Antrim once again and also travel to Carlow. They will have one home match when they welcome Longford to Ruislip. London have appeared in seven All Ireland junior finals, winning twice, in 1993 and 2008.

Five teams will be hoping to claim the Ulster intermediate title. First up is the preliminary group meeting of reigning All Ireland junior champions Fermanagh and Tyrone. The winner won’t have time to rest on their laurels as a week later they will meet Down in the semi-final. The other semi-final will see neighbours Monaghan and Cavan meet. The final is set for the weekend of 17th/18th May.

The senior final is a repeat of last year’s decider between Armagh and Donegal which the Orchard girls won by 2 points (0-17 to 1-12). What makes this a potential spicy affair is the fact that Donegal’s manager is James Daly, an Armagh native. These two have played some cracking games in recent times and another close encounter is expected.

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