From Jackie Cahill, with Leinster LGFA information supplied by Leinster LGFA PRO, Aisling Clery  

THE remaining TG4 provincial silverware of the year will be handed out over the weekend – with Senior Finals in Leinster, Munster and Ulster on the agenda.  

There’s a triple-header of Leinster Finals at Laois Hire O’Moore Park in Portlaoise on Sunday, including the Senior decider between holders Dublin and TG4 All-Ireland Senior champions Meath, scheduled for 4.15pm.  

All three games are available to view on the LGFA’s live-streaming portal: https://bit.ly/3WndE28 

Dublin v Meath; Laois Hire O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, 4.15pm  

For a second year in a row, heavyweights Dublin and Meath will meet in the TG4 Leinster SFC Final. Dublin have the upper hand so far this season, with a 1-11 to 0-8 victory back in January in the Lidl National League, and a narrow 1-6 to 0-7 win back in April in the opening round of this year’s Leinster Championship. The scene is set for another epic clash between the neighbours.  

That opening round victory, coupled with victory against Laois, booked Dublin’s place in Sunday’s Final and they will be keen to continue their tradition of Leinster SFC titles.  

A win on Sunday would hand the Sky Blues a tenth successive provincial title and their 14th in 15 seasons (Laois were victors against Meath in 2011).  

While Meath lost out to Dublin in round one, they defeated Laois in round three by 0-15 to 0-5. After a shaky opening half, and competing against the elements, Meath upped the gears and ran out comfortable winners. 

Meath’s remarkable rise through the ranks is by now well-documented and while they have won back to back TG4 All-Ireland SFC titles in 2021 and 2022, they have not lifted the Mary Ramsbottom Cup since 2000.  

The Royals will be eager to make amends, ahead of what is sure to be another exciting All-Ireland campaign.  

Orlagh Nolan drops back to her more familiar position in the half-back line, while Ellen Gribben, Kate Sullivan, Jennifer Dunne and Lauren Magee start ahead of Emma Strappe, Orla Martin, Sinéad Wylde and Faye O’Connell Bell, as Mick Bohan shuffles his pack for Sunday’s decider.  

Orlagh Lally, who was a late replacement for Meadhbh Byrne against Laois, is named to start. Davy Nelson opts for the same side as they aim to defeat Dublin for the first time this season and secure the Mary Ramsbottom Cup for the first time in 23 years. 

DUBLIN: A Shiels; N Crowley, L Caffrey, M Byrne; O Nolan, A Kane, E Gribben; J Dunne, L Magee; C O’Connor, C Coffey, E O’Dowd; H Tyrrell, C Rowe (C), K Sullivan. 

MEATH: M McGuirk; Á Sheridan, M.K. Lynch, K Newe; N Gallogly, S Ennis (C), A Cleary; M O’Shaughnessy, A Minogue; M Thynne, V Wall, E Duggan; O Lally, S Grimes, N O’Sullivan. 

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