{"id":4382,"date":"2018-12-04T13:15:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T18:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4382"},"modified":"2018-12-05T10:18:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T15:18:42","slug":"getting-ready-for-the-all-ireland-ladies-club-football-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4382","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ready for the All Ireland Ladies Club Football Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/LadiesAllIrelandCaptainDayDublinDec2018_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/LadiesAllIrelandCaptainDayDublinDec2018_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/LadiesAllIrelandCaptainDayDublinDec2018_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Players and mentors from the six participating teams in next weekend\u2019s All-Ireland Ladies Club Football Finals gathered at Croke Park for Captains Day today ahead of the weekend&#8217;s doubleheader.<\/p>\n<p>There is a doubleheader at Parnell Park on Saturday as Foxrock-Cabinteely (Dublin) and Mourneabbey (Cork) go head-to-head for the Senior title at 5.15pm, before Clontarf (Dublin) and Emmet \u00d3g (Monaghan) clash in the Intermediate Final at 7.30pm.<\/p>\n<p>Both games will be televised LIVE by TG4, while RT\u00c9 Radio 1 will also live broadcast the Senior Final.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, it\u2019s the turn of the Junior Finalists, namely Glanmire (Cork) and Tourlestrane (Sligo), who will meet at Duggan Park in Ballinasloe at 2.30pm.<\/p>\n<p>That fixture will be streamed live on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LadiesGaelicFootball\/\">Ladies Gaelic Football Association Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For the fourth time in five seasons, Mourneabbey will contest the All-Ireland Ladies Senior Club Final.<\/p>\n<p>The Cork and Munster champions, who have newly-crowned TG4 All Star sisters Ciara and Doireann O\u2019Sullivan in their ranks, lost out in the 2014, 2015 and 2017 Finals, but will hope to make it fourth time lucky.<\/p>\n<p>Their meeting with Foxrock-Cabinteely is a repeat of the 2017 semi-final, which Mourneabbey won after extra-time, before they lost out to Carnacon in the showpiece decider.<\/p>\n<p>Foxrock-Cabinteely, who have a number of Dublin stars in their team, including six-time TG4 All Star Sin\u00e9ad Goldrick, were beaten finalists against Donaghmoyne (Monaghan) in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>As neither senior Finalist has won the All-Ireland Senior Club title before, a new name will be inscribed on the Dolores Tyrrell Memorial Cup after Saturday\u2019s eagerly-anticipated fixture.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams came through tough semi-finals to make it to Parnell Park, with Foxrock-Cabinteely accounting for Donaghmoyne, while Mourneabbey defeated Kilkerrin-Clonberne on Galway soil.<\/p>\n<p>The Intermediate Club Final pits Dublin against Monaghan, as Clontarf take on Emmet \u00d3g.<\/p>\n<p>In the Junior Final, Glanmire seek to follow in the path of last year\u2019s winners Aghada by bringing the silverware back to Cork.<\/p>\n<p>This is the fourth successive year that a Cork club has contested the All-Ireland Junior Club Final, as Aghada (2017), Kinsale (2016) and Bantry Blues (2015) all appeared on the big day in previous seasons.<\/p>\n<p>For Sligo, Sunday will mark the first time since 2009, when Drumcliffe Rosses Point contested the Junior Final, that a team from the Yeats County has contested an All-Ireland Club decider.<\/p>\n<p>Clontarf, Emmet \u00d3g, Glanmire and Tourlestrane are all first-time All-Ireland Club Finalists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, December 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>All-Ireland Ladies Senior Club Final<\/em> \u2013 Foxrock-Cabinteely (Dublin) v Mourneabbey (Cork); Parnell Park, Donnycarney, Dublin, 5.15pm. LIVE TG4\/RT\u00c9 Radio 1.<\/p>\n<p><em>All-Ireland Ladies Intermediate Club Final<\/em> \u2013 Clontarf (Dublin) v Emmet \u00d3g (Monaghan); Parnell Park, Donnycarney, Dublin, 7.30pm. LIVE TG4.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, December 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>All-Ireland Ladies Junior Club Final<\/em> \u2013 Glanmire (Cork) v Tourlestrane (Sligo); Duggan Park, Ballinasloe, H52K274, 2.30pm. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LadiesGaelicFootball\/\">Live Stream on LGFA Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-4382\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4382&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-4382\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4382&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-4382\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4382&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4382\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Players and mentors from the six participating teams in next weekend\u2019s All-Ireland Ladies Club Football Finals gathered at Croke Park for Captains Day today ahead of the weekend&#8217;s doubleheader. 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