AUDIO: Ephie Fitzgerald Previews National League Final
The Cork Ladies take on Donegal this Sunday in the Lidl National Football League Division 1 final.
The Rebels target their 5th Division 1 title in a row and what would be their 11th since 2005, while Donegal are contesting their first ever top tier final after winning the Division 2 decider just last May.
Ephie Fitzgerald has previewed the game, click PLAY below, he details injury concerns, the change in Captaincy as the O'Sullivan Sisters head abroad, the Donegal threats and the hunger within the group for more silverware.
The team named to face Donegal is as follows;
1 Martina O'Brien Clonakilty
2 Marie Ambrose St. Val's
3 Roisin Phelan Aghada
4 Emma Spillane Bantry Blues
5 Melissa Duggan Dohenys
6 Brid Stack St. Mary's
7 Shauna Kelly Araglen Desmonds Buí
8 Niamh Cotter Beara
9 Jess O'Shea Inch Rovers
10 Libby Coppinger St. Colum's
11 Brid O'Sullivan Mourneabbey
12 Orlagh Farmer Midleton
13 Eimear Scally Éire Óg
14 Doireann O'Sullivan Mourneabbey
15 Orla Finn Kinsale
16 Meabh O'Sullivan Mourneabbey
17 Annie Walsh Inch Rovers
18 Ashling Hutchings Fermoy
19 Eimear Meaney Mourneabbey
20 Rhona Ní Bhuachalla Naomh Fionnbarra
21 Louise Coholan St. Val's
22 Grace Kearney Bride Rovers
23 Aine Hayes Rosscarbery
24 Maire O'Callaghan Mourneabbey
25 Mairead Corkery St. Val's
26 Laura Cleary Éire Óg
27 Aisling Barrett Donoughmore
28 Saoirse Moore Fermoy
29 Aisling O'Sullivan Mourneabbey
30 Aine O'Sullivan Beara
Will @CorkLGFA make it 5 in a row on Sunday at 4pm in the @lidl_ireland NFL Div1 final? Here is the team 2play @DonegalLGFA #SeriousSupport pic.twitter.com/L33s9EcDGN
— Ladies Football (@LadiesFootball) May 4, 2017
Throw in at Parnell Park on Sunday is at 4pm, join us on The Big Red Bench from 6pm for reaction from the Cork Manager after the game.
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