TG4 Championship time has arrived – with provincial action set to commence in Leinster, Munster and Ulster over the coming weekend.

The TG4 Leinster and Munster Senior Championships will be run off on a round-robin basis, with four teams in each.

In Leinster, both Round 1 games are fixed for Sunday, with TG4 All-Ireland and Leinster Senior champions Dublin taking on Kildare, while Meath will tackle Laois.

Meath’s Lidl NFL Division 1 season was a mixed bag.

The Royals looked like they were going to challenge for a Final place when they reeled off three successive wins to open their campaign – before losing three on the bounce.

Meath did finish their League fixtures with an impressive win over Cork, however, a result that relegated their opponents.

Now, the Royals switch their focus to Championship and the prospect of a clash with Laois, who suffered relegation from Division 2.

It’s been a tough slog so far for the O’Moore County this year and they’ll need huge improvement to cope with opponents who were All-Ireland Senior champions in 2021 and 2022.

Laois lost six of their seven Leagues games, drawing the other, and while they have some excellent individual players, they’re struggling for results as a collective.

On all known form, this should be a victory for Meath but Laois will be hoping that championship can improve their fortunes.

The main ambition for Laois will be to preserve senior status again for 2025, as Meath look to go deep into the summer in the quest for provincial and national glory.

There’s just one change to the Meath team from the Cork outing, with captain and goalkeeper Monica McGuirk replacing Robyn Murray.

Meath: M McGuirk (capt.); A Sheridan, M.K. Lynch, N Troy; K Kealy, L Young, K Newe; M O’Shaughnessy, E Moyles; M Thynne, S Melia, A McCabe; N Gallogly, M Farrelly, E Duggan.

Laois: E Barry; S Farrelly, C Dunne (capt.), I Finlay; G Lalor, M Cotter, C Malone; A Moran, A Moore; G Moran, O Hennessy, E Lacey; M Nerney, R Allen, K Donoghue.

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