Preview: Royals look to bounce back
January 30, 2026
Meath's Orlaith Sheehy
Compiled by Jackie Cahill
There’s another full schedule of 16 games in store across all four divisions of the Lidl National Leagues over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Viewers can also pick from a selection of eight live games – six on Sunday followed by two Division 1 provincial derbies on Monday.
On Sunday, Cork host Galway and Kildare entertain Armagh in the top flight. Both of those games are available to viewers via live-streams, with Mayo v Wexford, Monaghan v Donegal and Westmeath v Tyrone on offer from Division 2. There’s also a Division 3 fixture available to purchase, as Fermanagh entertain Roscommon.
On Monday in Division 1, Meath face off against Dublin in a repeat of the 2025 TG4 All-Ireland senior final, as Waterford travel to Kerry. Both of those games throw in at 2pm, with the Kerry-Waterford tie live on TG4, while the Dublin-Meath fixture will be live on the TG4 online player, with a deferred TV showing at 3.45pm.
Sunday’s six pay per view options are available by visiting https://page.inplayer.com/streamsportireland/
Monday February 2
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Meath v Dublin; St Patrick’s GFC, Stamullen, 2pm – Live on TG4 Player, deferred on TG4 at 3.45pm
Meath and Dublin meet for the first time in a competitive fixture since the 2025 TG4 All-Ireland senior final.
Meath will be aiming to banish some of those memories when they welcome the Sky Blues to Stamullen.
Both sides need the points here as they suffered defeats on the opening weekend of the League season.
Dublin lost out at home to champions Kerry, as Galway got the better of Meath.
Dublin’s starting line-up for the trip to the Royal County shows one change in personnel, with Sophie McIntyre coming in for Orla Keighran.
Meath are unchanged as they look to bounce back from the Galway setback.
Meath: R Murray; Á Sheridan, M.K. Lynch, O Gore; Ó Smith, S Wall, K Bermingham; O Sheehy, N Gallogly (capt.); M Thynne, C Smyth, M Farrelly; E Duggan, R Casserly, M Byrne.
Dublin: K Moran Tighe; N Crowley, A Nyhan, K Kenehan; A Doyle, H Leahy, E Gribben; R Hartnett, H McGinnis; S McIntyre, O Nolan (capt.), K Donaghy; A Timothy, J Egan, E Kearney.
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