A Ladies Gaelic Football Association Special Congress has voted through the package of 12 playing rule enhancements trialled during the 2026 Lidl National League season and Higher Education Colleges competitions.
Kobe McDonald struck for 2-3 as Mayo defeated Galway by 3-16 to 1-12 in Castlebar on Wednesday evening to advance to the Connacht U20 football championship final.
Galway ended a run of two consecutive final defeats to add the Centra Camogie League Division 1A title to the All-Ireland championship they already possess from last August.
Mayo and Galway progressed through to the knockout stages of the Connacht U20 football championship with one round still remaining after respective victories yesterday evening.
Galway captain Kate Geraghty has acknowledged the prospect of making history is serving as a major motivational factor for her county ahead of their Lidl National Football League Division 1 final appearance .
Aaron Niland struck for 3-8 as Galway saw off Wexford by 4-13 to 1-8 in the Leinster U20 hurling championship Phase 2 Tier 1 at Laois Hire O'Moore Park this afternoon.
Waterford closed out their Lidl National Football League Division 1 campaign with a hard-earned victory over Galway in Leamybrien, edging a lively and competitive encounter despite little riding on the outcome for either side.
Galway picked up their second win of this year's Connacht U20 football championship campaign by handing Leitrim a 2-11 to 0-11 defeat in Carrick-on-Shannon on Wednesday evening.
Donegal and Kerry will meet in next Sunday's Allianz Football League Division 1 final at Croke Park (4pm) following this afternoon's seventh round results.
Cork will play Limerick in the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A final on April 5th after both sides recorded their respective fifth wins of the campaign in this evening's final round of games.
Below are all of today's final round Allianz Hurling League fixtures as well as the scheduled games in the Munster U20 football championship and the Leinster minor hurling championship...
Galway and Waterford will be the two sides making their way to UPMC Nowlan Park for the Centra National Camogie League Division 1A final on Sunday April 12, after the Tribeswomen overcame Cork by 0-18 to 1-9 at Athenry this afternoon.
Plans to develop and increase the capacity of Tuam Stadium have been boosted by the news that a deal on the use of an adjacent two-acre site owned by Galway County Council could soon be struck.
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