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- Feb 01,2018
eir sport announces details of live matches from the Lidl Ladies National Football League
eir sport today announced details of its live coverage of the forthcoming Lidl Ladies National Football League, which will see three mouth-watering games broadcast across three different weekends, with all three games featuring current All-Ireland ladies senior football champions Dublin, and two involving 2017 runners-up, Mayo.
Munster rivals Cork and Kerry will also feature in the ground-breaking eir sport agreement with the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA).
In a broadcasting first in Ireland, eir sport’s coverage of the Lidl Ladies Football League Division 1 encounters between Mayo and Dublin on February 24th and Dublin versus Kerry on March 3rd will be followed by the equivalent clash from the Allianz Leagues with the Dublin men’s team making the trip to Castlebar (February 24th) before entertaining Kerry at Croke Park on the following weekend (March 3rd).
LGFA CEO Helen O’Rourke commented: “We are delighted that eir sport are screening these high-profile fixtures. Behind the scenes, we have worked incredibly hard to ensure ‘double-headers’ alongside our male counterparts, which will enable our players to showcase their talents at top-quality venues such as Croke Park and Elvery’s MacHale Park. We look forward to eir sport’s coverage and for viewers, it’s a fantastic opportunity to tune in and watch the cream of our inter-county talent in action.”
Speaking at the announcement, Glen Killane, Managing Director of eir TV and sport commented: “We are absolutely thrilled to add these outstanding fixtures from the Lidl Ladies National League to the overall GAA content offering available on eir sport. We have seen the incredible heights Ladies Football has soared to over the past number of years, and the appetite there is amongst GAA lovers to follow the action which means there is a responsibility on us to deliver that content.
“The addition of these games aligns with our mission at eir sport to offer Irish sports fans the very best GAA content. Ladies Football action along with our extensive Allianz Leagues coverage, our recent successful Club Championship coverage, GAA online clip rights and archive rights means eir sport is establishing itself as the key destination for GAA in Ireland.”
Full List of Fixtures from the Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 live on eir sport
10/02 5pm Dublin v Cork eir sport 1
24/02 5pm Mayo v Dublin eir sport 1
03/03 5pm Dublin v Kerry eir sport 1