10-in-a-row for Dublin

Dublin, Cork and Donegal were crowned TG4 Senior provincial champions in Leinster, Munster and Ulster respectively on Sunday.

In the TG4 Leinster Senior final, Dublin won their tenth title in a row when they scored a 2-9 to 0-9 over reigning TG4 All-Ireland champions Meath who were hoping to capture their first provincial crown in 23 years.

In Munster, victory went to reigning champions Cork as the Rebels successfully defended their title with a 5-14 to 2-17 win over a Kerry side looking for their first provincial crown since 2017 – see report elsewhere.

And in Ulster, Donegal finished strongly to deny Armagh a fourth title in a row with a goal from Ciara McGarvey, sealing a 1-10 to 0-9 win to lift the crown for the first time since 2019.

Goals in either half from Kate Sullivan proved decisive as Dublin continued their remarkable run of success in Leinster with a third win in 2023 over reigning TG4 All-Ireland champions Meath.

Sullivan’s opening goal saw the sides turn around level at 1-2 to 0-5 and her second goal ensured Dublin would again lift provincial silverware before the attention now switches to the TG4 All-Ireland series.

Armagh’s hopes of a fourth Ulster title in a row came unstuck as Donegal, who led by 0-7 to 0-5 at the interval, came with a strong finish to claim the title.

There was little between the sides throughout the second half before substitute McGarvey, with her first touch, scored the only goal of the game to clinch victory for Donegal.

OTHER RESULTS

At Intermediate level, Kildare landed the Leinster title, defeating Wexford 2-12 to 1-8, as Antrim were crowned champions in Ulster, defeating Tyrone 2-18 to 1-13.

And in the Junior grade, Carlow lifted the Leinster silverware on Sunday defeating Kilkenny 5-20 to 0-6, as Down came out on top in Saturday’s Ulster final, when overcoming Fermanagh 3-8 to 1-8.

Also on Sunday, there was victory for Clare over Limerick in the Munster Senior B final, which was played as a curtain raiser to the A final in Mallow – the final scoreline Clare 0-13 Limerick 1-6.

GROUPINGS

Following the conclusion of the TG4 Provincial Championships, the groupings for the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate and Senior Championships have been confirmed, with the Junior groupings having been predetermined.

2023 TG4 All-Ireland Championship groupings - Senior: Group A: Mayo, Armagh, Laois; Group B: Donegal, Meath, Waterford; Group C: Dublin, Kerry, Cavan; Group D: Cork, Galway, Tipperary.

Intermediate: Group A: Kildare, Leitrim, Louth; Group B: Clare, Tyrone, Offaly, Wicklow; Group C: Roscommon, Wexford, Monaghan; Group D: Antrim, Longford, Westmeath.

Junior: Group A: Sligo, Kilkenny, Limerick, Down; Group B: Derry, Carlow, London, Fermanagh.