Bumper live coverage confirmed from concluding stages of 2025 Ladies HEC Championships at Queen’s University… full details and launch pics here

In attendance at the Ladies HEC Championships Captains Day at Queens University Belfast are, from left, Katelyn Rose Doherty of DCU, Charlie Murray of TUD, Emma Duggan of DCU, Joanne Reilly of UG, Amy Garland of UU Belfast, Aoibheann O’Connor of DCU, Ciara Brown of UU Belfast, Caitlin O’Reilly of DKIT, Aoife Horisk of UU Magee, Rachael Evans of MTU Cork, Caiomhe Connor of Coventry, Hannah Murphy of UU Belfast, Aimee O’Connor of MU and Annie Deneher of DCU (Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile)

THE countdown is well and truly underway ahead of the concluding stages of the 2025 Ladies HEC Championships.

A bumper weekend of action is guaranteed at Queen’s University, Belfast, from Thursday March 13-Sunday March 15, with seven pieces of silverware to be handed out.

It has been confirmed that all seven competition Finals will be live-streamed, with six Finals via Ladies HEC/LGFA channels, while the flagship O’Connor Cup Final on Saturday March 15 will be available to view live on the Spórt TG4 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SportTG4/streams

In addition, the O’Connor Cup semi-finals on Friday, March 14 will also be available to viewers via live streams from Queen’s University.

Viewers can tune in live to watch the HEC, Lagan and Moynihan Cup Finals on Thursday, March 13, followed by the Donaghy Cup Final on Friday, March 14.

On Saturday, March 15, the Ladies HEC Lynch, Giles and O’Connor Cup Finals will be available to view live.

Representatives from competing teams gathered at Queen’s University, Belfast, today, in advance of the competition semi-finals and Finals.

To date in the 2025 Ladies HEC Championships, 30 institutions have been involved across the various competitions, with almost 2,200 players taking part.

Caoimhe Connor of Coventry, left, and Hannah Murphy of UU Belfast

In the weekend’s headline event, the O’Connor Cup, the semi-finals will see 2024 runners-up UCC up against University of Galway, while holders DCU Dóchas Éireann will put their title on the line against UU Belfast. Both semi-finals (1.00pm and 3.00pm respectively) will be played on Friday, March 13.

Ladies HEC Chairperson, Daniel Caldwell, said: “As we move towards the concluding phase of this year’s championships, excitement is building in universities and colleges across the island.

“This week has seen the final teams book their places at the weekend, which will see the best teams across 7 divisions compete for silverware.

“This year, the Ladies HEC Championships will be hosted by Queens University Belfast on the 13th, 14th and 15th of March.

“I’d like to wish all of the teams well in their competitions and I look forward to welcoming the teams and supporters to Belfast for what promises to be a great three days of football.”

Speaking on behalf of the hosts, Queen’s University Performance Sport Manager, Aidan O’Rourke, said: “Queen’s Sport are delighted to host the 2025 Ladies HEC Championship Finals in Belfast and we look forward to seeing some of the best footballers in the country competing across the three days, in what is our University’s 180th year.

“These young women are brilliant role models for Gaelic Games and are shining examples of the impact sport can have on learning and the student experience.

“We are looking forward also to collaborating with Ladies HEC to ensure that finals weekend is a fabulous spectacle on and off the pitch. The Queen’s club and staff have worked diligently to ensure our facilities are ready and that everyone’s visit to Belfast will be memorable.”

Ladies Gaelic Football Association President, Mícheál Naughton, added: “The scene is set for some incredible football from March 13-15.

“The cream of third-level football will rise to the top and we’re looking forward to watching the action unfold at Queen’s University, Belfast.

“Many of the players on show are high-profile inter-county stars and achieving third-level success is always a notable entry on a career CV.

“The Ladies HEC Championships Finals weekend affords players the opportunity to tick that particular box and we can look forward to keenly-contested games.

“Well done to Ladies HEC Committee members for their work to date, alongside hosts Queen’s University, Belfast.”