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Teams of the 2025 Lidl National Football Leagues revealed… four Armagh players make Division 1 side while Antrim and Fermanagh dominate Division 4 choice

THE Teams of the 2025 Lidl National Football Leagues – selected by the Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s All-Star committee – have been revealed.

Champions Kerry, who won a record 13th Division 1 title at Croke Park on April 12, lead the way on the top-flight selection, with eight players included. 

Runners-up Armagh, who relinquished the title they won against Kerry in 2024, have four players selected, while Waterford’s impressive campaign has been rewarded with the inclusion of two players. 

The remaining spot on the team goes to Dublin’s TG4 All-Star, Leah Caffrey. 

The eight Kerry players selected are goalkeeper Mary Ellen Bolger, defenders Eilís Lynch, Aishling O’Connell and Kayleigh Cronin, midfielder and captain, Anna Galvin, and forwards Niamh Carmody, Danielle O’Leary (Player of the Match in the Lidl NFL Division 1 Final) and Síofra O’Shea, the Kingdom’s leading scorer in 2025. 

The four Armagh players honoured are defenders Maeve Ferguson and Lauren McConville, and attacking pair Blaithín Mackin and Niamh Reel, who was the Orchard County’s top scorer in the competition. 

Waterford finished third in the Division 1 standings and that fine form sees captain and midfielder Emma Murray earning a spot on the Team of the League, alongside free-scoring forward Kellyann Hogan. 

Caffrey, O’Connell, McConville, Galvin and Carmody are the five survivors from the 2024 Division 1 Team of the League.

In this year’s Division 2 selection, newly-crowned champions Galway are the big winners, with nine players included. 

There are four players on the team from runners-up, Cork, and one each from Donegal and Westmeath. 

Galway’s nine representatives are goalkeeper Dearbhla Gower, defenders Kate Geraghty (the 2025 team captain), Hannah Noone and Nicola Ward, midfielder Louise Ward (twin sister of Nicola) and forwards Olivia Divilly, Shauna Hynes, Kate Slevin and Róisín Leonard. 

Cork’s four players on the team are defenders Melissa Duggan, Shauna Kelly and Rosie Corkery, along with forward ace Katie Quirke, a 2024 TG4 All-Star recipient. 

Donegal captain Róisín Rodgers and Westmeath’s attacking star Anna Jones also make the cut. 

On the Division 3 Team of the League, champions Cavan and runners-up Wexford share the spoils with six players each included, while there are three players from Louth in the line-up. 

And in Division 4, champions Antrim are best represented with seven players, followed by four from runners-up, Fermanagh. 

Beaten semi-finalists Sligo and Leitrim are also acknowledged for their efforts. 

Sligo have three players on the Division 4 Team of the League, with one from Leitrim, the 2024 TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate champions. 

The winners will receive their awards at Croke Park on Friday, May 2. 

Division 1: 

1GoalkeeperMary Ellen BolgerKerry
2Right Corner BackMaeve FergusonArmagh
3Full BackLeah CaffreyDublin
4Left Corner BackEilís LynchKerry
5Right Half BackAishling O’ConnellKerry
6Centre BackKayleigh CroninKerry
7Left Half BackLauren McConvilleArmagh
8MidfieldEmma MurrayWaterford
9MidfieldAnna GalvinKerry
10Right Half ForwardKellyann HoganWaterford
11Centre ForwardBlaithín MackinArmagh
12Left Half ForwardNiamh CarmodyKerry
13Right Corner ForwardDanielle O’LearyKerry
14Full ForwardSíofra O’SheaKerry
15Left Corner ForwardNiamh ReelArmagh

Division 2: 

1GoalkeeperDearbhla GowerGalway
2Right Corner BackMelissa DugganCork
3Full BackShauna KellyCork
4Left Corner BackKate GeraghtyGalway
5Right Half BackHannah NooneGalway
6Centre BackNicola WardGalway
7Left Half BackRosie CorkeryCork
8MidfieldLouise Ward Galway
9MidfieldRóisín RodgersDonegal
10Right Half ForwardOlivia DivillyGalway
11Centre ForwardShauna HynesGalway
12Left Half ForwardAnna JonesWestmeath
13Right Corner ForwardKate SlevinGalway
14Full ForwardRóisín LeonardGalway
15Left Corner ForwardKatie QuirkeCork

Division 3:

1GoalkeeperEvelyn BaughCavan
2Right Corner BackEilis HandLouth
3Full BackMaria ByrneWexford
4Left Corner BackAoife TormeyWexford
5Right Half BackCiara BanvilleWexford
6Centre BackAisling HalliganWexford
7Left Half BackSinéad GreeneCavan
8MidfieldÁine BreenLouth
9MidfieldClara DonnellyWexford
10Right Half ForwardChloe FoxeWexford
11Centre ForwardLauren McVeetyCavan
12Left Half ForwardCatherine DolanCavan
13Right Corner ForwardKate FloodLouth
14Full ForwardAishling SheridanCavan
15Left Corner ForwardAisling GilsenanCavan

Division 4: 

1GoalkeeperAine DevlinAntrim
2Right Corner BackNiamh McIntoshAntrim
3Full BackClaire DunneSligo
4Left Corner BackShannan McQuadeFermanagh
5Right Half BackCiara WalshSligo
6Centre BackCiara BrownAntrim
7Left Half BackCadhla-Cara BogueFermanagh
8MidfieldAna MulhollandAntrim
9MidfieldSinead ReganSligo
10Right Half ForwardTheresa MellonAntrim
11Centre ForwardLara DahunsiAntrim
12Left Half ForwardAilbhe ClancyLeitrim
13Right Corner ForwardBronagh DevlinAntrim
14Full ForwardEimear SmythFermanagh
15Left Corner ForwardBláithín BogueFermanagh