Leitrim trio named on Lidl Division 4 Team of the League

Three Leitrim players have been named on the Lidl LGFA Division 4 Team of the League with Mohill's Charlene Tyrell and Glencar Manorhamilton duo Ailbhe Clancy & Leah Fox being selected on the final 15.

Division 4 champions Carlow have six players on the team while runners-up Limerick have three while Fermanagh, who topped the table with one draw from seven games, ended up with two selections with one from Wicklow.

Leitrim's trio will be presented with their Lidl LGFA Team of the League awards at Croke Park on Friday May 3

Champions Armagh, who won the Division 1 title for the very first time in 2024, lead the way on the top-flight selection, with seven players included. Runners-up Kerry, who won the competition in 2023, have three players included, Mayo and Meath have two players each on the team, and there’s one player listed on the annual XV from TG4 All-Ireland Senior Champions Dublin.

Mayo goalkeeper Laura Brennan and team-mate Lisa Cafferky represent the green and red, while Meath duo Niamh Gallogly and Emma Duggan, as well as Dublin’s Leah Caffrey, are also acknowledged.

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O’Connell and Carmody are the sole survivors from the 2023 Lidl NFL Division 1 Team of the League named again this year, while Ferguson, McCambridge, McConville, Mackin and McCoy were named on last year’s Division 2 team, when Armagh won second tier silverware.

In this year’s Division 2 selection, newly-crowned champions Kildare are the big winners, with six players included. Five players from runners-up Tyrone, who were also promoted, make the cut, along with three from Donegal and one from Tipperary.

On the Division 3 Team of the League, Champions Clare have six players named, including captain Caoimhe Harvey, who was also Player of the Match in the final victory over Roscommon. The Rossies follow closely behind Clare, with five players included on the Division 3 Team of the League, Down have two players included, and there’s one each from Louth and Offaly.

The Division 4 Team of the League is made up of six players from Champions Carlow, including captain Ruth Bermingham and Final Player of the Match, Clíodhna Ní Shé.

There are three players from runners-up Limerick in the selection, three from Leitrim, two from Fermanagh and one from Wicklow.

The Lidl Division 4 Team of the League is as follows:

1. Nicole Hanley Carlow
2. Charlene Tyrell Leitrim
3. Yvonne Lee Limerick
4. Sinéad McCullagh Carlow
5. Ruth Bermingham Carlow
6. Sarah McCarville Fermanagh
7. Niamh Forde Carlow
8. Róisín Ambrose Limerick
9. Róisín Bailey Carlow
10. Sinéad McGettigan Wicklow
11. Deborah Murphy Limerick
12. Ailbhe Clancy Leitrim
13. Leah Fox Leitrim
14. Eimear Smyth Fermanagh
15. Clíodhna Ní Shé Carlow