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Leitrim's inter-county football teams return to action this weekend with Andy Moran's Mens team facing Galway in the FBD Insurance Connacht League while Jonny Garrity's Ladies side open their Lidl LGFA Division 4 campaign away to Kilkenny.
An experimental and young Leitrim hurling side opened their 2024 season on January 2, with a heavy 4-27 to 1-14 loss to a New York team who went on to win the Connacht Hurling League and now the football teams start official action this Friday when the Men's footballers travel to the University of Galway Connacht GAA Air Dome this Friday, January 12.
Andy Moran's side will take on provincial champions Galway in the semi-final in the all ticket game with the winners facing Roscommon or London after the Exiles famously beat Mayo for the first time ever last Saturday.
Keeldra Gaels LGFA celebrate at Presentation night - GALLERY
Keeldra Gaels LGFA honoured their teams who won Leitrim LGFA League titles from 2019 to 2022 at the special medal presentation evening in the Lough Rynn Castle Estate & Gardens on Friday December 29. Observer photographer Willie Donnellan went along to capture some images from the evening ... see who you can spot!
While the men are still in preseason action, Leitrim Ladies open their Lidl LGFA Division 4 campaign away at the MW Hire Kilkenny Training Centre in Dunmore on Sunday, January 14, with a 2 pm throw-in at the venue outside Kilkenny city. The Green & Gold Ladies host Wicklow the following week in Ballinamore for the first of only two home games in this year's Division 4 campaign.
London's win over Mayo will certainly increase interest in the forthcoming League campaign with Longford, Wexford and Laois all recording wins over the weekend in the O'Byrne Cup while Waterford, Leitrim's first opponents in the Allianz NFL Division 4 campaign, suffered a heavy loss at the hands of Clare.
There was also a case of what might have been for Mohill as St Brigid's booked their place in the All-Ireland Senior Club Final when they beat Castleha
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