Leitrim Ladies need to stay the course and if they do, success is on its way. That’s according to Hugh Donnelly who, despite the disappointment of losing .
Use > to navigate photos There were great celebrations in St Brigid s GAA Club Kiltoom on Wednesday evening when Leitrim defeated Roscommon to win the Connac.
REACTION: Ailish dedicates first Leitrim appearance and win to her late mother
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Sunday’s Lidl Ladies NFL Division 4 3-14 to 3-6 victory over Louth was a big statement but for new Leitrim recruit Ailish Cornyn, the victory carried extra significance as the former Cavan All-Ireland winner dedicated the victory to her late mother Margie.
A member of the St Francis club, Ailish has been a regular sight on the playing fields of Leitrim for many years but played all her inter-county football with Cavan, winning the All-Ireland Intermediate title in 2013 with the Breffni Blues. Ailish had finished up with Cavan two years ago but a promise to her mother Margie, who sadly passed away last November, meant Ailish started a new chapter in her footballing career last Sunday in Ballinamore.
Muireann in the goals on the double
Dual star scores winner for Athlone Town and hits the net for Leitrim Ladies in victory over Louth
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Playing at elite level in one sport is hard enough but to excell in two takes something special but Muireann Devaney certainly took it all in her stride as she scored the winner for Athlone Town on Saturday and then hit the net for Leitrim Ladies on Sunday.
The Glencar/Manorhamilton and former Manorhamilton Rangers star certainly had a busy weekend of it as she scored twice for Athlone Town against Galway in their first SSE Airtricity Women’s National League win of the season, including a last minute winner for the midlands club.
Louth League defeat still hurts Ladies manager Donnelly
Leitrim manager Hugh Donnelly is full of excitement for the start of this year s Lidl League but the memory of a defeat to Louth still rankles, writes John Connolly
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Defeats linger in the memory more than victories for the driven sports person so it is no surprise to learn that Hugh Donnelly still smarts at the memory of Louth’s victory over Leitrim in the 2020 Lidl Ladies National Football League.
The Tyrone man, pictured inset, is readying Leitrim to face Louth in the opening game of the 2021 campaign next Sunday in Pairc Sheain Ui Eslin in Ballinamore (2pm throw-in) and the memory of that 1-14 to 2-10 loss last year is still fresh in the memory!.