Cavan, Donegal and Antrim set for Division finals

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Antrim and Louth met in the 2025 All-Ireland Ladies Junior Football Championship Final

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The National League champions will be crowned this weekend with Cavan and Donegal meeting in the Division Two final and Antrim and Louth set to battle it out in Division Three.

Both Cavan and Antrim will be aiming to secure back-to-back league titles after winning last year's finals against Wexford and Fermanagh.

All three of the Ulster counties have secured promotion already to higher Divisions ahead of their finals.

In this weekend's other showpieces, Cork and Galway will aim to clinch the Division One title and Carlow face Leitrim in Sunday's Division Four showpiece.

Ulster derby in Division Two final

In Saturday's Division Two final at St Tiernach's Park in Clones [15:00 BST] familiar faces Cavan and Donegal meet.

Cavan edged a tight encounter by two points in a competitive and hard-fought contest against Donegal earlier in the season.

Cavan, who won the Division Three trophy last season, are now aiming to secure back-to-back league titles as they attempt to clinch the Division Two crown.

Donegal have not been crowned Division Two champions since 2016 and are hoping to secure silverware after a campaign in which they have shown consistency and resilience.

Both counties will compete in Division One next season with the final a chance to build momentum ahead of Championship football in the summer.

Donegal will compete in the Ulster and All-Ireland Senior Championship campaigns, while Cavan will be targeting a strong run in the Intermediate grade.

Cavan: E Baugh; Z Fay, S Kelly, A Kennedy; D Lynch, C Charters, S Greene; M Fitzpatrick, K McCormack; C Dolan, E Sheridan, N Keenaghan; M Cusack, A Sheridan, K Mai Reilly.

Donegal: C Friel; N Carr, E McGinley, S McFeely; T Hegarty, F McManamon, A Caulfield; C Brennan, R Rodgers (capt.); B McLaughlin, K Dowds, N Boyle; S White, E Gallagher, C McGarvey.

Antrim in Division Three final

In Division Three, Antrim and Louth meet at St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen on Saturday [13:00 BST].

Both have already secured promotion after impressive campaigns during which they both finished on 16 points each.

Louth won the last league meeting in March by nine points, but Antrim will take confidence after last year's 2-07 to 0-11 win over Fermanagh in the Division Four final.

The counties will be eager to add a league title win following promotion and guarantee this season is one to remember.

Antrim: A Devlin; H Donaghy, M Blaney, M Mulholland; D Coleman, C Brown, A Kelly; L Agnew, Á Tubridy; T Mellon, O Dahunsi, C McKenna; B Devlin (capt.), M O'Neill, A Davidson.

Louth: R Lambe Fagan; S Matthews, E Hand, H Lambe Sally; A Murray, S McLaughlin, L Byrne; A Halligan, Á Breen (capt.); L White, C Nolan, Z Sweeney; E Byrne, S Everitt, C Woods.

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