TG4 is to increase its coverage of live matches from the LGFA Lidl National League from four to ten in 2021.
The increase in coverage is a marker of TG4’s dedication to Ladies Gaelic Football, as the station continues to blaze a trail for the broadcast of women’s sport. It will this year celebrate 20 years as sponsor of the TG4 All Ireland Ladies Football Championship.
The station will broadcast four group games from Division 1A and Division 1B, in addition to the semi-finals of Division 1.
It will also exclusively broadcast all four Divisional finals on the weekend of June 26/27, with Division 1 and 2 finals airing on TG4, and the Division 3 and 4 finals broadcast on Spórt TG4’s YouTube Channel.
TG4’s 2021 coverage of the Lidl Ladies National Football Leagues will get underway with Friday night action on May 21, with Division 1’s Cork v Tipperary clash broadcast live at 7.30 pm. The following day will see neighbours Galway and Mayo lock horns at 7.30 pm. The Friday evening slot in last year’s delayed Championship proved to be very popular.
The games will go out to a global audience via the TG4 Player as well as featuring free to air across Ireland.
Peil an mBan Beo
Peil na mBan Beo will continue to be the home of live and exclusive Ladies Football action on TG4. The series will be presented by former Galway footballer Máire Ní Bhraonáin, who will be joined by an expert panel for analysis including Waterford’s Michelle Ryan, Dublin’s Sorcha Furlong and Sinéad Finnegan, Cork’s Rena Buckley and Rhóna Ní Bhuachalla, and Meath Star and current TG4 Intermediate Player of the Year Vikki Wall.
The commentary team will be led by Brian Tyers. The series is produced by Waterford-based production company Nemeton TV.
“The addition of further games in the live TV schedule once again demonstrates TG4’s unrivalled commitment to our sport,” said LGFA President Micheál Naughton.
“We are very much looking forward to the commencement of the 2021 Lidl Ladies National Football Leagues and delighted with the announcement of this unprecedented coverage from TG4. There are some mouth-watering fixtures to look forward to during the weeks ahead, and TG4’s stand-out coverage will the very best action into viewers’ homes at home and abroad.”
“For over twenty years TG4 has been the home of live and exclusive television broadcasting of Ladies Gaelic Football,” added Head of Sport Rónán O Coisdealbha.
“With TG4’s increased coverage of the 2021 Lidl National Leagues, we continue to lead the way in broadcasting of women’s sport in Ireland and ensures that women’s sport is front and centre for television audiences. TG4 is delighted to make even more games available to the public on free to air television.”
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