Holders Armagh will begin the defence of their Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 crown with a glamour clash against TG4 All-Ireland champions Kerry on the opening weekend of the 2025 campaign.
Armagh will make the trip to the Kingdom on Saturday January 25th for a live TV clash on TG4 at 3pm, in what will be a repeat of the 2024 Lidl NFL Division 1 Final between the counties.
Armagh won on that occasion at Croke Park but when the sides met again later in the season, at the semi-final stage of the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship, it was Kerry who prevailed in Tullamore before they annexed a first All-Ireland Senior title since 1993.
What promises to be a highly-competitive Division 1 campaign also contains Leinster trio Dublin, Kildare (2024 Division 2 champions) and Meath, along with newly-promoted Tyrone, who were 2024 Division 2 finalists, Mayo and Waterford.
In the opening round of fixtures, with these three games to be played on Sunday January 26, Tyrone will host Meath, Dublin entertain Mayo, while Waterford make the trip to Kildare.
Round 2 will see three provincial derbies take place, with Armagh hosting Tyrone, Dublin travelling to Kildare and Waterford entertaining Kerry. Meath’s home fixture with Mayo is the other Round 2 fixture in Division 1.
All four divisions will each contain eight teams in 2025, with the top two teams in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 progressing straight to their respective Finals, while there are semi-finals scheduled for Division 4 on Sunday March 30.
The Divisions 1 and 2 Finals will be played at Croke Park on Saturday April 12, with the Divisions 3 and 4 Finals scheduled for Sunday April 13.
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