All you need to know: Lidl National Football League

SATURDAY MARCH 19

LIDL NFL Division 1 semi-finalsDublin v Donegal; St Tiernach's Park, Clones, 1pm – Live on TG4; Mayo v Meath; St Tiernach's Park, Clones, 3pm – Live on TG4.

Dublin’s bid for back-to-back LIDL NFL Division 1 titles pits them with Donegal at the semi-final stage.

The sides meet for the first time in a competitive clash since the 2021 TG4 All-Ireland Senior quarter-final, which Dublin won by five points.

Dublin claimed three victories from three outings in the group stages – including a psychological success over Meath last time out in an enthralling game.

Donegal won their opening two games but lost out to Mayo and finished second in their pool.

Victory for Dublin would send them through to a third League final in four seasons (the 2020 campaign was not concluded), while Donegal are aiming for a first Final slot since 2017.

Donegal fell at the semi-final stage to Cork last year and will hope to avoid a similar fate.

Boss Maxi Curran has named All Star Geraldine McLaughlin in his team, while Dublin have drafted captain Niamh Collins and Martha Byrne into their backline.

Dublin: C Trant; J Tobin, N Collins (capt.), L Caffrey; A Kane, M Byrne, O Nolan; J Dunne, K McDaid; C O’Connor, N Owens, S Woods; H Tyrrell, N Hetherton, K Sullivan.

Donegal: R McCafferty; S McFadden, E McGinley, N Boyle; N Carr, F McManamon, T Hegarty; Nicole McLaughlin, R Rodgers; S White, Niamh McLaughlin (capt.), S Twohig; B McLaughlin, K Guthrie, G McLaughlin.

An interesting semi-final lies in store when Meath, the All-Ireland senior champions, take on an evolving Mayo.

The Royals lost by just a point to Dublin last time out but will have taken real encouragement from that one against the hungry Sky Blues, who were out for a measure of revenge