All you need to know: Lidl National Football League

The 2023 Lidl National Football League gets underway this weekend, with 14 games pencilled in across the four divisions.

Galway and Donegal will be the first teams to line out in the 2023 competition when they clash in Division 1 at Tuam Stadium on Saturday [2pm].

That's followed by another top-flight clash later in the day, with Dublin hosting champions Meath at DCU St Clare’s [5.15pm] in the live TG4 offering.

There are two more Division 1 fixtures on Sunday, with Mayo at home to Cork, while Waterford take on Kerry in a Munster derby.

Also on Sunday, there are four fixtures down for decision in Division 2, four in Division 3 and two in Division 4.

[All fixtures 2pm unless stated]

SATURDAY

Division 1

Galway v Donegal, Tuam Stadium

It was as case of so near and yet so far for Donegal in 2022.

The Ulster outfit lost the provincial final to Armagh, were pipped by champions Meath in the Lidl NFL Division 1 decider, and lost out to the Royals again in the TG4 All-Ireland SFC semi-final.

But there’s a feeling in the Donegal ranks that they’re right up there in the mix and there have been no high-profile departures and a desire to go again.

Donegal’s League campaign begins against Galway in Tuam on Saturday, with the hosts minus a host of their Kilkerrin-Clonberne currentaccount.ie All-ireland Senior club winners.

Lynsey Noone does start at corner forward, with Chloe Miskell on the bench, but more KC players will ease their way back into the county set-up over the coming weeks.

An interesting tie lies in store between two counties who will look to have a big say in the race for silverware in 2023.

Galway: A Griffin; B Quinn, S Ní Loinsigh (capt.), E Gavin; C Cooney, K Geraghty, S Brennan; A Davoren, C Cleary; L Coen, K Slevin, A Molloy; A