Lidl National League: All You Need to Know

There's another full round of fixtures down for decision over the coming weekend in the 2024 Lidl National League.

The clash between Connacht rivals Galway and Mayo is Saturday’s sole fixture. On Sunday, the other three top-flight fixtures are down for decision, as Cork host Armagh, Kerry entertain Waterford, and Dublin make the trip to Navan for a clash with Meath.

There’s a full schedule of games in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 pencilled in for Sunday also.

ONLINE

Reports, round-ups and results on RTÉ.ie and the RTÉ News app.

RADIO

Live updates on RTÉ Radio 1's Saturday Sport and Sunday Sport

TV

Live coverage of Galway v Mayo on TG4.

WEATHER

Plenty of dry weather at first today with some bright or sunny spells. However, cloud will build from the southwest in the late morning and afternoon with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing. Highest temperatures of 8-11C in moderate to fresh southerly winds. Sunday will be largely dry with a mix of cloud and hazy sunny spells at first with just a few spots of light rain or drizzle. Very mild with highest temperatures of 11-14C.

A detailed forecast is available on met.ie.

Saturday January 27

Lidl NFL Division 1

Galway v Mayo; Duggan Park, Ballinasloe, 3.15pm

Galway and Mayo meet for the first time in a competitive game since the 2023 TG4 All-Ireland quarter-final, won by Mayo with a dramatic late point from Shauna Howley.

Both Connacht rivals began their Division 1 campaigns with defeats on the opening day.

Galway lost out to Cork in Bishopstown, as Mayo came up short against Meath in a high-scoring encounter at the University of Galway Connacht GAA Air Dome.

The pressure is on both sides now to pick up valuable Lidl National League points, with the bottom two teams in Divisions 1, 2