Lidl and LGFA call on families to attend league finals
This weekend sees ladies’ league finals take place in Croke Park and families are being urged to attend
Print11 April 2025
Lidl Ireland and the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) are urging families to attend the ladies’ league finals in Croke Park to ‘get behind the fight’.
The GAA headquarters (HQ) hosts the Division 1 and 2 finals, whereas Drogheda and Clones host the Division 3 and 4 finals respectively.
Lidl family day at Croke Park
Lidl Ireland is hosting a fun-filled fan zone at Croke Park for a family day as Armagh faces Kerry (Division 1) and Cork matches up with Galway (Division 2).
The fan zone will be hosted at the Hogan Stand in Croke Park and will offer a range of activities including music, competitions, interactive games, and giveaways such as county flags and healthy snacks.
Eimear O’Sullivan, corporate affairs director for Lidl said: “After an exciting National Football League season, we are encouraging everyone to take the opportunity to see some of the country’s top LGFA players in action and fill every seat at the thrilling final clashes coming up this weekend.”
Impact on children
Research conducted by Red C in November 2024 showed that 59% of parents believe it is important for their daughters to have a female sport role model and 49% of parents believe it is important for their sons to have a female sport.
According to Red C, parents’ understanding of the impact on children of Irish female sporting role models saw a broad spectrum of benefits.
These included encouraging a healthy lifestyle for kids (57%), positive mental health (48%) and positive body image (46%); to essential life skills such as instilling teamwork (49%), good work ethic (44%) and leadership skills (37%).
Female sporting role models were also deemed to promote equality (55%) and representation within their community (34%).
Fixtures and prices
Saturday, 12 April
Division 2 – Cork v Galway, Croke Park, Dublin, 3pm
Division 1 – Armagh v Kerry, Croke Park, Dublin, 5pm
Sunday, 13 April
Division 3 – Cavan v Wexford, Integral GAA Grounds, Drogheda, 2pm
Division 4 – Antrim v Fermanagh, St. Tiernach’s Park, Clones, 3pm
A family of four can attend the Lidl National Football League Division 1 and 2 finals double-header for €50 – adult tickets €20 each and juvenile ticket €5 each.
Student and OAP tickets are available for €10.
The Division 3 and 4 finals see adult tickets priced at €10, students and OAPs €5, U18s €2 and under 12s go free.
Tickets for all four games are available here.
Read more: Lidl invests €50,000 into shopper discounts for LGFA campaign
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