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Huge match for Kerry ladies as they host All-Ireland champions Meath

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Hannah O'Donoghue of Kerry. Photo: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile.

Reigning champions Meath are the opposition for Kerry on Saturday night as The Kingdom look to secure a place in the last four of the Ladies All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The match begins at 7.30pm in Austin Stack Park.

Meath are on the hunt for three All-Irelands in a row but Kerry are considered slight favourites to win this hotly anticipated quarter-final, quite possibly due to home advantage.

Declan Quill and Darragh Long’s team overcame The Royal County when the sides last met in the league in February - Kerry prevailed by 1-18 to 0-9 in Brosna. Their last encounter before that was last year’s All-Ireland final which Meath won by nine points.

That league win earlier this year helped Kerry to win the Division 1 title. Subsequent championship victories over Cavan and Leinster champions Dublin clinched a home quarter-final. Meanwhile, Meath finished second in their group after beating Waterford and losing to Donegal.

If Kerry are to turn over the champs, they will need a massive team effort defensively and hope that key forwards Síofra O’Shea and Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh can do the damage up front. The deadly duo have already scored 17 goals between them this year. O’Shea has registered 9-13 in 11 appearances while veteran Ní Mhuircheartaigh has racked up 8-62 in 13.

For those who are unable to attend, Kerry v Meath will be shown live on TG4. The other quarter-finals (Galway v Mayo and Armagh v Cork on Saturday, Donegal v Dublin on Sunday) will also be live on TG4.

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The 17-year-old forward was a standout performer in the Kerry District League last season and caught the eye with five goals in the Munster Youths Cup.
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First-team manager Colin Healy added: “Luke has trained with us for the last number of weeks and has really impressed. He’s shown a great attitude and hunger to learn. He’s a talented young player and this is the next step for him.”
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