All-Ireland JFC final - Antrim v Carlow Live: Updates from Croke Park

Antrim are the first of two Ulster teams to take part in the All-Ireland Ladies’ Championship finals day, looking for their fourth junior title when they take on Carlow.

The Saffrons were in the decider last year, where they took on Louth at Croke Park, coming up just short despite a good start and finish to the final.

Maria O’Neill scored a hat-trick as the Ulster JFC champions came out on top against Sligo by four points in their semi-final at St Tiernach’s Park in Clones.

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Carlow defeated this year’s beaten Ulster junior finalists, Derry, preventing an all-Ulster showdown for the junior title, scoring three goals in two minutes at the end of the first half to ensure a healthy advantage in the second period.

Fermanagh take on Roscommon in the Intermediate final after Antrim’s decider, with the Ernewomen looking to make it two All-Ireland titles in three years.

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