McHale rings changes for Mayo clash with Kingdom

Mayo manager Liam McHale has made five changes for the critical Lidl Ladies Division 1 encounter with Kerry in Swinford Amenity Park this Sunday.

Mayo are pointless, with four defeats to date, and if they lose again, Division 2 football in 2025 will be move sharply into focus.

Kerry, meanwhile, could take a step closer to another Lidl NFL Division 1 final appearance.

The Kingdom won this competition in 2023 and were beaten finalists last year.

They currently sit on nine points, on the back of three successive wins, level with Meath and three points behind table-toppers Armagh.

Mayo have made five changes for this massive tie, with Nicola O’Malley, Erin Murray, Ciara Whyte, Chelsea Doherty and Riona Jordan coming in to replace Aoife Geraghty, Annie Gough, Milly Sheridan, Sinead Walsh and Clodagh Keane.

Tickets are available here, with all tickets going into a raffle to win an overnight stay for two (B&B) at the stunning Diamond Coast Hotel, Enniscrone. The stay includes:

Dinner for two in the exquisite Coral Restaurant 

Private twin seaweed bath & steam bath at the famous and fabulous Kilcullen’s Seaweed Baths – the ultimate relaxation!

The winner will be announced on Midwest Radio, who are broadcasting the game live. 

Mayo: Julia Gawalkiewicz; Lucy Wallace, Nicola O'Malley, Ella Brennan; Danielle Caldwell, Jenna Mortimer, Saorise Lally; Erin Murray, Hannah Reape; Ciara Whyte, Chelsea Doherty, Riona Jordan; Kayla Doherty, Bree Hession, Maria Cannon.

Subs: Charlie Reilly Benson, Niamh Mooney, Sherin El Massry, Gráinne Gavin, Aisling Flanagan, Lynda Hanley, Siomha McNulty, Laura Walsh, Ciara Durkan, Suzanne Tuohy, Saoirse Delaney, Annie Gough, Sarah Carney, Clodagh Keane, Allanah Devereux.