Westmeath Ladies to get championship campaign underway

Westmeath Ladies get their TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Football Championship campaign underway on Sunday in TEG Cusack Park.

Last year's All Ireland intermediate finalists take on Longford on Sunday, in the first round of Group 1.

Westmeath are favourites to go one step further and land the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate title this year.

The Lake County lost out to Meath at Croke Park last December but that experience could well stand them in good stead in 2021.

Westmeath are also in good shape after preserving their Lidl NFL Division 1 status with a recent relegation play-off final victory over Tipperary.

Longford won one game out of three in their Lidl NFL Division 3 campaign and will be hoping for better form in the Championship.

Westmeath (v Longford): L McCormack; N Spellman, L Power, E Kelly; F Coyle, A Jones, T Fagan; V Carr, T Dillon; L Duncan, L Archibold, J Maher; L McCartan, K Hegarty, S Dillon.

Longford (v Westmeath): R McGrath; K Crawford, L Keegan, A Cosgrove; C Mulligan, E O’Brien, C Farrell, N Darcy, O Nevin; E Heaney, L Monaghan, S Shannon; A Darcy, M Farrell (capt.), C Healy.

Wexford and Sligo make up the remainder of Group 1.

Westmeath play Sligo on July 18 and Wexford on July 25.

The top two from the group qualify for the semi finals.

PHOTO: Action from last year's All Ireland intermediate ladies football championship semi final between Westmeath and Roscommon.