Moate CS player profiles: All-Ireland Junior ‘A’ final

Lilly Daly - Club: Cill Óige. School titles: U14 'A' Leinster 2024, U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning the All-Ireland semi-final. Best Advice: Try your best. Favourite Player: Cora Staunton.

Hannah Pratlett - Club: Cill Óige. School titles: U14 'A' Leinster 2024, U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Getting to the All-Ireland final. Best Advice: Practice makes perfect. Favourite Player: Lee Keegan.

Neasa Trainor (Vice Captain) - Club: Naomh Ciarán. School titles: U14 'A' Leinster finalists 2021, U16 'A' Leinster 2025, Leinster Senior 'A' finalists 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning Leinster Schools U16 'A' title.

Maria Loddick - Club: Cill Óige. School titles: U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best advice: Leave everything on the pitch. Favourite Player: Lee Keegan.

Lucy Martin - Club: St Joseph's. School titles: U14 'A' Leinster 2024, U16 'A' Leinster 2025, Senior Leinster finalists 2025. Best Sporting Memory: U14 'A' Leinster last year. Best Advice: If you train hard, you will be hard beaten! Favourite Player: Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh.

Aine Bracken (Joint Captain) - Club: Moate Ladies. School titles: U14 'A' Leinster finalists 2021, U16 'A' Leinster 2025, Senior 'A' finalists 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Taking part in British schools rowing competition on Dorney Lake. Best Advice: Focus on yourself. Favourite Player: James McCarthy.

Sophie Padden - Club: Caulry. School titles: U16 'A' Leinster 2025, Senior 'A' finalists 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Making the U16 Westmeath county team. Best Advice: Never give up – continuing is succeeding. Favourite Player: Cora Staunton.

Erin Ó Faoláin (Joint Captain) - Club: Caulry. School titles: U16 'A' Leinster 2025, Senior 'A' finalists 2025. Best Advice: Have no regrets! Best Sporting Memory: Winning an All-Ireland camogie title with Westmeath last year. Favourite Player: Vikki Wall.

Heidi Murray - Club: St Manchan's. School titles: U14 Leinster 2024, U16 'A' Leinster 2025, Senior 'A' finalists 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Playing at half-time in Croke Park in 2022. Best Advice: Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. Favourite Player: Emma Duggan.

Alex Kelly - Club: Cill Óige. School titles: U14 'A' Leinster finalists 2021, U16 'A' Leinster 2025, Senior 'A' finalists 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning the Leinster final this year. Best Advice: Don’t take anything for granted. Favourite Player: Aimee Mackin.

Chloe Malone - Club: Moate Ladies. School titles: U14 Leinster 2024. U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Senior 'A' finalists 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning Leinster U14 in 2024. Best Advice: You miss 100% of the shots you never take. Favourite Player: Leyla Jones.

Lucy Allen - Club: Athlone. School titles: U16 'A' Leinster 2025, Senior 'A' finalists 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning the Minor final with Athlone. Best Advice: Listen to Aoife Ross. Favourite Player: Brionna Geoghegan.

Anna Ryan - Club: Naomh Ciarán. School titles: U14 'A' Leinster 2024, U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning the All-Ireland with Offaly U14s. Best Advice: Play every game like it’s your last. Favourite Player: Amy Gavin Mangan.

Heather Touhey - Club: St Manchan's. School titles: U14 'A' Leinster 2024, U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning the Leinster U16 'A'. Best Advice: Always work as a team. Favourite Player: David Clifford.

Karrissa Burns - Club: Caulry. School titles: U14 'A' Leinster finalists 2021, U16 'A' Leinster 2025, Senior 'A' finalists 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning the Leinster final. Best Advice: Die for the badge. Favourite Player: Aoife Ross.

Cliona Molloy - Club: St Manchan's. School titles: U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning the All-Ireland semi-final. Best Advice: You miss 100% of the shots you never take. Favourite Player: Cora Staunton.

Grace Galvin - Club: Cill Óige. School titles: U16 Leinster titles, Senior 'A' finalist 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning U16 championship with the club in 2023 & winning Leinster with the school. Best Advice: Don’t practice until you get it right, practice until you can’t get it wrong. Favourite Player: Emma Duggan.

Leyla Jones - Club: Moate ladies. School titles: U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning U16 for Moate Ladies in 2023. Best Advice: Progress is different for everyone. Favourite Player: Aisling Murphy.

Riona Foley - Club: St Manchan's. School titles: U14 Leinster 2024. U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning Leinster U14s in 2024, Minor 'A' with Club. Best Advice: Never give up. Favourite Player: Vikki Wall.

Maire Cronin - Club: St Manchan's. School titles: U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning county final with the club. Best Advice: Play football for as long as you can. Favourite Player: Sophie Padden.

Libby McHugh - Club: Garrycastle. School titles: U14 'A' Leinster2024. U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning Féile with Garrycastle. Best Advice: Always push yourself to be the best. Favourite Player: Ryan McHugh.

Grace Dolan - Club: Moate ladies. School titles: U14 'A' Leinster 2024, U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning U16 with the club. Best Advice: Work until the final whistle. Favourite Player: Cora Staunton.

Aisling Murphy - Club: Caulry. School titles: U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning the U16 county camogie final with Drumraney. Best Advice: Fail to prepare, prepare to fail. Favourite Player: Leyla Jones.

Katieann McHugh - Club: Moate Ladies. School titles: U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Getting to an All-Ireland final. Best Advice: You only live once. Favourite Player: Aisling Murphy.

Zara Moran - Club: Moate Ladies. School titles: U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning U16 camogie final. Best Advice: Don’t give up till the final whistle. Favourite Player: Leyla Jones.

Laura Fox - Club: Moate Ladies. School titles: U14 'A' Leinster 2024, U16A Leinster 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning Leinster U14 'A'. Best Advice: Support your teammates. Favourite Player: David Clifford.

Katie Meares - Club: St Joseph's. School titles: U14 'A' Leinster 2024, U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best advice: Communicate with teammates. Favourite player: Sean O’Shea.

Diana Heavin - Club: St Manchan's. School titles: U14 'A' Leinster 2024, U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best Sporting Memory: Winning the All-Ireland with Offaly. Best Advice: When you feel tired, your marker is just as tired. Favourite Player: Cormac Egan.

Megan Heavin - Club: St. Manchan's. School titles: U14 'A' Leinster 2024, U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best Sporting Memory: U16 'A' Leinster champs, All Ireland 7s blitz with my club. Best Advice: You can’t win unless you learn to lose. Favourite Player: Cormac Egan.

Aoife Ross - Club: Moate Ladies. School titles: U14A Leinster finalists 2021, U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best Sporting Memory: U16 'A' Leinster 2025. Best Advice: Try to enjoy everything! Favourite Player: Katieann McHugh.

FIXTURE DETAILS - Lidl All-Ireland PPS Junior 'A' final: Moate Community School (Westmeath) v Ursuline Secondary School, Thurles (Tipperary), Thursday, May 20, Glenisk O’Connor Park, Tullamore, 1pm.