At the Lidl All-Ireland Schools Finals captains day are Lidl Ireland and Northern Ireland senior partnerships manager Joe Mooney with captains, back row, from left, Senior 'B' finalists Úini Ní Chonghaile (Coláiste Oiriall) and Mae Hession (Mount Saint Michael, Claremorris); Senior 'A' finalists Áine Gaynor (Moate CS) and Dara Kiniry (St Mary’s, Midleton); and Senior C finalists Abby Curran (Our Lady’s Bower, Athlone) and Lydia Sutton (Sacred Heart, Clonakilty); with front row, Junior C finalists Róisín Rahilly (Mercy Mounthawk, Tralee) and Eimear Gaffney (Maynooth Education Campus); Junior A finalists Áine Brady (Loreto College, Cavan) and Ava Kelly (Sacred Heart, Westport); and Junior B finalists Sophie Maher (Presentation SS, Thurles) and Bree McBride (Loreto Convent, Omagh). Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile.

Venues confirmed for MCS and Bower All-Ireland finals

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The venues for the Lidl All-Ireland Schools Senior finals have been confirmed by the LGFA, as two local schools bid for glory on the national stage.

Our Lady's Bower, Athlone will face Sacred Heart Secondary School, Clonakilty in the All-Ireland Senior 'C' final at Sean Treacy Park, Tipperary town this Friday, April 1 (throw-in 12.30pm

And Moate Community School will take on St Mary's High School, Midleton in the All-Ireland Senior 'A' decider in Bruff, Co. Limerick on Saturday (throw-in 2pm).

Meanwhile, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford will host the Senior 'B' final between Mount Saint Michael, Claremorris and Coláiste Oiriall of Monaghan on Friday.

The 2020 and 2021 competitions were unfortunately cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic and there is a palpable sense of excitement surrounding the 2022 finals.

Moate CS - who reached the 2020 final but never got a chance to play it - are bidding to become Westmeath’s very first Senior 'A' winners. For their part, St Mary’s will aim to become Cork’s first competition winners since Loreto, Fermoy, back in 2013.

MCS will look to build on the school’s impressive recent progress, as they were crowned Junior 'B' champions in 2019. The Moate CS v St Mary's final will be live-streamed on the LGFA’s Facebook page.

Like the Senior 'A' final, the Senior 'C' equivalent is a Westmeath v Cork affair, as Our Lady’s Bower, Athlone, take on their Clonakilty opponents.

Last Saturday, the Junior 'A', 'B' and 'C' finals took place. Loreto College, Cavan defeated Sacred Heart, Westport in the Junior ‘A’ final; Loreto Convent, Omagh overcame Presentation Secondary School, Thurles in the Junior 'B' decider; and Mercy Mounthawk, Tralee defeated Maynooth Education Campus in the Junior ‘C’ final.

2022 Lidl All-Ireland Schools LGFA Senior Finals ('result on the day')

Friday, April 1

Lidl All-Ireland Post-Primary Schools Senior ‘C’ Championship Final: Our Lady’s Bower, Athlone (Westmeath) v Sacred Heart, Clonakilty (Cork), Sean Treacy Park, Tipperary town, 12.30pm (referee: Ciaran Groome).

Lidl All-Ireland Post-Primary Schools Senior ‘B’ Championship Final: Mount Saint Michael, Claremorris (Mayo) v Coláiste Oiriall (Monaghan), Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford, 12.30pm.

Saturday, April 2

Lidl All-Ireland Post-Primary Schools Senior ‘A’ Championship Final: Moate CS (Westmeath) v St Mary's, Midleton (Cork), Bruff GAA, Limerick, 2pm (referee: Patrick Smith).

Kieran Galvin
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