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Details for the All-Ireland Ladies Football final between Kerry and Meath this weekend

Dublin , Ireland - 16 July 2022; Niamh Carmody of Kerry in action against Sorcha McCarney of Mayo during the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Semi-Final match between Kerry and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. (Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

THE ALL-Ireland Ladies Football Final takes places this weekend. The Brendan Martin Cup will be either won by Kerry or Meath.

The Kingdom have won 11 titles in their history and hold the record alongside Cork.

Declan Quill's Kerry side will have to beat the current holders Meath if they are to increase that number this weekend.

Meath's beat Dublin in 2021 1-11 0-12 to secure their first TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football title.

In other news there will also be a Junior Final and the Intermediate Final on the same day Antrim and Fermanagh will contest the Junior Final, while Laois and Wexford face off in the Intermediate Final.

Here are further details for the game against Kerry and Meath this weekend.

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Date

Sunday July 31st

Time

The game will take place at 4pm, but before that Antrim and Fermanagh will compete in the All-Ireland Junior Final at 11.45am, and Laois and Wexford clash in the Intermediate Final at 1.45pm.

Venue

Croke Park

TV station

TG4

The Sunday game will show highlights which will begin at 9.30pm on RTE 2.

What the managers have said

Meath ladies manager Eamonn Murray: "Kerry have scored 13 goals in their last four games. That's a big thing, if we stop the goals we'll win the game. It's that simple. It could be an outstanding game of football, with one attack-minded team and the other a bit more defensive," he told RTE Sport.

"It could be a shootout between Emma Duggan and Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh."

He added: "We'll do what we can to win. We'll give it 100%, if that's not enough then so be it."

Kerry Ladies manager Declan Quill: " We have to be way more tactically astute," said Quill.

"We definitely won't be getting inside that Meath back line as easy as we have been in the last couple of games. Meath have massive experience, playing in big finals since intermediate. They beat us well in the Division 2 final, won their league again this year."

"They have their setup and their way of playing so it's up to us to try to break that down and get inside them. When we get inside, we need to finish our chances, because they don't give up a whole pile of them."