{"id":545460,"date":"2026-07-12T05:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T05:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/545460\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T05:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T05:32:09","slug":"galway-wins-all-ireland-u20-ladies-football-title-commentary-and-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/545460\/","title":{"rendered":"Galway Wins All-Ireland U20 Ladies Football Title &#8211; Commentary And Reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three first-half goals from Galway saw them lift the inaugural All-Ireland U-20 Championship title against Donegal in Tubbercurry.<\/p>\n<p>Player of the Match Alisha O\u2019Malley hit 2-8 for the victors, including two early goals, while Ava Heneghan also found the net to open up a lead that Donegal could never claw back.<\/p>\n<p>Commentary of the game from Darren Kelly and Damien Cosgrove.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Darren spoke to Captain Klara Banek and Player of the Match Alisha O&#8217;Malley.<\/p>\n<p>Darren also got the post match thoughts of Galway Manager Kevin Joyce.<\/p>\n<p>Scorers:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Galway: A O\u2019Malley 2-8 (5f), A Heneghan 1-0, S Murray, K Banek, K Slattery 0-1 each.<\/p>\n<p>Donegal:\u00a0C Fletcher 1-4, L Ward 0-2 (2f), S Thomas, A O\u2019Neill and C Costello 0-1 each.<\/p>\n<p>GALWAY:\u00a0E Ryan; K Reynolds, L Seoighe, S Coleman; R Quinn, C McCabe, A Madden; K Slattery, S Murray; A Murray, S Banks, K Banek (capt.); I Murray, A O&#8217;Malley, A Heneghan.\u00a0Subs: R Noone for Heneghan (41), S Melia for Banks (48), Z Ratjher for S Murray (53). A Nash for I Murray (57), G Farragher for Reynolds (60).<\/p>\n<p>DONEGAL:\u00a0E McGarvey; N Devlin, R Doherty, S Ryan; M Diver, T Rose Mahon (capt.), R McLaughlin; L Ward, K McMullin; M N\u00ed Ghallch\u00f3ir, M Brady, A Boyle; C Fletcher, A O&#8217;Neill, S Thomas.\u00a0Subs: L McKeever for Diver (51), M McAteer, S Doherty and N Walsh for Brady, Boyle and Ryan (59).<\/p>\n<p>Referee:\u00a0Paul McCaughey (Westmeath).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-225635\" height=\"1430\" width=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/galway-wins-all-ireland-u20-ladies-football-title-commentary-and-reaction.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-text not-prose\"> Ladies Gaelic Football Association President, Trina Murray presents the trophy to Galway captain Klara Banek after the 2026 LGFA All-Ireland U20 final match between Donegal and Galway at Kilcoyne Memorial Park in Tubbercurry, Sligo. Photo by David Fitzgerald\/Sportsfile<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-225636\" height=\"1350\" width=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783834328_291_galway-wins-all-ireland-u20-ladies-football-title-commentary-and-reaction.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-text not-prose\"> Ladies Gaelic Football Association President, Trina Murray player of the match award to Alisha O&#8217;Malley of Galway after the 2026 LGFA All-Ireland U20 final match between Donegal and Galway at Kilcoyne Memorial Park in Tubbercurry, Sligo. Photo by David Fitzgerald\/Sportsfile<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-225637\" height=\"1223\" width=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783834329_129_galway-wins-all-ireland-u20-ladies-football-title-commentary-and-reaction.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-text not-prose\"> The Galway team before the 2026 LGFA All-Ireland U20 final match between Donegal and Galway at Kilcoyne Memorial Park in Tubbercurry, Sligo. 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