Roscommon finished off their lidl ladies division three campaign top of the table.
Roscommon beat Antrim 4-6 to 1-14, ending their round robin games at the top of the table. With Clare also through to a final, all eyes were focused on the battle for survival.
After both were beaten this afternoon, Antrim and Sligo will be playing Division 4 football next year.
Defeat for Antrim also sees them relegated, just a season after promotion.
Down ended their league on a high as they beat finalists Clare. Meanwhile, Offaly were big winners over Wexford while Louth also came up with a big performance, defeating Sligo by 2-12 to 2-7. Sligo were relegating.
Leitrim miss out on division four final
The 2024 Lidl National League Division 4 Final, at Grant Heating St Brendan’s Park, Birr, on Saturday April 6, will be contested by Limerick and Carlow.
Limerick got the better of Leitrim 2-10 to 1-11 in one semi-final.
Whereas, a late goal from Maeve O’Neill snatched a 2-8 to 1-10 win for Carlow against Fermanagh.
Armagh to face Kerry in division one final
Elsewhere, Armagh will face Kerry in the 2024 Lidl National League Division 1 Final at Croke Park on Sunday April 7.
Armagh were already safely through before Saturday’s clash with Dublin. The Orchard county will now face reigning champions Kerry in the top flight showpiece.
Kerry booked their place in the final with a 2-11 to 0-12 win over Galway in Killarney.
Galway will now face Waterford in a refixed game which was postponed last week due to weather. The losers making the drop to Division 2.
Waterford went down by 2-9 to 2-6 to Mayo in Ballina. Fionnuala McLaughlin got both goals for Mayo, while Lauren McGregor got 2-2 for Waterford but it wasn’t enough.
Cork will play in Division 2 next year for the first time since 2003 after suffering their sixth loss of the campaign. They went down by double scores to Meath on a 2-14 to 1-7 scoreline.
On Saturday, Dublin ousted an understrength Armagh side 7-10 to 1-4 to keep their hopes of a place in the final alive. However, Kerry killed them off with their win over Galway.
Division Two round-up
Meanhwhile, Cavan were relegated to Lidl national league division three after a five-point defeat to Tyrone confirming their relegation.
Meanwhile Monaghan ensured their Division Two status as they were big winners against Laois by 3-18 to 0-6.
Meanwhile, Kildare and Tyrone were already assured of a final place at Croke Park on April seven ahead of the final round of group fixtures.
Both sides finished with victory with Kildare defeating Westmeath by 2-9 to 1-7 while Tyrone overcame Cavan by 1-10 to 1-5.
Donegal were single point winners against Tipperary with Katy Herron and Niamh McLaughlin finding the net.
Results: Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 Round 7; Dublin 7-10 Armagh 1-4, Mayo 2-9 Waterford 2-6, Meath 2-14 Cork 1-7, Kerry 2-11 Galway 0-12.
Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 2 Round 7; Donegal 2-8 Tipperary 3-4, Tyrone 1-10 Cavan 1-5, Kildare 2-9 Westmeath 1-7, Monaghan 3-18 Laois 0-6.
Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 3 Round 7; Down 0-11 Clare 1-5, Louth 2-12 Sligo 2-7, Offaly 3-7 Wexford 0-10, Roscommon 4-6 Antrim 1-14.
Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 4: Semi-Finals; Limerick 2-10 Leitrim 1-11, Carlow 2-8 Fermanagh 1-10.
