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06 Sept 2025

Longford girls savour special Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final experience

Megan McGrath, Scoil Mhuire, Newtownforbes and Katie Whitney Cullen, St Colmcille's NS perform at GAA headquarters

Longford girls savour special Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final experience

Megan McGrath, Scoil Mhuire, Newtownforbes (2nd from left, front row, wearing 10) and Katie Whitney Cullen, St Colmcille's NS (centre front row wearing 11) performed at GAA headquarters

Two Longford youngsters got the opportunity to shine during the Croke Park All-Ireland football semi-final thriller between Armagh and Kerry last Saturday. 

Megan McGrath, Scoil Mhuire, Newtownforbes (2nd from left, front row, wearing 10) and Katie Whitney Cullen, St Colmcille's NS (centre front row wearing 11) were delighted to perform at GAA headquarters as they lined out with the 'Kerry' team in the GAA INTO Cumann na mBunscol Respect Exhibition Go Games.

Megan and Katie thoroughly enjoyed their day out as Armagh dug deep in extra-time to defeat Kerry and book their place in the All-Ireland showdown on Sunday week against Galway. 

INTO President Carmel Browne, LGFA Marie Hickey, Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Jarlath Burns, President of Cumann na mBunscol Gary Farrell, with the Kerry team, back row, left to right, Anna McDonnell, Lisnagry NS, Lisnagry, Limerick, Alicia Susinska, St Finian's NS, Newcastle, Dublin, Leah Kinsella, Scoil Naomh Bríd, Knockananna, Wicklow, Éabha Delahunty, Scoil Bhríde, Newbridge, Kildare, Niamh Ní Churáin, GS Uí Chéadaigh, Bré, Cill Mhantáin, front row, left to right, Summer Keating, St Canice's GNS, Finglas, Dublin, Megan McGrath, Scoil Mhuire, Newtownforbes, Longford, Katie Whitney Cullen, St Colmcille's NS, Longford, Emma O'Donoghue, Scoil Bhríde, Clane, Kildare, Aoife Casey, Kilbehenny NS, Mitchelstown, Cork, ahead of the GAA INTO Cumann na mBunscol Respect Exhibition Go Games. Picture: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

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3 July 2024; Megan McGrath, Scoil Mhuire, Newtownforbes, Longford, representing Kerry, in action against Clara Cope, St Mary's Aughlisnafin, Castlewellan, Down, representing Armagh, during the GAA INTO Cumann na mBunscol Respect Exhibition Go Games at the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final match between Armagh and Kerry at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

Caption: Eva Eastwood, Ballymacrickett PS, Scroggy Road, Armagh, representing Armagh in action against Katie Whitney Cullen, St Colmcille's NS, Longford, representing Kerry during the GAA INTO Cumann na mBunscol Respect Exhibition Go Games at the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final match between Armagh and Kerry at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile 

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