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12 | SUMMER 2020 | www.ladiesgaelic.ie JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP An open draw determined the make-up of the two groups of three teams for the Junior Championship round-robin phase. Group 1: Fermanagh, Carlow, Wicklow Group 2: Derry, Limerick, Antrim The top two teams in each group will contest the All-Ireland semi-finals, with the Group 1 winners facing the Group 2 runners-up, while the Group 2 table- toppers will face the second-placed team in Group 1. Promotion will be on offer for Championship winners Fermanagh will hope to follow in the footsteps of 2019 winners Louth and get their hands on the TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship crown later this year. Louth lost out to Limerick in the 2018 Junior decider, but returned 12 months later to claim the West County Hotel Cup. TG4 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 Fermanagh were Louth's Final opponents last September and now the challenge for the Erne County is to channel the hurt of that loss to go one step further, as Louth did. That was Fermanagh's second Final appearance in three seasons – and their third if you consider that the Ulster outfit needed a replay to get past provincial rivals Derry in 2017. Fermanagh are no strangers to Final day – and that marks them out as a leading 2020 contender. It won't be easy for Jonny Garrity's team, however. Leinster duo Carlow and Wicklow will join Fermanagh in Group 1 – with the top two teams to make the semi-finals. Wicklow were relegated from the Intermediate ranks last year – and will have their sights firmly set on an "Fermanagh were Louth's Final opponents last September and now the challenge for the Erne County is to channel the hurt of that loss to go one step further, as Louth did. ". immediate return to that grade. Before playing activities were suspended, Wicklow had lost just one of This page clockwise from top: Ciara Moore of Derry 2. Rebecca Delee of Limerick 3. Eimear Smyth of Fermanagh Next page clockwise from top left: Saoirse Tennyson of Antrim 2. Lucy Mulhall of Wicklow 3. Áine Tubridy of Antrim 4. Niamh McGettigan of Wicklow Group 1: Fermanagh, Carlow, Wicklow. Round 1 - Wicklow v Carlow - October 24/25 Round 2 - Fermanagh v Wicklow - October 31/November 1 Round 3 - Carlow v Fermanagh - November 7/8 Group 2: Derry, Limerick, Antrim. Round 1 - Limerick v Derry - October 24/25 Round 2 - Antrim v Limerick - October 31/November 1 Round 3 - Derry v Antrim - November 7/8 Semi-Final 1 1st Group 1 v 2nd Group 2 - November 21/22 Semi-Final 2 1st Group 2 v 2nd Group 1 - November 21/22 Final Winner Semi-Final 1 v Winner Semi-Final 2 - December 5/6 Junior Championship Fixtures 2020