'this Group Has Serious Heart' - All-ireland Joy For Tyrone

Tyrone leader Darren McCann praised his side's "heart and determination" successful Sunday's All-Ireland Ladies Intermediate last triumph complete Laois.

The Red Hands captured their first title since 2018 pinch a 2-16 to 1-13 triumph astatine Croke Park

Aoife Horisk and substitute Katie Rose Muldoon scored goals successful either half to thief nan Red Hands avenge past year's agonising one-point decider conclusion by Leitrim, overmuch to McCann's delight.

"On nan sideline, we felt wholly successful control," he said.

"We were creating chances but we conscionable weren't taking them, which was frustrating for us.

"When we play relaxed football, we are a difficult squad to extremity and we played relaxed football, particularly successful nan 2nd half.

"The full group person superior bosom and determination arsenic a corporate and that was a corporate performance. I was really happy pinch their capacity coming and nan cardinal point was getting connected apical and staying connected top."

But while Tyrone toasted an immensely satisfying triumph, Antrim were near disappointed aft being edged retired by Louth successful nan Junior decider.

The Saffrons started strongly, scoring an early goal, but Louth fought backmost to yet triumph 0-13 to 1-8 and contradict nan Ulster region their 4th title astatine nan people - and first since 2022.

For associated head Chris Scullion, it was a lawsuit of Antrim not taking their chances successful nan 2nd half.

"It conscionable didn't autumn our measurement today. It seemed to beryllium correction aft correction sometimes and we were perpetually trying to regroup nan girls to spell again, spell again," said Scullion, who leads nan squad alongside Michael Devlin.

"It possibly took a toll connected them, but I'm not taking thing distant from Louth. Louth were superb today. They group up defensively, kept their aforesaid building and they were capable to break retired and it caused america problems.

"They were capable to activity nan shot astir and get their scores. Fair play to them."