Our first Intermediate Women’s game of 2026 involved two newly promoted sides and a sunny pitch in Wexford. Castletown Liam Mellows, 2025 semi-finalists and 2023 finalists, hosted Dublin Metropolitans, fellow 2025 semi-finalists.

Shortstops had the lion’s share of outs with Mets’ Katie Flynn getting four outs from catches while Castletown’s Edel Coade-Morris was responsible for three outs with some brilliant throws to base as well as great catches of her own.

From the opening innings, Castletown’s batting and running had them lead and by the end of the third innings they were ahead 16-9. However, the fourth and fifth innings saw them dominate and score a further 18 runs, a dominance against which Dublin Mets had no answer.

Final score was 34-14 to Castletown Liam Mellows who will now meet Inniskeen Grattans in Inniskeen on 3 May. Dublin Metropolitans will host Glynn Barntown in Tymon Park on Sunday 26 April.

As published on https://www.gaa.ie/article/gaa-rounders-2026-championship-off-to-a-flier