Defending Leinster champions Dublin will be aiming to make it four in a row when they face Westmeath on Sunday.
The team are overwhelming favourites going into this match as they have swept through Leinster without much difficulty in recent years.
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However, Westmeath are a county that have been improving in recent years. They acquitted themselves well in their Division 2 League campaign as they reached the semi final and then went on to record good wins over both Laois and Meath to reach this stage.
There is also real quality in their ranks with players like Johanna Maher, Maud Anne Foley, Fiona Claffey and Ruth Kearney all capable of causing Dublin real problems.
Dublin recorded a ten point win over Laois in their Leinster final in their last competitive game but they will be concerned about the problems that their rivals caused them.
The side will show huge changes from that which contested the TG4 All Ireland Final last September. Gone are players like Cliodhna O’Connor, Siobhan McGrath, Denise Masterson, Leah Caffrey and Sinead Aherne.
Despite these losses Dublin have added several new and extremely talented players from their All Ireland Under 21 Championship winning team including Olwen Carey and Nicole Owens whilst players like Carla Rowe, Sarah McCaffrey and Molly Lamb will all have matured further from last year.
There will be great pressure on their captain Lyndsey Davey and expereineced players like Sinead Golrick, Sorcha Furlong, Noelle Healy and Sinead Finnegan to lead their young team.
Westmeath will hope to make a real game of this final but Dublin should have answers to any questions that they are asked.
The match will take place in Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow and throw-in is at 4pm.
