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Had thought that myself, wonder do they draw the seeded teams out to a number though

The 4 c'ship semi finalists are seeded 1-4 and are drawn out first into groups 1-4

[GROUP 1]

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP GROUPS

GROUP 1
Cargin
St Johns
Rossa

GROUP 2
Portglenone
Ahoghil
Lamh Dhearg
St Endas

GROUP 3
Creggan
St Galls
Dunloy

GROUP 4
Aghagallon
St Brigids
Moneyglass

What way do the 1/4 finals go is it group 1 versus group 3 and 2 versus 4 or open draw

Qtrs
A .Winner gp 1 v Runner up gp4
B. W2 v R up 3
C. W3 v R up 2
D. W4 v R up 1

Still no word with championship draws very late this year

Was 5th April not mentioned on here recently

Would that happen with a full fixture list on the same night?

Just been updated , draws on 12th April , 7pm .

Again, when there is a full set of fixtures on

It'll make it more exciting 😉

Maybe co. dont want anyone to be there !

Still no word with championship draws very late this year

Was 5th April not mentioned on here recently

Would that happen with a full fixture list on the same night?

Just been updated , draws on 12th April , 7pm .

What was the nature of the draw? What was the price of a ticket? What was the prize?

I'm intrigued by this one.

A mobile home worth £50k in a holiday park. £25  a ticket

St brigids are 2nd favourites for the championship behind Cargin.

Has the draw been made? It's been february the last few years but havnt heard of portglenone got their usual easy route to the final 

Wed  5th April

Covid has had a sizeable impact on 4th(yr11) & 5th (12) year pupils. These years had just moved schools and the whole transition proceess was upended. They were isolated to  using online learning and making friends on whats app. My youngest has struggled to find her feet at secondary school. Ive asked the school what are they doing to integrate the children - they havent a clue. Its very tough for them. We as parents just have to be there for them, re assure them and take the knock backs.

There was an article in Irish News recently detailing the difference between university places in North and the 26. There's a university for every 400,000 citizens in the South, in North it is 1 per million. While the "South" in the 60s - led by Patrick Hillary - were building regional technical colleges (which have now merged to become 5 technological universities), Unionists were blocking education investment East of the Bann. Too bad young Unionist supporters don't see what a terrible legacy they left when running the place.

But if Protestant students from those schools I mentioned had to go to college at home they would, they probably choose to go away as the places is a shambles, and they can afford it too possibly

Alot of students who live in Greater Belfast / North Down/South Antrim Area are not keen on going to Uni in Belfast. Part of Student Life is getting away from your locality and spreading your wings.

Was it clubs with county players that asked for this format?

The two down/one up is for one year to rectify the odd no. of teams in div1. League structures will be reviewed / revamped in Sept 23.  Probably revert to one up/ down for 2024.

Two down / one up in 23 was proposed by a Div 2 team , with aspirations of promotion!

does anyone know if you win the intermediate championship this year do you go straight up to Division 1?

Straight up to Senior championship normally, have they changed that this year

Nothing new.
You need to win Div 2 League to gain promotion. Winning IFC gains inclusion in SFC in the next season.

The GAA transfer system was designed to allow lads move to clubs where they now live and work.
For 5 Lavey men who live in Lavey to use a Belfast address to transfer to a Belfast club so they can give 2 fingers up to their own club is just wrong in my book.
St.Brigids should not be facilitating the move but of course they'll struggle to see past filling their senior team with 5 county Derry players, and alienating 5+ of their own young players in the process.

It's wrong, it shouldnt be allowed and is bending the rules IMO. Many will disagree I'm sure.

As for those saying 'would you rather see them not play'?
Firstly they'll play with Derry regardless and secondly should this exit route not be available then the rift may have been easier to resolve and clear up.

Btw I'm not in agreement with what's going on, but none of us are in the real know of what's been going on in the background. The players were going to go to a club, not sure if the rules of not being affiliated to a club and playing for your county.

Peter Canavan was registered with Killyclogher Hurling Club at the start of his Tyrone career,due to similiar circumstances !

Antrim CCC would havd to sign off those inter county transfers.

Regardless of being successful at underage level. There will be boys that have been coached from young kids to adult level miss out because of a fall out from another club. Our games unfortunatly following the soccer route with growing transfer lists every year. Fall outs / lack of game time / smaller clubs losing better players to the bigger clubs. Sad to see

'Growing transfer lists every year'? Any evidence of this? Not trying to be an arse here by the way. I just think the handful of transfers in the public eye are being sensationalised into a growing issue

There was approximately 125 internal transfers in Antrim this year, as compared to 80 in 2022!

So Sunday was Liverpool's biggest ever win over Man Utd.  What was the biggest ever win in the other direction?  Google is too crowded out with today's result for me to find it.

6 -1 in 1928. 

10 am games are sh1te. End of discussion.

Games should be 2pm and 3.30pm.

10 am is good that it gets it out the way instead of waiting about to 3/4

The downside is if you are a team with some distance to travel to PG1 if you are aghagallon or even a Belfast club you need to be up and away early

Afaik...clubs can re arrange the throw in time  between them , rather than go for 10am