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Friday 18th Oct: Connacht v Leinster 6pm and Munster v Ulster 8pm live on TG4

Saturday 19th Oct Shield & Series Final  5:30pm and 7:30pm live on RTE.


The panels.



Leinster

1 Stephen Cluxton, Dublin
2 Michael Bambrick, Carlow
3 Mark Barry, Laois
4 Sean Bugler, Dublin
5 Ciaran Byrne, Louth
6 Ray Connellan, Westmeath
7 Peter Cunningham, Offaly
8 Ciaran Downey, Louth
9 Ross Dunphy, Carlow
10 Kevin Feely, Kildare
11 Daniel Flynn, Kildare
12 Darren Gallagher, Longford
13 Dean Healy, Wicklow
14 Ryan Houlihan, Kildare
15 Brian Howard, Dublin
16 Killian Roche, Laois
17 Ronan Jones, Meath
18 Donal Keoghan, Meath
19 Ciaran Kilkenny, Dublin
20 Paul Kingston, Laois
21 Craig Lennon, Louth
22 James McCarthy, Dublin
23 Eoin Murchan, Dublin
24 Evan O'Carroll, Laois
25 Lee Pearson, Offaly
26 Eoin Porter, Wexford
27 Kevin Quinn, Wicklow
28 John Small, Dublin
29 Paddy Small, Dublin
30 Ronan Wallace, Westmeath

Connacht

1 Connor Gleeson, Galway
2 Johnny McGrath, Galway
3 Brian Stack, Roscommon
4 Sean Mulkerrin, Galway
5 Cillian McDaid, Galway
6 John Daly, Galway
7 Eoghan McLoughlin, Mayo
8 Jack Carney, Mayo
9 John Maher, Galway
10 Matthew Tierney, Galway
11 Bob Touhy, Mayo
12 Enda Smith, Roscommon
13 Diarmuid Murtagh, Roscommon
14 Aidan O'Shea, Mayo
15 Daire Cregg, Roscommon
16 Conor Carroll, Roscommon
17 Ruaidhrí Fallon, Roscommon
18 Mark Diffley, Leitrim
19 Johnny Heaney, Galway
20 Shane Brosnan, New York
21 Ultan Harney, Roscommon
22 Barry McNulty, Leitrim
23 Conor Cox, Roscommon
24 Donie Smith, Roscommon
25 Ciaran Murtagh, Roscommon
26 Diarmuid Duffy, Mayo
27 Fergal Boland, Mayo
28 Pat Spillane, Sligo
29 Aidan McLoughlin, London
30 Liam Gallagher, London
31 Paul Towey, Mayo
32 Keith Byrne, Leitrim
33 Shay Rafter, London
34 Eddie McGinness, Sligo
35 Cian Lally, Sligo
36 Joey Grace, New York
37 Daire Rooney, London

Ulster

1 Niall Morgan, Tyrone
2 Diarmuid Baker, Derry
3 Mark Bradley, Tyrone
4 Paddy Burns, Armagh
5 Aidan Clarke, Tyrone
6 Oisin Conaty, Armagh
7 Padraig Faulkner, Cavan
8 Aidan Forker, Armagh
9 Niall Grimley, Armagh
10 Daniel Guiness, Down
11 Pat Havern, Down
12 Marc Jordan, Antrim
13 Conn Kilpatrick, Tyrone
14 Barry McBennett, Monaghan
15 Ronan McCaffrey, Fermanagh
16 Sean McNally, Fermanagh
17 Darren McCurry, Tyrone
18 Eoin McElholm, Tyrone
19 Joe McElroy, Armagh
20 Eoin McEvoy, Derry
21 Kieran McGeary, Tyrone
22 Peter McGrane, Armagh
23 Ross McQuillan, Armagh
24 Odhran Murdock, Down
25 Daire O Baoill, Donegal
26 Rian O Neill, Armagh
27 Oisin O Neill, Armagh
28 Gerry Smith, Cavan
29 Ciaran Thompson, Donegal
30 Niall Toner, Derry
31 Frank Burns, Tyrone
32 Mick Byrne, Antrim
33 Joe Finnegan, Antrim
34 Jason Irwin, Monaghan
35 Jason McLoughlin, Cavan
36 Fionan O'Brien, Fermanagh

Munster

1 Josh Ryan, Limerick
2 Darragh Brennan, Tipperary
3 Damien Bourke, Kerry
4 Darragh Cashman, Cork
5 Eoin Cleary, Clare
6 Jimmy Feehan, Tipperary
7 Aran Griffin, Clare
8 Emmet McMahon, Clare
9 Brian McNamara, Clare
10 Sean Meehan, Cork
11 Tadhg Morley, Kerry
12 James Naughton, Limerick
13 Danny Neville, Limerick
14 Colm O Callaghan, Cork
15 Diarmuid O Connor, Kerry
16 Chris Kelly, Cork
17 Conor O Currin, Waterford
18 Sean O Dea, Limerick
19 Donal O Sullivan, Kerry
20 Chris Og Jones, Cork
21 Dermot Ryan, Waterford
22 Maurice Shanley, Cork
23 Killian Spillane, Kerry
24 Mark Stokes, Tipperary
25 Alan Sweeney, Clare
26 Matty Taylor, Cork
27 Caomhin Walsh, Waterford
28 Tommy Walsh, Cork
29 Sean Walsh, Waterford
30 Paul Walsh, Cork

[Senior]

Senior

Quarter-Final 1   Sat/Sun 9/10 Nov   North London Shamrocks 0-9   Ballina (Mayo) 0-15
Quarter-Final 2   Sun  10 Nov Corofin (Galway) 0-10  Padraig Pearses (Roscommon) 2-10   
Semi-Final 1   Sat/Sun 16/17 Nov   Coolera-Strandhill (Sligo)  0-9  Ballina (Mayo) 0-9   (Coolera-Strandhill won on penalties)
Semi-Final 2   Sat/Sun 16/17 Nov   Mohill (Leitrim) 0-3  Padraig Pearses (Roscommon) 0-13    
Final    1st Dec   Coolera-Strandhill (Sligo) v Padraig Pearses (Roscommon)

Intermediate

Quarter-Final   Sat/Sun 9/10 Nov   Eastern Harps (Sligo) 1-12  Melvin Gaels (Leitrim) 1-3
Semi-Final 1   Sat/Sun 16/17 Nov   St  Michaels (Galway) 1-7  Crossmolina  (Mayo) 2-13   
Semi-Final 2   Sat/Sun 16/17 Nov   Elphin (Roscommon) 0-9 Eastern Harps (Sligo) 0-7   
Final    24 Nov  Elphin (Roscommon)  v Crossmolina (Mayo)

Junior

Quarter-Final   Sat/Sun 9/10 Nov   Ballymote (Sligo) 3-11  Bornacoola (Leitrim)  1-10
Semi-Final 1   Sat/Sun 16/17 Nov    St Barry's (Roscommon)   0-9 Ballymote (Sligo) 2-16
Semi-Final 2   Sat/Sun 16/17 Nov   Cill Chomáin (Mayo) 0-7 An Cheathru Rua (Galway) 1-11
Final   Sat 30th Nov  An Cheathru Rua (Galway) v Ballymote (Sligo)

[Connacht]

Will take place today live on RTE Radio One around 4pm on Saturday Sport.

Connacht

In 2025, Galway will travel to face New York at Gaelic Park in one quarter-final, while London host Roscommon at McGovern Park, Ruislip in another quarter-final.

There will be a draw for the other quarter-final fixture involving either Mayo, Sligo, or Leitrim.

The team that isn't drawn in the quarter-final will go straight into a semi-final, where there will be an open draw along with the three quarter-final winners.

Leinster

The four semi-finalists from the 2024 Leinster SFC - Dublin, Louth, Offaly, and Kildare are straight through to the quarter-final stage in 2025.

The remaining seven counties - Wicklow, Westmeath, Laois, Carlow, Longford, Wexford, and Meath will be placed in a bowl to get three first round pairings.

One of those seven teams won't be drawn and they will go into the quarter-final.

The three first round winners and the county that receives the bye will be drawn against the four teams, who reached last year's semi-finals in the last eight

Munster

The 2024 Munster finalists, Kerry and Clare, go straight through to the semi-final round in 2025.

Two quarter-final ties will be determined in a draw featuring Waterford, Cork, Limerick, and Tipperary, and there will be an open draw for the semi-finals between the Kerry, Clare and the two quarter-final winners.

Ulster

Armagh, Antrim, Monaghan, and Cavan have all played in preliminary round fixtures in 2023 and 2024 so they cannot be involved at that stage.

Two counties from Tyrone, Derry, Down, Donegal, and Fermanagh will feature in that game.

The winner of the preliminary round fixture will join the remaining seven counties in the quarter-final stage.

Meetings of An Coiste Bainistíochta and Ard Chomhairle took place last night and today respectively and the following decisions were taken:

• To bring a motion to Congress in Feb 2025 for Option 1 football championship (for implementation for 2026 championship)

• Not to bring a Motion on a 3rd Tier at this time

• That pre-season competitions be suspended for one year – return to training date to be decided at the next meeting

• That CCCC will decide which of the Tailteann Cup or Hurling Quarter finals should be on a Sunday and Hurling league final (Saturday or Sunday at CCCCs discretion)

• That a motion to introduce Replays after Extra Time in Provincial finals be brought by AC to Congress 2025 and implemented once/if the new football championship structure is adopted.

• That a motion to introduce a Replay in the All-Ireland Senior Finals if they finish level be brought forward at Congress 2025

• Master Fixture calendar for 2025 was approved

Saturday 13 July

All-Ireland SFC semi-final

Armagh v Kerry, Croke Park, 5.30pm - RTE/BBC


Sunday 14 July



All-Ireland SFC semi-final

Donegal v Galway, Croke Park, 4pm - RTE/BBC

Starts on Sunday. Monaghan v Cavan in Clones at 4pm and will be live on BBC and RTE.

Quarter finals

Down v Antrim
Fermanagh v Armagh
Derry v Donegal
Tyrone v Monaghan/Cavan

Semi finals

Down/Antrim v Fermanagh/Armagh
Derry/Donegal v Tyrone/Monaghan/Cavan

Three opening round matches this Sunday.

Westmeath V Wicklow O'Moore Park 3.30pm
Carlow v Wexford Wexford Park 2:30pm
Longford v Meath Pearse Park 3pm

Quarter finals on the 13th/14th of April

Kildare v Westmeath/Wicklow
Louth v Carlow/Wexford
Dublin v Longford/Meath
Offaly v Laois

Semi finals
Kildare/Westmeath/Wicklow v Louth/Carlow/Wexford
Dublin/Longford/Meath v Offaly/Laois

Three games this weekend.

On Saturday
London v Galway, McGovern Park, Ruislip, 3pm

On Sunday
New York v Mayo, Gaelic Park, 8pm Irish time
Leitrim v Sligo,Pairc Sean MacDiarmada, 3.30pm

The matches in London and New York will be live on GAAGO

Semi final line up on the weekend of April 20th/21st.

Galway/London v Sligo/Leitrim
Roscommon v Mayo/New York

[SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP]

SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday 12th November – 2 pm

Coolera Strandhill (Sligo) 1-3 St Brigids (Roscommon) 0-13 – Dr Hyde Park

Saturday 11th November – 6 pm

Ballina (Mayo) 3-11 Fulham Irish (London) 0-5 – MacHale Park

Semi-Finals

19th  November
St Brigids (Roscommon)  1-7 Mohill (Leitrim) 0-8  –  Dr Hyde Park

18th November
Corofin (Galway) 0-16 Ballina (Mayo) 0-12  Pearse Stadium

CONNACHT FINAL:  2nd/3rd December

St Brigids (Roscommon) 1-13 Corofin (Galway) 2-5

All Ireland Semi Final – 6th/7th January 2024. Connacht v Munster; Leinster v Ulster

All Ireland Final –  20th/21st January 2024

 

INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Quarter Finals 11th/ 12th  November

A: Kilmeena (Mayo) 4-18 Annaduff (Leitrim) 0-8 – MacHale Park

Semi-Finals         

18th November
Castlerea St Kevins (Roscommon) 2-6 Easkey (Sligo) 0-9 Markievicz Park

19th November
Kilmeena (Mayo) 0-10 Monivea Abbey (Galway) 1-8 Tuam Stadium

FINAL:  25th/26th  November
Monivea Abbey (Galway) 0-8 Castlerea (Roscommon) 2-4

AISF 7th /8th January 2024. C v M; L v U

AIF 13th/14th  January 2024

 

JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Quarter Finals 11th/12th November

A:  Menlough (Galway) 1-13 St Michaels (Roscommon) 0-10 – Tuam Stadium

Semi-Finals – 19th November

Menlough (Galway) 1-9 Lahardane McHales (Mayo) 0-12 MacHale Park  (Lahardane won on penalty shootout)
Owenmore Gaels (Sligo) 0-14 Glenfarne Kiltyclogher (Leitrim) 1-8 Páirc Seán MacDiarmada

CONNACHT FINAL:  2nd /3rd December
Lahardane McHales (Mayo) 3-10  Owenmore Gaels (Sligo) 1-12

AISF 7th /8th January 2024. C v M; L v U

AIF 13th/14th  January 2024

 

INTERMEDIATE HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Semi-Final: Saturday/Sunday 11th /12th November

Tooreen (Mayo)  v St Gabriels or Brothers Pearse (London) – London Venue (walk over given to Tooreen)

FINAL: Saturday 25th /Sunday 26th November             

Ballinderreen (Galway) 0-19 Tooreen (Mayo)  0-21– Athleague

 

JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Semi-Finals – Saturday 4th November

A: Carrick HC (Leitrim) 1-8 Easkey (Sligo) 2-20 – Páirc Seán MacDiarmada

FINAL:  18th /19th November

Ballinasloe (Galway) 2-12 Easkey (Sligo)  1-18 – Connacht GAA COE

AISF  16th/17th December:  AIF 13th /14th January 2024

The draws for the 2024 Provincial Football Championships will be made tomorrow afternoon.

Saturday Sport will commence at 2.45pm on RTE Radio 1 with the draws expected to take place at approximately 3.15pm according to Gaa.ie.

Just one game to play whereby normally up to 10 are won by the two finalists.


In the running for the two finalists and few more will be added if they perform well in the final.

Kerry -  Shane Ryan,Graham O'Sullivan,Jason Foley,Diarmuid O'Connor,Sean O'Shea,David Clifford,Gavin White

Dublin - Stephen Cluxton,James McCarthy,Con O'Callaghan,Michael Fitzsimons,Cormac Costello,Colm Basquel,Lee Gannon

The beaten semi finalist normal get 2 or 3.

Best placed for Derry Gareth Mckinless,Brendan Rogers,Shane McGuigan,Conor McCluskey and Monaghan Rory Beggan,Conor McCarthy,Karl O'Connell,Conor McManus

Maybe 1 or 2 of the beaten Quarter finalists will one those who will likely be nominated David McBrien (Mayo) Darragh Canavan (Tyrone) Rory Maguire (Cork) Andrew Murnin (Armagh) and his county didn't reach the last 8 but I can imagine Enda Smith will at least be nominated.

Sunday July 30th at 3:30pm

Current odds by Paddy Power Kerry 10/11 Dublin 6/5 (suggests a 1 point win for Kerry)

Past Senior All Ireland finals between the two.

1892 -  Dublin 1-4 Kerry 0-3
1923 - Dublin 1-5 Kerry 1-3
1924 - Kerry 0-4 Dublin 0-3
1955 - Kerry 0-12 Dublin 1-6
1975 - Kerry 2-12 Dublin 0-11
1976 - Dublin 3-8 Kerry 0-10
1978 - Kerry 5-11 Dublin 0-9
1979 - Kerry 3-13 Dublin 1-8
1984 - Kerry 0-14 Dublin 1-6
1985 - Kerry 2-12 Dublin 2-8
2011 - Dublin 1-12 Kerry 1-11
2015 - Dublin 0-15 Kerry 0-12
2019 - Dublin 1-16 Kerry 1-16
2019 - Dublin 1-18 Kerry 0-15

It's 2007 since Kerry retained the All Ireland title and 1994 since Dublin lost All Ireland final.

Connacht final on tonight

Galway v Mayo in Tuam Stadium at 7pm



Ulster final Sunday, May 28th

Derry v Monaghan in Athletic Grounds at 6pm



Leinster final Wednesday May 31st

Dublin v Kildare in O'Moore Park 7:30pm


Munster final Friday June 2nd

Kerry v Cork in Austin Stack Park



All Ireland Quarter finals June 10th

Connacht winner v Ulster runner up
Ulster winner v Connacht runner up
Munster winner v Leinster runner up
Leinster winner v Munster runner up


All Ireland Semi finals  June 24th


All Ireland final July 8/9th


All games will be live on TG4.

This will be the 5th championship meeting between the two

1956 All-Ireland semi final
Galway 0-8 Tyrone 0-6

1986 All-Ireland semi final
Tyrone 1-12 Galway 1-9

1995 All-Ireland semi final
Tyrone 1-13 Galway 0-14
 
2004 round 3 Qualifier
Tyrone 1-16 Galway 0-11

Odds for this game

Galway 8/15
Tyrone 9/4
Draw 9/1

All Ireland Semi finals.

Saturday, May 6th

Sligo v Kerry, Pearse Stadium, Salthill, 4.45pm.
Down v Kildare, Parnell Park, 7pm

All Ireland final May 13th.


Current odds to win the All-Ireland title.

Kerry 11/8
Kildare 3/1
Down 3/1
Sligo 4/1

Both on tomorrow and the match in London is the official start to the 2023 championship. One of these four teams will be into the Connacht final and be 2nd seeds in the All Ireland group stages. Three that don't go into the Tailteann cup (New York would join at the Quarter final stage)


London v Sligo - McGovern Park Ruislip 3pm
New York v Leitrim - Gaelic Park 11pm (Irish Time) live on GAAGO


Panels

https://connachtgaa.ie/news/london-and-sligo-name-their-panels-for-connacht-sfc-quarter-final/

https://connachtgaa.ie/news/new-york-and-leitrim-panels-named-for-connacht-sfc-qf/

[Leo Murphy Cup]

The U20 Football Development League gets underway this weekend.

The competition will help teams prepare for the All-Ireland U20 Football Championship which commences next month. Thirty-one counties (Kilkenny being the exception) are taking part in the League which is split into five sections. There are two groups of four in the Philly McGuinness and Leo Murphy Cups, with one group of four and one group of three in the John Kerins Cup.

Counties are allowed 26 players on match-day panels and unlimited substitutions.

Leo Murphy Cup

Group 1: Sligo, Mayo, Derry, Donegal

Group 2: Meath, Tyrone, Antrim, Down

John Kerins Cup

Group 1: Roscommon, Galway, Cork, Laois

Group 2: Dublin, Kerry, Kildare

Andrew Cordon Cup

Carlow, Wexford, Waterford, Wicklow

Liam O'Connor Cup

Offaly, Clare, Tipperary, Limerick

Philly McGuinness Cup

Group 1: Westmeath, Louth, Armagh, Monaghan

Group 2: Leitrim, Longford, Cavan, Fermanagh

To be Promoted

Laois 11/10
Sligo 6/5
Leitrim 13/8
Wicklow 15/8
Wexford  2/1
Carlow 7/1
Waterford 12/1
London 14/1


Round 1 fixtures

Saturday 28th

Wexford v London
Carlow v Wicklow

Sunday 29th

Leitrim v Waterford
Sligo v Laois

To be promoted

Cavan Evens
Down Evens
Westmeath 2/1
Offaly 5/2
Longford 9/2
Tipperary 9/2
Antrim 11/2
Fermanagh 7/1

First round of fixtures.

Saturday 28th

Tipperary v Down
Fermanagh v Longford

Sunday 29th

Antrim v Offaly
Westmeath v Cavan

Just 12 days away.

To win the Div 1 title

Kerry 10/11
Galway 5/1
Tyrone 13/2
Mayo 7/1
Armagh 15/2
Donegal 16/1
Monaghan 20/1
Roscommon 33/1


Round 1 Fixtures

Saturday 28th
Mayo v Galway - live on RTE
Monaghan v Armagh - on BBC???

Sunday 29th

Donegal v Kerry - Live on TG4
Roscommon v Tyrone - Deferred coverage on TG4 or  live on tg4.ie