Fixtures, Results and Dates for the Tailteann Cup 2024
Group 1:
May 11/12: Kildare 3-25 Longford 1-11, Leitrim 0-17 Waterford 0-12
May 18/19: Waterford 0-6 Kildare 5-15, Longford 0-17 Leitrim 2-12
June 1/2 (neutral venues): Kildare v Leitrim, Longford v Waterford
After 2 rounds: Kildare 4 pts (+44), Leitrim 4 pts (+6), Longford 0 pts (-21), Waterford 0 points (-29)
Kildare and Leitrim will finish first and second in Group 2 – winner of game between the two will decide Group winner, Kildare will be top if a draw.
Third place will be winner of Longford v Waterford, with Longford finishing third if a draw.
Group 2:
May 11/12: Sligo 2-21 Wexford 2-15, Antrim 4-12 Tipperary 2-13
May 18/19: Tipperary 1-12 Sligo 3-22, Wexford 0-17 Antrim 1-15
June 1/2 (neutral venues): Sligo v Antrim, Wexford v Tipperary
After 2 rounds: Sligo 4 pts (+22), Antrim 4 pts (+6), Wexford 0 pts (-7), Tipperary 0 pts (-21)
Sligo and Antrim will finish first and second in Group 2 – winner of game between the two will decide Group winner, Sligo will be top if a draw.
Third place will be winner of Wexford v Tipperary, with Wexford finishing third if a draw.
Group 3:
May 11/12: Fermanagh 3-16 Wicklow 0-9, Laois 2-17 Carlow 2-17 Draw
May 18/19: Carlow 0-13 Fermanagh 1-13, Wicklow 0-10 Laois 0-11
June 1/2 (neutral venues): Fermanagh v Laois, Wicklow v Carlow
After 2 rounds: Fermanagh 4 pts (+19), Laois 3 pts (+1), Carlow 1 pt (-3), Wicklow 0 pts (-17)
Fermanagh will win the Group with a win or draw v Laois and will finish second with a loss.
Laois will win the Group with a win and will finish second with a draw. If Laois lose, they will finish second if Carlow lose or draw and will finish third if Carlow's winning margin plus Laois's losing margin exceed 4. If Carlow's winning margin plus Laois's losing margin equals 4, third place will be decided by total scored by each team and if still tied it will be total goals scored. Next tie-breaker is lowest number of goals conceded (Laois and Carlow have both conceded 2 so far), and final tie-breaker is a play-off. After 2 games Carlow have 2-30 scored and Laois have 2- 28.
Carlow will finish third with a win or draw over Wicklow and they fail to catch Laois on tie-breakers. Wicklow will finish third with a win over Carlow.
Group 4:
May 11/12: Down 1-20 Limerick 1-6, Offaly 0-12 London 2-20
May 18/19: London 0-10 Down 1-24, Limerick 2-10 Offaly 0-8
June 1/2 (neutral venues): Down v Offaly, Limerick v London
After 2 rounds: Down 4 pts (+31), London 2 pts (-3), Limerick 2 pts (-6), Offaly 0 pts (-22)
Down will top Group 4 irrespective of their Rd 3 result. Offaly will finish fourth in the Group, even if beating Down in Rd 3. The winner of the London v Limerick game will finish second, with London taking second if a draw.
The fourth-placed of the third-place finishers will be replaced by New York in the preliminary quarter-finals.
The three "best-placed" third-placed teams across the four groups shall be determined using the following criteria.
(i) Total Number of Points
(ii) Score difference – subtracting the total Scores against from the Scores for
(iii) Highest Total Score For
(iv) Highest Total Goals For
(v) Lowest Total Goals Against
(vi) A Play-Off
After 2 games the third-place teams are ranked as follows:
Limerick 2 pts (-6), Carlow 1 pt (-3), Wexford 0 pts (-7), Longford 0 pts (-21).
Edit to add more tie-breaker info on Group 3.
Group 1:
May 11/12: Kildare 3-25 Longford 1-11, Leitrim 0-17 Waterford 0-12
May 18/19: Waterford 0-6 Kildare 5-15, Longford 0-17 Leitrim 2-12
June 1/2 (neutral venues): Kildare v Leitrim, Longford v Waterford
After 2 rounds: Kildare 4 pts (+44), Leitrim 4 pts (+6), Longford 0 pts (-21), Waterford 0 points (-29)
Kildare and Leitrim will finish first and second in Group 2 – winner of game between the two will decide Group winner, Kildare will be top if a draw.
Third place will be winner of Longford v Waterford, with Longford finishing third if a draw.
Group 2:
May 11/12: Sligo 2-21 Wexford 2-15, Antrim 4-12 Tipperary 2-13
May 18/19: Tipperary 1-12 Sligo 3-22, Wexford 0-17 Antrim 1-15
June 1/2 (neutral venues): Sligo v Antrim, Wexford v Tipperary
After 2 rounds: Sligo 4 pts (+22), Antrim 4 pts (+6), Wexford 0 pts (-7), Tipperary 0 pts (-21)
Sligo and Antrim will finish first and second in Group 2 – winner of game between the two will decide Group winner, Sligo will be top if a draw.
Third place will be winner of Wexford v Tipperary, with Wexford finishing third if a draw.
Group 3:
May 11/12: Fermanagh 3-16 Wicklow 0-9, Laois 2-17 Carlow 2-17 Draw
May 18/19: Carlow 0-13 Fermanagh 1-13, Wicklow 0-10 Laois 0-11
June 1/2 (neutral venues): Fermanagh v Laois, Wicklow v Carlow
After 2 rounds: Fermanagh 4 pts (+19), Laois 3 pts (+1), Carlow 1 pt (-3), Wicklow 0 pts (-17)
Fermanagh will win the Group with a win or draw v Laois and will finish second with a loss.
Laois will win the Group with a win and will finish second with a draw. If Laois lose, they will finish second if Carlow lose or draw and will finish third if Carlow's winning margin plus Laois's losing margin exceed 4. If Carlow's winning margin plus Laois's losing margin equals 4, third place will be decided by total scored by each team and if still tied it will be total goals scored. Next tie-breaker is lowest number of goals conceded (Laois and Carlow have both conceded 2 so far), and final tie-breaker is a play-off. After 2 games Carlow have 2-30 scored and Laois have 2- 28.
Carlow will finish third with a win or draw over Wicklow and they fail to catch Laois on tie-breakers. Wicklow will finish third with a win over Carlow.
Group 4:
May 11/12: Down 1-20 Limerick 1-6, Offaly 0-12 London 2-20
May 18/19: London 0-10 Down 1-24, Limerick 2-10 Offaly 0-8
June 1/2 (neutral venues): Down v Offaly, Limerick v London
After 2 rounds: Down 4 pts (+31), London 2 pts (-3), Limerick 2 pts (-6), Offaly 0 pts (-22)
Down will top Group 4 irrespective of their Rd 3 result. Offaly will finish fourth in the Group, even if beating Down in Rd 3. The winner of the London v Limerick game will finish second, with London taking second if a draw.
The fourth-placed of the third-place finishers will be replaced by New York in the preliminary quarter-finals.
The three "best-placed" third-placed teams across the four groups shall be determined using the following criteria.
(i) Total Number of Points
(ii) Score difference – subtracting the total Scores against from the Scores for
(iii) Highest Total Score For
(iv) Highest Total Goals For
(v) Lowest Total Goals Against
(vi) A Play-Off
After 2 games the third-place teams are ranked as follows:
Limerick 2 pts (-6), Carlow 1 pt (-3), Wexford 0 pts (-7), Longford 0 pts (-21).
Edit to add more tie-breaker info on Group 3.