Tailteann Cup 2025

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Published teams for the Quarter finals.

https://www.gaa.ie/article/preview-weekend-s-tailteann-cup-action-and-all-ireland-jfc-quarter-final

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Result   Wicklow 2-18 Westmeath 2-17. Wicklow win it after the hooter going and were four point behind.

 Later Limerick v Wexford. (result in that one Wexford 2-19 Limerick 4-21


Yesterday results Fermanagh 0-21 Sligo 1-16.  Kildare 1-17 Offaly 0-19


@fogarty out of interest did you have any money on Wicklow at those odds?

[Fogarty]

Quarter Finals odds

Fermanagh 5/4 Sligo 5/6
Kildare 8/15 Offaly 15/8
Limerick 4/6 Wexford 6/4
Wicklow 5/1 Westmeath 1/6

No way should Westmeath be 1/6. They'll come to Aughrim with their trademark arrogance and get a big surprise.

Yes indeed!
A fully deserved Wicklow win. Especially sweet when it's against the Westmeath shower.
We fell well behind at stages but just kept going and fought back well.

What a brilliant talent Dean Healy is. Like so may Wicklow greats he gets no credit from the media who only care about a handful of counties.

There was a big crowd in Aughrim who left happy.

[Captain Scarlet]

What a weekend of games.
Fair play to Wicklow as I think Westmeath at most venues would beat the rest.

Kildare wobbled a bit, but got the better of Offaly in the end.
We do have some walking wounded, so our options up top are a bit limited.

On to next weekend and a day in the sun.

[Cunny Funt]

Final four Wicklow,Kldare,Fermanagh,Limerick was the four group winners and who got a week rest.

League position this spring of the final four.  1st in Div 3,  4th in Div 3,  2nd in Div 4,  3rd in Div 4

[imtommygunn]

The Wicklow result the big shock. I thought Westmeath would win the whole thing.

Fermanagh starting to go well. I wouldn't mind seeing them win it though Kildare would be the favourites I expect.

[Stickittotheman]

Delighted to see Fermanagh in the semi-finals. With so many Ulster teams competing for the Sam Maguire I always keep my eye on them for the Talteann and next weekend will be a great day out.

Brilliant for the Limerick footballers as well. They have been overshadowed by the hurlers for so long, it must be disheartening but semi-final of an all island competition is just reward for a good season.

You could see what the win meant to Wicklow today at the end. That is what the Talteann should be about. And to be fair not too many would begrudge them that win. Great crowd in Aughrim as well.

Kildare if they go about their business as they should are probably heavy favourites to win the whole thing. A place in the Sam Maguire next year up for grabs and they will be desperate to ensure it is they who take it.

All in all it's been great viewing this year for the neutral.

[Captain Scarlet]

Fermanagh have really come on. They were very poor in the league in Newbridge.
Wicklow have blown it open as Westmeath would have beaten the rest.
They lost Connellan for the last 20 minutes in the Leinster match and it helped swing the game for Kildare.

Kildare NEED a few bodies back eg Callum Bolton with legs as we are slow in the middle at times.

[Fogarty]

Fermanagh vs Kildare
Wicklow vs Limerick

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fermanagh with match under there belts in croker will beat kildare. Limerick to pip wicklow

[Captain Scarlet]

Was hoping to avoid Fermanagh. We were a bit out on our feet up front v Offaly near the end.

A lot will depend on Darragh Kirwan being sharper and Callum Bolton's fitness.
Ben McCormack is another one in and out with injuries.

Is it as listed in terms of fixtures? Is it Kildare v Fermanagh first?

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GAA.ie preview and teams.

Sunday, June 22    Tailteann Cup, semi-finals

Wicklow v Limerick, Croke Park, 2pm, RTE

The fact that these two teams are clashing means that we will definitely have a Division 4 team in this season's final.

Limerick gained promotion from the Allianz League's bottom tier earlier in the year though, significantly, didn't beat Wicklow when they met, drawing 3-15 to 1-21 in Aughrim.

Wicklow got the three goals on that occasion and may need as many again as Limerick put four on the board against Wexford in an impressive quarter-final win.

Kevin Quinn has been brought back into the Wicklow full-forward line, the team's only alteration.

Limerick, along with Kildare, are the only unbeaten teams left in the competition and have in-form attackers in Danny Neville, who netted twice against Wexford last weekend, and the prolific James Naughton.

The latter scored 0-9 against Wexford and went one better with 0-10 against Wicklow in that league meeting. Don't forget Naughton's staggering 4-12 against Waterford in the league either.

Iain Corbett continues to provide vital experience for Jimmy Lee's side at the back and Emmett Rigter made the 2024 Tailteann Cup Team of the Year. All of them are retained in an unchanged team.

Limerick's threats are clear but so are Wicklow's. Goalkeeper Mark Jackson can slot two-pointers from anywhere within the 65m line almost and has 0-19 in the competition so far while veteran Dean Healy is having another fine season, lording it in the middle third.

Beating 2022 winners Westmeath last weekend proved not that just that Aughrim continues to be Wicklow's fortress but that Oisin McConville's crew are genuine title contenders.

WICKLOW: Mark Jackson; Tom Moran, Matt Nolan, Malachy Stone; Joe Prendergast, Patrick O'Keane, Darragh Fee; Dean Healy, Padraig O'Toole; Christopher O'Brien, Eoin Darcy, Cathal Baker; Oisin McGraynor, Kevin Quinn, Mark Kenny.

Subs: Cathal Fitzgerald, Jaques McCall, Jack Hardy, Liam O'Neill, Conor Fee, Paidi Kavanagh, Craig Maguire, Jack Kirwan, John Paul Nolan, Cian Deering, Gavin Fogarty.

LIMERICK: Josh Ryan; Jason Hassett, Darren O'Doherty, Mark McCarthy; Paul Maher, Iain Corbett, Tony McCarthy; Tommie Childs, Darragh O'Hagan; James Naughton, Emmett Rigter, Cillian Fahy; Peter Nash, Danny Neville, Killian Ryan.

Subs: Jeffrey Alfred, Ruadhan O'Connor, Tadgh O Siochru, Conall O Duinn, Barry Coleman, Sean Clancy, Diarmuid Buckley, Darragh Murray, Rory O'Brien, Andrew Meade, Rob Childs.



Kildare v Fermanagh, Croke Park, 4pm, RTE

This is new ground for both counties who are through to the last four of the Tailteann Cup for the first time.

Kildare entered the competition for the first time last year and lost to Laois at the quarter-final stage while Fermanagh previously lost a preliminary quarter-final (2023) and two quarter-finals (2022 and 2024).

Kildare were installed as tournament favourites when they beat Offaly last weekend, gaining revenge for two previous losses to Offaly this season, including the Division 3 league final.

Alex Beirne struck seven points against the Faithful, adding to his previous 0-12, 1-5 and 1-6 tallies. Daniel Flynn, with 2-4 and 2-3 against Tipperary and Sligo, could potentially cut loose again too. As could the fit again Darragh Kirwan or the increasingly influential Ryan Sinkey, one of a number of Kildare's 2023 All-Ireland U-20 winners.

It's an unchanged Kildare starting team meaning that Jimmy Hyland misses out again through injury, as do Ben McCormack and Ryan Houlihan, though Callum Bolton is an option again on the bench.

Fermanagh, who are also unchanged, topped Group 4 and had an impressive 0-21 to 1-16 win over 2024 semi-finalists Sligo last weekend.

Their physicality, strength throughout the middle third where Joe McDade and Darragh McGurn have excelled, and their sheer scoring power in the shape of Conor Love and Garvan Jones have stood out.

Fermanagh, crucially, gave a brilliant display at Croke Park earlier this month when seeing off Wexford so should be comfortable on that stage while Kildare have lost their last five league and Championship games at GAA HQ.

KILDARE: Cian Burke; Harry O'Neill, Mark Dempsey, Ryan Burke; Brian Byrne, David Hyland, James McGrath; Kevin Feely, Brendan Gibbons; Tommy Gill, Alex Beirne, Colm Dalton; Ryan Sinkey, Darragh Kirwan, Daniel Flynn.

Subs: Didier Cordonnier, Jack McKevitt, Mick O'Grady, Kevin Flynn, Callum Bolton, Aaron Masterson, Paddy McDermott, Darragh Swords, Brian McLoughlin, Niall Kelly, Eoin Cully.

FERMANAGH: Sean McNally; Luke Flanagan, Lee Cullen, Oisin Smyth; Shane McGullion, Declan McCusker, Jonathan Cassidy; Joe McDade, Darragh McGurn; Fionan O'Brien, Ryan Lyons, Ronan McCaffrey; Josh Largo Ellis, Garvan Jones, Conor Love.

Subs: Ross Bogue, Che Cullen, Sean Cassidy, Diarmuid Owens, Glenn Treacy, Aogan Kelm, Jack Largo Ellis, Oisin Murphy, Conor McGee, Brandon Horan, Paul Breen.



Match odds

Limerick 8/13  Wicklow 9/5

Kildare 4/11 Fermanagh 13/5


To win the Tailteann Cup

Kildare 4/6
Limerick 7/2
Fermanagh 4/1
Wicklow 6/1

[FermGael]

Have to say , even though we are in the semi final , there is very little buzz about this at all.

This competition is a dead duck.

It's not been promoted.
Little to no media coverage.
It's up against knockout games in the big boys championship .

And you just have to look at the reward Down get for their good run in this year's main competition
An all expenses paid trip back to the Tailtean unless you win Sam this year or make an Ulster final next year

[The Boy Wonder]

Re. Down - you could look at it in another way.
There is obviously great potential there - Pat Havern is standout player.

Fermanagh left their Ulster SFC game against Down behind in April despite Conor Love's outstanding performance.

If Fermanagh bring their A-game on Sunday they could well upset the odds.

[SouthOfThe Bann]

Have to say , even though we are in the semi final , there is very little buzz about this at all.

This competition is a dead duck.

It's not been promoted.
Little to no media coverage.
It's up against knockout games in the big boys championship .

And you just have to look at the reward Down get for their good run in this year's main competition
An all expenses paid trip back to the Tailtean unless you win Sam this year or make an Ulster final next year

Not necessarily: if Down win division 3 next year they have a better chance of being in Sam than Division 3 winners of other years.

Especially if Kildare win Tailteann this year and stay up in division 2.

And secondly and more importantly if they start seeding Munster Championship next year.