DUBLIN WILL BEGIN the defence of their Leinster and All-Ireland senior football championship crowns with a quarter-final fixture against Laois or Wicklow next summer.
The draws for the 2016 provincial championships were made tonight on RTÉ, with this year’s beaten All-Ireland finalists Kerry set to start next season’s campaign against Clare or Limerick in a Munster semi-final.
It’s a quarter-final clash with London — which was pre-determined — first for Connacht champions Mayo, while Ulster champions Monaghan start with a provincial quarter-final against Down.
2016 Munster SFC draw
Quarter-finals: Tipperary vs. Waterford; Clare vs. Limerick
Semi-finals: Clare/Limerick vs. Kerry; Tipperary/Waterford vs. Cork
2016 Connacht SFC draw
Preliminary round: New York vs. Roscommon
Quarter-finals: Mayo vs. London; Roscommon/New York vs. Leitrim
Semi-finals: Roscommon/NewYork/Leitrim vs. Sligo; Mayo/London vs. Galway
2016 Ulster SFC draw
Preliminary round: Fermanagh vs. Antrim
Quarter-finals: Donegal vs. Fermanagh/Antrim; Derry vs. Tyrone; Cavan vs. Armagh; Monaghan vs. Down
Semi-finals: Derry/Tyrone vs. Cavan/Armagh; Monaghan/Down vs. Donegal/Fermanagh/Antrim
2016 Leinster SFC draw
First round: Laois vs. Wicklow; Louth vs. Carlow; Longford vs. Offaly
Quarter-finals: Laois/Wicklow vs. Dublin; Louth/Carlow vs. Meath; Longford/Offaly vs. Westmeath; Wexford vs. Kildare
Semi-finals: Laois/Wicklow/Dublin vs. Louth/Carlow/Meath; Longford/Offaly/Westmeath vs. Wexford/Kildare
