THE DRAWS HAVE been made for the group stages of the 2025 All-Ireland senior football championship and Tailteann Cup.
Dublin have been pitted against the Connacht champions, Ulster runners-up, and Derry in Group 4 of the Sam Maguire competition, which was immediately labelled the Group of Death.
The full make-up of the All-Ireland SFC groups will be confirmed after the provincial senior football finals: Mayo and Galway face off in Connacht, and Kerry and Clare do battle in Munster this Sunday, 4 May.
Next weekend, 10-11 May, All-Ireland winners Armagh and Donegal go head-to-head in the Ulster decider, and new champions will be crowned in Leinster as Meath and Louth do battle.
The Sam Maguire group stage games get underway on the weekend of 17-18 May, while the Tailteann Cup starts a week earlier on 10-11 May.
Armagh are the defending All-Ireland senior football champions. Bryan Keane / INPHO
Bryan Keane / INPHO / INPHO
2025 Sam Maguire Cup draw
Group 1: Ulster winner (Armagh/Donegal), Connacht runner up (Mayo/Galway), Tyrone, Cavan.
Group 2: Munster winner (Kerry/Clare), Leinster runner up (Meath/Louth), Roscommon, Cork.
Group 3: Leinster winner (Meath/Louth), Munster runner up (Kerry/Clare), Monaghan, Down.
Group 4: Connacht winner (Mayo/Galway), Ulster runner up (Armagh/Donegal), Dublin, Derry.
2025 Tailteann Cup draw
Group 1: Kildare, Sligo, Leitrim, Tipperary.
Group 2: Offaly, Laois, Wicklow, Waterford.
Group 3: Westmeath, Limerick, Antrim, London.
Group 4: Fermanagh, Wexford, Carlow, Longford.
New York will enter the Tailteann Cup at the preliminary quarter-final stage.
A general view of the Tailteann Cup. Nick Elliott / INPHO
Nick Elliott / INPHO / INPHO
The full fixtures details will be confirmed soon by the GAA’s CCCC, but here are the weekends the games are scheduled for.
Sam Maguire Cup
Round 1 (first named team at home)
Weekend 17/18 May
Group 1: Connacht runner up (Mayo/Galway) v Cavan
Group 2: Munster winner (Kerry/Clare) v Roscommon
Group 3: Munster runner up (Kerry/Clare) v Down
Group 4: Connacht winner (Mayo/Galway) v Dublin
Weekend 24/25 May
Group 1: Ulster winner (Armagh/Donegal) v Tyrone
Group 2: Leinster runner up (Meath/Louth) v Cork
Group 3: Leinster winner (Meath/Louth) v Monaghan
Group 4: Ulster runner up (Armagh/Donegal) v Derry
Dublin are a third seed after their Leinster final defeat to Meath. Ryan Byrne / INPHO
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Dublin pitted against Connacht champions, Ulster runners-up, and Derry in All-Ireland SFC draw
THE DRAWS HAVE been made for the group stages of the 2025 All-Ireland senior football championship and Tailteann Cup.
Dublin have been pitted against the Connacht champions, Ulster runners-up, and Derry in Group 4 of the Sam Maguire competition, which was immediately labelled the Group of Death.
The full make-up of the All-Ireland SFC groups will be confirmed after the provincial senior football finals: Mayo and Galway face off in Connacht, and Kerry and Clare do battle in Munster this Sunday, 4 May.
Next weekend, 10-11 May, All-Ireland winners Armagh and Donegal go head-to-head in the Ulster decider, and new champions will be crowned in Leinster as Meath and Louth do battle.
The Sam Maguire group stage games get underway on the weekend of 17-18 May, while the Tailteann Cup starts a week earlier on 10-11 May.
2025 Sam Maguire Cup draw
Group 1: Ulster winner (Armagh/Donegal), Connacht runner up (Mayo/Galway), Tyrone, Cavan.
Group 2: Munster winner (Kerry/Clare), Leinster runner up (Meath/Louth), Roscommon, Cork.
Group 3: Leinster winner (Meath/Louth), Munster runner up (Kerry/Clare), Monaghan, Down.
Group 4: Connacht winner (Mayo/Galway), Ulster runner up (Armagh/Donegal), Dublin, Derry.
2025 Tailteann Cup draw
Group 1: Kildare, Sligo, Leitrim, Tipperary.
Group 2: Offaly, Laois, Wicklow, Waterford.
Group 3: Westmeath, Limerick, Antrim, London.
Group 4: Fermanagh, Wexford, Carlow, Longford.
New York will enter the Tailteann Cup at the preliminary quarter-final stage.
The full fixtures details will be confirmed soon by the GAA’s CCCC, but here are the weekends the games are scheduled for.
Sam Maguire Cup
Round 1 (first named team at home)
Weekend 17/18 May
Group 1: Connacht runner up (Mayo/Galway) v Cavan
Group 2: Munster winner (Kerry/Clare) v Roscommon
Group 3: Munster runner up (Kerry/Clare) v Down
Group 4: Connacht winner (Mayo/Galway) v Dublin
Weekend 24/25 May
Group 1: Ulster winner (Armagh/Donegal) v Tyrone
Group 2: Leinster runner up (Meath/Louth) v Cork
Group 3: Leinster winner (Meath/Louth) v Monaghan
Group 4: Ulster runner up (Armagh/Donegal) v Derry
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Round 2 (first named team at home)
Weekend 31 May/1 June
Group 1
Tyrone v Connacht runner up (Mayo/Galway)
Cavan v Ulster winner (Armagh/Donegal)
Group 2
Roscommon v Leinster runner up (Meath/Louth)
Cork v Munster winner (Kerry/Clare)
Group 3
Monaghan v Munster runner up (Kerry/Clare)
Down v Leinster winner (Meath/Louth)
Group 4
Dublin v Ulster runner up (Armagh/Donegal)
Derry v Connacht winner (Mayo/Galway)
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Round 3 (neutral venue)
Weekend of 14/15 June
Group 1
Ulster winner (Armagh/Donegal) v Connacht runner up (Mayo/Galway)
Tyrone v Cavan
Group 2
Munster winner (Kerry/Clare) v Leinster runner up (Meath/Louth)
Roscommon v Cork
Group 3
Leinster winner (Meath/Louth) v Munster runner up (Kerry/Clare)
Monaghan v Down
Group 4
Connacht winner (Mayo/Galway) v Ulster runner up (Armagh/Donegal)
Dublin v Derry
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2025 Tailteann Cup
Round 1 (first named team at home)
Weekend 10/11 May
Group 1
Kildare v Leitrim
Sligo v Tipperary
Group 2
Offaly v Wicklow
Laois v Waterford
Group 3
Westmeath v Antrim
Limerick v London
Group 4
Fermanagh v Carlow
Wexford v Longford
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Round 2 (first named team at home)
Weekend 17/18 May
Group 1
Leitrim v Sligo
Tipperary v Kildare
Group 2
Wicklow v Laois
Waterford v Offaly
Group 3
Antrim v Limerick
London v Westmeath
Group 4
Carlow v Wexford
Longford v Fermanagh
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Round 3 (neutral venue)
Weekend 31 May/1 June
Group 1
Kildare v Sligo
Leitrim v Tipperary
Group 2
Offaly v Laois
Wicklow v Waterford
Group 3
Westmeath v Limerick
Antrim v London
Group 4
Fermanagh v Wexford
Carlow v Longford
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