DUBLIN WILL FACE Mayo in Dr Hyde Park on Sunday 16 June in the last round of group action in the All-Ireland senior championship, while the Cork footballers and hurlers are both set for a double-header on the same weekend.
The GAA have this afternoon announced fixture details across football and hurling for the weekend of 15-16 June.
The Dublin and Mayo clash will take place on Sunday 16 June in the Roscommon venue, while the other standout game that day will see Galway face Armagh in Sligo.
The previous day will see the Cork footballers face Tyrone in Tullamore or Portlaoise, a game that will be a double-header with the Cork hurlers fixture in the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final against the Joe McDonagh Cup champions.
The venue will be confirmed after next Saturday’s game between Offaly and Laois in Croke Park with the winners playing at home to Cork. The losers of that game will host Wexford on Saturday 15 June.
The other venues for the football group games on the Saturday will see Castlebar host Donegal against Clare, Longford the setting for Roscommon against Cavan, while Derry will play Westmeath in Newry.
The remaining Sunday group matches will involve Kerry against Louth in Portlaoise, while Monaghan play Meath in Cavan.
Here’s the full set of fixtures, while live coverage details by RTÉ and GAAGO have also been announced.
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Saturday 15 June
All-Ireland senior football championship
- Donegal v Clare, Castlebar, 3pm.
- Tyrone v Cork, Tullamore/Portlaoise, 3pm - GAAGO.
- Roscommon v Cavan, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 5pm.
- Derry v Westmeath, Newry, 7pm - GAAGO.
All-Ireland senior hurling preliminary quarter-finals
- Offaly v Cork/Wexford, Tullamore
- Laois v Cork/Wexford, Portlaoise
(Joe McDonagh Cup winners play Cork, runners-up play Wexford)
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Sunday 16 June
All-Ireland senior football championship
- Galway v Armagh, Sligo, 1.45pm - RTÉ 2.
- Kerry v Louth, Portlaoise, 3pm
- Monaghan v Meath, Kingspan Breffni, 3pm - GAAGO
- Dublin v Mayo, Dr Hyde Park, 3.45pm - RTÉ 2
Dublin on TV again. Very biased coverage. Clare don’t seem to get any coverage and the game against Donegal would appear to be better option than Derry/Westmeath or Monaghan/ Meath
@conal keeney: Dubs 3 matches so far on Gaago. Leinster final on tv as provincial deciders all free to air. Dub v Mayo is one of the juicer ties of this yawn fest that is masquerading as championship.
@conal keeney: Not sure given those two games you mentioned are direct head-to-head battles for survival in the championship. Donegal vs Clare is too but let’s be honest there’s less likely a surprise in that. Probably is a better fixture than Monaghan vs Meath tho given how poor the latter is.
@MMD: That’s 2 Dublin games on RTÉ and three on GAAGO. Louth have had one match in total on RTÉ. There was more excitement in the last ten minutes of our game v Monaghan than there was in both of Dublin’s group games v Roscommon and Cavan combined. I have no problem with Dublin at all. It’s not their fault that this is happening. It’s the idiots who select the matches that I have a problem with.
@Richard Ford: but surely one of the most juicy matches this round..? I’d say a lot of neutrals will want to see it too.. 99.9% which will be shouting against Dubs.. Me.. I’m heading for the road trip..
@MMD: I’ll be on the road that day too.
Hope the Dubs have to play outside of Croker. Personally I don’t think it’ll bother the lads where they play, but I do think it’s a lot more fair on Mayo and their supporters. It would make for a fantastic spectacle if it’s held on sunny Saturday afternoon somewhere neutrall. Can’t help but feel like Breffni Park is the fairest geographical location, but there’d be no complaints if its in the Hyde… probably one of the best looking pitches this year.
@Ultán Corcoran: Dublin will still win by 10
@Alan Moloney: I hope so Alan! We’ll see what happens
Leinster team Playing a connaught team in connaught is neutral now apparently.
@paulie: In Connacht the Rossies wouldn’t be overly affectionate to Mayo.
Crazy holding that Dublin v mayo game in Hyde park
@Alan Moloney: ya should be in Croke Park for a change
@anthony davoren: maybe navan
@Alan Moloney: Roscommon is the perfect venue for it. Not that far for Mayo or Dublin fans. Good sized venue too so hopefully a full house.
@Joe O’Regan: dublin hope day go to town on mayo and finish them off
belmullet to roscommon 161 kms (2hours 14 mins) skerries to roscommon 187 kms (2hours 6 mins). hyde park is the perfect venue