FOOTBALL: 2021 All-Ireland Championship Fixtures announced
- Champions Dublin to face Tyrone in opening round
- Cork to open campaign against 2020 TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate winners
- 2020 Senior semi-finalists Armagh to begin against Ulster rivals Monaghan
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CHAMPIONS Dublin will open the defence of their TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Senior Championship crown with a clash against Tyrone.
The confirmed fixtures for the 2021 campaign have also pitted 2020 Senior runners-up Cork against last year’s All-Ireland Intermediate champions Meath in the opening round.
The 2021 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships get underway on July 10, with Dublin in Group C alongside Tyrone and Waterford.
Cork were drawn with Munster rivals Tipperary, and Meath, in Group B, while Group A, the only four-team group, contains Ulster teams Armagh, Cavan and Monaghan, along with Mayo.
The opening fixtures in this group will Armagh, the 2020 semi-finalists, take on Monaghan, with Cavan facing Mayo.
In Group D, the opening game of a group with a real Gaeltacht feel is the meeting of Galway and Kerry, with Donegal also in this pool.
Two teams will emerge from each group to contest the quarter-finals over the August Bank Holiday weekend; the semi-finals are pencilled in for August 14, and the Final will be played at Croke Park on Sunday, September 5.
The TG4 Intermediate Championship will follow a similar pattern, with two teams qualifying from each group to play in the quarter-finals.
Westmeath, the 2020 runners-up who will be aiming for promotion back to the Senior ranks, begin their campaign against fellow Leinster side Longford in Group 1, with Wexford facing Sligo in this four-team group.
Elsewhere, 2020 Junior Champions Fermanagh will take on Leitrim in their Group 2 opener, the opening Group 3 game is Roscommon against Kildare, with Offaly facing Down in Group 4.
In a five-team TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship group, four teams will qualify from the round-robin stage to contest the semi-finals.
Antrim meet Derry in an Ulster derby on the opening weekend, with Limerick facing 2020 runners-up Wicklow. Carlow have a bye in Round 1 before they commence their campaign with a fixture against Antrim in Round 2.
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2021 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship Fixtures
Group 1 – Armagh, Cavan, Monaghan, Mayo
Group B – Cork, Tipperary, Meath
Group C – Dublin, Tyrone, Waterford
Group D – Galway, Kerry, Donegal
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Round 1 – 10th July
Armagh, Monaghan, Cavan vs Mayo, Cork vs Meath, Dublin vs Tyrone, Galway vs Kerry
Round 2 – 17th July
Monaghan vs Mayo, Armagh vs Cavan, Cork vs Tipperary, Dublin vs Waterford, Donegal vs Galway
Round 3 – 24th July
Monaghan vs Cavan, Armagh vs Mayo, Tipperary vs Meath, Tyrone vs Waterford, Kerry vs Donegal
Quarter-finals – 31st July/ 1st August/2nd August
QF 1: 1st Group 1 v 2nd Group 2
QF 2: 1st Group 2 v 2nd Group 3
QF 3: 1st Group 3 v 2nd Group 4
QF 4: 1st Group 4 v 2nd Group 1
Semi-Finals – 14th August
SF 1: Winner Q/F 1 v Winner Q/F 2
SF 2: Winner Q/F 3 v Winner Q/F 4
Final – 5th September
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2021 TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship Fixtures
Group A – Westmeath, Longford, Wexford, Sligo
Group B – Clare, Fermanagh, Leitrim
Group C – Roscommon, Kildare, Laois
Group D – Offaly, Down, Louth
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Round 1 – 10th July
Fermanagh vs Leitrim
Round 1 – 11th July
Westmeath vs Longford, Wexford vs Sligo, Roscommon vs Kildare, Offaly vs Down
Round 2 – 18th July
Longford vs Wexford, Westmeath vs Sligo, Clare vs Leitrim, Kildare vs Laois, Down vs Louth
Round 3 – 25th July
Longford vs Sligo, Westmeath vs Wexford, Clare vs Fermanagh, Roscommon vs Laois, Louth vs Offaly
Quarter-finals – 7th/8th August
QF 1: 1st Group 1 v 2nd Group 2
QF 2: 1st Group 2 v 2nd Group 3
QF 3: 1st Group 3 v 2nd Group 4
QF 4: 1st Group 4 v 2nd Group 1
Semi-Finals – 14th/15th August
SF 1: Winner Q/F 1 v Winner Q/F 2
SF 2: Winner Q/F 3 v Winner Q/F 4
Final – 5th September
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2021 TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship Fixtures
Antrim, Carlow, Derry, Limerick, Wicklow
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Round 1 – 10th July 2021
Antrim vs Derry
Round 1 – 11th July 2021
Limerick vs Wicklow
Round 2 – 18th July 2021
Antrim v Carlow , Derry v Limerick
Round 3 – 24th July 2021
Antrim v Limerick , Carlow (H) v Wicklow
Round 4 – 8th August 2021
Antrim v Wicklow , Carlow v Derry
Round 5 – 15th August 2021
Carlow v Limerick , Derry v Wicklow
Semi-Finals – 21st/22nd August 2021
1 v 4
2 v 3
Final – 5th September 2021
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