Longford will know their opponents in the Tailteann Cup on Tuesday next
Draws for group stage live on GAA.ie (GAANOW) at 1pm
The Draws will be presented by Gráinne McElwaine and conducted by GAA President Larry McCarthy who will be joined by former Dublin footballer Paddy Andrews for the Sam Maguire Draw and former Laois footballer Ross Munnelly for the Tailteann Cup.
Tailteann Cup
In the Tailteann Cup, the 16 participating Counties will also be drawn to four separate groups. Teams will be seeded based on their finishing positions in the Allianz Leagues and each group will feature four teams (each group consisting of a 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th (seed).
New York will enter the Tailteann Cup at the Preliminary Quarter final stage. Teams who have already played each other earlier in this year’s championships can be drawn to the same groups.
The schedule of games for the group stages of the Tailteann Cup will be:
Round 1 (first named team at home)
13-14.05.2023 (Sat/Sun)
Seed 1 v Seed 3
Seed 2 v Seed 4
Round 2 (first named team at home)
20-21.06.2023 (Sat/Sun)
Seed 3 v Seed 2
Seed 4 v Seed1
Round 3 (Neutral venues)
03-04.06.06.2023 (Sat/Sun)
Seed 1 v Seed 2
Seed 3 v Seed 4.
A finalised list of seedings for the Tailteann Cup will be confirmed on Sunday evening once the Leinster and Ulster football semi-finals are complete.
1st seeds: Cavan, Meath.
2nd seeds: Antrim, Wicklow.
3rd seeds: Laois, Leitrim, Longford, Tipperary.
4th seeds: Carlow, London, Waterford, Wexford.
Preliminary quarter-finalists: New York
Other confirmed Tailteann participants: Fermanagh, Limerick.
To be confirmed: Cork, Down, Kildare, Offaly.
Sam Maguire Cup
In the Sam Maguire Cup Draw, the 16 participating Counties will be drawn to four separate groups. Teams will be seeded based on Championship and League performance and each group will feature four teams (each group consisting of a 1st 2nd, 3rd and 4th seed).
The Provincial Champions will each be a first seed, with the Provincial Runners-Up being second seeds. The 3rd seeds will be the four highest placed teams from the 2023 Allianz Leagues (who have not qualified for their Provincial finals). The fourth seeds will include Westmeath (as the 2022 Tailteann Cup Champions) and the next three highest placed teams from the conclusion of this year’s Allianz Leagues.
Teams who are due to meet in a Provincial Final (seeds 1 and 2) cannot be in the same group. However, teams who have already played each other earlier in this year’s championships can be drawn to the same groups. The schedule of games for the group stages of the Sam Maguire Cup will be:
20-21.05.2023 (Sat/Sun)
Seed 1 (Munster/Connacht Champions v Seed 3)
Seed 2 (Munster/Connacht Runners Up v Seed 4)
27-28.05.2023 (Sat/Sun)
Seed 1 (Leinster/Ulster Champions v Seed 3)
Seed 2 (Leinster/Ulster Runners Up v Seed 4)
03-04.06.2023 (Sat/Sun)
17-18.06.2023 (Sat/Sun)
Seed 3 v Seed 4
Full fixture details will be confirmed by the C.C.C.C on Friday, May 5.