Killoe and Colmcille clash in Round 1 of the 2024 Longford Senior Football Championship

The draws for the 2024 Longford GAA Championships were made in Aras Ui Bhriain, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park on Monday night with the Connolly Cup holders Killoe Emmet Og meeting Colmcille in the first round of the SFC for the second year in succession. 

Killoe and the 2022 county champions Colmcille are joined in Group 1 by Rathcline, Kenagh, St Mary’s Granard and Mostrim while pitted in the extremely tough Group 2 are last year’s beaten finalists Clonguish along with Dromard, Longford Slashers, Carrickedmond, Abbeylara and Mullinalaghta St Columba’s. 

12 clubs will compete for the Peter Hanley Senior Football Championship title, including last year’s Intermediate winners Kenagh, with the top four teams in each group qualifying for the quarter-finals: 1 v 4 & 2 v 3. 

 The bottom two teams in the groups will battle it out in the relegation play-offs with TWO clubs demoted to the 2025 Intermediate Championship. 

Peter Hanley Motors 2024 Senior Football Championship

Group 1: Killoe Emmet Og, Colmcille, Rathcline, Kenagh, St Mary’s Granard and Mostrim 

Group 2: Clonguish, Dromard, Longford Slashers, Carrickedmond, Abbeylara and Mullinalaghta St Columba’s 

Round 1 Fixtures - Group 1

Kenagh v Mostrim

Rathcline v Granard

Killoe v Colmcille 

Round 1 Fixtures - Group 2 

Abbeylara v Mullinalaghta

Clonguish v Slashers

Dromard v Carrickedmond 

Connolly Cup to commence on the week ending July 21  

2024 County SFC Final on Sunday October 13 

 2024 Senior Hurling Championship

Clonguish Gaels, Longford Slashers and Wolfe Tones Mostrim will compete as usual in the group stage (round-robin) for the Duignan Cup with the top two teams qualifying for the 2024 Senior Hurling Championship Final. 

Round 1: Clonguish Gaels v Wolfe Tones Mostrim

Longford Slashers a bye 

Round 1 on Saturday July 27 

 2024 Mulleady Group Intermediate Football Championship

Ardagh Moydow, Ballymahon, Ballymore, Cashel, Fr Manning Gaels, Sean Connolly’s and St Brigid’s Killashee will play each other in the group stage (round-robin) with the top four teams making it through to the semi-finals in the quest for Hennessy Cup glory.  . 

The bottom TWO teams in the group stage will be relegated to the 2025 Junior Championship.  

Round 1 Fixtures

Ballymahon v Ballymore

Cashel v Ardagh Moydow

Fr Manning Gaels v St Brigid’s Killashee

Sean Connolly’s a bye 

Hennessy Cup to commence on the week ending July 21  

2024 Junior ‘A’ Championship 

The two solely Junior clubs in the 2024 Junior ‘A’ Football Championship are Grattan Og and Legan Sarsfields and they will be joined by the second strings from Clonguish, Colmcille, Killoe Emmet Og and Longford Slashers. 

The top four teams in the group stage (round-robin) qualify for the semi-finals.

Round 1 Fixtures

Longford Slashers (second string) v Young Grattans

Clonguish (second string) v Legan Sarsfields

Colmcille (second string) v Killoe Emmet Og (second string)  

There are separate Junior ‘B’ and ‘C’ Football Championships this year.