Longford U-20 footballer Paddy Clancy pictured in action for St Brigid's Killashee against Fighting Cocks (Carlow) in the recent Leinster Club Junior semi-final Photo: Syl Healy
The draws for the group stage of the 2026 Leinster U-20 and Minor (U-17) Football Championships have been made and the respective managers Donal Ledwith (Abbeylara) and Gary Toher (Clonguish) will be hoping to make further progress.
Leinster U-20 Football Championship 2026
Group 1 - Louth, Dublin, Westmeath, Wexford
Group 2 - Meath, Carlow, Longford, Laois
Group 3 - Kildare, Wicklow, Offaly
Round Robin Dates are:
Rd. 1 – Wednesday, 25.03.26
Rd. 2 – Wednesday, 01.04.26
Rd. 3 – Wednesday, 08.04.26
Full fixtures to be confirmed in the third week of January
Leinster Minor Football Championship 2026
Group 1 - Kildare, Louth, Laois, Meath
Group 2 - Offaly, Dublin, Westmeath, Longford
Group 3 - Carlow, Wexford, Wicklow, Kilkenny (Shield)
Round Robin Dates are:
Rd. 1 – Tuesday, 24.03.26
Rd. 2 – Tuesday, 07.04.26
Rd. 3 – Tuesday, 14.04.26
Full fixtures to be confirmed in the third week of January
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