DUBLIN WILL BEGIN the defence of their Leinster and All-Ireland senior football championship crowns with a quarter-final fixture against Laois or Wicklow next summer.

The draws for the 2016 provincial championships were made tonight on RTÉ, with this year’s beaten All-Ireland finalists Kerry set to start next season’s campaign against Clare or Limerick in a Munster semi-final.

It’s a quarter-final clash with London — which was pre-determined — first for Connacht champions Mayo, while Ulster champions Monaghan start with a provincial quarter-final against Down.

2016 Munster SFC draw

Quarter-finals: Tipperary vs. Waterford; Clare vs. Limerick

Semi-finals: Clare/Limerick vs. Kerry; Tipperary/Waterford vs. Cork

2016 Connacht SFC draw

Preliminary round: New York vs. Roscommon

Quarter-finals: Mayo vs. London; Roscommon/New York vs. Leitrim

Semi-finals: Roscommon/NewYork/Leitrim vs. Sligo; Mayo/London vs. Galway

2016 Ulster SFC draw

Preliminary round: Fermanagh vs. Antrim

Quarter-finals: Donegal vs. Fermanagh/Antrim; Derry vs. Tyrone; Cavan vs. Armagh; Monaghan vs. Down

Semi-finals: Derry/Tyrone vs. Cavan/Armagh; Monaghan/Down vs. Donegal/Fermanagh/Antrim

2016 Leinster SFC draw

First round: Laois vs. Wicklow; Louth vs. Carlow; Longford vs. Offaly

Quarter-finals: Laois/Wicklow vs. Dublin; Louth/Carlow vs. Meath; Longford/Offaly vs. Westmeath; Wexford vs. Kildare

Semi-finals: Laois/Wicklow/Dublin vs. Louth/Carlow/Meath; Longford/Offaly/Westmeath vs. Wexford/Kildare

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