THE DRAWS HAVE taken place this afternoon for the group stages of the All-Ireland senior football championship and the Tailteann Cup.

The make-up of the Sam Maguire groups will be confirmed after the provincial senior football finals,  this Sunday 5 May sees Galway take on Mayo in Connacht, while Kerry and Clare meet in Munster.

The Ulster final between Donegal  and Armagh is on Sunday 12 May, while the Leinster decider pits Dublin against Louth on the same day.

The Sam Maguire group stage games begin on the weekend of 18-19 May with Round 1 fixtures also down for the weekend of 25-26 May, while the Tailteann Cup commences on 11-12 May.

New York will enter the Tailteann Cup at the preliminary quarter-final stage.

2024 Sam Maguire Cup draw

Group 1: Connacht winner (Galway/Mayo), Ulster runner up (Donegal/Armagh), Derry, Westmeath.

Group 2: Leinster winner (Dublin/Louth), Connacht runner up (Galway/Mayo), Roscommon, Cavan.

Group 3: Ulster winner (Donegal/Armagh), Munster runner up (Kerry/Clare), Tyrone, Cork.

Group 4: Munster winner (Kerry/Clare), Leinster runner up (Louth/Dublin), Monaghan, Meath.

2024 Tailteann Cup draw

Group 1: Kildare, Leitrim, Longford, Waterford.

Group 2: Sligo, Antrim, Wexford, Tipperary.

Group 3: Fermanagh, Laois, Wicklow, Carlow.

Group 4: Down, Offaly, Limerick, London.

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The full fixtures details will be confirmed soon by the GAA’s CCCC, but here are the weekends the games are scheduled for.

Sam Maguire Cup

Round 1 (first named team at home)

Weekend 18/19 May

Group 1: Connacht winner (Galway/Mayo) v Derry

Group 2: Connacht runner-up (Galway/Mayo) v Cavan

Group 3: Munster runner-up (Clare/Kerry) v Cork

Group 4: Munster winner (Kerry/Clare) v Monaghan

Timing their run: David Clifford and Kerry. Bryan Keane / INPHO Bryan Keane / INPHO / INPHO

Weekend 25/26 May

Group 1: Ulster runner-up (Armagh/Donegal) v Westmeath

Group 2: Leinster winner (Dublin/Louth) v Roscommon

Group 3: Ulster winner (Armagh/Donegal) v Tyrone

Group 4: Leinster runner-up (Dublin/Louth) v Meath

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Round 2 (first named team at home)

Weekend 1/2 June

Group 1

Derry v Ulster runner-up (Armagh/Donegal)

Westmeath v Connacht winner (Galway/Mayo)

Group 2

Roscommon v Connacht runner-up (Galway/Mayo)

Cavan v Leinster winner (Dublin/Louth)

Group 3

Tyrone v Munster runner-up (Clare/Kerry)

Cork v Ulster winner (Armagh/Donegal)

Group 4

Monaghan v Leinster runner-up (Dublin/Louth)

Meath v Munster winner (Clare/Kerry)

Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

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Round 3 (neutral venues)

Weekend 15/16 June

Group 1

Connacht winner (Galway/Mayo) v Ulster runner-up (Armagh/Donegal)

Derry v Westmeath

Group 2

Leinster winner (Dublin/Louth) v Connacht runner-up (Galway/Mayo)

Roscommon v Cavan

Group 3

Ulster winner (Armagh/Donegal) v Munster runner-up (Clare/Kerry)

Tyrone v Cork

Group 4

Munster winner (Clare/Kerry) v Leinster runner-up (Dublin/Louth)

Monaghan v Meath

Bryan Keane / INPHO Bryan Keane / INPHO / INPHO

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Tailteann Cup

Round 1 (first named team at home)

Weekend 11-12 May

Group 1: Kildare v Longford; Leitrim v  Waterford.

Group 2: Sligo v Wexford; Antrim v Tipperary.

Group 3: Fermanagh v Wicklow; Laois v Carlow.

Group 4: Down v Limerick; Offaly v London.

Round 2 (first named team at home)

Weekend 18-19 May

Group 1: Longford v Leitrim; Waterford v Kildare.

Group 2: Wexford v Antrim; Tipperary v Sligo.

Group 3: Wicklow v Laois; Carlow v Fermanagh.

Group 4: Limerick v Offaly; London v Down.

Round 3 (neutral venues)

Weekend 1-2 June

Group 1: Kildare v Leitrim; Longford v Waterford.

Group 2: Sligo v Antrim; Wexford v Tipperary. 

Group 3: Fermanagh v Laois; Wicklow v Carlow.

Group 4: Down v Offaly; Limerick v London.