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Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup group stage draws to be held next Tuesday afternoon

The draws will take place at 1pm, streamed live on the GAA’s website.

THE DRAWS FOR the group stages of the Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cups will take place next Tuesday 2 May.

The draws will be held at 1pm, broadcast live on the GAA website and also available on the GAA and GAAGO social media channels.

The draws will be presented by Gráinne McElwaine with GAA President Larry McCarthy joined by Dublin All-Ireland winner Paddy Andrews for the Sam Maguire draw, and Laois great Ross Munnelly for the Tailteann draw.

The team lists for the Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cups will be confirmed this Sunday evening after the Leinster and Ulster football semi-finals.

The teams that are still unsure of their summer destinations are Cork, Kildare, Down and Offaly with this weekend’s results to determine that.

Currently 14 of the 16 Sam Maguire participants are known and 15 of the 17 teams that will compete in the Tailteann Cup:

2023 All-Ireland SFC

  • 1st/2nd seeds: Galway, Sligo, Kerry, Clare.
  • 3rd seeds: Mayo, Roscommon, Tyrone.
  • 4th seeds: Donegal, Westmeath.
  • Other confirmed qualifiers: Armagh, Derry, Dublin, Louth, Monaghan.
  • Potential qualifiers: Cork, Kildare, Down, Offaly.

2023 Tailteann Cup

  • 1st seeds: Cavan, Meath.
  • 2nd seeds: Antrim, Wicklow.
  • 3rd seeds: Laois, Leitrim, Longford, Tipperary
  • 4th seeds: Carlow, London, Waterford, Wexford.
  • Preliminary quarter-finalist:  New York.
  • Other confirmed qualifiers: Fermanagh, Limerick.
  • Potential qualifiers: Cork, Kildare, Down, Offaly.

ray-connellan-and-ronan-wallace-celebrates Westmeath players celebrating last year's Tailteann Cup final win. James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

Full fixture details will be confirmed by the GAA’s CCCC on Friday 5 May. Teams who are due to meet in a provincial senior final cannot be paired in the same group but teams who previously met in this year’s championships can be drawn in the same group.

The schedule for the group games are:

Sam Maguire Cup

Round 1 (first named team at home)

Weekend 20/21 May

  • Seed 1 (Munster/Connacht champions) v Seed 3
  • Seed 2  (Munster/Connacht runners-up) v Seed 4

Weekend 27/28 May

  • Seed 1 (Leinster/Ulster champions) v Seed 3
  • Seed 2 (Leinster/Ulster runners-up) v Seed 4

Round 2 (first named team at home)

Weekend 3/4 June

  • Seed 3 v Seed 2
  • Seed 4 v Seed 1

Round 3 (neutral venues)

Weekend 17/18 June

  • Seed 1 v Seed 2
  • Seed 3 v Seed 4

the-kerry-team-lift-jack-oconnor-and-celebrate-with-the-sam-maguire The Kerry team lift Jack O'Connor and celebrate with the Sam Maguire. Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

Tailteann Cup

Round 1 (first named team at home)

Weekend 13-14 May

  • Seed 1 v Seed 3
  • Seed 2 v Seed 4

Round 2 (first named team at home)

Weekend 20-21 May

  • Seed 3 v Seed 2
  • Seed 4 v Seed 1

Round 3 (neutral venues)

Weekend 3-4 June

  • Seed 1 v Seed 2
  • Seed 3 v Seed 4
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