Munster championship dates confirmed

NEXT YEAR’S Munster SHC final will be played on July 8, with the football decider down for decision the previous Sunday, July 1st.

The dates were announced by the Munster Council yesterday.

Meanwhile, the dates and venues for next year’s Ulster football and hurling championships have also been announced. However, a decision on whether the football final returns to Croke Park for a fourth year will not be made until early next summer.

Munster GAA championship fixtures 2007 (venues where confirmed):

Cadbury Munster U21FC quarter-finals: March 10: Limerick v Cork (Cork), Clare v Kerry (Ennis); semi-finals: Waterford v Limerick/Cork (Waterford), Tipperary v Clare/Kerry (TBC); final: April 18: (TBC).

ESB Munster MFC quarter-finals: April 25: Kerry v Tipperary (TBC), Clare v Limerick (Ennis), Cork v Waterford (Cork); losers group 1: April 25: losers Kerry v Tipperary v losers Clare v Limerick (TBC); losers group 2: May 2: winners losers group 1 v losers Cork v Waterford (TBC).

ESB Munster MHC quarter-finals: May 2: Clare v Tipperary (Limerick), Cork v Waterford (Cork); losers group: May 9: losers Clare/Tipperary v losers Cork/Waterford (replay 12 May).

ESB Munster MFC semi-finals: 9 May (or 21 June): winners Kerry/Tipperary v winners Clare/Limerick (TBC); winners Cork/Waterford v winners losers group 2 (TBC).

BOI Munster SFC quarter-finals: May 20: Clare v Waterford (Dungarvan), Cork v Limerick (Cork).

Guinness Munster SHC quarter-final: : May 27: Clare v Cork (TBC).

BOI Munster SFC semi-finals: June 3: Kerry v Clare/Waterford (Killarney/Dungarvan), Tipperary v Cork/Limerick.

Munster U21 HC quarter-finals: June 6: Cork v Tipperary (Cork), Waterford v Kerry (TBC).

Guinness Munster SHC semi-finals: June 10: Limerick v Tipperary (Limerick); June 17: Clare/Cork v Waterford (TBC).

ESB Munster MHC semi-finals: June 27: Clare/Tipperary v Limerick (Limerick), Cork/Waterford v winner losers group.

BOI Munster SFC final, ESB Munster MFC final: July 1: (TBC).

Guinness Munster SHC final, ESB Munster MHC final: July 8 (TBC).

Munster U21 HC semi-finals: August 1/6: Clare v Cork/Tipperary (TBC/Ennis), Limerick v Waterford/Kerry (Limerick/Tralee).

Munster U21 HC final: August 1/6: (TBC).

2007 Ulster SFC dates and venues

May 13: Cavan v Down, Kingspan Breffni Park;

May 20: Fermanagh v Tyrone, Enniskillen/Clones; May 27: Donegal v Armagh, Ballybofey/neutral; June 3: Antrim v Derry, Casement Park;

June 10: Monaghan v Down/Cavan (if Monaghan v Cavan, Clones; If Monaghan v Down, Newry/neutral)

July 17: Semi-final – Fermanagh/Tyrone v Donegal/Armagh, venue to be announced;

July 24: Semi-final – Antrim/Derry v Cavan/Down/Monaghan, venue to be announced;

July 15: Senior and minor finals, venue to be announced.

2007 Ulster SHC dates and venues

May 13: Antrim v London, Casement Park; May 13: Derry v Armagh, Casement Park;

May 20: Semi-finals – Antrim/London v Derry/Armagh, Casement Park; June 3: Final, Casement Park.