All-Ireland finals to take place in August as revised GAA calendar announced

As expected, the Sam Maguire Cup will be played on a knockout basis. London and New York will not be involved because of Covid-19 travel restrictions

The All-Ireland senior hurling and football finals have been rescheduled for August 22 and 29, while it is hoped counties will be able to stage club championships from August as the GAA’s revised 2021 master fixtures calendar released today.

As expected, the Sam Maguire Cup will be played on a knockout basis. London and New York will not be involved because of Covid-19 travel restrictions. The Liam MacCarthy Cup is to be staged on the same basis as 2020 with a qualifier system only that the losers of the preliminary qualifier round will be relegated to the Joe McDonagh Cup next season.