GAA master fixture list: No hurling league quarter-finals, May provincial football finals

No quarter-finals were played in 2020 because of the shutdown in GAA activity in March of last year, but they had been part of last season's initial fixture plan

There will be no Allianz Hurling League quarter-finals in 2022.

The GAA’s master fixture plan for next year, seen by the Irish Examiner, does not include hurling league quarter-finals, the first time since 2013 the GAA has opted against quarter-finals in the hurling league.

No quarter-finals were played in 2020 because of the shutdown in GAA activity in March of last year, but they had been part of last season's initial fixture plan before it was ripped to shreds by the onset of Covid.

The round-robin section of the hurling league concludes on the weekend of March 19/20, with the semi-finals and final taking place over the following two weekends, March 26/27 and April 2/3.

The Allianz Football League final is also pencilled in for April 2/3, one weekend after the conclusion of the round-robin phase.

The provincial championships throw-in on the weekend of April 16/17, with the four provincial football finals fixed for May 28/29. The two provincial hurling finals are down for the following weekend, June 4/5.

The All-Ireland hurling quarter and semi-finals are in the book for Saturday, June 18 and July 2/3. The All-Ireland football quarter and semi-finals, meanwhile, go ahead on June 25/26 and July 9/10.

As has already been documented, the All-Ireland hurling and football finals will be played on July 17 and July 24.

2022 GAA Master Fixtures Calendar

January 22/23: AIB All-Ireland Club hurling semi-finals.

January 29/30: Allianz Football League (AFL) Round 1, AIB All-Ireland Club football semi-finals.

February 5/6: AIB All-Ireland Junior and Intermediate Club finals, AFL Round 2, Allianz Hurling League (AHL) Round 1.

February 12/13: AIB All-Ireland Senior Club finals, AHL Round 2, Sigerson Cup semi-finals.

February 16 (Wed): Sigerson Cup final.

February 19/20: AFL Round 3, Fitzgibbon Cup Final.

February 26/27: AFL Round 4, AHL Round 3.

March 5/6: AHL Round 4.

March 12/13: AFL Round 5.

March 19/20: AFL Round 6, AHL Round 5.

March 26/27: AFL Round 7, AHL semi-finals/relegation.

April 2/3: AFL finals, AHL finals.

April 9/10: Christy Ring Cup, Nicky Rackard Cup, Lory Meagher Cup Round 1.

April 16/17: Provincial Championships commence, Joe McDonagh Cup Round 1, Christy Ring Cup, Nicky Rackard Cup, Lory Meagher Cup Round 2.

April 23/24: Joe McDonagh Cup Round 2, Christy Ring Cup, Nicky Rackard Cup, Lory Meagher Cup Round 3.

April 30/May 1: Joe McDonagh Cup Round 3.

May 7/8: All-Ireland U20 football semi-finals, Christy Ring Cup, Nicky Rackard Cup, Lory Meagher Cup Round 4.

May 14/15: All-Ireland U20 football final, Joe McDonagh Cup Round 4, Christy Ring Cup, Nicky Rackard Cup, Lory Meagher Cup Round 5.

May 21/22: All-Ireland SFC prelim round (if required), Tailteann Cup prelim round (if required), All-Ireland U20 hurling final, Joe McDonagh Cup Round 5, Christy Ring Cup, Nicky Rackard Cup, Lory Meagher Cup finals.

May 28 (Sat): Munster SFC and Leinster SFC finals.

May 29 (Sun): Connacht SFC and Ulster SFC finals.

May 28/29: Tailteann Cup Round 1.

June 4 (Sat): Leinster SHC final, Joe McDonagh Cup final.

June 5 (Sun): Munster SHC final June 4/5: All-Ireland SFC Round 1, Tailteann Cup quarter-finals.

June 11/12: All-Ireland SFC Round 2, All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-finals.

June 18 (Sat): All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals.

June 19 (Sun): Tailteann Cup semi-finals.

June 25/26: All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals, All-Ireland SHC relegation play-off (if required).

July 2/3: All-Ireland SHC semi-finals.

July 9/10: All-Ireland SFC semi-finals, Tailteann Cup Final (Sat), All-Ireland JFC semi-finals (Fri) & final (Sun).

July 17 (Sun): All-Ireland SHC final (Replay Sat, July 30).

July 23/24: All-Ireland Football Final (Replay Sat, August 6).