Cleary's Cork footballers likely to face four Division 2 away trips 

Division 1 champions Kerry will be expected to enjoy four home fixtures in 2026.
Cleary's Cork footballers likely to face four Division 2 away trips 

Cork manager John Cleary. Pic: Bryan Keane/Inpho

Cork’s footballers will likely have to play four away games in Division 2 next year as they look to guarantee top-flight status for the first time since 2016.

Although it is the end of a two-year cycle and there usually would be a chance of having four home games in successive seasons, five of the other seven counties in the group next year played four away matches in 2025 – Derry and Tyrone who were relegated from Division 1, Division 3 finalists Kildare and Offaly and Cork’s fellow Division 2 team Meath.

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