Cork and Kerry kept apart in Munster SFC draw

All-Ireland SFC provincial championships draw

There won’t be a fourth consecutive Clare-Kerry Munster SFC final in 2026 after the counties were paired to meet each other in Clare at the semi-final stage on Thursday evening.

Tailteann Cup runners-up Limerick and Cork face off in a quarter-final as was the case this past season. However, the game will be played in Cork and the victors will meet Waterford or Tipperary in the other semi-final.

Leinster winners Louth are on the same side of the draw as Dublin and they will meet in a semi-final should they come through their respective semi-finals against Wexford and Carlow/Wicklow.

On the other side, Kildare and Meath will be fancied to face off in a semi-final. Brian Flanagan’s side face Offaly or Laois in the last-eight game while All-Ireland semi-finalists and provincial runners-up Meath await the victors of Westmeath and Longford.

In Connacht, Roscommon and Mayo looked destined to meet in a semi-final in Castlebar providing they come through their trips to New York and London. Galway meet Sligo or Leitrim in the other last-four fixture.

In an appetising Ulster preliminary round, Armagh and Tyrone face off in Box-IT Athletic Grounds with the winners meeting Fermanagh in the quarter-finals.

Anglo-Celt Cup holders Donegal take on Down in their quarter-final while Derry entertain Antrim and Monaghan host Cavan in a derby.

Munster

Quarter-finals, April 11.

Waterford v Tipperary, Waterford venue 

Cork v Limerick, Cork venue 

Semi-finals, April 25.

Waterford/Tipperary v Cork/Limerick, TBC.

Clare v Kerry, Clare venue.

Final, May 9/10.

Connacht

Quarter-finals, April 10/11.

London v Mayo 

New York v Roscommon 

Sligo v Leitrim.

Semi-finals, April 25/26.

London/Mayo v New York/Roscommon.

Sligo/Leitrim v Galway.

Final, May 9/10.

Leinster

First round, April 10/11.

Carlow v Wicklow 

Westmeath v Longford 

Offaly v Laois.

Quarter-finals, April 18/19.

Kildare v Offaly/Laois 

Meath v Westmeath/Longford 

Louth v Wexford 

Dublin v Carlow/Wicklow.

Semi-finals, May 2/3.

Kildare/Offaly/Laois v Meath/Westmeath/Longford 

Louth/Wexford v Dublin/Carlow/Wicklow.

Final, May 16/17.

Ulster 

Preliminary Round, April 11/12.

Armagh v Tyrone, Box-It Athletic Grounds 

Quarter-finals, April 18/19, 25/26.

Derry v Antrim, Derry venue 

Monaghan v Cavan, Monaghan venue 

Donegal v Down, Donegal venue 

Fermanagh v Armagh/Tyrone, Fermanagh venue 

Semi-finals, May 2/3.

Derry/Antrim v Monaghan/Cavan, neutral venue 

Donegal/Down v Armagh/Tyrone, neutral venue.

Final, May 16/17.