

Surprisingly, Declan Hannon is named at cetnre-back having picked up a groin injury against Waterford that was expected to see him miss out for a few weeks. In hurling, Limerick have left Gearoid Hegarty on the bench for their Munster clash against Clare on Saturday evening. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho Fixtures and TV The 15 (of 17) teams so far guaranteed to be playing in the Tailteann Cup are: Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, Longford, Meath, Carlow, Cavan, Fermanagh, Leitrim, New York (preliminary quarter-finals), London, Waterford, Antrim.ĭerry comfortably dispatched of Fermanagh to move into the semi-finals of the Ulster SFC this weekend. Cork, who are already out of the Munster championship, and Kildare who are massive underdogs against Dublin on Sunday, are above Down and Offaly in the league rankings, so only a win this weekend for the latter two will see them into the All-Ireland series at Cork and Kildare’s expense. This weekend however, if Louth lose to Offaly and both Kildare and Down win their semi-finals, an unlikely scenario, the Wee County will drop into the secondary competition. The four winners of the Leinster and Ulster semi-finals this weekend will all be securing their places in the round-robin series.

They will be the eight provincial finalists (Galway, Sligo, Kerry, Clare so far), last year’s Tailteann Cup winners Westmeath, and the remaining spots will be decided by league positions. Tailteann Cup watch: Last weekend Clare and Sligo both booked their places in the All-Ireland round-robin by reaching the Connacht and Munster finals, while Meath’s defeat to Offaly meant they were the most high profile county yet to drop into the Tailteann Cup.įollowing the provincial championships, just 16 teams will qualify for the seeded four-team groups that will comprise the 2023 All-Ireland championship. On Sunday, in the other semi-final, Armagh and Down play in Clones.
