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Waterford face Dublin in Championship opener

Waterford face Dublin in Championship opener

Champions Dublin will open the defence of their TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Senior Championship crown with a clash against Tyrone.  

The confirmed fixtures for the 2021 campaign have also pitted 2020 Senior runners-up Cork against last year’s All-Ireland Intermediate champions Meath in the opening round.  

The 2021 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships get underway on July 10, with Dublin in Group C alongside Tyrone and Waterford.  

Cork were drawn with Munster rivals Tipperary, and Meath, in Group B, while Group A, the only four-team group, contains Ulster teams Armagh, Cavan and Monaghan, along with Mayo.  

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The opening fixtures in this group will Armagh, the 2020 semi-finalists, take on Monaghan, with Cavan facing Mayo.  

In Group D, the opening game of a group with a real Gaeltacht feel is the meeting of Galway and Kerry, with Donegal also in this pool.  

Two teams will emerge from each group to contest the quarter-finals over the August Bank Holiday weekend; the semi-finals are pencilled in for August 14, and the Final will be played at Croke Park on Sunday, September 5.  

Round 1 – 10th July  

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Group 1                       Armagh v Monaghan

                                    Cavan v Mayo

Group 2:                      Cork v Meath

Group 3:                      Dublin v Tyrone

Group 4:                      Galway v Kerry

 

Round 2 – 17th July                  

Group 1:                      Monaghan v Mayo

                                    Armagh v Cavan

Group 2:                      Cork v Tipperary

Group 3:                      Dublin v Waterford

Group 4:                      Donegal v Galway

Round 3 – 24th July      

Group 1:                      Monaghan v Cavan

                                    Armagh v Mayo

Group 2:                      Tipperary v Meath

Group 3:                      Tyrone v Waterford

Group 4                       Kerry v Donegal

Quarter-finals – 31st July/ 1st August/2nd August   

QF 1:                1st Group 1 v 2nd Group 2

QF 2:                1st Group 2 v 2nd Group 3

QF 3:                1st Group 3 v 2nd Group 4

QF 4:                1st Group 4 v 2nd Group 1

Semi-Finals – 14th August  

SF 1:                Winner Q/F 1 v Winner Q/F 2

SF 2:                Winner Q/F 3 v Winner Q/F 4

Final – 5th September

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