The CCCC has confirmed the times, dates and venues for the eight Round 1 GAA Football All-Ireland Qualifiers.
The hugely-anticipated meeting of Louth and Meath, a repeat of last year’s Leinster GAA Championship final, has been fixed for Kingspan Breffni Park on Saturday, June 25, with a 7.00pm throw-in. The game will be screened live on RTÉ 2.
Although Louth had home advantage after being drawn first in Sunday’s draw in Carrick-on-Shannon, the game will be played at the neutral Cavan venue because the Louth county ground, Drogheda, has a capacity of just 4,000.
Last year’s provincial final between the two sides ended in controversy when Meath won the game with a disputed late goal from Joe Sheridan.
The game will be preceded by the meeting of Cavan and Longford, which has a 5.00pm start at the same venue.
Elsewhere, last year’s beaten All-Ireland champions, Down, will travel to Cusack Park, Ennis to face Clare, with the game throwing in at 3.00pm.
GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1
Saturday, June 25 2011
Cusack Park, Ennis: Clare v Down, 3.00pm
Portlaoise: Laois v Tipperary, 5.00pm/7.00pm*
*(If part of Double Header with SHC Laois v Uíbh Fhailí, throw in will be at 5pm. Or as a Stand Alone fixture, throw in will be at 7pm)
Casement Park, Antrim v Westmeath, 2.00pm
Kingspan Breffni Park: Louth v Meath, 7.00pm
Ruislip: London v Fermanagh, 1.30pm
Kingspan Breffni Park: Cavan v Longford, 5.00pm
Aughrim: Wicklow v Sligo, 7.00pm
Tullamore: Offaly v Monaghan, 7.00pm
Meanwhile, the throw-in times for next weekend’s GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Preliminary Round games have also been confirmed.
Cork travel to Portlaoise, where they will face Laois at 3.00pm, while the meeting of Antrim and Westmeath also has a 3.00pm throw-in at Casement Park.
Should Cork advance, they will play Offaly the following Saturday at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (throw-in 3.00pm) in Phase II, while a Laois win would see the O’Moore men have home advantage at Portlaoise against Offaly (3.00pm).
If Antrim advance to Phase II they will play Carlow in Casement Park at 4.00pm on Saturday, June 25, while a Westmeath win would give the Lake men home advantage at Cusack Park, Mullingar against Carlow (3.00pm).
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