Bernard Flynn gives his All-Ireland football contenders ahead of this weekend’s All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final clashes.
GAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023
CONNACHT
Quarter-finals: April 8: Sligo 2-20 London 0-12, McGovern Park Ruislip; New York 0-15
Leitrim 0-15 (New York win 2-0 on penalties), Gaelic Park; April 9: Roscommon 2-8 Mayo 0-10, Mac Hale Park.
Semi-finals: April 22: Sligo 2-16 New York 0-6; April 23: Galway 1-13 Roscommon 1-9, Dr. Hyde Park.
Final: May 7: Galway 2-20 Sligo 0-12, Castlebar.
LEINSTER
First Round: April 9: Wicklow 2-12 Carlow 0-10, Aughrim; Offaly 1-12 Longford 1-11
Pearse Park; Laois 2-17 Wexford 2-13, OโMoore Park.
Quarter-finals: April 23: Kildare 1-17 Wicklow 0-10, Netwatch Cullen Park; Dublin 4-30
Laois 2-9, Portlaoise; Offaly 1-11 Meath 0-10, OโConnor Park; Louth 2-10 Westmeath 1-11, Pairc Tailteann.
Semi-finals: April 30: Louth 0-27 Offaly 2-15 (aet), Croke Park; Dublin 0-14 Kildare 0-12, Croke Park.
Final: May 14: Dublin 5-21 Louth 0-15, Croke Park.
MUNSTER
Quarter-finals: April 9: Tipperary 3-9 Waterford 1-11, Semple Stadium; Clare 0-14 Cork 0-13, Ennis.
Semi-finals: April 22: Kerry 0-25 Tipperary 0-5, Fitzgerald Stadium; Clare 1-16 Limerick 0-16, TUS Gaelic Grounds.
Final: May 7: Kerry 5-14 Clare 0-15, TUS Gaelic Grounds.
ULSTER
Preliminary Round: April 8: Armagh 0-20 Antrim 1-8, Athletic Grounds.
Quarter-finals: April 15: Derry 3-17 Fermanagh 2-8, Brewster Park; April 16: Monaghan 2-17 Tyrone 1-18, Omagh; April 22: Armagh 1-14 Cavan 0-12; April 23: Down 2-13 Donegal 1-11, Newry.
Semi-finals: April 29: Derry 1-21 Monaghan 2-10, Omagh; April 30: Armagh 4-10 Down 0-12, Clones.
Final: May 14: Derry 1-15 Armagh 0-18 aet (Derry win 3-1 on penalties), Clones
All-IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
Group 1
May 20: Mayo 1-19 Kerry 0-17, Fitzgerald Stadium; May 27: Cork 1-19 Louth 1-17, Pairc Tailteann.
June 3 /4: Kerry 1-14 Cork 0-15 Pairc Ui Chaoimh; Mayo 0-14 Louth 1-10, Castlebar
June 18: Kerry 5-24 Louth 0-11, Portlaoise; Cork 1-14 Mayo 1-11, TUS Gaelic Grounds.
Group 2
May 20: Galway 0-16 Tyrone 0-13, Pearse Stadium; May 27: Armagh 1-13 Westmeath 1-12, Box-IT Athletic Grounds
June 3: Tyrone 0-13 Armagh 0-11, Omagh; Galway 0-20 Westmeath 0-12, Mullingar.
June 18: Armagh 0-16 Galway 1-12, Carrick-on-Shannon; Tyrone 0-18 Westmeath 0-18, Kingspan Breffni.
Group 3
May 21: Sligo 0-14 Kildare 0-14, Markievicz Park; May 28: Dublin 1-11 Roscommon 0-14, Croke Park.
June 3 /4: Dublin 0-22 Kildare 0-13, Nowlan Park; Roscommon 1-21 Sligo 1-11, Dr. Hyde Park.
June 18: Dublin 3-23 Sligo 0-8, Kingspan Breffni; Kildare 1-16 Roscommon 1-15,
Tullamore.
Group 4
May 20: Donegal 0-14 Clare 0-9, Ennis; May 27: Derry 0-14 Monaghan 0-14, Celtic Park.
June 3 /4: Monaghan 1-23 Clare 1-18, Clones; Derry 3-14 Donegal 1-15, Ballybofey.
June 17: Donegal 0-19 Monaghan 0-17, Omagh; Derry 1-20 Clare 1-13, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park.
KNOCK-OUT STAGES
June 24: Preliminary quarter-finals: Cork v Roscommon, Pairc Ui Chaoimh; Kildare v
Monaghan, Glenisk OโConnor Park; Donegal v Tyrone, Ballybofey. June 25: Galway v Mayo, Pearse Stadium;
July 1/ 2: Quarter-finals: Armagh, Derry, Dublin, Kerry v preliminary quarter-final winners.
July 15/16: Semi-finals
July 30: Final
