ARMAGH v WESTMEATH
They meet for only the third time in the championship, the previous two having been in successive years (2017-2018) when the clashed in All-Ireland qualifiers. Armagh won both.
CHAMPIONSHIP 2023
Armagh 0-20 Antrim 1-8 (Ulster preliminary round)
Armagh 1-14 Cavan 0-12 (Ulster quarter-final)
Armagh 4-10 Down 0-12 (Ulster semi-final)
Derry 1-15 Armagh 0-18 aet – Derry win 3-1 on penalties (Ulster final)
Top Scorers
Conor Turbitt……0-15 (0-5 frees, 0-1 mark)
Rian O’Neill…….1-6 (0-3 frees, 0-1 ‘45’)
Rory Grugan…….0-7 (0-4 frees)
Shane McPartlan…1-5
Andrew Murnin…..1-2
Louth 2-10 Westmeath 1-11 (Leinster quarter-final)
Top Scorers
Ronan O’Toole…….1-1
John Heslin………….0-3 (0-2 frees)
Luke Loughlin………0-3 (0-1 ‘45’)
Senan Baker………….0-2
PREVIOUS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS
2018: Armagh 3-16 Westmeath 1-11 (All-Ireland qualifiers)
2017: Armagh 1-12 Westmeath 1-7 (All-Ireland qualifiers)
*Armagh played more provincial games (four) than any other county this year.
*Westmeath, who finished fourth in Division 3 this year, are in the All-Ireland series thanks to their success in last year’s Tailteann Cup.
GAA FOOTBALL PROVINCIAL 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, O’Moore 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, O’Connor 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: Louth v Cork, Pairc Tailteann.
June 3 /4: Cork v Kerry; Mayo v Louth
June 17/18: Kerry v Louth; Cork v Mayo
Group 2
May 20: Galway 0-16 Tyrone 0-13, Pearse Stadium; May 27: Armagh v Westmeath, Box-IT Athletic Grounds
June 3 /4: Tyrone v Armagh; Westmeath v Galway.
June 17/18: Armagh v Galway; Tyrone v Westmeath.
Group 3
May 21: Sligo 0-14 Kildare 0-14, Markievicz Park; May 28: Dublin v Roscommon, Croke Park.
June 3 /4: Kildare v Dublin; Roscommon v Sligo.
June 17/18: Dublin v Sligo; Kildare v Roscommon.
Group 4
May 20: Donegal 0-14 Clare 0-9, Ennis; May 27: Derry v Monaghan, Celtic Park.
June 3 /4: Monaghan v Clare; Donegal v Derry.
June 17/18: Donegal v Monaghan; Clare v Derry
KNOCK-OUT STAGES
June 24/25: Preliminary quarter-finals
July 1/ 2: Quarter-finals
July 15/16: Semi-finals
July 30: Final
TAILTEANN CUP
Round 1: May 13/14
Group 1: Cavan 2-20 Laois 1-14; Offaly 2-14 London 0-11; Cavan 0-18 London 2-6.
June 3: Cavan v Offaly; Laois v London.
Group 2: Meath 1-19 Tipperary 0-11; Down 2-14 Waterford 1-6; Down 2-18 Tipperary 0-6; Meath 3-17 Waterford 1-14.
June 3: Meath v Down; Tipperary v Waterford.
Group 3: Limerick 2-16 Longford 1-16; Carlow 0-17 Wicklow 1-13; Longford 3-17 Wicklow 2-9; Limerick 1-19 Carlow 0-14.
June 3: Limerick v Wicklow; Longford v Carlow.
Group 4: Fermanagh 1-13 Wexford 1-13; Antrim 3-18 Leitrim 2-12; Fermanagh 1-19 Leitrim 2-7; Antrim 2-15 Wexford 0-14.
June 3: Fermanagh v Antrim; Wexford v Leitrim.
June 10/11: Preliminary quarter-finals
June 17/18: Quarter-finals
June 24/25: Semi-finals
July 15: Final
