Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Jarlath Burns holding the Tailteann Cup alongside players, from left, Evan O’Carroll of Laois, Niall Murphy of Sligo, Paudie Feehan of Tipperary, Jason Curry of Waterford, Lee Pearson of Offaly, Patrick O’Keane of Wicklow, Darragh Kirwan of Kildare, Barry McNulty of Leitrim, Liam Coleman of Wexford, Josh Obahor of London, Darragh Foley of Carlow, Barry Coleman of Limerick, Paddy Fox of Longford, Dermot McAleese of Antrim, Pierce Laverty of Down and Declan McCusker of Fermanagh in attendance at the launch of the Tailteann Cup 2024 at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
Uachtarán CLG Jarlath Burns has today formally launched the 2024 Tailteann Cup senior football championship at Croke Park. He was joined by players from the competing counties who will do battle for the prize in the coming weeks.
“Now in its third year, the Tailteann Cup has already carved a niche for itself in our calendar. It offers a chance for counties to target a championship crown on an All-Ireland stage and produces competitive games.
“Our inaugural champions, Westmeath, have been fantastic ambassadors with their performances, and I expect last year’s winners Meath, to also greatly benefit from the experience of qualifying for Sam Maguire football this year. We are looking forward to another exciting competition,” Uachtarán Burns commented.
The fixtures for rounds one and two of the Tailteann Cup have been confirmed by CCCC. The final round of fixtures will be confirmed after the second round of games takes place.
The Tailteann Cup final will be held at Croke Park on Saturday, July 13 as a curtain raiser to an All-Ireland senior semi-final and will be shown live on RTÉ.
The semi-finals will be held at Croke Park on Saturday, June 23 and will also be both shown live on RTÉ. There will also be GAAGO coverage of seven matches across the other rounds, commencing with the round one clash of Kildare v Longford.
The eventual Tailteann Cup champions will be guaranteed Sam Maguire Cup championship football in 2025. A Tailteann Cup Team of the Year will be selected and honoured later this year as part of the annual GAA awards season. Both finalists will receive a holiday fund support grant from Croke Park.