Championship venues agreed by CCCC
Galway's Seán Andy Ó Ceallaigh surrounded by Mayo's Keith Higgins and Aidan O'Shea in a 2018 Connacht SFC clash at Elverys MacHale Park.
The venues for the Round 4 Qualifiers of the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship were agreed by CCCC today.
The meeting of Cavan and Tyrone will take place at St Tiernach’s Park in Clones on Saturday at 5pm and will be preceded by the Ulster U20 Football Championship match between Cavan and Tyrone at 2.45pm.
The Cork v Laois Qualifier will be played at Semple Stadium in Thurles on Saturday at 5pm and will be preceded at 3pm by the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Round 1 Quarter-Final between Kilkenny and Clare.
The Qualifier meeting of Galway and Mayo has been scheduled for the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick at 7pm on Saturday. It will be preceded by the LGFA TG4 Connacht Senior Final Replay between Galway and Mayo at 4pm.
Efforts to fix the Galway-Mayo game for a Connacht venue were not feasible as there was no agreement between the counties to toss for home advantage, and there was no other Connacht venue deemed capable of catering for the expected interest in the tie. Both counties were consulted and agreed to the Limerick venue which has a capacity of 43,000 with 20,000 seats.
The Cavan-Tyrone and Galway-Mayo matches will be broadcast live by Sky Sports.
On Sunday, O’Moore Park in Portlaoise will host a double header. The SFC Qualifier meeting of Meath and Clare will take place at 2pm and will be shown live by RTÉ television. The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Preliminary Quarter-Final between Laois and Dublin will then take place at 4.15pm.
The second Preliminary Quarter-Final will take place at TEG Cusack Park on Sunday with Westmeath and Cork meeting at 3pm.
Saturday July 6
GAA Football All Ireland Senior Championship Round Four
Cork v Laois, Semple Stadium, 5pm
Cavan v Tyrone, St Tiernach's Park, 5pm, LIVE ON SKY
Galway v Mayo, LIT Gaelic Grounds, 7pm, LIVE ON SKY
Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All Ireland Minor Championship
Kilkenny v Clare, Semple Stadium, 3pm
Sunday July 7
GAA Football All Ireland Senior Championship Round Four
Meath v Clare, O'Moore Park, 2pm, LIVE ON RTE
GAA Hurling All Ireland Senior Championship Preliminary Quarter-Finals
Westmeath v Cork, TEG Cusack Park, 3pm
Laois v Dublin, O'Moore Park, 4.15pm