Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup lie of the land

THE GAA have confirmed the seedings for the group stage draws in the Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cups, which will take place at 1pm on Tuesday.

The draws will be broadcast live on GAA.ie by Gráinne McElwain and conducted by Uachtarán Larry McCarthy who will be joined by former Dublin footballer Paddy Andrews.

The confirmed seedings for the Sam Maguire Cup are:
1st seeds: Galway/Sligo, Kerry/Clare, Dublin/Louth and Armagh/Derry
2nd seeds: Galway/Sligo, Kerry/Clare, Dublin/Louth and Armagh/Derry
3rd seeds: Mayo, Roscommon, Tyrone, Monaghan
4th seeds: Donegal, Cork, Kildare, Westmeath

The confirmed seedings for the Tailteann Cup are:
1st seeds: Meath, Cavan, Fermanagh, Limerick
2nd seeds: Down, Offaly, Antrim, Wicklow
3rd seeds: Longford, Tipperary, Laois, Wexford
4th seeds: Leitrim, Carlow, Waterford, London

In the Sam Maguire Cup Draw, the 16 participating Counties will be drawn to four separate groups.

Teams will be seeded based on championship and league performance and each group will feature four teams (each group consisting of a first, second, third and fourth seed).

The provincial champions will each be a first seed, with the runners-up being second seeds. The third seeds will be the four highest placed
teams from the 2023 leagues, who did not make a provincial final.

The fourth seeds will include Westmeath – as the 2022 Tailteann Cup Champions – and the next three highest placed teams from the
conclusion of this year’s leagues.

Teams who are due to meet in a provincial final cannot be in the same group. However, teams who have already played each other earlier
in this year’s championships can be drawn to the same groups.

The schedule of games for the group stages of the Sam Maguire Cup will be:

Round 1 (first named team at home) 20-21.05.2023 (Sat/Sun)
Seed 1 (Munster/Connacht Champions v Seed 3)
Seed 2 (Munster/Connacht Runners Up v Seed 4)
27-28.05.2023 (Sat/Sun)
Seed 1 (Leinster/Ulster Champions v Seed 3)
Seed 2 (Leinster/Ulster Runners Up v Seed 4)
Round 2 (first named team at home)
03-04.06.2023 (Sat/Sun)
Seed 3 v Seed 2
Seed 4 v Seed1
Round 3 (Neutral venues)
17-18.06.2023 (Sat/Sun)
Seed 1 v Seed 2
Seed 3 v Seed 4

In the Tailteann Cup, the 16 participating counties will also be drawn to four separate groups. Teams will be seeded based on their finishing positions in the leagues and each group will feature four teams (each group consisting
of a 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th seed).

New York will enter the Tailteann Cup at the preliminary quarter final stage.

Teams who have already played each other earlier in this year’s championships can be drawn to the same groups.

The schedule of games for the group stages of the Tailteann Cup will be:
Round 1 (first named team at home) 13-14.05.2023 (Sat/Sun)
Seed 1 v Seed 3
Seed 2 v Seed 4
Round 2 (first named team at home) 20-21.05.2023 (Sat/Sun)
Seed 3 v Seed 2
Seed 4 v Seed1
Round 3 (Neutral venues) 03-04.06.06.2023 (Sat/Sun)
Seed 1 v Seed 2
Seed 3 v Seed 4

Full fixture details will be confirmed by the CCCC on Friday, May 5.