The fixtures for the 2018 All-Ireland Senior, Intermediate and Premier Junior Championships have been announced.
Senior Champions Cork will begin the defense of their Senior title against last year’s beaten Quarter-Finalists Wexford, while runners up Kilkenny face a tough opener against Limerick.
Intermediate Champions Meath start their Senior Championship campaign against Tipperary, while Galway face Clare and Dublin face Offaly in their respective first round fixtures. All first round matches will take place on the weekend of the 9th/10th June.
The Intermediate Championship will begin the following weekend, 16th/17th June with last year’s runners up Cork facing Carlow in their opening fixture and beaten Semi-Finalists Down and Kildare facing Derry and Westmeath respectively.
The Premier Junior Championship commences on the weekend of the 14th/15th July where last year’s finalists Dublin will face Armagh, Kerry will take on Clare and Limerick and Offaly will do battle.
The full fixture details can be found below.
Senior Championship
Group 1
Clare, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, Waterford
Group 2
Cork, Dublin, Meath, Offaly, Tipperary, Wexford
Games to be played on Sat/Sun
Playoffs: 28/29 Aug
Q/F: Bank Monday 6th Aug
Q/F Replay: 12/13 Aug
S/F: Sat 18th Aug
S/F Replay: 25/26 Aug
Final: 9th September
Final Replay: 23rd September
Weekend 9/10 June
Round 1
G1 Galway v Clare
G1 Limerick v Kilkenny
G2 Dublin v Offaly
G2 Tipperary v Meath
G2 Cork v Wexford
Weekend 16/17 June
Round 2
G1 Galway v Waterford
G1 Clare v Limerick 2
Weekend 23/24 June
Round 3
G2 Cork v Dublin
G2 Offaly v Meath
G2 Wexford v Tipperary
Weekend 30th June – 1st July
Round 4
G1 Waterford v Kilkenny
G1 Limerick v Galway
Weekend 7/8 July
Round 5
G2 Meath v Dublin
G2 Tipperary v Cork
G2 Offaly v Wexford
Weekend 14/15 July
Round 6
G1 Kilkenny v Clare
G1 Waterford v Limerick
G2 Wexford v Dublin
G2 Meath v Cork
G2 Tipperary v Offaly
Weekend 21/22nd July
Round 7
G1 Kilkenny v Galway
G1 Clare v Waterford
G2 Cork v Offaly
G2 Wexford v Meath
G2 Dublin v Tipperary
Intermediate Championship
Group 1
Carlow, Cork, Derry, Down, Laois, Wexford
Group 2
Antrim, Kildare, Kilkenny, Galway, Tipperary Westmeath
Games to be played on Sat/Sun
Playoffs: 11/12 th Aug
S/F: 18 th Aug
S/F Replay: 25/26 Aug
Final: 9th September
Final Replay: 23rd September 3
Weekend 16/17 June
Round 1
G1 Cork v Carlow
G1 Down v Derry
G1 Wexford v Laois
G2 Kilkenny v Antrim
G2 Westmeath v Kildare
G2 Galway v Tipperary
Weekend 23/24 June
Round 2
G1 Carlow v Down
G1 Derry v Wexford
G1 Cork v Laois
Weekend 30 June – 1st July
Round 3
G2 Antrim v Galway
G2 Kildare v Kilkenny
G2 Tipperary v Westmeath
Weekend 7/8 July
Round 4
G1 Derry v Cork
G1 Laois v Carlow
G1 Wexford v Down
G2 Kildare v Galway
G2 Tipperary v Antrim
G2 Westmeath v Kilkenny
Weekend 14/15 July
Round 5
G1 Down v Cork
G1 Laois v Derry
G1 Carlow v Wexford
Weekend 21/22 July
Round 6
G2 Galway v Westmeath
G2 Antrim v Kildare
G2 Kilkenny v Tipperary
Weekend 4/5 Aug
Round 7
G1 Cork v Wexford
G1 Derry v Carlow
G1 Laois v Down
G2 Galway v Kilkenny
G2 Kildare v Tipperary
G2 Westmeath v Antrim 4
Premier Junior Championship
Playoffs: 11/12 th Aug
S/F: 18 th Aug
S/F Replay: 25/26 Aug
Final: 9th September
Final Replay: 23rd September
Weekend 14/15 July
Round 1
G1 Kerry v Clare
G1 Limerick v Offaly
G2 Dublin v Armagh
Weekend 21/22 July
Round 2
G1 Offaly v Clare
G1 Kerry v Limerick
G2 Roscommon v Dublin
Weekend 4/5 Aug
Round 3
G1 Clare v Limerick
G1 Offaly v Kerry
G2 Armagh v Roscommon
