{"id":457511,"date":"2026-05-20T00:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/457511\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T00:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:28:08","slug":"footballers-face-meath-in-all-ireland-championship-round-1-cork-gaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/457511\/","title":{"rendered":"Footballers face Meath in All-Ireland Championship Round 1 \u2013 Cork GAA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"229\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46526 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Next-Game-Cork-v-Louth-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\"  data- style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/900;\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"229\">This weekend marks the start of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Round 1, with Cork returning to championship action full of confidence after a positive and encouraging season to date.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"614\">John Cleary\u2019s side have already shown clear progress in 2026, securing promotion in the league and reaching a first Munster final in five years \u2014 a strong platform that now sets the tone for the championship ahead. While last time out brought disappointment against Kerry, Cork\u2019s overall trajectory remains firmly upward, with performances consistently improving across the campaign.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"916\">Attention now turns to this weekend\u2019s Round 1 clash with Meath , a familiar opponent having already met the Rebels twice this season. Each side has one win apiece, adding extra intrigue to a third meeting that carries far greater significance on the championship stage.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1544\">The game throws in at 5.30pm on Saturday, May 23, with a place in Round 2a of the All-Ireland series awaiting the winners. .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This weekend marks the start of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Round 1, with Cork returning to championship&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":457512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":["post-457511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/457512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}