{"id":479124,"date":"2026-06-02T12:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/479124\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T12:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:26:12","slug":"all-ireland-sfc-round-2-draws-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/479124\/","title":{"rendered":"All-Ireland SFC Round 2 draws confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The draw has been made for Rounds 2A and 2B<\/a> of the 2026 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.<\/p>\n

The first team drawn in each tie was awarded home advantage, with all four provincial champions on the road for their second game.<\/p>\n

Armagh have drawn their border neighbours, Louth, in Round 2A, who don\u2019t currently have a suitable home venue for a game of that size and may need to play the tie in Monaghan, where they have played recent home championship games.<\/p>\n

\"\"Oisin Conaty of Armagh in action against Conor McCluskey of Derry. Pic: Ramsey Cardy\/Sportsfile<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in 2A, Cork make the long trip up to Donegal to face Jim McGuinness\u2019<\/a> men, and GAA President Jarlath Burns has confirmed that Ballybofey\u2019s\u00a0MacCumhaill Park should be available to Donegal.<\/p>\n

Westmeath head west to Galway in their next game, hoping to keep their fairytale season rolling, after brushing aside Cavan after extra time in Round 1.<\/p>\n

Tyrone host Mayo to close out Round 2A, with Malachy O\u2019Rourke\u2019s side hoping to make it a Connacht one-two after defeating Roscommon last time out.<\/p>\n

\"ShaneShane Walsh of Galway gets away from Ryan Burke of Kildare during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1 match. Pic: Piaras \u00d3 M\u00eddheach\/Sportsfile<\/p>\n

Round 2B starts with Kerry being given a quick opportunity to put the defeat to Donegal behind them with a trip to Newbridge to face a Kildare side who have struggled in this year\u2019s league and championship, losing to Westmeath in a Leinster semi-final and to Galway in the first round of the All-Ireland.<\/p>\n

Connacht champions, Roscommon, will travel to Monaghan for their 2B fixture, while Dublin take a trip to Cavan, as they seek to turn their season around after back-to-back championship defeats in the same season for the first time.<\/p>\n

The final game in Round 2B will see Derry welcome Meath to Find Insurance Celtic Park, in a tough draw for both sides. The counties first met in the 1987 All-Ireland semi-final, in a year when the Royals lifted Sam, but Derry won a 2016 qualifier clash between the two.<\/p>\n

The draw for the All-Ireland SFC Rounds 2A and 2B were made on RT\u00c9 Radio 1’s Morning Ireland \u2013 you can watch it back here #RTEGAA<\/a> #RTESport<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/YJK7G0eHP2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 RT\u00c9 GAA (@RTEgaa) June 2, 2026<\/a>
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