{"id":522585,"date":"2026-06-28T12:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T12:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/522585\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T12:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T12:24:10","slug":"when-is-the-draw-for-the-all-ireland-football-championship-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/522585\/","title":{"rendered":"When is the draw for the All-Ireland Football Championship semi-finals?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The remaining two semi-finals will be played on Sunday.\"Kerry's<\/p>\n

Kerry’s Gavin White celebrates with the Sam Maguire Cup.(Image: \u00a9INPHO\/Laszlo Geczo)<\/p>\n

The draw for this year\u2019s All-Ireland Football Championship will take place on Sunday evening following the conclusion of Dublin <\/a>and Galway at Croke Park.<\/p>\n

After Saturday\u2019s games saw Kerry advance past Tyrone<\/a> and Mayo defeat Cork<\/a>, Monaghan and Louth meet at Croker before Galway and Dublin.<\/p>\n

The Sunday Game Live will host the draw live on RT\u00c9 2 after Galway vs Dublin, which will be thrown in at 4pm.<\/p>\n

The permutations for the All-Ireland SFC semi-final draw have now been confirmed, with four different outcomes depending on the winners of this weekend’s quarter-final ties.<\/p>\n

Mayo and Kerry have already secured their places<\/a> in the last four, while the remaining semi-finalists will come from Louth, Dublin, Monaghan and Galway.<\/p>\n

Here’s how the draw will work in each scenario.<\/p>\n

If Monaghan and Galway are the final two teams to progress, the only repeat pairing to avoid is Mayo against Monaghan.<\/p>\n

Consequently, Mayo and Monaghan<\/a> will each be drawn against either Kerry or Galway.<\/p>\n

Possible semi-final pairings:<\/p>\n

Mayo v Kerry or Galway<\/p>\n

Monaghan v Kerry or Galway<\/p>\n

If Louth and Galway qualify, there are no repeat fixtures to avoid. As a result, the semi-final draw will be completely open, with any of the four teams able to face one another.<\/p>\n

If Monaghan and Dublin advance, Monaghan cannot be paired with Mayo after the counties met earlier in the championship. To avoid a repeat fixture, Mayo and Monaghan must each be drawn against either Kerry or Dublin.<\/p>\n

Possible semi-final pairings:<\/p>\n

Mayo v Kerry or Dublin<\/p>\n

Monaghan v Kerry or Dublin<\/p>\n

If Louth and Dublin come through their respective quarter-finals, they will join Mayo and Kerry in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

As Louth and Dublin have already met in this year’s championship, a repeat pairing cannot take place. That means Mayo and Kerry will each be drawn against either Louth or Dublin.<\/p>\n

Possible semi-final pairings:<\/p>\n

Mayo v Louth or Dublin<\/p>\n

Kerry v Louth or Dublin<\/p>\n

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