All-Ireland and Tailteann Cup draws take place next Tuesday, here’s how they’ll work via IrishTimesSport
Four of the eight provincial finalists are already known: Galway, Sligo, Kerry, Clare. Following this weekend’s games, they will be joined by two from Leinster and two from Ulster .
Each team will play three games – one at home, one away and one at a neutral venue. The first seeds will be granted home advantage in their opening game, with the initial round of matches taking place on the weekend of May 20th-21st. Three teams from all four groups will ultimately advance to the knockout stages.The top team at the end of the round-robin phase will progress straight to the All-Ireland quarterfinals.
The other 16 teams will be drawn next Tuesday among four groups of four. It is not an open draw, but rather will be conducted again through a seeded basis – with teams ranked in pots from one to four based on league standings. The top placed team at the end of the round robin phase will advance directly to the quarter-final stages. The four second placed teams will progress to preliminary quarterfinals, and this is where New York join the party.
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