Here\u2019s Gordon Manning<\/b>\u2019s take on the draw:<\/p>\n
Kerry will host Armagh in a blockbuster knockout All-Ireland SFC Round 3 showdown next weekend.<\/p>\n
Monday morning\u2019s draw also pitted Dublin against Donegal, with the Dubs to have home advantage \u2013 though it will be confirmed later today whether the venue is to be Croke Park or Parnell Park.<\/p>\n
Speaking after Dublin\u2019s win over Cavan on Sunday, Dublin boss Ger Brennan indicated he would prefer for his side to play a potential Round 3 home match at Parnell Park rather than Croke Park.<\/p>\n
However, with the likely high demand for tickets to see Dublin take on Donegal, there may yet be a push from officials for the game to be played at Croke Park.<\/p>\n
![\"Dublin](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/H2YBWIEHUSH5XWQ4RRAJPCCO2M.jpg\")
Dublin manager Ger Brennan during Sunday’s game against Cavan at Breffni Park. Photograph: Ryan Byrne\/Inpho <\/p>\n
But the tie of the round is set to take place in Killarney, where one of the All-Ireland favourites will be eliminated from the championship.<\/p>\n
Jack O\u2019Connor\u2019s Kerry will have the benefit of home advantage, but there are no safety nets remaining for the reigning Sam Maguire holders. Kieran McGeeney\u2019s Armagh lost to Louth with a buzzer-beater goal in Inniskeen on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Mayo will have home advantage against Meath, while Westmeath must travel to Clones to face Monaghan.<\/p>\n
In the Tailteann Cup semi-finals, which will take place on Saturday at Croke Park, Down will play face Fermanagh in an all-Ulster clash, while Ois\u00edn McConville\u2019s Wicklow will meet fellow Leinster outfit Offaly.<\/p>\n
Details of all fixtures will be finalised later today.<\/p>\n
So here are the All-Ireland SFC third-round ties, the team with home advantage listed first:<\/p>\n
Monaghan v Westmeath<\/p>\n
Dublin v Donegal<\/p>\n
Mayo v Meath<\/p>\n
Kerry v Armagh<\/p>\n
And the Tailteann Cup semi-finals, both of which will be played at Croke Park:<\/p>\n
Offaly v Wicklow<\/p>\n
Down v Fermanagh<\/p>\n
All six games will be played this coming weekend, with times and venues to be confirmed later.<\/p>\n
Now, on to the All-Ireland SFC Round 3 draw.<\/p>\n
Remember, two bowls \u2013 Donegal, Armagh, Westmeath and Mayo in one, Monaghan, Kerry, Meath and Dublin in the other.<\/p>\n
First up, Monaghan draw Westmeath. And Monaghan get home advantage.<\/p>\n
Second out of bowl one is Donegal, and they\u2019ll play Dublin. Dublin will have home advantage.<\/p>\n
Mayo out next, and they draw Meath. Andy Moran\u2019s Mayo get home advantage.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s leaves us with two; Armagh will play Kerry. And Kieran McGeeney\u2019s men will be on the road, Kerry with home advantage. A grimace from Burns after that one.<\/p>\n
And we\u2019re under way. The draw is taking place in Tullamore. GAA president Jarlath Burns is there with Central Competitions Control Committee chair Brian Carroll.<\/p>\n
The Tailteann Cup semi-final draw will take place first.<\/p>\n
Offaly out first, and they\u2019ll play Wicklow.<\/p>\n
Then it\u2019s Down v Fermanagh.<\/p>\n
Not long now. Morning Ireland have gone to the news bulletin, with the draws taking place afterwards.<\/p>\n
The Tailteann Cup draw also has a slight limitation in order to avoid a repeat pairing.<\/p>\n
As Offaly and Down already met in Round 2A, the four semi-finalists have been separated into two bowls to avoid that pairing; Offaly and Down in one bowl, Wicklow and Fermanagh in the other.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no home advantage here as both games will be played at Croke Park.<\/p>\n
The format of this morning\u2019s SFC draw will have the Round 2A losers (Donegal, Armagh, Westmeath and Mayo) in one pot to be draw against the Round 2B losers (Monaghan, Kerry, Meath and Dublin) from the other pot.<\/p>\n
As we\u2019ve mentioned, the draw will seek to avoid repeat pairings of provincial finalists, and, where possible, repeat pairings of counties who have already met earlier in the series.<\/p>\n
With that in mind, the following pairings have been ruled out:<\/p>\n
Donegal v Kerry (met in All-Ireland series, Round 1)<\/p>\n
Armagh v Monaghan (met in Ulster final)<\/p>\n
Westmeath v Dublin (met in Leinster final)<\/p>\n
Mayo v Monaghan (met in All-Ireland series, Round 1)<\/p>\n
Once the pairings have been set, another draw will take place to determine the venue, the first county out winning home advantage.<\/p>\n
Since we\u2019ve the time, we may as well do a quick run-through of the SFC format so we know how we got ourselves here.<\/p>\n
Sixteen teams qualified for this year\u2019s All-Ireland SFC, the eight provincial finalists, last year\u2019s Tailteann Cup winners Kildare, and the seven highest ranking counties from the league who had not otherwise qualified.<\/p>\n
That left us with Kerry, Cork, Westmeath, Dublin, Armagh, Monaghan, Roscommon, Galway, Kildare, Donegal, Mayo, Meath, Louth, Derry, Tyrone, and finally, Cavan.<\/p>\n
In Round 1, the eight provincial finalists were drawn to play one of the non-provincial finalists. The winners went to Round 2A while the losers went to Round 2B. No jeopardy here.<\/p>\n
![\"2026](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OH6UL7FKGFCLTHTADQZDAEQPEU.png\")
2026 All-Ireland SFC format <\/p>\n
In Round 2A, there again was no jeopardy. The four winning counties earned a spot in the quarter-finals while the losers were sent to Round 3 (the draw taking place this morning).<\/p>\n
Round 2B, however, was knockout. The four winners are now in the pot for Round 3 while the four losers were eliminated from the championship.<\/p>\n
The four counties who win their games in Round 3 will join the Round 2A winners in the quarter-finals. As has been the case in each round to this point, the draw will seek to avoid repeat pairings of provincial finals and then, where possible, counties who have met earlier in the All-Ireland series.<\/p>\n
If you want to mull that over some more, we\u2019ve a handy explainer on the All-Ireland series and Tailteann Cup below:<\/p>\n
[\u00a0Confused by the new format for the All-Ireland football championship? Here\u2019s how it worksOpens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n And here\u2019s how the Tailteann Cup quarter-finals went:<\/p>\n Offaly 1-22<\/b> Wexford 1-17<\/p>\n Antrim 3-15 Wicklow 2-19<\/b><\/p>\n Laois 0-15 Down 2-23<\/b><\/p>\n Fermanagh 2-25<\/b> Sligo 0-9<\/p>\n Tailteann Cup wrap report<\/a><\/p>\n Quick-fire for those who may have missed the weekend\u2019s results. Here\u2019s how the 2A and 2B fixtures played out:<\/p>\n Round 2A<\/p>\n Donegal 1-13 Cork 0-17 <\/b>(report<\/a>)<\/p>\n Louth 2-20<\/b> Armagh 2-19 (report<\/a>)<\/p>\n Galway 3-21<\/b> Westmeath 2-21 (report<\/a>)<\/p>\n Tyrone 0-22<\/b> Mayo 1-18 (report<\/a>)<\/p>\n Round 2B<\/p>\n Monaghan 1-20<\/b> Roscommon 0-14 (report<\/a>)<\/p>\n Kildare 0-17 Kerry 3-22 <\/b>(report<\/a>)<\/p>\n Derry 1-20 Meath 1-24 <\/b>(report<\/a>)<\/p>\n Cavan 0-16 Dublin 1-24 <\/b>(report<\/a>)<\/p>\n Good morning everyone! Welcome along to The Irish Times live blog for the draws for the third round of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship<\/a> and the Tailteann Cup<\/a> semi-finals.<\/p>\n The draws will take place during Morning Ireland on RT\u00c9 Radio 1 shortly after the 8.30am news bulletin.<\/p>\n In the Sam Maguire draw, which will determine the four pairings for Round 3, are the counties who lost their Round 2A fixtures at the weekend \u2013 Donegal, Armagh, Westmeath and Mayo \u2013 and the counties who won their games in Round 2B \u2013 Monaghan, Kerry, Meath and Dublin.<\/p>\n The four 2A winners (Cork, Louth, Galway and Tyrone) have scurried off to the quarter-finals, while we waved goodbye to the four 2B losers (Roscommon, Kildare, Derry and Cavan).<\/p>\n With the conclusion of Round 2A, which was the last stage of the new championship format that wasn\u2019t knockout (the losers getting another chance in Round 3), from here on out, it\u2019s win or bust for each of the remaining counties.<\/p>\n The Tailteann Cup draw is more straightforward \u2013 the four quarter-final winners (Offaly, Wicklow, Down and Fermanagh) are being draw into their respective semi-finals.<\/p>\n All six games will be played this coming weekend. <\/p>\n We\u2019ll be keeping you updated on how the draws pans out, but to get warmed up, have a read if the latest instalment of the Schmozzle below:<\/p>\n![\"Jordan](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/QDMHBB4IYVCD2RG7Z2K22HV7VM.jpg\")
Jordan Hayes during Offaly’s Tailteann Cup quarter-final against Wexford on Saturday. Photograph: Tom Maher\/Inpho <\/p>\n![\"GAA](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/A7TQP7LTJI5HJSBTXTFOY334FM.jpg\")
GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Round 2A, O’Neill’s Healy Park, Tyrone 14\/6\/2026
\nTyrone vs Mayo
\nTyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan celebrates his score during the closing stages of the Round 2A fixture against Mayo in Omagh. Photograph: Tom O\u2019Hanlon\/Inpho <\/p>\n![\"Cork's](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ETEFWHM26TIYTXCAM3JIHAY7PY.jpg\")
Cork’s Tommy Walsh and Ian Maguire celebrate after beating Donegal in Saturday’s Round 2A fixture in Ballybofey. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo\/Inpho <\/p>\n