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Investigates Investigates Money Diaries Daft.ie Property Magazine Allianz Home Magazine The 42 Sports Magazine The Journal TV Climate Crisis Cost of Living Road Safety Newsletters Temperature Check Inside the Newsroom The Journal Investigates The Explainer A deep dive into one big news story Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture have your say Or create a free account to join the discussion Advertisement More Stories Who will be lifting the Sam Maguire in 2025?Bryan Keane/INPHO Dublin pitted against Connacht champions, Ulster runners-up, and Derry in All-Ireland SFC draw The Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup draws took place in Croke Park this afternoon. 1.58pm, 30 Apr 2025 Share options THE DRAWS HAVE been made for the group stages of the 2025 All-Ireland senior football championship and Tailteann Cup. Dublin have been pitted against the Connacht champions, Ulster runners-up, and Derry in Group 4 of the Sam Maguire competition, which was immediately labelled the Group of Death. The full make-up of the All-Ireland SFC groups will be confirmed after the provincial senior football finals: Mayo and Galway face off in Connacht, and Kerry and Clare do battle in Munster this Sunday, 4 May. Next weekend, 10-11 May, All-Ireland winners Armagh and Donegal go head-to-head in the Ulster decider, and new champions will be crowned in Leinster as Meath and Louth do battle. The Sam Maguire group stage games get underway on the weekend of 17-18 May, while the Tailteann Cup starts a week earlier on 10-11 May. Armagh are the defending All-Ireland senior football champions.Bryan Keane / INPHO Bryan Keane / INPHO / INPHO 2025 Sam Maguire Cup draw Group 1: Ulster winner (Armagh/Donegal), Connacht runner up (Mayo/Galway), Tyrone, Cavan. Group 2: Munster winner (Kerry/Clare), Leinster runner up (Meath/Louth), Roscommon, Cork. Group 3: Leinster winner (Meath/Louth), Munster runner up (Kerry/Clare), Monaghan, Down. Group 4: Connacht winner (Mayo/Galway), Ulster runner up (Armagh/Donegal), Dublin, Derry. 2025 Tailteann Cup draw Group 1: Kildare, Sligo, Leitrim, Tipperary. Group 2: Offaly, Laois, Wicklow, Waterford. Group 3: Westmeath, Limerick, Antrim, London. Group 4: Fermanagh, Wexford, Carlow, Longford. New York will enter the Tailteann Cup at the preliminary quarter-final stage. A general view of the Tailteann Cup.Nick Elliott / INPHO Nick Elliott / INPHO / INPHO The full fixtures details will be confirmed soon by the GAA’s CCCC, but here are the weekends the games are scheduled for. Sam Maguire Cup Round 1 (first named team at home) Weekend 17/18 May Group 1: Connacht runner up (Mayo/Galway) v Cavan Group 2: Munster winner (Kerry/Clare) v Roscommon Group 3: Munster runner up (Kerry/Clare) v Down Group 4: Connacht winner (Mayo/Galway) v Dublin Weekend 24/25 May Group 1: Ulster winner (Armagh/Donegal) v Tyrone Group 2: Leinster runner up (Meath/Louth) v Cork Group 3: Leinster winner (Meath/Louth) v Monaghan Group 4: Ulster runner up (Armagh/Donegal) v Derry Dublin are a third seed after their Leinster final defeat to Meath.Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO Round 2 (first named team at home) Weekend 31 May/1 June Tyrone v Connacht runner up (Mayo/Galway) Cavan v Ulster winner (Armagh/Donegal) Roscommon v Leinster runner up (Meath/Louth) Cork v Munster winner (Kerry/Clare) Monaghan v Munster runner up (Kerry/Clare) Down v Leinster winner (Meath/Louth) Dublin v Ulster runner up (Armagh/Donegal) Derry v Connacht winner (Mayo/Galway) Galway manager Pádraic Joyce.Evan Logan / INPHO Evan Logan / INPHO / INPHO Round 3 (neutral venue) Weekend of 14/15 June Ulster winner (Armagh/Donegal) v Connacht runner up (Mayo/Galway) Tyrone v Cavan Munster winner (Kerry/Clare) v Leinster runner up (Meath/Louth) Roscommon v Cork Advertisement Leinster winner (Meath/Louth) v Munster runner up (Kerry/Clare) Monaghan v Down Connacht winner (Mayo/Galway) v Ulster runner up (Armagh/Donegal) Dublin v Derry 2024 Tailteann Cup champions Down are in the All-Ireland SFC.James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO 2025 Tailteann Cup Round 1 (first named team at home) Weekend 10/11 May Kildare v Leitrim Sligo v Tipperary Offaly v Wicklow Laois v Waterford Westmeath v Antrim Limerick v London Fermanagh v Carlow Wexford v Longford Kildare are back in the Tailteann Cup.Bryan Keane / INPHO Bryan Keane / INPHO / INPHO Round 2 (first named team at home) Weekend 17/18 May Leitrim v Sligo Tipperary v Kildare Wicklow v Laois Waterford v Offaly Antrim v Limerick London v Westmeath Carlow v Wexford Longford v Fermanagh Offaly will be gunning for glory.James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO Round 3 (neutral venue) Weekend 31 May/1 June Kildare v Sligo Leitrim v Tipperary Offaly v Laois Wicklow v Waterford Westmeath v Limerick Antrim v London Fermanagh v Wexford Carlow v Longford Check out the latest episode of The42′s GAA Weekly podcast here Written by Emma Duffy and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won’t find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women’s sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. 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