APPENDIX 2 - GAA Master Fixture Grid 2018 Key: Black - National Green - Ulster CCC Red - Ulster Schools Blue - Ulster Coaching & Games Purple – Cross County (Armagh, Cavan, Down, Fermanagh, Monaghan, Louth, Leitrim & Longford)
Deireadh Fomhair 2017 Samhain 2017 Nollaig 2017
30/1 (Sat/Sun) 4/5 (Sat/Sun) 2/3 (Sat/Sun)
8 4 Club Intermediate Hurling 39 Quarter-Final
(Britain v Munster)
Week 4 Week 4 Week Week Week
7/8 (Sat/Sun) 11/12 (Sat/Sun) 9/10 (Sat/Sun)
Club Senior Football
Quarter-Final
0 5
49 (Britain v Connacht) Club Junior Football
Quarter-Final
Week 4 Week Week Week 4 Week (Britain v Ulster)
14/15 (Sat/Sun) 18/19 (Sat/Sun) 17 (Sun)
Conor McGurk Round 1
6 0 1
Week 4 Week 5 Week Week 4 Week
21/22 (Sat/Sun) 25/26 (Sat/Sun) 23/24 (Sat/Sun)
Club Junior Hurling
2 1 Quarter-Final
(Britain v Leinster)
Week 47 Week 5 Week Week 4 Week
28/29 (Sat/Sun) 30/31 (Sat/Sun)
Week 43 Week 52 Week
Eanair 2018 Feabhra 2018 2 (Tues) 3/4 (Sat/Sun) Conor McGurk Round 2 3 (Sat)
3 (Wed) AIB All-Ireland Intermediate & Junior Club
Dr McKenna Cup Round 1 Football Finals 5
6 (Sat) 4 (Sun) Week Week Week 1 Week Conor McGurk Round 3 Allianz Football League Round 2 Allianz Hurling League Round 2 7 (Sun) AIB All-Ireland Intermediate & Junior Club Dr McKenna Cup Round 2 Hurling Finals Ulster Football Club League Rd 2 10 (Wed) 10/11 (Sat/Sun) Dr McKenna Cup Round 3 MacRory Cup Quarter Finals (U18.5)
13 (Sat) 10 (Sat)
Conor McGurk Final 6 AIB Senior Club Hurling Semi-Finals Connacht v Leinster
Munster v Ulster Week Week Week 2 Week 14 (Sun) Dr McKenna Cup Semi Finals 11 (Sun) Allianz Football League Round 3 Ulster Football Club League Rd 3 20 (Sat) Dr McKenna Cup Final 17/18 (Sat/Sun) 20/21 (Sat/Sun) AIB Intermediate Club Football Semi-Finals 17 (Sat) Connacht v Leinster AIB Senior Club Football Semi-Finals
Munster v Ulster Connacht/Britain v Leinster
AIB Junior Club Football Semi-Finals Munster v Ulster Connacht v Leinster 7 Electric Ireland HE GAA Sigerson Cup Final
Munster v Ulster/Britain Week Week Week 3 Week AIB Intermediate Club Hurling Semi-Finals All-Ireland Scór na nÓg Finals Connacht v Leinster (Knocknarea Arena, Sligo I.T.) Munster/Britain v Ulster AIB Junior Club Hurling Semi-Finals 18 (Sun) Connacht v Leinster/Britain Allianz Hurling League Round 3 Munster v Ulster Ulster Football Club League Rd 4
26 (Fri) 23/24 (Fri/Sat) An Chomhdháil Bhliantúil (Dún na nGall) An Chomhdháil Bhliantúil (Páirc an Chrócaigh) 27/28 (Sat/Sun) MacRory Cup Playoffs (U18.5) 24 (Sat)
Electric Ireland HE GAA Fitzgibbon Cup Final 28 (Sun) 8 MacRory/MacLarnon Cup Semi Finals (U18.5)
Allianz Football League Round 1 Week Week Week 4 Week Allianz Hurling League Round 1 25 (Sun) Ulster Football Club League Rd 1 Allianz Football League Round 4 Allianz Hurling League Round 4 Ulster Football Club League Rd 5
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Márta 2018 Aibreán 2018 3 (Sat) 1 (Sun) U17FL Round 1 (2 Games) Easter Sunday
Rice Cup Semi Final (U18.5 D) Allianz Football League Finals (1&2)
U-16 Buncrana Cup Round 1 3 4 (Sun)
Week 9 Week Allianz Football League Round 5 Week 1 Week Allianz Hurling League Round 5 Celtic Challenge Hurling North Group Rd 1 Ulster Football Club League Quarter Finals 10 (Sat) 7 (Sat) U17FL Round 2 U17FL Final O’Sullivan Cup Semi Finals (U18.5 C) Hogan Cup Final (U18.5 A)
U-16 Buncrana Cup Round 2 Drummond Cup Final (U18.5 B)
4 0 U-16 Buncrana Cup Qualifier 11 (Sun)
Allianz Hurling League Roinn 1 Semi-Finals 8 (Sun) Week 1 Week Week 1 Week (or AHL Quarter Finals if A.C retain same) Celtic Challenge Hurling North Group Rd 4 Allianz Hurling League Finals (2A, 2B, 3A & 3B) Celtic Challenge Hurling North Group Rd 2 Ulster Football Club League Semi Finals 16 (Fri) UU21 Hurling Shield Semi Finals 14/15 (Sat/Sun) U17FL Round 3
17 (Sat) 14 (Sat)
AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Football Final All-Ireland Scór Sinsir Finals AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Final (Knocknarea Arena, Sligo I.T.) 18 (Sun)
Allianz Football League Round 6 15 (Sun)
Week 11 Week 15 Week (AHL Semi Finals if AC retain Quarters) Celtic Challenge Hurling North Group Rd 5 Ulster Football Club League Finals 19 (Mon) Bank Holiday MacRory/MacLarnon Cup Final (U18.5) 24 (Sat) 20 (Fri) U17FL Round 4 D’Alton Cup Final (U13.5)
UU21 Hurling Playoff: An Dún v Aontroim Brock Cup Final (U15.5)
UU21 Hurling Shield Final Allianz Hurling League Roinn 1 Final 21 (Sat) Cusack Cup Final (U18.5 C Hurling) UU17FC Prelim: Doire V Muineachán
U-16 Buncrana Cup Round 3 U-16 Buncrana Cup Semi-Finals
Week 12 Week 16 Week 25 (Sun) – Time Change Allianz Football League Round 7 22 (Sun) Rice Cup Final (U18.5 D) Celtic Challenge Hurling North Group Rd 3 28 (Wed) 28 (Sat)
U17FL Round 5 (2 Games) UU17FC Q Finals (4 Games)
Hogan Cup Semi Finals (U18.5 A) U13CC Hurling League Blitz Drummond Cup Semi Finals (U18.5 B) 7 31 (Sat) U17FL Semi Finals 29 (Sun)
Allianz Football League Finals (3&4)
Week 13 Week 1 Week O’Sullivan Cup Final (U18.5 C Football) Paul McGirr Cup Final (U16.5 Football) Buggy Cup Final (U18.5 B Hurling)
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Bealtaine 2018 Meitheamh 2018 2 (Wed) Celtic Challenge Hurling Rd 1 2/3 (Sat/Sun) UU20FC First Round & 3 QF’s (4 Games) *If Rule Change refused 5 (Sat) All-Ireland Senior Football Preliminary UU17FC Qualifier Round 1 (1 Game) Round (if required) U-16 Buncrana Cup Final 2 (Sat) Leinster Minor HC Prelim Q Finals Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard Rd 3
5/6 (Sat/Sun) Celtic Challenge Hurling Pre Lim Round
2 8 Tier 2 Hurling Championship Round 1 U-15 Academy Squads Football Round 3 3 (Sun) UU20FC QF: Doire V Dún na nGall /
An Cabhán *If Rule Change granted Week 2 Week Week 1 Week Tier 2 Hurling Championship Round 4 4 (Mon) Bank Holiday U13CC Hurling League Round 2 (East Region) 6 (Wed) Leinster U21HC Round 2 U13CC Hurling League Round 2 (West Region) Celtic Challenge Prelim Knockout 9 (Wed) 8/9/10 (Sat/Sun) Celtic Challenge Hurling Rd 2 Féile na nGael (Connacht/Longfort/An IarMhí) 12/13 (Sat/Sun) 9 (Sat) All-Ireland Senior Football Round 1 UU17FC Qualifier Round 2 (2 Games) Christy Ring & Nicky Rackard Semi-Final
UU17FC Winners Round 2 (2 Games) Nicky Rackard Relegation Play-off
12 (Sat) 3 Lory Meagher Round 3 19 Leinster Minor HC Round Robin 1 U-14 Academy Squads Football Blitz 1
Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard Round 1 10 (Sun) UU20FC Semi Finals Week 2 Week Week Week U14 Hurling Academy Squads Round 1 *If Rule Change granted OR UU20FC U15 Hurling Academy Squads Round 1 QF: Doire V Dún na n Gall / An Cabhán 13 (Sun) SF: Fear Manach/Ard Mhacha V Tír Tier 2 Hurling Championship Round 2 Eoghain/Muineachán USFC Prelim: Dún na nGall v An Cabhán *If Rule Change refused Tier 2 Hurling Championship Round 5 16 (Wed) Celtic Challenge Hurling Rd 3 16/17 (Sat/Sun) Leinster U21HC Round 1 16 (Sat) 19/20 (Sat/Sun) Celtic Challenge Hurling Quarter Finals UU17FC Qualifier Round 3 (2 Games) Leinster Minor HC Q Finals
19 (Sat) Leinster Minor HC Round Robin 2 17 (Sun)
4 0 Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard Round 2 & Lory Connacht Football Final Meagher Round 1 UU20FC SF: An Dún/Aontroim V Doire /
USFC Q Final: Fear Manach v Ard Mhacha Dún na nGall / An Cabhán Week 2 Week Week 2 Week U-15 Academy Squads Football Round 1 *If Rule Change refused 20 (Sun)Tier 2 Hurling Championship Rd 3 18 (Mon) U13CC Hurling League Round 3 USFC Q Final: Tír Eoghain v Muineachán (East Region) 21 (Mon) U13CC Hurling League Round 1 20 (Mon) U13CC Hurling League Round 3 (East Region) (West Region)
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23 (Wed) Celtic Challenge Hurling Rd 4 23 (Sat) Munster Football Final U13CC Hurling League Round 1 (West All-Ireland Senior Football Round 2 Region) Ring, Rackard and Meagher Finals 25 (Fri) Leinster Minor HC Round Robin 3 Celtic Challenge Hurling Semi Finals
U-15 Academy Squads Football Semi-Finals
26/27 (Sat/Sun) 5 1 UU20FC First Round & 3 QF’s (4 Games) 24 (Sun) UU20FC Final *If Rule Change granted Ulster SFC Final
26 (Sat) USFC Q Final: An Dún v Aontroim Leinster Football Final
Week 2 Week 2 Week Leinster U21HC Round 1 Lory Meagher Round 2 U-15 Academy Squads Football Round 2 27 (Sun) USFC Q Final: Doire v Dún na nGall / An Cabhán 29/30/1 Iúil Féile na nÓg (An Dún/An Mhí/Lú) 30 (Sat) UU17FC Semi Finals (2 Games)
Celtic Challenge Hurling Finals All-Ireland Senior Football Round 3
Week 26 Week Tier 2 Hurling Championship Rel Play-off U14 Hurling Academy Squads Round 2 U15 Hurling Academy Squads Round 2
Iúil 2018
6 01 (Sun) Munster Hurling Final Leinster Hurling Final
Tier 2 Hurling Championship Final Week 2 Week 7 (Sat) U-15 Academy Squads Football Final U13CC Hurling League Semi Finals
7/8 (Sat/Sun) All-Ireland Senior Football Round 4 Hurling Championship Prelim Quarter Finals (to finish on the day) [3rd place Munster v Winner (1sT) Tier 2; 3rd place Leinster v Runner-Up (2nd) Tier 2] Week 27 Week All-Ireland Junior Football Semi-Finals Bord Gáis All-Ireland U21 B Hurling (Richie McElligot Cup) R1 (if required) Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Hurling Quarter-Final Round 1 (Gaillimh v Múmha Runners-Up) 14/15 (Sat/Sun) UU17FC Final U13CC Hurling League Finals All-Ireland Senior Football Quarter Finals Phase 1 (2 Games – Páirc an Chrócaigh) Eirgrid All-Ireland U20 Football Semi-Finals Bord Gáis All-Ireland U21 B Hurling (Richie McElligot Cup) Quarter-Finals Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Hurling Quarter-Final Round 2
Week 28 Week (Winner of Gaillimh v Múmha Runners-Up v Laighean Runners Up) 15 (Sun) All-Ireland Senior Hurling Quarter-Finals (Replay 21/22.07.2018) All-Ireland Senior Football Quarter Finals Phase 1 (2 Games – Páirc an Chrócaigh)
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21/22 (Sat/Sun) All-Ireland Senior Football Quarter Finals Phase 2 (Group 1 & 2) All-Ireland Junior Football Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling Relegation Play-off (If Required) Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Hurling Quarter-Final Round 3 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Final
Week 29 Week Bord Gáis All-Ireland U21 B Hurling (Richie McElligot Cup) Semi-Finals 21 (Sat) U14 Hurling Academy Squads Round 3 U15 Hurling Academy Squads Round 3 U16 Hurling Academy Squads Round 1 28/29 (Sat/Sun) All-Ireland Minor Football Quarter Finals 28 (Sat) All-Ireland Senior Hurling Semi-Final (Replay 05/06.08.2018) (Provincial Winner v Quarter-Final Winner) Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Hurling Semi-Final 29 (Sun) All-Ireland Senior Hurling Semi-Final (Replay 05/06.08.2018)
Week 30 Week (Provincial Winner v Quarter-Final Winner) Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Hurling Semi-Final
Lúnasa 2018 4/5/6 (Sat/Sun/Mon) All-Ireland Senior Football Quarter Finals Phase 3 (Group 1 & 2) Eirgrid All-Ireland U20 Football Final
Bord Gáis All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling Semi-Final 1 Bord Gáis All-Ireland U21 B Hurling (Richie McElligot Cup) Final U14 Hurling Academy Squads Round 4
U15 Hurling Academy Squads Round 4 Week 3 Week U16 Hurling Academy Squads Round 2
6 (Mon) Bank Holiday
11(Sat) All-Ireland Senior Football Semi-Final (Replay 18/19.08.2018)
(Quarter-Final Group Winner v Quarter-Final Group Runner Up) 2 Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Semi-Final
Week 3 Week 12 (Sun) All-Ireland Senior Football Semi-Final (Replay 18/19.08.2018) (Quarter-Final Group Winner v Quarter-Final Group Runner Up) Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Semi-Final
18 (Sat)
3 U-14 Academy Squads Football Blitz 2 19 (Sun) All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Week 3 Week (Replay Saturday, 08.09.2018)
Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final
4 25/26 (Sat/Sun) Bord Gáis All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling Final National U14/U15/U16 Hurling Academy Squads Day
Week 3 Week
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Meán Fomhair 2018 2 (Sun) All-Ireland Senior Football Final (Replay Saturday, 15.09.2018) Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Final
Week 35 Week
8/9 (Sat/Sun)
9 (Sun) All Ireland Camogie Finals
Week 36 Week
15/16 (Sat/Sun)
16 (Sun) All Ireland Ladies Football Finals
Week 37 Week
22/23 (Sat/Sun)
Week 38 Week
29/30 (Sat/Sun)
Week 39 Week
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Deireadh Fomhair 2018 Samhain 2018 Nollaig 2018 7 (Sun) 3/4 (Sat/Sun) 1/2 (Sat/Sun)
UCF Prelim (Junior) UCF Quarter Finals UCF Finals
8 4 (Senior & Intermediate) (Senior & Intermediate)
UCF Semi Finals
Week 4 Week 4 Week Week 40 Week (Junior) Rannafast Cup Final (U16.5)
14 (Sun) 11 (Sun) 8/9 (Sat/Sun) UCH Quarter Finals UCH Finals UCF Junior Twinning Final v (Intermediate & Junior) (Senior, Intermediate & British champions
Junior)
13 (Sat) 5 U-14 Academy Squads 49
Football Blitz 3
Week 4 Week Week Week 41 Week
20/21 (Sat/Sun) 17/18 (Sat/Sun) 15/16 (Sat/Sun) UCF Prelims UCF Semi Finals
(Senior & Intermediate) (Senior & Intermediate)
0 6 UCF Quarter Finals UCF Final (Junior)
(Junior)
Week 4 Week 5 Week Week 42 Week
28 (Sun) 24/25 (Sat/Sun) 22/23 (Sat/Sun)
UCH Semi Finals UCH Junior Twinning
(Senior, Intermediate & Final v British champions 1 Junior) 7
Week 4 Week 5 Week Week 43 Week
29/30 (Sat/Sun)
Week 52 Week
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