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Published 13:54 30 Apr 2025 BST
Updated 14:13 30 Apr 2025 BST

The draw has been made for this year's All-Ireland SFC round-robin phase, with 16 teams still left to battle it out for the Sam Maguire.
It is a fairly open tournament this year, even more so after Dublin's defeat to Meath in the Leinster SFC at the weekend, their first loss in 15 years, which puts them as third seeds, setting up a potential group of death.
Kerry looked to be the frontrunners after winning the league in style, but were ran close by an unheralded Cork side in recent weeks.
They do remain favourites, however, while Jim McGuinness's Donegal charges , reigning champions Armagh, and battle-hardened Galway side, all harbour serious title ambitions.
The seedings coming into today's draw were as follows, with the provincial finals to be played out in the coming weeks to decide the first and second seeds.
ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
First/second seeds: Clare/Kerry; Galway/Mayo; Armagh/Donegal; Louth/Meath.
Third seeds: Dublin, Monaghan, Roscommon, Tyrone.
Four seeds: Cavan, Cork, Derry, Down.
TAILTEANN CUP
First seeds: Fermanagh, Kildare, Offaly, Westmeath.
Second seeds: Laois, Limerick, Sligo, Wexford
Third seeds: Antrim, Carlow, Leitrim, Wicklow.
Fourth seeds: Longford, London, Tipperary, Waterford.
Group 1
Armagh/Donegal
Galway/Mayo
Tyrone
Cavan
Group 2
Kerry/Clare
Louth/Meath
Roscommon
Cork
Group 3
Louth/Meath
Kerry/Clare
Monaghan
Down
Group 4
Galway/Mayo
Armagh/Donegal
Dublin
Derry
When the group stage has concluded, the four group winners will progress into the All-Ireland quarter-finals.
The runner ups and third-place teams will meet in preliminary quarter-finals, where the four winners will then progress to the main quarters as unseeded teams.
Group 1
Kildare
Sligo
Leitrim
Tipperary
Group 2
Offaly
Laois
Wicklow
Waterford
Group 3
Westmeath
Limerick
Antrim
London
Group 4
Fermanagh
Wexford
Carlow
Longford
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