2012 Draws

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Lean Times
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2012 Draws

Post by Lean Times »

Anybody know when the draws are made for the respective championships?

Also, the leagues are due to commence on the first weekend of Feb. Anyone able to shed any light on who is relegated and promoted between the divisions?

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Re: 2012 Draws

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Draws are usually made at the february county board meeting!

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Re: 2012 Draws

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As far as I know the draws are on the 24th of Jan at the first county board meeting as the league is penciled in for the 4th of february
Twice we had the chance,but well get one more

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Re: 2012 Draws

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Anybody know if there is a schedule for league games in place?

A list of divisions for both codes?

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Re: 2012 Draws

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Here is the structure of the hurling and football competitions in Offaly for 2012. I'll put up the master fixture plan tomorrow or Wed on this thread.


Championships

Football Championships

• 2 groups in each grade of Championship (Senior & Intermediate)
• Junior A Championship and Junior B & C Competitions to be formulated when number of teams participating confirmed.
• Junior A, B & C to be played on home and away as in previous years.
• In Senior Football, seed the previous years (2011) County Finalists, semi-finalists, Qtr Finalists across 2 groups
• Seeding to be applied to Intermediate, Junior A & B when formats confirmed.
• 1 Round to be played late April/ early May.
• 2nd Round to be played in June (if possible)
• 4 Teams to qualify from each group.
o First team in group 1 play 4th team in group 2
o First team in group 2 play 4th team in group 1
o 2nd team in group 1 play 3rd team in group 2.
o 2nd team in group 2 play 3rd team in group 1.
o Extra time to be played in Quarter Finals if necessary.
• Winners of 1st vs. 4th Quarter Final games seeded for semi final draw
• **Relegation - bottom team in each group play relegation game at neutral venue (In the event of a draw extra time to be played in all relegation games)
• Promotion and relegation from Senior to Intermediate and Intermediate to Junior will be a one up and one down basis. Therefore the relegation final will not take place until all clubs who have a second team in the next grade of the Championship are defeated e.g. Senior Football Relegation will not take place until all clubs with Senior teams have exited the Intermediate Championship.
• **NO RELEGATION IN SENIOR FOOTBALL FOR 2012 ONLY.

• Dual Clubs may have to play Championship in a three day period - by agreement with the clubs involved ( for example Football Friday and Hurling Sunday)

Football Leagues

• Commence early Feb.
• For 2012 Div. 1 group of will be Min. of 10 teams (probably 12).
• Same formula for Div. 2 and Div. 3
• Div. 4 to be formulated when entries confirmed.
• Top 4 teams in each group qualify for Semi Finals.
• County players may not be available for Semi finals.
• Extra time to be played in league Semi Finals and finals.
• Bottom team will be relegated in Div. 1 & Div. 2
• If game is not played on or before the date fixed – team to lose points and get fine
• If team concedes two walk over’s in league competition they may not enter team in that division or lower the following year
• County players to be available for at least 4 league games prior to 1st round of Club Championship and the Final, these games will be specified in Master Fixtures Plan. Games must be played on these dates or Club will forfeit right to Co. Players.
• List all players that played at Highest Championship grade in 2011. Select 15 players from that list and they may only assist league team at highest division. List to be emailed to Co. Board.
• There may be only the gap of one full division between Club’s first and second team i.e. Ferbane Div 1 and Div 3 (with possible exceptions).

Hurling Championships.
• Senior Hurling same format as Senior Football.
• Intermediate Hurling to follow similar format as above once the numbers are confirmed.
• Junior A Hurling Championship & Junior B & C Competition to be formulated when entries confirmed.
• Junior A & B games to be played home and away as in previous years.
• Teams to be seeded as per Football format.
• Winners of 1st vs. 4th games seeded for semi final draw
• Relegation – bottom team in each group play relegation game at neutral venue. In the event of a draw extra time to be played in all relegation games.
• Promotion and relegation from Senior to Intermediate and Intermediate to Junior will be a one up and one down basis. Therefore the relegation final will not take place until all clubs who have a second team in the next grade of the Championship are defeated e.g. Senior Hurling Relegation will not take place until all clubs with Senior teams have exited the Intermediate Championship.

• Dual Clubs may have to play Championship in a three day period by agreement with the clubs involved ( for example Football Friday and Hurling Sunday )

Hurling Leagues
• Hurling Leagues to change and mirror format of football
• 14 Teams in Div. 1 etc.
• Commence in Feb.
• For 2012 Div. 1 group of will be 14 teams
• Same formula for Div. 2 and Div. 3
• Div. 4 to be formulated when entries confirmed.
• Top 4 teams in each group qualify for Semi Finals.
• County players may not be available for Semi finals.
• Extra time to be played in league Semi Finals and finals.
• Bottom team will be relegated in Div. 1 & Div. 2
• If game is not played on or before the date fixed – team to lose points and get fine
• If team concedes two walk over’s in league competition they may not enter team in that division or lower the following year
• County players to be available for at least 4 league games prior to 1st round of Club Championship and the Final, these games will be specified in Master Fixtures Plan. Games must be played on these dates or Club will forfeit right to Co. Players.
• List all players that played at Highest Championship grade in 2011. Select 15 players from that list and they may only assist league team at highest division. List to be emailed to Co. Board.
• There may be only the gap of one full division between Club’s first and second team i.e. Ferbane Div 1 and Div 3 (with possible exceptions).






U21 Championships
• Football – 1ST Week end in Feb. (under lights if necessary) First named team home venue. If lights not available for first named team C.C.C. will decide venue.
• Hurling to start later as in recent years
• Agreed Format.
• Proceed with knockout Championship but following first round create a losers group and decide when winners of losers group re-enter the Championship
• Extra time in all knockout games except when games are played at night under lights and Final.

Minor Championships
• Combined ‘A’ Championships only, shield competition for teams that do not progress to knockout stages.
• No ‘B’ Championships
• Minor Championship games to be played on Wednesday evenings
• Group Formats to be confirmed when teams entered are known.


Minor Football League
• Minor League based on a minimum of 13 – a – side game but games can be 15-a-side by agreement of the clubs involved
• Minor County Players may not be available for league matches


Minor Hurling League
• Minor League based on a 13 – a – side game but can be 15-a-side by agreement of the clubs involved
• Minor County Players may not be available for league matches










General Guidelines:

• No break for Adult Championships during the Leaving Certificate.
• Championship games may be played within 3 days after Offaly playing Championship or Qualifier games. i.e. If County game is on Sunday, Club game can be played on Wed.
• Extra time if necessary in all Quarter Final games in Championships and Relegation games.
• Adult Championship games may be played the day after Offaly Minors play in the Championship.
• Clubs who do not return gate receipts within the agreed times should not get further games until they have made their up to date returns.

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Re: 2012 Draws

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Apparently the draws are taking place at 5pm this Saturday evening. They're live on Radio3.
Pat Donegan. Signed out of respect for players and all involved with Offaly.

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Offaly GAA Master Fixture Plan 2012
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Offaly GAA Master Fixture Plan 2012
Legend: = Club Football = Club Hurling

= Inter-county Football = Inter-county Hurling

OCP – O’ Connor Park
Club Hurling Championship Games highlighted with
Club Football Championship Games highlighted with

Summary of key dates:
Commencement of football league – weekend of 5th Feb (Minor League 19th Feb)
Commencement of hurling league – weekend of 12th Feb (Minor League 26th Feb)
Commencement of Under 21 FC – weekend of 4th March
Commencement of Under 21 HC – weekend of 8th April
Commencement of SHC – weekend of 13th May
Commencement of SFC – weekend of 20th May
Commencement of MFC – Wed 9th May
Commencement of MHC – Wed 16th May









Offaly Football and Hurling League Fixtures 2012
Date Hurling Football
Sun 5th Feb Longford (Away)
Sun 12th Feb Roscommon (Home)
Sun 26th Feb Laois (Home)
Sat 3rd March Antrim (Away)
Sun 11th March Wexford (Away) Wexford (Home)
Sun 18th March Antrim (Home) Cavan (Away)
Sat 24th March Limerick (Away)
Sun 25th March Sligo (Home)
Sun 1st April Clare (Home)
Sun 8th April Tipperary (Away)

Leinster Senior Football Championship 2012
DATE VENUE

FIRST ROUND
Westmeath v Louth 20.5.2012 Navan
Longford v Laois 20.5.2012 Longford
Meath v Wicklow 27.5.2012 Carlow
QUARTER-FINALS
Westmeath/Louth v Dublin 3.6.2012 Croke Park
Longford/Laois v Wexford 3.6.2012 Croke Park
Meath/Wicklow v Carlow 10.6.2012 Tullamore/Wexford
Offaly v Kildare 16.6.2012 Portlaoise
SEMI-FINALS
Westmeath/Louth/Dublin v Longford/Laois/Wexford 1.7.2012 Croke Park
Meath/Wicklow/Carlow v Offaly/Kildare 1.7.2012 Croke Park
CRAOBH 22.7.2012 Croke Park
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 2012 DATE VENUE
Preliminary Round
Westmeath v Antrim 19.5.2012 Mullingar
Laois v Carlow 19.5.2012 Carlow
Quarter-Finals
Laois/Carlow v Dublin 2.6.2012 Tullamore
Offaly v Wexford 2.6.2012 Tullamore
Galway v Westmeath/Antrim 3.6.2012 Mullingar/TBA
Semi-Finals
Galway/Westmeath/Antrim v Offaly/Wexford 17.6.2012 Portlaoise
Laois/Carlow/Dublin v Kilkenny 23.6.2012 Portlaoise
CRAOBH: 8.7.2012 Croke Park

Cadbury Leinster G.A.A. U-21 Football Championship 2012.
U-21 FOOTBALL DATE VENUE
1.Wexford v Dublin 22.2.2012 Belfield, Enniscorthy
2. 1 v Laois 7.3.2012 Belfield/Parnell Park
3. Wicklow v Carlow 22.2.2012 Baltinglass
4. 3 v Westmeath 7.3.2012 Baltinglass/Carlow I.T.
5. Kilkenny v Louth 22.2.2012 Ballyragget
6. 5 v Longford 7.3.2012 Ballyragget/Haggardstown
7. Offaly v Meath 29.2.2012 Gracefield
8. 7 v Kildare 7.3.2012 Gracefield/Navan
9. 2 v 4 21.3.2012 Neutral Venue
10. 6 v 8 21.3.2012 Neutral Venue
FINAL: 9 v 10 4.4.2012 Neutral Venue

Bord Gais Energy Leinster G.A.A. U-21 Hurling Championship 2012
BORD GAIS ENERGY LEINSTER G.A.A. U-21 HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP 2012 DATE VENUE
1. Offaly v Wexford 6.6.2012 Tullamore
2. 1 v Kilkenny 20.6.2012 Tullamore/Kilkenny
3. Laois v Dublin 6.6.2012 Portlaoise
4. 3 v Carlow 20.6.2012 Portlaoise/Parnell Park
FINAL: 2 v 4 11.7.2012 TBA






Leinster G.A.A. Minor Hurling Championship 2012
A. Tier I - Kilkenny, Dublin
B. Tier II -
1. Westmeath v Laois 21.4.2012 Mullingar
2. Wexford v Offaly 21.4.2012 Tullamore
C. Tier III
3. Carlow v Kildare 21.4.2012 Newbridge
4 Wicklow v Meath 21.4.2012 Arklow
NEXT ROUND
5. Losers 1 v Winners 3 5.5.2012 TBA
6. Losers 2 v Winners 4 5.5.2012 TBA if
NEXT ROUND
7. Winners 1 v Kilkenny 5.5.2012 Home Venue 1 (or by arrangement)
8. Winners 2 v Dublin 5.5.2012 Home Venue 2 (or by arrangement) if
NEXT ROUND
9. Winner 6 v Losers 8 12.5.2012 Home Venue 5 (or by arrangement) if
10. Winner 5 v Losers 7 12.5.2012 Home Venue 6 (or by arrangement)
Semi-Finals 24.5.2012 Venues to be decided by Toss or Arrangement
Craobh 8.7.2012 Croke Park
Leinster G.A.A. Minor Football Championship 2012
MINOR FOOTBALL DATE VENUE TIME
1. Kilkenny v Offaly 14.4.2012 Kilkenny
2. Louth v Westmeath 14.4.2012 Drogheda
3. Longford v Meath 14.4.2012 Longford
4. Wicklow v Laois 14.4.2012 Aughrim
5. Carlow v Dublin 14.4.2012 Carlow
6. Kildare v Wexford 14.4.2012 Newbridge
LOSERS SECTION - Round 1 25.4.2012 If
LOSERS SECTION - Round 2 2.5.2012 If
QUARTER-FINALS 19.5.2012
SEMI-FINALS 7/11.7.2012
FINAL: 22.7.2012 Croke Park



February
Wednesday 1st& Thursday 2nd Friday 3rd Saturday 4th Sunday 5th





AFL Round 1 14:30 An Longfort v Uíbh Fhailí
Football League Round 1
Monday 8th – Thursday 9th Friday 10th Saturday 11th Sunday 12th
AIB Club Hurling S/Fs
Connacht v Laighin




AFL Round 2 14:30 Uíbh Fhailí v Ros Comáin

Hurling League Round 1
Monday 15th - Thursday 16th Friday 18th Saturday 18th Sunday 19th




Football League Round 2
Minor Football League R 1
Monday 20th – Thursday 23rd Friday 24th Saturday 25th Sunday 26th
Sigerson Cup


Sigerson Cup Finals



AHL Round 1 14:30 Uíbh Fhailí v Laois
Hurling League Round 2
Minor Hurling League R 1
Monday 27th– Wednesday 29th
Wed 29th U21 FC Offaly v Meath, Gracefield






March
Thursday 1st Friday 2nd Saturday 3rd Sunday 4th

AFL Rd 3 19:00 Aontroim v Uíbh Fhailí Football League Round 3
U21 Football R1
Div 4 Football League R1
Monday 5th – Thursday 8th Friday 9th Saturday 10th Sunday 11th
Wed 7th U21FC Offaly v Kildare, Gracefield (IF)

U21 Football Losers Group R1
Div 4 Hurling League R 1


AFL Round 4 14:30 Uíbh Fhailí v Loch Garman
AHL Round 2 14:30 Loch Garman v Uíbh Fhailí
Hurling League Round 3
Minor Hurling League R 2

Monday 12th - Thursday 15th Friday 16th Saturday 17th Sunday 18th
AIB Club Football & Hurling Finals
Div 4 Football League R2



AHL Round 3 14:30 Uíbh Fhailí v Aontroim
AFL Round 5 14:30 An Cabhán v Uíbh Fhailí
Football League Round 4
Minor Football League R 2
U 21 Football Losers Group R2
Monday 19th – Thursday 22nd Friday 23rd Saturday 24th Sunday 25th
Monday 19th
U 21 Football R 2 AHL Rd 4 19:00 Luimneach v Uíbh Fhailí
U 21 F/ball Losers
Group R3
Div 4 Hurling League R 2 AFL Round 6 14:30 Uíbh Fhailí v Sligeach
Hurling League Round 4
Minor Hurling League R 3
Monday 26th – Thursday 29th Friday 30th Saturday 31st

U 21 Football Q/Finals


April
Sunday 1st
Football League Round 5
Div 4 Football League R3 AHL Round 5 14:30 Uíbh Fhailí v An Clár
Minor Football League R 3


Monday 2nd – Thursday 5th Friday 6th Saturday 7th Sunday 8th Easter Sunday
U 21 Football Semi/Finals
U21 Hurling R 1 AFL Round 7 14:30 Tiobraid Árann v Uíbh Fhailí
AHL Div 1B Final (IF)
Hurling League Round 5
Div 4 Hurling League R 3
Monday 9th – Thursday 12th Friday 13th Saturday 14th Sunday 15th
Monday 9th
Minor Hurling League R 4 Leinster MFC Kilkenny v Offaly
U21 Hurling Losers Group R 1 Football League Round 6
Minor Football League R 4
U 21 Football Final
Div 4 Football League R4
Monday 16th – Thursday 19th Friday 20th Saturday 21st Sunday 22nd
Leinster MHC Offaly v Wexford, OCP Hurling League Round 6

U21 Hurling Quarter/Finals

Div 4 Hurling League R 4
Monday 23rd – Thursday 26th Friday 27th Saturday 28th Sunday 29th
Wed 25th
Leinster MFC (IF) AFL Division 3 Final (IF)
Football League Round 7

U21 Hurling Semi/Finals

Div 4 Football League R5




May
Mon 30/4 – Thursday 3rd Friday 4th Saturday 5th Sunday 6th
Wed 2nd
Leinster MFC (IF) U21 All Ire Football Final
Leinster MHC Offaly v Dublin, OCP (IF) or Wicklow/Meath
Hurling League Round 7

U21 Hurling Final

Div 4 Hurling League R 5
Monday 7th – Thursday 10th Friday 11th Saturday 12th Sunday 13th
Wed 9th
Minor Football R 1

Leinster MHC (IF) Senior/Intermediate/Junior A
Hurling Championship R 1
Monday 14th – Thursday 17th Friday 18th Saturday 19th Sunday 20th
Wed 16th
Minor Hurlng R 1
Thursday 17th
Hurling League Round 8
Div 4 Hurling League R 6 Leinster MFC Q/Finals (IF)
Div 4 Football League R 6


Senior/Intermediate/Junior A
Football Championship Round 1
Monday 21st – Thursday 24th Friday 25th Saturday 26th Sunday 27th
Wed 23rd
Minor Football R 2

Thursday 24th
Football League Round 8 Junior A Hurling Round 2

Junior B/C Hurling Round 1
Hurling League Round 9

Div 4 Hurling League R 7
Monday 28th – Thursday 31st
Wednesday 30th
Junior B/C Football Round 1







June
Friday 1st Saturday 2nd Sunday 3rd
Div 4 Hurling League R 8 Leinster SHC Q/Finals
Offaly v Wexford OCP
Football League Round 9
Div 4 Football League R 7
Monday 4th – Thursday 7th Friday 8th Saturday 9th Sunday 10th
Wed 6th
Leinster U21 HC Offaly v
Wexford, OCP Div 4 Football League Semi/Finals Div 4 Hurling League R 9


Senior/Intermediate Hurling
Championship R 2 (if)

Monday 11th – Thursday 14th Friday 15th Saturday 16th Sunday 17th
Wed 13th
Hurling League Round 10 O Connor Cup Semi/Finals
Div 4 Football League Final Leinster SFC Q/Final, P/laois Offaly v Kildare
Div 4 Hurling League R 10

Leinster SHC S/Finals, P/laois (IF)

Monday 18th – Thursday 21st Friday 22nd Saturday 23rd Sunday 24th
Wed 20th
Leinster U21 HC Offaly v Kilkenny, OCP (IF)
Thursday 21st
Minor Hurling R 2 Féile Peil na nÓg WEEKEND (Laois and Offaly )
Junior B/C Hurling Round 2 Senior Hurling Championship Prel Phase I
GAA Football All Ireland Qualifier Preliminary Rd
Junior A Hurling Championship R 3
Senior/Intermediate/Junior A Football Championship Round 2 (if)
Leinster MHC (IF)
O Connor Cup Final
Monday 25th – Thursday 28th Friday 29th Saturday 30th
Wed 27th
Minor Football R 3
Thursday 28th
Football League Round 10

Junior B/C Football Round 1
Div 4 Hurling League Semi/Finals GAA Hurling All Ireland Senior Championship Phase I
GAA Football All Ireland Qualifier Rd 1



July
Sunday 1st
Leinster SFC S/Finals, Croke Park (IF)
Hurling League Round 11
Junior A Football Championship Round 3
Monday 2nd – Thursday 5th Friday 6th Saturday 7th Sunday 8th
Wed 4th
Minor Hurling R 3
Thursday 5rd
Football League Round 11
Junior A Hurling Round 3
Junior B/C Hurling Round 3 Hurling All Ireland Senior Championship Phase II
7th-11th Leinster MFC S/Finals (IF)
Junior A Hurling Championship R 4 Leinster Hurling Final (IF)
Hurling League Round 12
Football League Semi/Finals
Div 4 Hurling League Final
Monday 9th – Thursday 12th Friday 13th Saturday 14th Sunday 15th
Wed 11th Minor Football R 4
Thursday 12th
Hurling League Round 13 Junior B/C Football Round 2 Football Qualifier Round 2
Hurling All Ireland Championship Phase III
Hurling League Semi/Finals
Junior A Football Championship
Round 4
Monday 16th – Thursday 19th Friday 20th Saturday 21st Sunday 22nd
Wed 18th
Minor Hurling R 4 Junior A Hurling Round 4
Junior B/C Hurling Round 4 Football All Ireland Qualifier Round 3
Junior A Hurling Championship R 5
Leinster Football Finals (IF)

Senior/Intermediate/Junior A
Hurling Championship R 3

Football League Finals (if)
Monday 23rd – Thursday 26th Friday 27th Saturday 28th Sunday 29th
Wed 25th
Minor Football R 5
Junior B/C Football Round 3 All Ireland Football Qualifier Round 4

All Ireland Minor & Senior Hurling Quarter-Finals
Senior/Intermediate Football Championship Round 3 (if)
Junior A Football Championship Round 5
Hurling League Finals (if)


August
Monday 30/7 – Thursday 2nd Friday 3rd Saturday 4th Sunday 5th
Wed 1st
Minor Hurling R 5 Junior A Hurling Round 5 Junior A Hurling Championship R 6 Junior B Hurling Quarter/Finals
Junior C Hurling Semi/Finals All Ireland Minor & Senior Football Quarter-Finals
Senior/Intermediate
Hurling Championship R 4
Monday 6th – Thursday 9th Friday 10th Saturday 11th Sunday 12th
Wed 8th
Minor Football R 6 Junior B/C Football Round 4 All Ireland Senior Hurling Semi-Final (Laighin v QF)
Senior/Intermediate Football Championship Round 4
Junior A Football Championship Rd 6
Monday 13th – Thursday 16th Friday 17th Saturday 18th Sunday 19th
Wed 15th
Minor Hurling R 6 Junior A Hurling Round 6 Junior A Hurling Championship R 7 Junior B Hurling Semi/Finals
Junior C Hurling Final All Ireland Senior Hurling Semi-Final (Mumha v QF)

Senior/Intermediate Hurling Championship R 5
Monday 20th – Thursday 23rd Friday 24th Saturday 25th Sunday 26th
Wed 22nd
Minor Football R 7 Junior B/C Football Round 5 All Ireland Under 21 Hurling S/Finals
All Ireland Senior Football Semi-Final
Senior/Inter Football Championship Round 5
Junior A Football Round 7
Monday 27th – Thursday 30th Friday 31st
Wed 29th
Minor Hurling R 7 Junior B FootballQ/ Finals
Junior C F Semi/Finals







September
Saturday 1st Sunday 2nd
Junior B Football Semi/ Finals
Junior C Football Final Junior A Hurling Championship Q/Finals Minor Football Championship Q/Finals
Junior B Hurling Final All Ireland Senior Football Semi-Final
Senior Hurling Championship Q/Finals
Senior/Intermediate Football Championship Q/Finals (if)
Monday 3rd – Thursday 6th Friday 7th Saturday 8th Sunday 9th
Senior/Intermediate/ Football Championship Q/Finals
Minor Hurling
Championship Q/Finals All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Junior A Football Championship Q/Finals

Monday 10th – Thursday 13th Friday 14th Saturday 15th Sunday 16th
Junior B Football Finals Minor Hurling C/ship Semi/Finals (if)
Junior A Hurling
Championship Semi/Final All Ireland Under 21 Hurling Final
Senior Hurling Championship Semi/Finals

Monday 17th – Thursday 20th Friday 21st Saturday 22nd Sunday 23rd
Minor Football Ch/ship S/ Finals Minor Hurling Ch/ship Semi/Finals
Intermediate Hurling Ch/ship Final All Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Junior A Football Championship Semi/Finals

Monday 24th – Thursday 25th Friday 28th Saturday 29th Sunday 30th




Int F/ball Ch/ship S/Finals
Senior Football Championship Semi/ Finals

October
Monday 1st – Thursday 4th Friday 5th Saturday 6th Sunday 7th





Junior A Hurling Championship Final (IF) Senior Hurling Championship Final
Minor Hurling Championship Final

Monday 8th – Thursday 11th Friday 13th Saturday 13th Sunday 14th





Junior A Football Championship Final (IF) Senior Football Championship Final
Minor Football Championship Final

Monday 15th – Thursday 18th Friday 19th Saturday 20th Sunday 21st





Intermediate Football Championship Final
Junior A Football Championship Final Intermediate Hurling Championship Final
Monday 22nd – Thursday 23rd Friday 24th Saturday 25th Sunday 26th





Monday 27th – Thursday 30th Friday 31st







Championships and Competition Structures 2012 as Agreed at County Board Meeting on Thursday 3rd November

Football Championships

• 2 groups in each grade of Championship (Senior & Intermediate)
• Junior A Championship and Junior B & C Competitions to be formulated when number of teams participating confirmed.
• Junior A, B & C to be played on home and away as in previous years.
• In Senior Football, seed the previous years (2011) County Finalists, semi-finalists, Qtr Finalists across 2 groups
• Seeding to be applied to Intermediate, Junior A & B when formats confirmed.
• 1 Round to be played late April/ early May.
• 2nd Round to be played in June (if possible)
• 4 Teams to qualify from each group.
o First team in group 1 play 4th team in group 2
o First team in group 2 play 4th team in group 1
o 2nd team in group 1 play 3rd team in group 2.
o 2nd team in group 2 play 3rd team in group 1.
o Extra time to be played in Quarter Finals if necessary.
• Winners of 1st vs. 4th Quarter Final games seeded for semi final draw
• Relegation - bottom team in each group play relegation game at neutral venue (In the event of a draw extra time to be played in all relegation games).
• Dual Clubs may have to play Championship in a three day period ( for example Football Friday and Hurling Sunday )
• Promotion and relegation from Senior to Intermediate and Intermediate to Junior will be a one up and one down basis. Therefore the relegation final will not take place until all clubs who have a second team in the next grade of the Championship are defeated e.g. Senior Football Relegation will not take place until all clubs with Senior teams have exited the Intermediate Championship.
• **NO RELEGATION IN SENIOR FOOTBALL FOR 2012 ONLY.

Football Leagues

• Commence early Feb.
• For 2012 Div. 1 group of will be Min. of 10 teams (probably 12).
• Same formula for Div. 2 and Div. 3
• Div. 4 to be formulated when entries confirmed.
• Top 4 teams in each group qualify for Semi Finals.
• County players may not be available for Semi finals.
• Extra time to be played in league Semi Finals and finals.
• Bottom team will be relegated in Div. 1 & Div. 2
• If game is not played on or before the date fixed – team to lose points and get fine
• If team concedes two walk over’s in league competition they may not enter team in that division or lower the following year
• County players to be available for at least 4 league games prior to 1st round of Club Championship and the Final, these games will be specified in Master Fixtures Plan. Games must be played on these dates or Club will forfeit right to Co. Players.
• List all players that played at Highest Championship grade in 2010. Select 15 players from that list and they may only assist league team at highest division. List to be emailed to Co. Board.
• There may be only the gap of one full division between Club’s first and second team i.e. Ferbane Div 1 and Div 3 (with possible exceptions).

Hurling Championships.
• Senior Hurling same format as Senior Football.
• Intermediate Hurling to follow similar format as above once the numbers are confirmed.
• Junior A Hurling Championship & Junior B & C Competition to be formulated when entries confirmed.
• Junior A & B & C games to be played home and away as in previous years.
• Teams to be seeded as per Football format.
• Winners of 1st vs. 4th games seeded for semi final draw
• Relegation – bottom team in each group play relegation game at neutral venue. In the event of a draw extra time to be played in all relegation games.
• Dual Clubs may have to play Championship in a three day period ( for example Football Friday and Hurling Sunday )





Hurling Leagues
• Hurling Leagues to change and mirror format of football
• 14 Teams in Div. 1 etc.
• Commence in Feb.
• For 2012 Div. 1 group of will be 14 teams
• Same formula for Div. 2 and Div. 3
• Div. 4 to be formulated when entries confirmed.
• Top 4 teams in each group qualify for Semi Finals.
• County players may not be available for Semi finals.
• Extra time to be played in league Semi Finals and finals.
• Bottom team will be relegated in Div. 1 & Div. 2
• If game is not played on or before the date fixed – team to lose points and get fine
• If team concedes two walk over’s in league competition they may not enter team in that division or lower the following year
• County players to be available for at least 4 league games prior to 1st round of Club Championship and the Final, these games will be specified in Master Fixtures Plan. Games must be played on these dates or Club will forfeit right to Co. Players.
• List all players that played at Highest Championship grade in 2010. Select 15 players from that list and they may only assist league team at highest division. List to be emailed to Co. Board.
• There may be only the gap of one full division between Club’s first and second team e.g. Ferbane Div 1 and Div 3 (with possible exceptions).



U21 Championships
• Football – 1ST Week end in Feb. (under lights if necessary) First named team home venue. If lights not available for first named team C.C.C. will decide venue.
• Hurling to start later as in recent years
 Knockout Championship with losers group
 Extra time in all knockout games except when games are played at night under lights and Final.
Minor Championships
• Combined ‘A’ Championships only, shield competition for teams that do not progress to knockout stages go into draw for shield
• No ‘B’ Championships
• Minor Championship games to be played on Wednesday evenings
• Group Formats to be confirmed when teams entered are known.
Minor Football and Hurling League
Minor League based on a minimum of 13 – a – side game but games can be 15-a-side by agreement of the clubs involved
• Minor County Players may not be available for league matches
General Guidelines:
• No break for Adult Championships during the Leaving Certificate.
• Championship games may be played within 3 days after Offaly play Senior Championship or Qualifier games. i.e. If County game is on Sunday, Club game can be played on Wed.
• Extra time if necessary in all Quarter Final games in Championships and Relegation games.
• Adult Championship games may be played the day after Offaly Minors play in the Championship.
• Clubs who do not return gate receipts within the agreed times should not get further games until they have made their up to date returns.
Relevant Excerpts from C.L.G. BORD CHONTAE UIBH FHAILI – BYE-LAWS 2012

5. The first meeting of the County Committee each year shall be held in January, to accept applications for transfer within the county and deal with applications for reinstatement, declarations. After that date no further applications for transfer will be considered except Inter-County transfers. The County Management Committee shall process and make recommendations to the February County Committee meeting on the applications for transfer.

When a player applies for a transfer to another Club within the county, having a change of residence where such is necessary or is declaring for his Home Club (Riail 6.3 T.O. 2011 ), he shall complete an Inter-Club Transfer Form, have it signed by the Secretary of the club he wishes to join, forward the original form to his present Club Secretary and a copy to the County Secretary. The player making the application shall ensure his present club receives the Transfer Form, at least seven days prior to the meeting at which his application is to be made and should he fail to do so, his application shall be deemed to be out of order and refused.

Such application shall not be granted unless the player is in permanent residence in the Parish in which his new club is located (Club boundaries and Bye-Law No. 8 - Parish Rule permitting) or is declaring for his Home Club. If the transfer is granted, he shall be regraded if necessary. To meet the requirement of permanent residence, a player must be residing at his current address for at least 16 weeks, on the date of application to transfer.

6. The Competitions Control Committee shall process and make recommendations to the County Committee on applications for grading of teams and players within the county. Requests for regrading of teams shall be accepted by the Competitions Control Committee, not later than the January County Committee meeting. Requests for regrading of players shall be accepted by the Competitions Control Committee not later than ten clear days before the April meeting (1st Tuesday) of the County Committee.

Clubs may re-grade up to a maximum of seven players at any grade. In exceptional circumstances, the County Committee may allow additional players to be re-graded up to a maximum of twelve.

7. The November County Board meeting shall decide all Championship structures (adult including U-21 & minor) for the following year. After that meeting no further changes to structures can be made.

9 Subject to the Exceptions hereunder, the Parish Rule shall be in force for all grades.

Exceptions:
(a) Where there is no under-age team (U-12, U-14, U-16, Minor & U-21) in a Parish, a player in that Parish, may play with an Independent Team within the County which shall not bear the name of an adult Club within the County.
(b) Where there is no adult football team in a Parish, a player from a hurling Club, in that Parish, may play with a football team, and vice versa, within the County.

Note 1: All Exceptions shall have the approval of the County Committee. Applications for exceptions shall only be considered at the 1st meeting of the County Committee each year and shall be submitted to the County Committee, by the relevant Club, in advance of the 1st meeting of the County Committee.

Note 2: Exceptions under (a) or (b) above shall only be approved by the County Committee on receipt of an application from a club, on behalf of all eligible players and where the request is for all players at the same grade to play with the same Independent Team/Club.

10 At any level, the ‘A’ grade will be the only Championship grade. All others, e.g Minor “B”, Junior “C” etc, shall be deemed as Competitions only and governed by County Bye Laws.

11 Players who played on the winning team in Intermediate and Junior championship finals shall be considered to be of Senior and Intermediate status respectively for the following year’s championships, if they have not been regraded.

12 Where a club fields teams in Junior “B” and Junior “C” competitions in a particular year, a player who plays for the “B” team at any stage of that competition cannot subsequently play for the ‘C’ team in that same year.

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Much appreciated, Bloomie.

To pull the key club hurling dates from all the bumph, think I see . . .

Hurling round 1 – w/e Sun 13th May

Hurling round 2 – w/e Sun 10th June (conditional on county progress)

Hurling round 3 – w/e Sun 22nd July

Hurling round 4 – w/e Sun 5th August (Bank holiday weekend)

Hurling round 5 – w/e Sun 19th August

Senior hurling quarter finals – w/e Sun 2nd September

Senior hurling semi-finals – w/e Sun 16th September

Intermediate hurling final – w/e Sun 23rd September

Senior hurling final – Sunday 7th October

(I can’t for the life of me see the proposed dates for the IHC quarter-finals and semi-finals. Prior to this year that wouldn’t have bothered me, but now it’s different . . .)
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Very comprehensive list of fixtures.Is there any reason why the u21 club football championship is fixed for early March at a time when the county u 21's might be involved in the Leinster championship,the best young players are involved in college football and the u 21's who are good enough to make the seniors are in the middle of the national league.Is there any reason why this could not be played towards the end of the season? Some young players will have no football again from June till the following year if their clubs are out of the senior championship which could happen and may be lost to other games!Any thoughts?

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Here's a link to a pdf of the master fixtures list, courtesy of the Cloghan GAA site.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid= ... EyMGJkNWE0
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Friday 3rd February
Division 1 Football League
Walsh Island v Tullamore Walsh Island J O Reilly 7.30 pm
Tubber v Brigids Tubber D Brazil 7.30 pm
Raheen v Ferbane Geashill C Costello 7.30 pm
Erin Rovers v Edenderry Pullough M Mahon 7.30 pm

Saturday 4th February
Division 1 Football League
Shamrocks v Rhode Mucklagh P Jordan 2.30 pm
Clara v Ballycumber Clara N Cooney 2.30 pm
Division 2 Football League
Shannonbridge v St Rynaghs Shannonbridge M Walsh 2.30 pm
Durrow v Gracefield Durrow M Coughlan 2.30 pm
Daingean v Doon Daingean C Groome 2.30 pm
Bracknagh v Clonbullogue Bracknagh M Carty 2.30 pm

Division 3 Football League
Ballinagar v Ballycommon Ballinagar J Mc Keown 2.30 pm
Tubber v Rhode Tubber D Daly 7.30 pm

Sunday 5th February

Division 2 Football League
Ballycumber v Ballyfore Ballycumber B Gavin 12 noon
Kilclonfert v Rhode Kilclonfert E Dunne 12 noon

Division 3 Football League
Clonmore Harps v Ferbane Clonmore J O Reilly 12 noon
Killeigh v Cappincur Killeigh N Flynn 12 noon
Tullamore v Birr O Brien Park P Pierce 12 noon
Daingean v Gracefield Daingean P Gallagher 12 noon
Clara v Edenderry Clara M Mahon 12 noon

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The teams who have entered the adult competitions have been listed on the county Board’s site in advance of the draws tomorrow evening.

Firstly, I note Lusmagh are a dual club again, with a team entered in the Junior C football, a competition they won three times previously. Next task is to buy a football!

There are 47 teams entered, between Senior, Inter., Junior A and Junior B. There was 51 last year. I see there is no Junior C hurling competition, presumably owing to playing numbers.

Compared to last year, Birr have entered only two teams having always been able to enter three teams previously. Shinrone and Drumcullen have also entered two clubs (as opposed the three previously) with Clara entering just the one team having entered two teams previously.
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So much for the draws being live on the radio! Laois takes precedence on Radio3 - Mad Jack is interviewing their nordie football manager at the moment.
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Senior hurling
In one group: Coolderry, Kilcormac, Clareen, Kinnitty, Brosna Gaels, Rahan.
In the other group: Birr, St Rynagh’s, Tullamore, Drumcullen, Shinrone, Belmont.

Intermediate hurling
In one group: Ballinamere, Lusmagh, Clara, Coolderry, Ballyskenagh, Kilcormac.
In the other group: Rynaghs, Birr, crinkill, Killurin, Carrig & Riverstown.


Senior football
In one group: Clara, Gracefield, Walsh Island, St Rynagh’s, Erin Rovers, Ballycumber.
In the other group: Edenderry, Rhode, Ferbane, tullamore, Tubber.

Intermediate football
In one group: Raheen, Shamrocks, clonbullogue, Ballyfore, Cappincur, Doon, Birr.
In the other group: St Brigids, Rhode, bracknagh, Durrow, Shannonbridge, Kilclonfert.
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U21 hurling
Kilcormac v Tullamore
St Brendan’s v St Mary’s
Coolderry Óg v Ballinamere Gaels
Rahan v St Rynagh’s
Kinnitty v Seir Kieran

I missed the rest . . .
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