Dublin pitted against Connacht champions, Ulster runners-up, and Derry in All-Ireland SFC draw
The make-up of the Sam Maguire 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.
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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 at the preliminary quarter-final stage.
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