2026 Tailteann Cup Round 1 draw to take place on Monday

The Tailteann Cup on display before the 2025 Tailteann Cup final match between Kildare and Limerick at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
The draw for the 1st Round of the 2026 Tailteann Cup will take place tomorrow, Monday, April 27th and will be shown live as part of “The View”, which gets underway at 1 pm on GAA+.

The draw can be watched for free on the GAA+ YouTube channel and on the GAA’s own social media channels.

The teams involved in the draw are: Waterford, Wicklow, Sligo, Leitrim, London, Limerick, Laois, Fermanagh, Tipperary, Longford, Offaly, Clare, Antrim, Carlow, Wexford, TBC*

*Depending on results, the 16th team in the Tailteann Cup will either be Westmeath, Down or Cavan.
The draw will be an open draw, and in total, eight Round 1 ties will be drawn, with the first team drawn in each case enjoying home advantage.

The majority of the Round 1 fixtures will be played on the weekend of May 9th/10th.

However, any games involving a team knocked out of their provincial championship on the weekend of May 2nd/3rd will take place on the weekend of May 16th/17th.