GAA Calendar June and July 2022

[Moderator]

Just to keep track of what's on - I'll edit/update every Monday, confirmed Kerry games in bold:

Wednesday 1 June:  Munster Minor Football final: Cork 3-11 Kerry 0-9

Saturday 4 June: Leinster SHC final: Kilkenny 0-22 Galway 0-17; Joe McDonagh Cup final: Antrim 5-22 Kerry 4-24

Saturday 4/Sunday 5 June:

All-Ireland SFC Rd 1: Mayo 1-13 Monaghan 0-12, Clare 1-11 Meath 1-9, Cork 2-12 Louth 2-8, Armagh 1-16 Tyrone 1-10
Tailteann Cup quarter-finals: Sligo beat Leitrim on penalties, Cavan 2-16 Fermanagh 0-13, Westmeath 1-21 Carlow 2-13 , Offaly 3-17 New York 0-11

Sunday 5 June: Munster SHC final: Limerick 1-29 Clare 0-29

Saturday 11/Sunday 12 June:
All-Ireland SFC round 2: Clare 2-15 Roscommon 1-17, Cork 2-18 Limerick 1-16, Mayo 2-13 Kildare 0-14, Armagh 3-17 Donegal 0-16
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-finals: Cork 3-27 Antrim 2-19 ;  Wexford 3-30 Kerry 0-18

Minor football quarter-finals:
A. Mayo 3-18 Kildare 3-12
B. Kerry 0-8 Tyrone 1-4 
C. Galway 0-10 Dublin 0-7
D. Derry 0-12 Cork 0-6

Saturday 18 June: All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals: Galway 2-19 Cork 1-21; Clare 1-24 Wexford 3-14

Sunday 19 June: Tailteann Cup semi-finals: Westmeath 3-22 Offaly 2-16, Cavan 0-20 Sligo 1-14

Saturday 25 June: Minor Semi-finals: Mayo 1-8 Kerry 0-9; Galway 2-19 Derry 1-11
Saturday 25/Sunday 26 June: All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals: Kerry 1-18 Mayo 0-13, Dublin 0-21 Cork 0-10, Galway 2-1 Armagh 3-18 AET - Galway win 4-1 on penalties, Derry 5-13 Clare 2-8

Saturday 2 July: All-Ireland SHC semi-final: Kilkenny 2-26 Clare 0-20
Sunday 3 July: All-Ireland SHC semi-final: Limerick 0-27 Galway 1-21; All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final: Tipperary 1-17 Offaly 1-16

Friday 8 July: All-Ireland Minor Football Final: Galway 0-15 Mayo 0-9; All-Ireland JFC semi-finals: New York 1-8 Warwickshire 0-6; Kilkenny 3-11 London 2-9.
Saturday 9 July: Tailteann Cup final Westmeath 2-14 Cavan 1-13; All-Ireland SFC semi-final: Galway 2-8 Derry 1-6.

Sunday 10 July: All-Ireland SFC semi-final: Kerry 1-14 Dublin 1-13; All-Ireland JFC final  Kilkenny 3-12 New York 1-9.

Sunday 17 July: All-Ireland SHC final:  Limerick 1-31 Kilkenny 2-26

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Sunday 24 July: All-Ireland SFC final: Galway v Kerry

Saturday 6 August: All-Ireland SFC final replay (if required)

[Ballyfireside]

Hey Moderator, in trying to get my auld head around the SFC permutations I copied your very thoughtful schedule of all Kerry Games, and removed non SFC fixtures.

Here it is, hope I have it right -

Sat 11/Sun 12 June: Round 2 Qualifiers:
Roscommon v Clare
Limerick v Cork
Kildare v Mayo
Donegal v Armagh

Sat 25/Sun 26 June: Quarter-finals
Round 2 winners v Provincial winners

Sat 9/Sun 10 July: Semi-finals:
'Connacht' v 'Ulster';
'Leinster' v 'Munster'

Sun 24 July: Final

Sat 6 Aug: Replay, if required


Am I right in thinking that all the original fancieds could end up on the same side, i.e. by default if all the non-fancieds end up on the same side - with Ulster and Connaught throwing up outsider Provincial winners, plus todays draw, and where favs/outsiders are likewise split, therein is the root of such an eventuality; now I am only using Padraig Power's view as to who favs and outsiders are, so go aisy here.

And I don't know is it me or what but the thought of Mayo in another AI final has my heart racing, jazus they never give up. While only a fool would write-off any team, at worst they could be facing a hot favourite, and hopefully it will be their worst nightmare of all, us - and if it is, it will be some game of football.

The only tinge of sadness is the 5 months after that.

[Moderator]

The quarter-final lineup possibilities:

Kerry v Mayo/Kildare, Armagh/Donegal, Clare/Roscommon

Dublin v Mayo (if they win), Armagh/Donegal, Clare/Roscommon, Cork/Limerick

Galway v Kildare (if they win) , Armagh/Donegal, Clare (if they win), Cork/Limerick

Derry v Mayo/Kildare, Armagh (if they win), Clare/Roscommon, Cork/Limerick.


Kerry v Mayo/Kildare or Armagh/Donegal and Dublin v the other winner would have all the "fancied" on one side - namely all the teams that played in Div 1 this year.

Galway v Clare or Cork/Limerick and Derry v Clare/Roscommon or Cork/Limerick has all Div 2 teams, plus Limerick from Div 3.

[Ballyfireside]

Be jazus but that's great stuff there Mod and God bless your patience.

I wonder if further tweaking could keep 'favourites' apart, though as it is there will be a greater number of competitive games; and yes, now wearing a GAA as opposed to a Kerry jersey, you'd have a few outsiders getting a sniff of blood.

I know this sounds contradictory but while there is a Tier 1 and a chasing pack, nobody could write off an upset as things whittle down - there should be at least one. And if only that neither of the two hot favourites are without vulnerabilities, perceived ones anyway, Sam might be stung with having to make a late booking for his next 'annual holiday' - this is all what makes the GAA what it is.

Kerry abú.