Gaelic football takes centre stage again as 
sports ireland attention turns to the Round 2A and 2B draws in the All-Ireland Championship, with Kerry, Dublin, Mayo and Galway all waiting to learn their next path. The draw is due to take place on Morning Ireland after the 8.30am sports bulletin, and it will shape one of the biggest weekends yet in this year’s gaa calendar.
The format is simple, but the stakes are not. In Round 2A, the four winners go straight into the All Ireland Championship quarter-finals. The four losers are not out, but they drop into another knockout stage against the four winners from Round 2B. In 2B, however, defeat means elimination, which gives this part of the draw a real edge for county gaa supporters tracking ireland gaa news today.
All-Ireland Championship draw: who is in Round 2A and 2B?
The 2B pool contains some heavyweight names in gaa ireland:
- Kerry
- Dublin
- Roscommon
- Monaghan
- Kildare
- Meath
- Cavan
- Derry
The 2A pool is also stacked with form teams and dangerous outsiders:
- Galway
- Donegal
- Armagh
- Mayo
- Cork
- Westmeath
- Tyrone
- Louth
The first team drawn gets home advantage, and no provincial final rematches are allowed. That should keep the gaa fixtures fresh, while also increasing intrigue around possible pairings involving dublin gaa, kerry gaa, mayo gaa and cork gaa.
Matches are set for the weekend of June 13 and 14, a slot that could deliver the strongest run of gaelic football and gaa news of the summer so far. One detail to watch is Dublin’s schedule: if they play on the Saturday, Ger Brennan would still be unavailable because his 12-week suspension does not end until Sunday, June 12.
Broadcast details are expected after the draw, with fans waiting to see which games land on RTÉ and which are shown on GAA+. For supporters following sports ireland, the next step is clear: watch the draw, then watch for confirmed times, TV picks and the first major knockout storylines of the all ireland championship.
