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What was the first All Ireland championship game not to be played on a Sunday ? If my memory serves me correctly it was the replay of the Leinster football final Dublin Vs Meath back in the early nineties Redhot (Cork) - Posts: 697 - 14/07/2017 12:06:22 2016472 Link
Replying To Redhot: "What was the first All Ireland championship game not to be played on a Sunday ? If my memory serves me correctly it was the replay of the Leinster football final Dublin Vs Meath back in the early nineties" I say it was the fourth match of the Meath and Dublin saga back in 1991 in the first round of the Leinster Championship. OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 14/07/2017 13:03:33 2016495 Link
The Leinster Final that year too (v Laois) was also played on a Saturday. I wonder has this ever happened before or after ????? Laytown Legend (None) - Posts: 424 - 14/07/2017 13:54:12 2016525 Link
Replying To Laytown Legend: "The Leinster Final that year too (v Laois) was also played on a Saturday. I wonder has this ever happened before or after ?????" I think a couple of the Leinster final replays were played on a Saturday like the Dubs and Kildare match in 2000 and the Laois and Westmeath match in 2004. OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 14/07/2017 17:09:17 2016608 Link
Replying To Laytown Legend: "The Leinster Final that year too (v Laois) was also played on a Saturday. I wonder has this ever happened before or after ?????" Was Offaly v Meaty 1997 on a Saturday? I know Tipperary played Kerry once in hurling on a Saturday evening in Thurles in early 90s. If I remember AI QF hurling involving Galway used to be played on a Saturday evening as did Connaught hurling final. Going off the beating track a small but I remember a Louth v Kildare game throwing in Sunday evening around half 6 or 7 once during the 90s. WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 14/07/2017 17:53:46 2016619 Link
Offaly v Meath in 1997 Leinster final was played on a Saturday evening tonorio (Offaly) - Posts: 608 - 14/07/2017 17:56:29 2016620 Link
Offaly v Meath in the 1997 Leinster final was on a saturday. uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 14/07/2017 18:04:07 2016622 Link
I think we played the first Saturday allireland final back in 2000 against Galway in a replay. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 14/07/2017 18:30:42 2016634 Link
I'd imagine there were games in the 1880s, 1890s and early 1900s that none of us heard of. Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 14/07/2017 19:45:05 2016664 Link
Replying To Laois76: "I'd imagine there were games in the 1880s, 1890s and early 1900s that none of us heard of." Nah man, people had to work 6 days a week back then , plus it took about 7 hours to get to Dublin back then from Kerry on a train. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 14/07/2017 23:53:34 2016737 Link