The GAA’s master fixtures schedule for 2026 has been released.

The list, which includes League and Championship fixture dates, is as follows:  

January

Friday, 2nd: start of pre-season competitions (McKenna Cup, O’Byrne Cup, FBD League, McGrath Cup, Munster SHL & Walsh Cup)

Saturday 3rd: All-Ireland club senior football semi-finals

Saturday 17th-Sunday 18th: All-Ireland club senior football and hurling finals at Croke Park

Saturday 24th:

NFL Div 1: Dublin v Donegal, Croke Park, 5pm

NFL Div 2: Meath v Derry, Croke Park, 3pm; Tyrone v Kildare, Healy Park, 6pm

NFL Div 3: Down v Clare, Páirc Esler, 6pm; Laois v Limerick, O’Moore Park, 6pm

NFL Div 4: Waterford v Longford, Fraher Field, 4pm

NHL Div 1A: Tipperary v Galway, FBD Semple Stadium, 7pm

NHL Div 1B: Carlow v Down, Netwatch Cullen Park, 2.30pm; Wexford v Antrim, Chadwicks Wexford Park, 4pm

Sunday 25th

NFL Div 1: Galway v Mayo, Pearse Stadium, 1.45; Kerry v Roscommon, Fitzgerald Stadium, 2pm; Monaghan v Armagh, St Tiernach’s Park, 2pm

NFL Div 2: Cork v Cavan, SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 1.30pm; Offaly v Louth, Glenisk O’Connor Park, 2pm

NFL Div 3: Fermanagh v Wexford, Brewster Park, 1pm; Westmeath v Sligo, TEG Cusack Park, 2pm

NFL Div 4: Antrim v Carlow, Cargin, 2pm; London v Tipperary, McGovern Park, 2pm; Wicklow v Leitrim, Aughrim, 2pm

NHL Div 1A: Kilkenny v Offaly, UPMC Nowlan Park, 2pm; Cork v Waterford, SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 3.45pm

NHL Div 1B: Clare v Dublin, Cusack Park, 2pm

Saturday 31st

NFL Div 1: Armagh v Galway, BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, 5pm

NFL Div 2: Kildare v Offaly, Cedral St Conleth’s Park, 6pm; Derry v Tyrone, Celtic Park, 6pm

NFL Div 3: Limerick v Down, Rathkeale, 2pm; Wexford v Laois, Chadwicks Wexford Park, 6pm

NFL Div 4: Carlow v Wicklow, Netwatch Cullen Park, 6pm

NHL DIV 1A: Galway v Cork, Pearse Stadium, 7pm

NHL DIV 1B: Dublin v Kildare, Parnell Park, 7.30pm

February

Sunday 1st

NFL Div 1: Donegal v Kerry, Ballyshannon, 1.30pm; Mayo v Dublin, Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, 1.30pm; Roscommon v Monaghan, Dr Hyde Park, 2pm

NFL Div 2: Louth v Cork, Ardee, 1.30pm; Cavan v Meath, Kingspan Breffni, 3.45pm

NFL Div 3: Clare v Westmeath, Cusack Park, 2pm; Sligo v Fermanagh, tbc, 2pm

NFL Div 4: Leitrim v Waterford, Páirc Seán MacDiarmada, 1pm; Longford v London, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 1pm; Tipperary v Antrim, Semple Stadium, 2pm

NHL Div 1A: Offaly v Tipperary, Glenisk O’Connor Park, 2pm; Waterford v Limerick, Walsh Park, 2pm

NHL Div 1B: Antrim v Clare, Dunloy, 1pm; Down v Wexford, Ballycran, 2pm

Saturday 7th

NHL Div 1A: Cork v Tipperary, SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 7.30pm

NHL Div 1B: Wexford v Carlow, Chadwicks Wexford Park, 5.15pm

Sunday 8th

NHL DIV 1A: Waterford v Offaly, Walsh Park, 1.45pm; Limerick v Kilkenny, TUS Gaelic Grounds, 3.45pm

NHL DIV 1B: Clare v Down, Cusack Park, 1.30pm; Kildare v Antrim, Cedral St Conleth’s Park, 2pm

Saturday 14th

NFL Div 1: Kerry v Galway, Austin Stack Park, 5pm; Dublin v Monaghan, Croke Park, 7pm

NFL Div 2: Meath v Louth, Croke Park, 5pm; Kildare v Derry, Cedral St Conleth’s Park, 6.30pm

NFL Div 3: Down v Westmeath, Páirc Esler, 6pm; Laois v Sligo, Laois Hire O’Moore Park, 6pm

NFL Div 4: Waterford v Wicklow, Fraher Field, 6pm

Sunday 15th

NFL Div 1: Donegal v Mayo, Letterkenny, 1.45pm; Roscommon v Armagh, Dr Hyde Park, 2pm

NFL Div 2: Offaly v Cork, Glenisk O’Connor Park, 2pm; Tyrone v Cavan, O’Neills Healy Park, 3.45pm

NFL Div 3: Fermanagh v Clare, Brewster Park, 1pm; Limerick v Wexford, Rathkeale, 2pm

NFL Div 4: London v Leitrim, McGovern Park, 1pm; Antrim v Longford, Cargin, 2pm; Tipperary v Carlow, FBD Semple Stadium, 2pm

Saturday 21st

NFL Div 1: Dublin v Kerry, Croke Park, 7pm; Galway v Roscommon, Pearse Stadium, 7pm

NFL Div 2: Derry v Offaly, Celtic Park, 6pm

NFL Div 4: Carlow v Waterford, Netwatch Cullen Park, 6pm

NHL Div 1A: Tipperary v Limerick, Semple Stadium, 5.30pm

NHL Div 1B: Dublin v Wexford, Croke Park, 5pm; Kildare v Clare, Cedral St Conleth’s Park, 6.30pm

Sunday 22nd

NFL Div 1: Monaghan v Mayo, St Tiernach’s Park, 1.45pm; Armagh v Donegal, BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, 3.45pm

NFL Div 2: Cork v Meath, Páirc Uí Rinn, 2pm; Louth v Tyrone, Ardee, 2pm; Cavan v Kildare, Kingspan Breffni, 3pm

NFL Div 3: Westmeath v Fermanagh, TEG Cusack Park, 1pm; Clare v Laois, Cusack Park Ennis, 2pm; Sligo v Limerick, tbc, 2pm; Wexford v Down, Wexford Park, 2pm

NFL Div 4: Wicklow v London, Aughrim, 1pm; Leitrim v Antrim, Páirc Seán MacDiarmada, 2pm; Longford v Tipperary, Pearse Park, 2pm

NHL Div 1A: Kilkenny v Waterford, UPMC Nowlan Park, 1.45pm; Offaly v Galway, Grant Heating St Brendan’s Park, 2pm

NHL Div 1B: Antrim v Carlow, Dunloy, 1pm

Saturday 28th

NFL Div 2: Cavan v Louth, Kingspan Breffni, 5.15pm; Tyrone v Offaly, O’Neills Healy Park, 6pm; Kildare v Meath, Cedral St Conleth’s Park, 7pm

NFL Div 3: Down v Fermanagh, Páirc Esler, 6pm; Laois v Westmeath, Laois Hire O’Moore Park, 6pm; Limerick v Clare, Rathkeale, 6pm

NFL Div 4: Antrim v Wicklow, Portglenone, 5pm

NHL Div 1B: Carlow v Clare, Netwatch Cullen Park, 6pm

March

Sunday 1st

NFL Div 1: Kerry v Monaghan, Fitzgerald Stadium, 1.15pm; Mayo v Armagh, MacHale Park, 1.15pm; Donegal v Galway, Ballyshannon, 1.15pm; Roscommon v Dublin, Dr Hyde Park, 2pm

NFL Div 2: Derry v Cork, Celtic Park, 1pm

NFL Div 3: Wexford v Sligo, Wexford Park, 2pm

NFL Div 4: London v Waterford, McGovern Park, 1pm; Longford v Carlow, Pearse Park, 2pm; Tipperary v Leitrim, Semple Stadium, 2pm

NHL Div 1A: Galway v Waterford, Pearse Stadium, 2pm; Offaly v Limerick, O’Connor Park, 2pm; Kilkenny v Cork, Nowlan Park, 3.15pm

NHL Div 1B: Down v Kildare, Ballycran, 1pm; Antrim v Dublin, Dunloy, 2pm

Saturday 7th

NHL Div 1A: Galway v Kilkenny, Pearse Stadium, 5.15pm; Limerick v Cork, Gaelic Grounds, 7pm

NHL Div 1B: Dublin v Down, Parnell Park, 5pm

Sunday 8th

NHL Div 1A: Waterford v Tipperary, Walsh Park, 3.15pm

NHL Div 1B: Clare v Wexford, Cusack Park, 1.15pm; Kildare v Carlow, St Conleth’s Park, 2pm

Saturday 14th

NFL Div 1: Kerry v Mayo, Austin Stack Park, 4pm; Dublin v Armagh, Croke Park, 7pm

NFL Div 2: Cork v Kildare, Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 5pm; Meath v Tyrone, Croke Park, 5pm

NFL Div 3: Fermanagh v Laois, Brewster Park, 6pm

NFL Div 4: Carlow v London, Dr Cullen Park, 6pm

Sunday 15th

NFL Div 1: Roscommon v Donegal, Dr Hyde Park, 1.30pm; Monaghan v Galway, Inniskeen, 3.45pm

NFL Div 2: Louth v Derry, Ardee, 1.30pm; Offaly v Cavan, O’Connor Park, 2pm

NFL Div 3: Clare v Wexford, Cusack Park Ennis, 2pm; Sligo v Down, tbc, 2pm; Westmeath v Limerick, Cusack Park Mullingar, 2pm

NFL Div 4: Waterford v Antrim, Fraher Field, 1pm; Leitrim v Longford, Páirc Seán MacDiarmada, 2pm; Wicklow v Tipperary, Aughrim, 2pm

Saturday 21st

NHL Div 1A: Cork v Offaly, Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 7pm; Limerick v Galway, Gaelic Grounds, 7pm; Tipperary v Kilkenny, Semple Stadium, 7pm

NHL Div 1B: Carlow v Dublin, Dr Cullen Park, 5pm; Down v Antrim, Páirc Esler, 5pm; Wexford v Kildare, Wexford Park, 5pm

Sunday 22nd

NFL Div 1: Armagh v Kerry, Athletic Grounds, 3.30pm; Galway v Dublin, Pearse Stadium, 3.30pm; Mayo v Roscommon, MacHale Park, 3.30pm; Monaghan v Donegal, St Tiernach’s Park, 3.30pm

NFL Div 2: Derry v Cavan, Celtic Park, 1.15pm; Kildare v Louth, St Conleth’s Park, 1.15pm; Offaly v Meath, O’Connor Park, 1.15pm; Tyrone v Cork, Healy Park, 1.15pm

NFL Div 3: Down v Laois, Páirc Esler, 2pm; Limerick v Fermanagh, Rathkeale, 2pm; Sligo v Clare, tbc, 2pm; Wexford v Westmeath, Wexford Park, 2pm

NFL Div 4: Antrim v London, Cargin, 1pm; Carlow v Leitrim, Dr Cullen Park, 1pm; Longford v Wicklow, Pearse Park, 1pm; Tipperary v Waterford, Semple Stadium, 1pm

Saturday 28th -Sunday 29th: NFL finals (Divisions 1, 2, 3 & 4); NHL finals (Divisions 2, 3 & 4)

April

Saturday 4th-Sunday 5th: NHL finals (Divisions 1A & 1B)

Saturday 11th-Sunday 12th: Start of provincial senior football championships

Saturday 18th-Sunday 19th: Leinster SHC (R1): Galway v Kilkenny, Kildare v Wexford, Offaly v Dublin; Munster SHC (R1): Clare v Waterford, Tipperary v Cork

Saturday 25th-Sunday 26th: Leinster SHC (R2): Kilkenny v Wexford, Galway v Offaly, Dublin v Kildare; Munster SHC Rd 2: Cork v Limerick, Waterford v Tipperary

May

Saturday 2nd-Sunday 3rd: Munster SHC (3A): Clare v Limerick

Saturday 9th-Sunday 10th: Munster SFC final; Connacht SFC final; Leinster SHC (R3): Offaly v Kilkenny, Kildare v Galway, Wexford v Dublin; Munster SHC (R3B): Waterford v Cork

Saturday 16th-Sunday 17th: Leinster SFC final; Ulster SFC final; Leinster SHC (R4): Kilkenny v Kildare, Offaly v Wexford, Galway v Dublin; Munster SHC (R4): Tipperary v Clare, Limerick v Waterford

Saturday 23rd-Sunday 24th: All-Ireland SFC (R1); Leinster SHC (R5): Dublin v Kilkenny, Wexford v Galway, Kildare v Offaly; Munster SHC (R5): Cork v Clare, Limerick v Tipperary

Saturday 30th-Sunday 31st: All-Ireland SFC (R1)

June

Saturday 6th: Leinster SHC final; Joe McDonagh Cup final

Sunday 7th: Munster SHC final

Saturday 13th-Sunday 14th: All-Ireland SFC (R2); All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final

Saturday 20th-Sunday 21st: All-Ireland SFC (R3); All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals

Saturday 27th-Sunday 28th: All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals

July

Saturday 4th: All-Ireland SHC semi-final (Leinster winner v quarter-final winner)

Sunday 5th: All-Ireland SHC semi-final (Munster winner v quarter-final winner)

Saturday 11th-Sunday 12th: All-Ireland SFC semi-finals; Tailteann Cup final (Saturday)

Sunday 19th: All-Ireland SHC final

Sunday 26th: All-Ireland SFC final

August

Saturday 1st: All-Ireland SHC final replay date

Saturday 8th: All-Ireland SFC final replay date

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