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NHL dates. Jan 26th, Feb 1, 9 & 22. March 1, 8 & 22.

BaileCrann (Down) - Posts: 56 - 15/11/2024 17:32:20    2579780

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Replying To Pikeman96:  "I just got the master fixtures spreadsheet a while ago because of an admin role I have. It just has weekends marked with things like "RRM date 1" and "RRM date 2". Doesn't normally become publicly available until the actual fixtures are tied down too - i.e. who exactly will be playing who on each weekend. That normally comes around early December, and is published on the main GAA website.

Anyway, you're correct that there are to be two gaps in the Hurling League next year:
- first will be between Rounds 3 and 4, meaning that the weekend of February 15/16 will be free.
- other will be between Round 6 and 7, meaning that weekend of March 15/16 will also be free (i.e. St. Patrick's weekend, with St. Patrick's Day falling on the Monday).

Remember that next year's Hurling League will have five divisions of seven teams each, which means one team will have a bye in each round. It means that the counties whose bye comes in Week 7 will actually be finished their League on weekend of March 8/9, unless of course they qualify for their final."
Could you post the RRM dates please.

BaileCrann (Down) - Posts: 56 - 15/11/2024 20:46:14    2579806

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Replying To BaileCrann:  "Could you post the RRM dates please."
RRM date 1 - April 12/13
RRM date 2 - April 19/20

Strangely, it then says RRM date 4 - April 26/27. Seems there's no RRM date 3! So when the next ones day 5 and 6, I'm guessing they really mean 4 and 5....

RRM date 5 - May 10/11
RRM date 6 - May 17/18
Meagher Cup semi-final - May 24/25
RRM Finals - May 31/June 1

Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2657 - 15/11/2024 23:14:38    2579825

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Replying To Pikeman96:  "RRM date 1 - April 12/13
RRM date 2 - April 19/20

Strangely, it then says RRM date 4 - April 26/27. Seems there's no RRM date 3! So when the next ones day 5 and 6, I'm guessing they really mean 4 and 5....

RRM date 5 - May 10/11
RRM date 6 - May 17/18
Meagher Cup semi-final - May 24/25
RRM Finals - May 31/June 1"
New York are in Meagher next year and will enter at the semi final stage. They will travel for the semi and stay for the final which is why the semi and final are 7 days apart, I think in previous years there was a 2 week gap. New York are probably at Ring level but must enter at the Meagher level and earn promotion like rest.

BaileCrann (Down) - Posts: 56 - 16/11/2024 00:39:07    2579835

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Are they waiting until 2026 to release the 2025 NFL dares to the public?

macca999 (Fermanagh) - Posts: 1147 - 27/11/2024 21:21:11    2581521

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Replying To macca999:  "Are they waiting until 2026 to release the 2025 NFL dares to the public?"
wont be long now says the monkey when he got the tail cut off

BaileCrann (Down) - Posts: 56 - 28/11/2024 13:20:10    2581587

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typical shoddy 90s effort by GAA, throw your arse at the league, at a time when they should now be well lerned from rugby and try to mke it a social outing and entice the casual GAA fan this is the set up , there should be bar facilities and restaurunt or at least a variety of decent hot food offerings at every league venue, why not make it like a race meeting with activities for kids etc where you can go into the ground early and have a pint and chat to people in a special marquee type bar like races? let people make a day of it, they really need to get that sort of thing ging in GAA, maybe a bit of music afterwards and all.

dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 797 - 28/11/2024 20:58:39    2581661

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We know that Robbie Williams is playing in Croke Park on 23 August 2025 but we do not now where our county teams are playing in the league in less than two months time. Not good enough.
Was lucky enought to buy a couple of tickets to support Ireland in the rugby World Cup, well over two years before the event. (Open to everybody)

We do not even know the precise and definitive dates of both All Ireland finals yet.
The division 1 & 2 football league finals were played on 31st March 2024. Why does it take 8 months to inform teams of their next league match when the GAA already know the teams in all four divisions.

letsgetgoing (Roscommon) - Posts: 649 - 29/11/2024 10:23:46    2581682

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Can't say I am looking forward much to the league given how Derry won't be taking it too seriously and rightly so.

PattyONeill (Derry) - Posts: 251 - 29/11/2024 15:04:41    2581700

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Replying To macca999:  "Are they waiting until 2026 to release the 2025 NFL dares to the public?"
Looks like it!

bruffgael (Limerick) - Posts: 209 - 29/11/2024 19:27:18    2581714

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Replying To letsgetgoing:  "We know that Robbie Williams is playing in Croke Park on 23 August 2025 but we do not now where our county teams are playing in the league in less than two months time. Not good enough.
Was lucky enought to buy a couple of tickets to support Ireland in the rugby World Cup, well over two years before the event. (Open to everybody)

We do not even know the precise and definitive dates of both All Ireland finals yet.
The division 1 & 2 football league finals were played on 31st March 2024. Why does it take 8 months to inform teams of their next league match when the GAA already know the teams in all four divisions."
The president should take a break from penning his cringe speeches and announce the above.

farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 105 - 29/11/2024 19:51:23    2581720

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Replying To farneygael3:  "The president should take a break from penning his cringe speeches and announce the above."
Down away to Monaghan on the last fixture 23rd Mar.

Yourjoking (USA) - Posts: 734 - 29/11/2024 22:29:43    2581730

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Is there a league in 2025???

BaileCrann (Down) - Posts: 56 - 02/12/2024 13:15:10    2582029

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Replying To BaileCrann:  "Is there a league in 2025???"
There is called a trial run for the over the top amount of new rules brought in. Feel sorry for teams in Div 2, 3,4 who see the league as important if not more than the championship as they seek promotion or retain status.

Also not looking forward to the media the likes of off the ball with their ridiculous hype when we get any half decent game.

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 284 - 02/12/2024 14:54:00    2582055

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Replying To Drax_the_destroyer:  "There is called a trial run for the over the top amount of new rules brought in. Feel sorry for teams in Div 2, 3,4 who see the league as important if not more than the championship as they seek promotion or retain status.

Also not looking forward to the media the likes of off the ball with their ridiculous hype when we get any half decent game."
Do you still write with a quill?

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2031 - 02/12/2024 15:29:22    2582064

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Replying To BaileCrann:  "
Replying To Pikeman96:  "I presume you're talking about hurling? Divs. 2, 3 & 4 Football League Finals are already customarily played in Croke Park. And they'd probably attract more than 500 people too.

So, if hurling, you propose to put those finals back by a week, to the weekend of April 5 & 6, such that the finalists would be playing their League Final just one week before their first Ring/Rackard/Meagher Cup game after all?

Remember that if you want them in Croke Park, they couldn't stay on their current dates of March 29 & 30, since Croke Park will be in use for the Football Finals that weekend.

Also, you're forgetting that there'll be five Hurling League Finals to be played, not four."
Yes I am talking about hurling. I think the Div 2, 3 & 4 lads deserve their final in Croke Park like their counterparts. Would be great to see this in 2026."
All the hurling tiered championships have their day in Croke Park. The Tailteann is offering that now in football but the league is giving more an opportunity in football.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8434 - 02/12/2024 20:05:59    2582111

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Replying To Pikeman96:  "I dunno. As these things often do, it gets more complicated the more you look at it.

Am looking at next year's master fixtures calendar. The Ring/Rackard/Meagher (RRM) Cup Finals are fixed for weekend of May 31/June 1, along with U20 All-Ireland Hurling Final. Presume the RRM triple-header will be in Croke Park one day, with the U20 Final being played on the other day.

Now, if you pushed the start of the RRM back a week to do what you're asking for with the League Finals, you either have to remove the gap week that teams get during the RRM competitions, or else push their finals back a week too.

And if you pushed their finals back a week, they'd be competing for attention with the Leinster SHC Final, Munster SHC Final, and McDonagh Cup Final on that weekend.

Leinster SHC Final & probably McDonagh Cup Final would be in Croke Park on one of those days, so that would only leave Croke Park free for the RRM Finals on the same day as the Munster decider.

And if things were fixed that way, the GAA would be criticised for disrespecting the RRM finalists for only putting those matches on as a "sideshow" in Croke Park, when the "real" match that day that would get the attention of 98% of the hurling world was down in Cork or Thurles or Limerick."
Would it really be bad to play the RRM finals on the same day as the Munster final?
It would allow the hurling leagues all run in parallel, including league finals on the same weekend.
RRM can then run parallel to the provincial championships as well, with all finals on one weekend.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8434 - 02/12/2024 20:11:26    2582112

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Replying To BaileCrann:  "New York are in Meagher next year and will enter at the semi final stage. They will travel for the semi and stay for the final which is why the semi and final are 7 days apart, I think in previous years there was a 2 week gap. New York are probably at Ring level but must enter at the Meagher level and earn promotion like rest."
I think the onus was on New York to come up with a workable solution. Will New York be afforded that opportunity at all tiers if they do gain promotion?

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8434 - 02/12/2024 20:13:11    2582113

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Replying To legendzxix:  "
Replying To BaileCrann:  "[quote=Pikeman96:  "I presume you're talking about hurling? Divs. 2, 3 & 4 Football League Finals are already customarily played in Croke Park. And they'd probably attract more than 500 people too.

So, if hurling, you propose to put those finals back by a week, to the weekend of April 5 & 6, such that the finalists would be playing their League Final just one week before their first Ring/Rackard/Meagher Cup game after all?

Remember that if you want them in Croke Park, they couldn't stay on their current dates of March 29 & 30, since Croke Park will be in use for the Football Finals that weekend.

Also, you're forgetting that there'll be five Hurling League Finals to be played, not four."
Yes I am talking about hurling. I think the Div 2, 3 & 4 lads deserve their final in Croke Park like their counterparts. Would be great to see this in 2026."
All the hurling tiered championships have their day in Croke Park. The Tailteann is offering that now in football but the league is giving more an opportunity in football."]I don't know why the Kerry hurling winners are not taking part in Munster senior. As we see in football with Rathgormack the gap is a lot closer. At least give them a choice. Or plain the first round of senior and if they don't advance play in the intermediate. The draw could be worked out if serious about promoting hurling.

Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2905 - 02/12/2024 21:08:49    2582117

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The Kerry Senior Hurling Club champions are entering their right level in the Munster intermediate club championship. Interestingly Kerry had 10 senior hurling clubs this year and 8 senior football clubs. Hurling clubs in Kerry possibly should look at Carlow for a more balanced Senior - Intermediate split.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8434 - 03/12/2024 07:25:37    2582143

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