Who Offaly have draw in Tailteann Cup with local derby on the way

The draw has been made for the Group Stage of the Tailteann Cup and Offaly now know who their opponents will be. 

Offaly were the top seeds in the competition and were in Pot 1 for the draw. Offaly were drawn in Group 2 alongside Laois from Pot 2, Wicklow from Pot 3 and Waterford from Pot 4.

Offaly will open their campaign at home to Wicklow on May 10 or May 11 before travelling to face Waterford the following week.

They will round off the group stages taking on Laois in a neutral venue on May 31 or June 1. 

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Two teams are guaranteed to come out of each group with the group winners getting straight to s quarter-final. The three best third placed teams and New York will join the runners up in each group in Preliminary quarter-finals. 

The full draw for the Tailteann Cup is as follows: 

Group 1: Kildare, Sligo, Leitrim, Tipperary

Group 2: Offaly, Laois, Wicklow, Waterford

Group 3: Westmeath, Limerick, Antrim, London

Group 4: Fermanagh, Wexford, Carlow, Longford

The full draw for the Sam Maguire was also made throwing up some potentially enticing encounters. It is as follows with the final placings to be decided after the provincial finals. 

Group 1: Ulster winner, Connacht runner-up, Tyrone, Cavan

Group 2: Munster winner, Leinster runner-up, Roscommon, Cork

Group 3: Leinster winner, Munster runner-up, Monaghan, Down

Group 4: Connacht winner, Ulster runner-up, Dublin, Derry