The draws for the Offaly GAA adult championships were made in O’Connor Park on Tuesday night and it has thrown up some very interesting groupings.
The senior football championship will be two groups of four with the teams in group 1 playing the teams in group 2 in a criss cross format.
Come the end of the four rounds, the six teams with the best accumulated points will progress to the knockout stages regardless of grouping. For example, six teams could come out of one group with just two from the other.
The first round is scheduled for mid July and the draw is as follows.
Group 1
Ferbane
Edenderry
Shamrocks
Bracknagh
Group 2
Rhode
Clara
Cappincur
Tullamore
Round 1 Fixtures (Criss-Cross)
Bracknagh v Tullamore
Shamrocks v Rhode
Ferbane v Cappincur
Edenderry v Clara
Senior Hurling Championship Teams:
Ballinamere
Belmont
Birr
Cooldery
Kilcormac-Killoughey
Seir Kieran
Shinrone
St Rynagh's
Senior Hurling Round 1 Fixtures:
Belmont v Shinrone
Kilcormac-Killoughey v Ballinamere
Birr v Seir Kieran
St Rynagh's v Coolderry
Senior B Football Championship (Same format as Senior):
Group 1
Gracefield
Tubber
Erin Rovers
Shannonbridge
Group 2
Ballycumber
Durrow
Walsh Island
Ferbane
Senior B Football Round 1 Fixtures (Criss-Cross):
Tubber v Walsh Island
Erin Rovers v Durrow
Shannonbridge v Ballycumber
Gracefield v Ferbane
Intermediate Football (Same format as Senior):
Group 1
Clonbullogue
Kilcormac-Killoughey
St Brigids
Doon
Group 2
Raheen
St Rynagh's
Clodiagh Gaels
Ballycommon
Intermediate Football Round 1 Fixtures (Criss-Cross):
St Brigids v St Rynagh's
Doon v Clodiagh Gaels
Clonbullogue v Raheen
Kilcormac-Killoughey v Ballycommon
Junior Football Championship
Group 1
Ballinagar
Birr
Daingean
Kilclonfert
Kinnitty
Group 2
Clara
Edenderry
Rhode
Tullamore
Junior Football Championship Round 1 Fixtures:
Kilclonfert v Daingean
Ballinagar v Birr
Edenderry v Rhode
Clara v Tullamore
Junior B Football Championship:
Group 1
Ballyfore
Ferbane
Bracknagh
Tullamore
Raheen
Erin Rovers
Group 2
Clara
Gracefield
Clonmore Harps
Ballycumber
Durrow
Shamrocks
Junior B Round 1 Fixtures:
Bracknagh v Tullamore
Ballyfore v Erin Rovers
Raheen v Ferbane
Ballycumber v Gracefield
Clara v Clonmore Harps
Shamrocks v Durrow
Junior C Football Championship:
Group 1
Edenderry
Ballycommon
Doon
Clodiagh Gaels
Rhode
Group 2
Cappincur
Clonbullogue
Shannonbridge
Daingean
St Brigids
Round 1 Fixtures:
Clodiagh Gaels v Doon
Rhode v Edenderry
Daingean v Clonbullogue
Cappincur v Shannonbridge
U20 Football Championship:
Round 1 Fixtures (Winners to reach QFs):
Na Fianna v Shamorcks
St Patrick's v St Broughan's
St Rynagh's v St Vincent's
Wheery v Tullamore
St Michael's v Clara
St Manchan's v Gracefield
Quarter-final Byes:
Durrow
Kilcormac-Killoughey
Senior B Hurling Championship:
Round 1 Fixtures:
Clara v Clodiagh Gaels
Kilcormac-Killoughey v Carrig & Riverstown
Tullamore v Drumcullen
Lusmagh v Kinnitty
Intermediate Hurling Championship Rd 1 Fixtures:
Coolderry v Shinrone
Shamrocks v Brosna Gaels
Belmont v Seir Kieran
Birr v St Rynagh's
Junior Hurling Championship:
Group 1
Kilcormac-Killoughey
Tullamore
Ballinamere
Ballyskenach-Killavilla
Shamrocks
Group 2
Kinnitty
Crinkle
Coolderry
Gracefield
Clodiagh Gaels
Round 1 Fixtures:
Ballinamere v Shamrocks
Ballyskenach-Killavilla v Kilcormac-Killoughey
Crinkle v Clodiagh Gaels
Gracefield v Kinnitty
Junior B Hurling Championship:
Group 1
Drumcullen
Kilcormac-Killoughey
Seir Kieran
Edenderry
Ballinamere
Tullamore
Clara
Group 2
Coolderry
Lusmagh
Carrig & Riverstown
St Rynagh's
Birr
Belmont
Rd 1 Fixtures Group 1:
Tullamore v Clara
Seir Kieran v Drumcullen
Edenderry v Kilcormac-Killoughey
Rd 1 Fixtures Group 2:
Coolderry v St Rynagh's
Birr v Carrig & Riverstown
Lusmagh v Belmont
U20 Hurling Championship Fixtures:
Round 1 (Winners advance to QFs)
Kilcormac-Killoughey v Tullamore
Shinrone v St Rynagh's
St Brendan's v Na Fianna
Ballinamere v Coolderry
Quarter-Finals Byes:
Belmont
Kinnitty/Lusmagh
Drumcullen/Seir Kieran
Shamrocks
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