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8th July 2018
11:01pm BST

Round 1
Saturday July 14th Group 2 Tyrone v Roscommon, Croke Park Donegal v Dublin, Croke Park
Sunday July 15th Group 1 Kildare v Monaghan, Croke Park Kerry v Galway, Croke Park
Round 2
Saturday July 21st/Sunday July 22nd Group 1: Kildare v Galway, Newbridge
Monaghan v Kerry, Clones.
Group 2: Tyrone v Dublin, Omagh
Roscommon v Donegal, Dr Hyde Park.
Round 3
Saturday August 4th/Sunday August 5th Group 1: Kerry v Kildare, Killarney
Galway v Monaghan, Salthill
Group 2: Donegal v Tyrone, Ballybofey
Dublin v Roscommon, Croke Park
*Venue and times subject to change How it works: The four provincial champions and the four winning teams from round four of the All-Ireland qualifiers play three games each in two groups of four teams during the months of July and August. Each group consists of two provincial champions and the two losing finalists of the other two provinces or the team that beats them in round four of the qualifiers. The two provincial champions meet and the two qualifiers meet in Croke Park in the first round. In phase two the round four qualifier teams have home advantage and the provincial winners are at home in phase three. Dublin, if they qualify, will also play their home game at Croke Park. Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The top two teams in each group advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals. Tie-breaker If only two teams are level on group points -“The inter county game is the pinnacle at which players at all levels strive to play at. The idea of players participating in a competition with a revised format which does not have the support of over 70 per cent of squads is something the GPA finds impractical" - Dermot Earley, Chief Executive of the GPA.
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