For the first time in 20 years, there will be no second chances in the All-Ireland senior football championship.
The GAA have confirmed that this year’s truncated football championship will revert to its traditional format.
The four provincial championships will all be straight knock-out, with the winners advancing to the All-Ireland semi finals.
The All-Ireland hurling and football finals will both be played before the end of 2020, with the hurling on Sunday December 13th, and the football to follow six days later.
The hurling championship will also see the round-robin provincial championships scrapped for this season, reverting to the traditional knockout format.
However, there will be a back-door system in place, with two rounds of qualifiers leading up to the All-Ireland quarter finals.
The draws for the Munster and Leinster hurling championships will take place this evening after 6 o’clock.
Earlier this week, the Tipperary club championship dates were ratified at a meeting of the county board.
GAA Calendar Sept 2020 to Dec 2020
| September 2020 | October 2020 | November 2020 | December 2020 |
| Week 36 | 5/6 | Week 40 | 3/4 | Week 44 | 31/1 | Week 49 | 5/6 |
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Sun
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Sat
Sun
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Sat/Sun
Connacht Football Quarter-Finals Munster Football Quarter-Finals Leinster Football Round 1 Ulster Football Preliminary Round/Quarter-Finals Munster Hurling Semi-Finals Leinster Hurling Semi-Finals Joe McDonagh & Lory Meagher Round 2 Christy Ring & Nickey Rackard Semi-Finals & Relegation Semi-Finals |
Sat
All-Ireland Senior Football Semi-Final (Leinster v Ulster) Sun All-Ireland Senior Football Semi-Final (Connacht v Munster) Sat/Sun All-Ireland Minor Football Finals All-Ireland Minor Hurling Finals |
| Week 37 | 12/13 | Week 41 | 10/11 | Week 45 | 7/8 | Week 50 | 12/13 |
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Sun
Mon (14) Inter-County Teams Return to Training
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Sat
Sun
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Sat/Sun
Connacht Football Semi-Finals Munster Football Semi-Finals Leinster Football Quarter-Finals Ulster Football Quarter-Finals Hurling Qualifier Round 1 (2 games) Joe McDonagh Round 3 (1 Game) Christy Ring & Nickey Rackard Relegation Finals Lory Meagher Round 3 |
Sun
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final Joe McDonagh Final
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| Week 38| 19/20 | Week 42 | 17/18 | Week 46 | 14/15 | Week 51 | 19/20 |
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Sun
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Sat
Eirgrid All-Ireland U20 Football Semi-Finals
Sat/Sun Allianz Football League Round 6 Allianz Hurling League Roinn 2A, 2B & 3B Finals
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Sat/Sun
Connacht Football Final Leinster Football Semi-Finals Ulster Football Semi-Final Leinster Hurling Final Munster Hurling Final Hurling Qualifier Round 2 (2 games) Joe McDonagh Round 3 (1 game) Christy Ring, Nickey Rackard & Lory Meagher Finals |
Sat
All-Ireland Senior Football Final
Sun
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| Week 39 | 26/27 | Week 43 | 24/25 | Week 47 | 21/22 | Week 52 | 26/27 |
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Sun
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Sat
Eirgrid All-Ireland U20 Football Final
Sat/Sun Allianz Football League Round 7 Munster Hurling Quarter-Final Leinster Hurling Quarter-Final Christy Ring & Nickey Rackard Quarter-Finals Joe McDonagh & Lory Meagher Round 1 |
Sat Bloody Sunday Commemoration
Leinster Senior Football Final Joe McDonagh Round 4 All Ireland Hurling Quarter Finals (2 games)
Sun Munster Football Final Ulster Football Final Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland U20 Hurling Final |
Sat
Sun
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| Week 48 | 28/29 | |||
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Sat
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Semi-Final (Leinster v Quarter-Final Winner) Joe McDonagh Round 5 Sun All-Ireland Senior Hurling Semi-Final (Munster v Quarter-Final Winner) Sat/Sun All-Ireland Minor Football Semi-Finals All-Ireland Minor Hurling Semi-Finals |
