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Roscommon and Mayo set for Saturday evening meeting

May 23, 2024 13:32 By Dave Hooper
Roscommon and Mayo set for Saturday evening meeting
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Longford to meet Waterford at 2pm on June 1st

Roscommon and Mayo will meet in their all-Ireland group stage game at 5pm on Saturday June first.

Meanwhile, Longford’s crunch Tailteann Cup game with Waterford will take place in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise at 2pm the same day.

Whereas, Leirtrim’s meeting with Kildare takes place at 6pm in Glennon Brothers Pearse Park all on Saturday June first.

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Roscommon face Mayo in round two of the All-Ireland championship with throw-in set for 5pm in Dr. Hyde Park. Davy Burke’s side open their All-Ireland campaign against Dublin in Croke Park this Saturday at 5pm.

Mayo opened their campaign with a straight forward nine point victory over Cavan last Saturday. Also in group two, Cavan host Dublin at 7pm in Kingspan Breffni on Saturday.

Indeed, the concluding round of the Tailteann Cup group takes place over the June bank holiday weekend. Whereas, Leitrim are guaranteed progress to the preliminary quarter-final, it’s a different story for Longford.

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Longford must beat Waterford in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise on June first. However, a victory alone may not be enough for Paddy Christie’s side.

As the three best third placed team advance to the preliminary quarter-final, Longford will need to overhaul their current score difference of minus 21 and hope other results go their way. Full explainer here.

Whereas, the pressure is off Leitrim as they travel to Glennon Brothers Pearse Park to face Kildare at 6pm on June 1st.

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Both Kildare and Leitrim are guaranteed progress to the knock-out stage. The game will decide who progress to the quarter-final automatically as group winners.

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