Next week will see the GAA's new Allianz GAA Football Inter-Provincial Series begin. The series is being organised to showcase the Football Review Committee's new rule changes being introduced to the game.
Four games between the winning and losing teams will be played at Croke Park on October 18 and 19.
Leinster will play Connacht in the first semi-final at 6:00 PM next Friday. After this, Munster and Ulster will face off at 8:00 PM on the same day.
The losers of these ties will face each other the following day, and the winners will also compete. The first game will take place at 5:30 PM, and the final game will be at 7:30 PM.
All these games will be broadcast live on Irish TV. TG4 will cover the two Friday games, and RTÉ Sport will broadcast the two Saturday fixtures.
The managers for the games were also announced this week.
The GAA can confirm arrangements for the Allianz GAA Football Inter-Provincial Series which will showcase the proposed new rule changes for Gaelic football as devised by the Football Review Committee, chaired by Jim Gavin, at Croke Park the weekend after next. #GAABelong
— The GAA (@officialgaa) October 8, 2024
Connacht will be coached by Pádraic Joyce, with Dessie Dolan leading the Leinster team. John Cleary will manage the Munster selection, and Kieran Donnelly will take charge of the Ulster team.
Speaking about the announcement of the series, Allianz Chief Customer Officer Geoff Sparling said on the GAA website: "At Allianz, we are delighted to be supporting the GAA as it showcases the proposed new rule changes for Gaelic football as devised by the Football Review Committee.
"From grassroots to inter-county, through our 30-plus years of partnership with the GAA, alongside Cumann na mBunscol and, most recently, the Camogie Association, Gaelic games are part of our DNA at Allianz.
"For that reason, we are so proud to be supporting the GAA as title sponsor of the two-day series and look forward to the excitement to come as the four provinces go head-to-head across the two days."
Tickets for the games are on sale from the usual outlets, priced at €15 for adults and €5 for children. They provide entry to all four games over the two days. All tickets must be purchased in advance from either gaa.ie or Centra and SuperValu outlets.
