This weekend’s Allianz Football and Hurling League fixtures in full as new-look 2025 season gets under way
A new dawn is on the horizon for Gaelic football this weekend with the new playing rules set to come into force as the Allianz Leagues resume. Of course, there is also a full schedule of hurling fixtures, but they might well be overshadowed by the curiosity surrounding the football rules.
To add another level of intrigue, the fixture-makers have served up a plethora of mouth-watering top-flight fixtures to kickstart the new campaign.
First up is the meeting of Galway and Armagh on Saturday evening in what is a repeat of last year’s All-Ireland final.
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Kieran McGeeney’s All-Ireland champions were promoted last term along with Ulster champions Donegal and will be keen to make a strong start to the new year.
Ulster rivals Tyrone, under new manager Malachy O’Rourke, will also be keen to make a strong start on Saturday when they host defending League champions Derry in Omagh.
The Oak Leafers are also under new management after Tyrone native Paddy Tally was confirmed as Mickey Harte’s successor back in November.
Donegal, meanwhile, get their campaign under way with a trip to Killarney to face Kerry on Sunday buoyed by the return of their 2012 All-Ireland winning captain Michael Murphy.
In Division Two, Tailteann Cup winners Down also have a tough opening fixture as they travel to Dr Hyde Park to face Roscommon on Sunday while neighbours Cavan and Monaghan clash at Kingspan Breffni on Saturday evening.
In Division Three, Fermanagh are also on the road as they face Kildare in Newbridge while Antrim begin their campaign with a home clash against Clare on Sunday.
The Saffrons will be hoping for a bright start in both codes as the Davy Fitzgerald era begins on Saturday night when they face Dublin in Croke Park in Division 1B of the Allianz Hurling League.
Here’s this weekend’s Football and Hurling League fixtures in full. . .
Saturday, January 25
Allianz Football League Division One
Galway vs Armagh (Pearse Stadium, 5.15pm)
Tyrone vs Derry (O’Neills Healy Park, 6pm)
Dublin vs Mayo (Croke Park, 7.30pm)
Division Two
Cork vs Meath (Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 5pm)
Cavan vs Monaghan (Kingspan Breffni, 6pm)
Division Three
Leitrim vs Laois (Ballinamore, 2.30pm)
Kildare vs Fermanagh (Newbridge, 5pm)
Division Four
Carlow vs Tipperary (Netwatch Cullen Park, 6pm)
Wexford vs London (Chadwicks Wexford Park, 7pm)
Allianz Hurling League Division 1A
Wexford vs Cork (Chadwicks Wexford Park, 5pm)
Division 1B
Offaly vs Carlow (Tullamore, 2pm)
Westmeath vs Laois (Mullingar, 2pm)
Dublin vs Antrim (Croke Park, 5pm)
Division Two
Down vs Kildare (Ballycran, 2pm)
Tyrone vs Derry (O’Neills Healy Park, 4pm)
Division Three
Mayo vs Cavan (Castlebar, 2pm)
Division Four
Louth vs Fermanagh (Dowdollshill, 2pm)
Longford vs Warwickshire (Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 2pm)
Lancashire vs Leitrim (Abbottstown, 2pm)
Sunday, January 26
Allianz Football League Division One
Kerry vs Donegal (Fitzgerald Stadium, 1.45pm)
Division Two
Roscommon vs Down (Dr Hyde Park, 2pm)
Westmeath vs Louth (Cusack Park, 2pm)
Division Three
Antrim vs Clare (Corrigan Park, 1pm)
Offaly vs Sligo (Tullamore, 2pm)
Division Four
Wicklow vs Waterford (Aughrim, 2pm)
Longford vs Limerick (Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 2pm)
Allianz Hurling League Division 1A
Clare vs Kilkenny (Ennis, 2pm)
Galway vs Tipperary (Pearse Stadium, 3.45pm)
Division Two
Meath vs Donegal (Trim, 2pm)
Division Three
London vs Roscommon (McGovern Park, 1pm)
Sligo vs Wicklow (Markievicz Park, 2pm)
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