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Kildare full-back Mark Dempsey in action against Louth forward Sam Mulroy last weekend in their Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship semi-final match, Photo by Photo by Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile
Kildare have been drawn alongside Sligo, Leitrim, and Tipperary for the 2025 Tailteann Cup. The news comes after today's draw with their 1-18 to 0-18 defeat to Louth in their Leinster SFC clash last weekend sent them into the second-tier.
Group A
Kildare, Sligo, Leitrim, Tipperary
Group B
Offaly, Laois, Wicklow, Waterford
Group C
Westmeath, Limerick, Antrim, London
Group D
Fermanagh, Wexford, Carlow, Longford
Fixture Schedule
Round 1: Kildare v Leitrim - 10/11 May (home)
Round 2: Kildare v Tipperary - 17/18 May (away)
Round 3: Kildare v Sligo - 31 May/1 June (neutral venue)
Preliminary Quarter-Finals: 7/8 June
Quarter-Finals: 14/15 June
Semi-Finals: 21/22 June
Final: 12/13 July
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