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Robert Hynes

When is the All-Ireland Football Championship semi-final draw and what are the permutations?

The draw for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, if required, will take place on Sunday evening.

It will conducted live on RTE Two after the meeting of Dublin and Mayo, but only if Tyrone beat Kerry on Saturday and Derry defeat Cork the following day.

Wins for both Tyrone and Derry would mean a semi-final draw would not be needed as both have already played Armagh and Monaghan.

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This would mean a Derry v Tyrone semi-final with the winners of Armagh/Monaghan and Dublin/Mayo also meeting in the last four.

The GAA stipulation to avoid repeat pairings from the provincials and round robin where possible means seven match-ups are precluded.

They are: Kerry v Mayo, Kerry v Cork, Cork v Mayo, Derry v Monaghan, Derry v Armagh, Armagh v Tyrone and Monaghan v Tyrone.

Dublin are the only side still in the All-Ireland race who can play any of the other six, as they haven’t met one of them yet.

If Kerry, Cork and Mayo win their quarter-finals it is impossible to avoid a repeat pairing, as they all met each other in the group stages.

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