The GAA has confirmed the times and venues for the opening round of games in this season’s Tailteann Cup, which is due to get under way next weekend.
The Group One clash between last year’s beaten finalists Cavan and Laois will be shown live on GAAGO with Mickey Graham’s side enjoying home advantage at Kingspan Breffni in round one.
The three other Ulster teams will also play their opening games at home, although Down's fixture against Waterford has yet to be confirmed.
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Down's U20's lost out to Kildare in the All-Ireland semi-finals and it is expected that their opening game in the Tailteann Cup will now be played on Saturday, May 13.
Fermanagh welcome Wexford to Brewster Park while, in the same group, Antrim entertain Leitrim in Corrigan Park on Sunday, May 14.
The four Ulster participants are away from home in round two on Saturday, May 20 with the third round games being played at a neutral venue, including Fermanagh versus Antrim on Saturday, June 3.
The top team in each group will progress straight through to the quarter-finals. The second-placed team in each group will progress to the preliminary quarter-finals where they'll play-off against the top three third-placed teams with New York also joining the Tailteann Cup at this stage of the competition.
Round one
Saturday, May 13
Group One
Cavan vs Laois (Kingspan Breffni, 4.45pm, live on GAAGO)
Group Two
Meath vs Tipperary (Navan, 6.30pm)
Down vs Waterford (Páirc Elser, 6pm)
Group Three
Limerick vs Longford (TUS Gaelic Grounds, 4.45pm)
Sunday, May 14
Group One
Offaly v London (Tullamore, 2pm)
Group Three
Wicklow v Carlow (Aughrim, 4pm)
Group Four
Fermanagh vs Wexford (Brewster Park, 1pm)
Antrim vs Leitrim (Brewster Park, 1pm)
Round two
(First team named has home advantage, times and venues TBC)
Saturday, May 20
Group One
Laois v Offaly (Portlaoise, 7pm)
London v Cavan (Ruislip, 2pm)
Group Two
Waterford v Meath (Fraher Field, 6.30pm)
Group Three
Longford v Wicklow (Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 5pm)
Carlow v Limerick (Netwatch Cullen Park, 3pm)
Group Four
Wexford v Antrim (Chadwicks Wexford Park, 5.30pm)
Leitrim v Fermanagh (Carrick-on-Shannon, 6pm)
Sunday, May 21
Group Two
Tipperary v Down (Semple Stadium, 1.45pm)
Round Three
(All games at neutral venues)
Saturday, June 3
Group One
Cavan v Offaly (Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 3pm)
Laois v London (Parnell Park, 3pm)
Group Two
Meath v Down (Parnell Park 1pm)
Tipperary v Waterford (Páirc UÍ Chaoimh 1pm)
Sunday, June 4
Group Three
Limerick v Wicklow (O'Moore Park, 1pm)
Longford v Carlow (O'Moore Park, 3pm)
Group Four
Fermanagh v Antrim (Box-It Athletic Grounds, 3pm)
Wexford v Leitrim (Parnell Park, 3pm)
Preliminary quarter-finals
Saturday, June 10
Offaly v Wexford (Tullamore, 4pm)
Carlow v New York (Netwatch Cullen Park, 5pm)
Fermanagh v Laois (Brewster Park, 6pm)
Down v Longford (Páirc Esler, 7pm)
Quarter-finals
Saturday, June 17
Semi-finals
Sunday, June 25 (Croke Park, time TBC)
Tailteann Cup Final
Saturday, July 15 (Croke Park, time TBC)
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