{"id":53849,"date":"2026-06-03T13:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/all-ireland-sfc-inniskeen-to-host-louth-v-armagh\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:46:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:46:03","slug":"all-ireland-sfc-inniskeen-to-host-louth-v-armagh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/all-ireland-sfc-inniskeen-to-host-louth-v-armagh\/","title":{"rendered":"All-Ireland SFC: Inniskeen to host Louth v Armagh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Inniskeen will host the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Round 2A clash between Louth and Armagh on Sunday, 14 June at 13:00 BST.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Debate has swirled around where the fixture would take place following Tuesday morning&#8217;s draw that gave Gavin Devlin&#8217;s side home advantage against the Ulster champions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">With construction work taking place on a new home in Dundalk, Louth have hosted &#8216;home&#8217; championship games outside the county.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In 2024, Inniskeen was the venue for their home wins against Meath and Cork, while last year they nominated Newbridge as a home venue when they faced Monaghan at the same stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Following Tuesday&#8217;s draw, GAA president Jarlath Burns told BBC Sport NI that while Croke Park would make sense for the game, &#8220;it&#8217;s a home game for Louth and if they want it in Inniskeen, then it will be in Inniskeen&#8221;, while Armagh captain Aidan Forker insisted &#8220;it doesn&#8217;t really matter to use&#8221; where the game takes place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">On Wednesday, the GAA confirmed the game will take place at the County Monaghan venue which has a capacity of around 6,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It will be the first of three Round 2A games set for Sunday with Galway&#8217;s home clash with Westmeath and Tyrone&#8217;s home fixture against Mayo to follow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The other Round 2A game between Donegal and Cork will take place in the reopened MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey on Saturday at 15:00.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Also on Saturday, there will be three Round 2B games, beginning with Monaghan v Roscommon in Clones at 16:30, while Kildare&#8217;s home fixture against Kerry throws-in an hour later and Derry will take on Meath at Celtic Park at 19:00.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">On Sunday, Cavan will welcome Dublin to Kingspan Breffni with Dubs&#8217; boss Ger Brennan set to return to the sideline following the end of his 12-week ban.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">All-Ireland SFC fixtures<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Saturday, 13 June <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Round 2A<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Donegal v Cork (Ballybofey, 15:00)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Round 2B<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Monaghan v Roscommon (Clones, 16:30)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Kildare v Kerry (Newbridge, 17:30)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Derry v Meath (Celtic Park, 19:00)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Sunday, 14 June <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Round 2A<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Louth v Armagh (Inniskeen, 13:00)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Galway v Westmeath (Salthill, 14:00)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Tyrone v Mayo (Omagh, 15:30)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Round 2B<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Cavan v Dublin (Breffni Park, 14:00)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/articles\/cm2p5dn952go?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inniskeen will host the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Round 2A clash between Louth and Armagh on Sunday, 14 June at 13:00 BST. Debate has swirled around where the fixture would take place following Tuesday morning&#8217;s draw that gave Gavin Devlin&#8217;s side home advantage against the Ulster champions. 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