Holders Cork will commence their 2021 Lidl National League Division 1 campaign with a home fixture against Munster rivals Tipperary.  

The Rebelettes, who won the top-flight crown in 2019, are also pitted with TG4 All-Ireland Senior Champions Dublin in Division 1B – with the counties set to meet in Round 2 of the League in an eagerly-anticipated clash.  

Another Munster outfit, Waterford, are the fourth team in Division 1B, with Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Westmeath set to do battle in Division 1A.  

Three rounds of group fixtures will determine the four semi-finalists – with the top team from Division 1A meeting the second-placed team from Division 1B, and vice versa.  

The same semi-final principle will apply across the divisions, while the bottom placed teams in each group, with the exception of Divisions 4A and 4B, will take part in relegation play-offs.   

Divisions 1, 2 and 3 will each see one county relegated, with the winners of the Finals in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 earning promotion.  

Dublin, the four-in-a-row TG4 All-Ireland Senior winners, will commence their 2021 Lidl NFL campaign with a home fixture against Waterford, who they defeated in the 2020 Championship.  

In Division 1A, there’s a Connacht derby between Mayo and Galway to get the action underway, with Donegal at home to Westmeath.  

In Division 2A, 2020 TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate winners Meath face off against Kerry in their opening game, with Clare at home to Wexford.  

There’s an all-Ulster Division 2B for the 2021 Lidl National League season, with Monaghan at home to Cavan and Tyrone hosting Armagh in the opening round of games.  

In Division 3A, the action gets underway with Down at home to Sligo, while Fermanagh make the trip to Roscommon.  

Division 3B is comprised entirely of Leinster teams, with Laois at home to Kildare, and Longford hosting Wicklow in Round 1.  

In Division 4A, Leitrim entertain Louth in Round 1, with Derry at home to Antrim in an Ulster derby.  

And in Division 4B, a three-team group, Carlow entertain Offaly in an all-Leinster affair in the opening round.  

Limerick are afforded a bye in Round 1, before opening their season away to Offaly in Round 2.  

The Round 1 fixtures are set for the weekend of Sunday, May 23, and the three rounds of group fixtures will be played on consecutive weekends, with semi-finals and relegation play-offs scheduled for the for the weekend of June 12/13.  

There will then follow a two-week break ahead of the Lidl National League Finals – to be played on the weekend of June 26/27.  

Division 1A 

Round 1 

23rd May 2021 

Mayo (H) V Galway 

Donegal (H) v Westmeath 

Round 2 

30th May 2021 

Donegal (H) V Mayo 

Galway (H) V Westmeath 

Round 3 

6th June 2021 (Bank holiday weekend)  

Westmeath (H) V Mayo 

Galway (H) v  Donegal 

Division 1 B  

Round 1 

23rd May 2021  

Cork (H) v  Tipperary 

Dublin (H) v  Waterford 

Round 2 

30th May 2021 

Cork (H) v Dublin 

Tipperary (H) v  Waterford 

Round 3 

6th June 2021 (Bank holiday weekend)  

Waterford (H) v Cork 

Tipperary (H) v Dublin 

Relegation Playoff  

12th/13th June 2021  

Semi Finals  

12th/13th June 2021 

Finals  

26th/27th June 2021 

Division 2A 

Round 1 

23rd May 2021 

Meath (H) v Kerry  

Clare (H) v Wexford  

Round 2 

30th May 2021 

Wexford (H)  v Meath  

Kerry (H) v Clare 

Round 3 

Kerry (H) v  Wexford  

Meath (H)  v  Clare  

6th June 2021 (Bank holiday weekend)  

Division 2B 

Round 1 

23rd May 2021 

Monaghan (H)  v Cavan  

Tyrone (H) v Armagh  

Round 2 

30th May 2021 

Tyrone (H) v Cavan  

Armagh (H) v Monaghan 

Round 3 

6th June 2021 (Bank holiday weekend)  

Monaghan (H) v  Tyrone  

Cavan (H) v  Armagh  

Relegation Playoff 

12th/13th June 2021  

Semi Finals  

12th/13th June 2021 

Finals  

26th/27th June 2021 

Division 3A 

Round 1 

23rd May 2021 

Down (H) v Sligo  

Roscommon (H) v 

Fermanagh 

Round 2 

30th May 2021 

Roscommon (H)  v  Down  

Fermanagh (H)  v  Sligo  

Round 3 

6th June 2021 (Bank Holiday Weekend) 

Fermanagh (H)  v Down  

Sligo (H)  v Roscommon  

Division 3B 

Round 1 

23rd May 2021 

Laois (H) v Kildare 

Longford (H) v Wicklow  

Round 2 

30th May 2021 

Longford (H) v Laois 

Wicklow (H)  v Kildare  

Round 3 

6th June 2021 (Bank Holiday Weekend)  

Kildare (H)  v  Longford 

Wicklow (H)  v  Laois 

Relegation Playoff 

12th/13th June 2021  

Semi Finals  

12th/13th June 2021 

Finals  

26th/27th June 2021 

Division 4A 

Round 1 

23rd May 2021 

Leitrim (H) V Louth 

Derry (H) V Antrim  

Round 2 

30th May 2021 

Leitrim (H) v  Derry 

Louth (H)  v  Antrim  

Round 3 

6th June 2021 (Bank Holiday Weekend)  

Louth (H) V Derry 

Antrim (H)   V Leitrim  

Division 4B 

Round 1 

23rd May 2021 

Carlow (H) V Offaly 

Limerick  Bye 

Round 2 

30th May 2021 

Offaly (H) V Limerick  

Carlow Bye 

Round 3 

6th June 2021 (Bank Holiday Weekend)  

Limerick (H)  v  Carlow 

Offaly Bye 

Semi Finals  

12th/13th June 2021 

Finals  

26th/27th June 2021 

 

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