Kildare find out opponents in Tailteann Cup after draw for group stages made

Darragh Kirwan of Kildare during the Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship semi-final match between Kildare and Louth at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

placeholder image — Darragh Kirwan of Kildare during the Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship semi-final match between Kildare and Louth at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Kildare will take on Leitrim, Longford and Waterford in the group stages of the Tailteann Cup after the draw was made this afternoon.

Kildare suffered a defeat against Louth in front of a very small crowd in Croke Park on Sunday.

Full fixture details will be confirmed by the CCCC in due course.

The top team in each group will go straight into the Quarter Finals with the four second placed teams and the three best placed third placed teams set to advance to the preliminary quarter-finals. The worst placed third place team will be knocked out with their place being taken by New York.

Group 1 has Kildare, Leitrim, Longford, Waterford

Group 2 has Sligo, Antrim, Wexford, Tipperary

Group 3 has Fermanagh, Laois, Wicklow, Carlow

Group 4 has Down, Offaly, Limerick, London