Interprovincials:The GAA have confirmed the dates and venues for this year's M Donnelly Interprovincial Championship, with both finals to be played under the floodlights of Croke Park on the evening of Saturday, October 27th.
In recent years the final was played overseas in places such as Rome and Boston, in an effort to increase the profile of the competition.
But with cost proving prohibitive they returned to home soil last year, with the hurling played as a curtain-raiser to the first International Rules Test in Galway last October.
This year, the first of the semi-finals takes place in Fermoy on October 3rd; with the football semi-final between Munster and Leinster at 1.30pm, and the hurling semi-final between Munster and Leinster at 3pm.
The other semi-finals will be under floodlights in Ballybofey on October 20th.
The hurling game between Connacht and Ulster is set for 6pm, while the football tie between Ulster and Connacht is due to start at 7.45pm.
The finals in Croke Park will have a 5.15pm start for the football and 7pm start for the hurling.
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