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2026 Leinster U20 & Minor Championship Draws

2026 Leinster U20 & Minor Championship Draws
Thu, 18 December 2025

The draws have taken place for the 2026 Leinster U20 & Minor Football & Hurling Championships. 

U20 FOOTBALL:

Dublin have been drawn in Group 1 for the 2026 Leinster U20 Football Championship with Louth, Westmeath & Wexford.

See groups in full here:  

GROUP 1

 

GROUP 2

 

GROUP 3

Louth

 

Meath

 

Kildare

Dublin

 

Carlow

 

Wicklow

Westmeath

 

Longford

 

Offaly

Wexford

 

Laois

 

 

The group games will take place as follows:

 ▪ Rd. 1 – Wed., 25.03.26

▪ Rd. 2 – Wed., 01.04.26

▪ Rd. 3 –  Wed., 08.04.26

 

U20 HURLING:

Dublin have been drawn in Group 2 of Tier 1 for the 2026 Leinster U20 Hurling Championship, alongside Laois, Offaly and a Tier 2 qualifier.

GROUP 1

 

GROUP 2

Kilkenny 

 

Dublin

Galway

 

Laois

Wexford 

 

Offaly

Tier 2 Qualifier

 

Tier 2 Qualifier

Games will take place as follows:

▪ Rd. 1  - Sat, 04.04.26

▪ Rd. 2  - Sat, 11.04.26 (or Sun., 12.04.26 – as Christy Ring Rd. 1 is 11.04.26)

▪ Rd. 3 -  Wed, 22.04.26 – subject to no clash with Leinster U-20 F.C. S/Finals (i.e. dual players).

▪ Q/Finals – Mon, 04.05.26

▪ S/Finals – Wed, 13.05.26

▪ Final – Wed, 20.05.26 – subject to TG4

▪ All Ireland Final – Sat., 30.05.26

 

 

MINOR FOOTBALL:

Dublin’s Minor Footballers have been drawn in Group 2 for the 2026 Leinster Minor Football Championship, with Offaly, Westmeath & Longford.

Groups in full here:  

GROUP 1

 

GROUP 2

 

GROUP 3

Louth

 

Offaly

 

Carlow

Kildare

 

Dublin

 

Wexford

Laois

 

Westmeath

 

Wicklow

Meath

 

Longford

 

Kilkenny (Shield)

The round robin games will take place as follows:

▪ Rd. 1 – Tues., 24.03.26

▪ Rd. 2 – Tues., 07.04.26

▪ Rd. 3 –  Tues., 14.04.26 

MINOR HURLING:

Dublin have been drawn in Group 1 for the 2026 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship, alongside Kilkenny and a Tier 2 qualifier.

GROUP 1

 

GROUP 2

Kilkenny

 

Galway

Dublin

 

Wexford

Tier 2 Qualifier

 

Tier 2 Qualifier

▪ This year, the format is a round robin cross over, so teams will play the Counties in the opposite Group.

Therefore, Dublin will play Galway, Wexford and a Tier 2 qualifier during the round robin phase.

Round robin games will take place as follows:

Rd. 1 – Sat., 18.04.26

Rd. 2 – Sat., 25.04.26

Rd. 3 – Sat., 02.05.26

 

All fixture details will be confirmed in due course.