2026 Leinster Senior Football Championship

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Province Leinster
Year2026
TrophyDelaney Cup
Date11 April – 17 May 2026
2026 Leinster SFC
Tournament details
Province Leinster
Year2026
TrophyDelaney Cup
Date11 April – 17 May 2026
Defending champions Louth
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The 2026 Leinster Senior Football Championship is the 2026 iteration of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship organised by Leinster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2026 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winning team received the Delaney Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 27 November 2025.[1]

The defending champions are Louth.[2]

General Information

Eleven counties are competing in the Leinster Senior Football Championship:

County Last Championship Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2025 Championship
Carlow 1944 - Preliminary round
Dublin 2024 2023 Semi-finals
Kildare 2000 1928 Semi-finals
Laois 2003 - Quarter-finals
Longford 1968 - Preliminary round
Louth 2025 1957 Champions
Meath 2010 1999 Runners-Up
Offaly 1997 1982 Quarter-finals
Westmeath 2004 - Quarter-finals
Wexford 1945 1918 Preliminary round
Wicklow - - Quarter-finals

Personnel and Kits

County Manager(s) Captain(s) Sponsors
Carlow Joe Murphy Mikey Bambrick MW Hire Group
Dublin Ger Brennan Con O'Callaghan Staycity Aparthotels
Kildare Brian Flanagan Kevin Feely Brady Family Ham
Laois Justin McNulty Brian Byrne Laois Hire
Longford Mike Solan Paddy Fox Glennon Brothers
Louth Gavin Devlin Sam Mulroy STATSports
Meath Robbie Brennan Eoghan Frayne Bective Stud, Tea Rooms & Apartments
Offaly Mickey Harte

Declan Kelly

 Lee Pearson Glenisk
Westmeath Mark McHugh Ronan Wallace TEG
Wexford John Hegarty Eoghan Nolan Zurich Insurance
Wicklow Oisín McConville Dean Healy Echelon Data Centres

Draw

Pot 1

Pot 2

Bracket

 
Preliminary RoundQuarter-FinalsSemi-FinalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 19 April, Carlow
 
 
 Louth 1-25
 
 
 Wexford 0-11
 
 
 2 May, Portlaoise
 
 
 Louth
 
 12 April, Carlow
 
 Dublin
 
 Carlow 1-7
 
 19 April, Aughrim
 
 Wicklow 2-15
 
 Dublin 2-16
 
 
 Wicklow 2-14
 
 
 17 May, Dublin
 
 
 Semi-Final Winner
 
 11 April, Tullamore
 
 Semi-Final Winner
 
 Offaly 0-12
 
 19 April, Newbridge
 
 Laois 3-12
 
 Kildare 2-20
 
 
 Laois 2-15
 
 
 3 May Tullamore
 
 
 Kildare
 
 12 April, Longford
 
 Westmeath
 
 Longford 1-16
 
 19 April, Tullamore
 
 Westmeath 5-25
 
 Meath 0-25
 
 
 Westmeath 4-18
 
 
 
 

Preliminary Round

Matches

11 April 2026 Preliminary Round Offaly 0-12 (12) – (21) 3-12 Laois Tullamore  
18:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-8 - 2-7) Venue: Glenisk O'Connor Park

Pts: Dylan Hyland 0-5 (1tpf, 1f), Keith O'Neill 0-2, Cormac Egan 0-1, Jordan Hayes 0-1, Diarmuid Egan 0-1, Marcus Dalton 0-1, Harry Plunkett 0-1		 Report
Pts: Evan O'Carroll 0-5, Kevin Swayne 1-0, Ciaran Burke 1-0, Simon Fingleton 1-0, Ronan Coffey 0-2, Paul Kingston 0-2 (1f), Padraig Kirwan 0-1, Rioghan Murphy 0-1, Robert Tyrrell 0-1		 Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)
Attendance: 2,841[3]


12 April 2026 Preliminary Round Carlow 1-7 (10) – (21) 2-15 Wicklow Carlow  
14:30 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-4 - 0-8) Venue: Netwatch Cullen Park

Pts: Jamie Clarke 1-0, Liam Gavin 0-2 (2f), Chris Blake 0-2, Colm Hulton 0-2 (tp), Mikey Bambrick 0-1		 Report
Pts: Mark Jackson 0-6 (1tp, 2tpf), Padraig O'Toole 1-1, Oisin McGraynor 1-1 (1f), Eoin Darcy 0-3 (3f), Dean Healy 0-2, Matt Nolan 0-1, Christopher O'Brien 0-1		 Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary)


12 April 2026 Preliminary Round Longford 1-16 (19) – (40) 5-25 Westmeath Longford  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 1-8 - 5-9) Venue: Glennon Brothers Pearse Park

Pts: Dylan Farrell 0-10 (4tpf, 1f), Dessie Reynolds 0-4 (2tp), James Moran 1-0, Daniel Reynolds 0-1, Paddy Moran 0-1		 Report
Pts: Luke Loughlin 2-2, Brandon Kelly 2-1, Shane Corcoran 1-4, Ray Connellan 0-5 (2tp), Matthew Whittaker 0-3, Conor Dillon 0-3, Sam McCartan 0-2 (tpf), Tom Molloy 0-2, Ronan Wallace 0-1, Kevin O'Sullivan 0-1, Brían Cooney 0-1		 Referee: Kieran Eannetta (Tyrone)
Attendance: 1,500[4]


Quarter-Finals

Matches

19 April 2026 Quarter-Final Meath 0-25 (25) – (30) 4-18 Westmeath Tullamore  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-9 - 2-9) Venue: Glenisk O'Connor Park

Pts: Ruairí Kinsella 0-6 (2tp), Eoghan Frayne 0-4 (1tpf), James Conlon 0-4, Jack Flynn 0-3 (1tp), Jordan Morris 0-3 (2f), Jack O'Connor 0-2, Aaron Lynch 0-2, Bryan Menton 0-1		 Report
Pts: Luke Loughlin 0-6 (1tp), Shane Corcoran 1-2, Sam McCartan 0-4 (3f), Matthew Whittaker 1-0, Robbie Forde 1-0, Danny McCartan 1-0, Ray Connellan 0-2, Brandon Kelly 0-2 (1m), Brian Cooney 0-1, Kevin O'Sullivan 0-1		 Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo)
Attendance: 9,184[5]


19 April 2026 Quarter-Final Louth 1-25 (28) – (11) 0-11 Wexford Carlow  
14:30 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-14 - 0-5) Venue: Netwatch Cullen Park

Pts: Sam Mulroy 1-4 (1pen, 1tp, 2f), Ciaran Keenan 0-4 (1tp), Tadhg McDonnell 0-4, Conor Early 0-3, Conall McCaul 0-3, Dara McDonnell 0-3, Ryan Burns 0-1, Ciaran Downey 0-1, Seán Reynolds 0-1, Paul Matthews 0-1		 Report
Pts: Mark Rossiter 0-7 (3f, 1tpf), Michael Kinsella 0-2, Cathal Kehoe 0-1, Tom Byrne 0-1		 Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)


19 April 2026 Quarter-Final Dublin 2-16 (22) – (20) 2-14 Wicklow Aughrim  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 1-11 - 1-7) Venue: Echelon Park

Pts: Paddy Small 1-6 (2tp), Seán Bugler 0-5, Charlie McMorrow 1-0, Killian McGinnis 0-2 (tp), Con O'Callaghan 0-1 (f), Colm Basquel 0-1, Niall Scully 0-1		 Report
Pts: Eoin Darcy 2-2 (1pen), Dean Healy 0-5 (2tp), Oisín McGraynor 0-4 (1tpf, 1f), Pádraig O'Toole 0-1, Cian Deering 0-1, Christopher O'Brien 0-1		 Referee: Conor Dourneen (Cavan)


19 April 2026 Quarter-Final Kildare 2-20 (26) – (21) 2-15 Laois Newbridge  
15:45 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 1-10 - 2-7) Venue: Cedral St Conleth's Park

Pts: Darragh Kirwan 1-4 (1tp), Eoin Cully 0-5, Ben Loakman 1-2 (1f), Ben McCormack 0-4, Darragh Swords 0-2, Tommy Gill 0-2, Kevin Feely 0-1		 Report
Pts: Paul Kingston 1-3 (1f), Daragh Galvin 1-2, Evan O'Carroll 0-3, Killian Roche 0-3 (1tpf, 1'45), Kevin Swayne 0-1, Ronan Coffey 0-1, Patrick O'Sullivan 0-1, Cian Nolan 0-1		 Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)


Semi-Finals

Matches

2 May 2026 Semi-Final Louth v Dublin Portlaoise  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Laois Hire O'Moore Park
Referee: Brendan Griffin (Kerry)
TV: GAA+


3 May 2026 Semi-Final Kildare v Westmeath Tullamore  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Glenisk O'Connor Park
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
TV: GAA+


Final

References

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