2026 Tailteann Cup final
Final match of the 2026 Tailteann Cup
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2026 Tailteann Cup final was the fifth final of the Tailteann Cup and the culmination of the 2026 Tailteann Cup, the GAA's second-tier Gaelic football competition for county teams.[1] The match was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 11 July 2026, Wicklow defeating Down.[2][3]
| Event | 2026 Tailteann Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Date | 11 July 2026 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Dean Healy (Wicklow) | ||||||
| Referee | Barry Tiernan (Dublin) | ||||||
| Weather | 21 °C (70 °F), cloudy | ||||||
The match was played before the All-Ireland semi-final between Louth and Mayo.[4]
Match
Details
| 11 July 2026 Final | Down  |
2-16 (22) – (24) 1-21 |  Wicklow |
Dublin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | (HT: 2-10 – 0-04) | Venue: Croke Park | |||
Pts: Pat Havern 1-2 (1f), Ronan Burns 0-4 (2tpf), John McGeough 1-0, Miceal Rooney 0-3 (1tp), Ceilum Doherty 0-3, Daniel Guinness 0-1, Shane Annett 0-1, Eamon Brown 0-1, Ruairí McCormack 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Dean Healy 1-1, Eoin Darcy 0-4 (1tp, 1f), Kevin Quinn 0-4, Oisín McGraynor 0-4 (1tp, 1f), Mark Jackson 0-3 (1tpf, 1'45), Pádraig O'Toole 0-3, Christopher O'Brien 0-2 (tp) |
Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin) TV: RTÉ2
|
          Down
|
     Wicklow
|
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
