Munster GAA confirm seeding of Senior Football Championship postponed until 2027

DURING an online meeting of the Munster Council on Monday night, it was agreed to postpone the seeding of the Munster Senior Football Championship until 2027. 

As a result, the seeding process which has been in place in recent years will apply when the 2026 Munster Senior Football Championship draws take place on Thursday November 27th on GAA+i.e. Kerry and Clare as the 2025 Munster finalists will receive byes to the semi-final, but could be paired against each other in an open semi-final draw.

Munster GAA had previously confirmed that, beginning in 2026, the two highest-ranked teams in the Allianz Football League would be placed on opposite sides of the draw for the following year’s championship. However, that change has now been postponed until 2027. 

This means Clare and Limerick could secure a semi-final bye next spring, provided they are promoted from Division 3 and Cork are relegated from Division 2.

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Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Tipperary will compete in this year's Munster SFC quarter-finals on April 11. The winners of those two quarter-finals will face Kerry or Clare in a Munster semi-final on April 25 and the provincial final will take place on the weekend of May 10. 

Limerick will have two opportunities to seal Sam Maguire football in 2026 this year in order to do that they will need to be promoted from Division 3 or reach the Munster final. 

Jimmy Lee's side will face Wicklow, Clare, Laois, Sligo, Down, Westmeath and Fermanagh in Division 3 of the Allianz League in 2026. The 

The Limerick senior footballers will begin their McGrath Cup campaign at home on Friday January 2 against Tipperary at 7pm. Jimmy Lee's charges will then travel to Cork on Sunday January 11 at 2pm.

Limerick will be without Iain Corbett in 2026 as the Newcastle West clubman has decided to retire from inter-county football.

Goalkeeper Josh Ryan looks set for a spell on the sidelines after he suffered an ACL injury in the Limerick SFC relegation semi-final in action for his club Oola in action against Ballylanders. Ronan McElligott and Jeffrey Alfred now look likely to battle it out for the Limerick number one jersey.

The Shannonsiders will jet off on their team holiday to Marbella on Friday, a recognition for reaching this year's Tailteann Cup final.