Mayo visit on the cards

All-Ireland champions Kerry are set for a couple of mouthwatering fixtures against some old enemies - if they manage to beat Clare in Sunday’s Munster final.

The draw for the inaugural All-Ireland group stage was made at lunchtime on Tuesday and it was decided that the winners of Munster will play in Group 1 alongside the Leinster runners-up (Louth or Dublin), Mayo and Cork.

If Kerry end up in this group, they will welcome Division 1 champs Mayo to Killarney on May 20/21 (fixture details to be confirmed today).

They will then travel to Páirc Uí Chaoimh on June 3/4 to take on Cork before squaring off against the losers of Dublin v Louth at a neutral venue on June 17/18.

If Kerry lose to Clare this weekend, they will find themselves in Group 4 as the Munster runners-up. They will be joined in this pot by Donegal, Monaghan and the losers of the Ulster final between Derry and Armagh.

The top team in each pool of four will advance directly to the All-Ireland quarter-finals and the second and third placed teams will face off in the preliminary quarter-finals. Only one team in each group will be eliminated at the end of the round robin series.

Group 1

Munster Champions (Kerry or Clare)

Leinster Runners-Up (Louth or Dublin)

Mayo

Cork

Group 2

Connacht Champions (Galway or Sligo)

Ulster Runners-Up (Armagh or Derry)

Tyrone

Westmeath

Group 3

Leinster Champions (Dublin or Louth)

Connacht Runners-Up (Sligo or Galway)

Roscommon

Kildare

Group 4

Ulster Champions (Derry or Armagh)

Munster Runners-Up (Clare or Kerry)

Monaghan

Donegal

RIVALS: Cillian O'Connor of Mayo and Tom O'Sullivan of Kerry. Photo: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile.