CORK will begin their quest to win back the O’Duffy Cup with an away trip to the team that beat them in last season’s All-Ireland senior final.
The Rebels’ three-in-a-row dream was dashed by Galway in last year’s final, and first up for Ger Manley’s side in this year’s Glen Dimplex senior championship is an away clash with the Tribeswomen on the weekend of June 6th/7th.
Cork are on the road again in round two, facing Tipperary on June 13th/14th, before a home tie with Waterford on the weekend of June 27th/28th.
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In a change to the championship structure, the senior competition is split into groups of four and six, with the 2025 semi-finalists all in Group 1, so Cork are joined by Galway, Waterford and Tipperary.
The top two sides from Group 1 progress to the All-Ireland semi-finals. Third and fourth from the group will progress to the quarter-finals, where they will face off against the top two sides from Group 2, which includes Clare, Dublin, Kilkenny, Limerick, Offaly and Wexford.
The hope is Cork will be involved in All-Ireland Finals Day at Croke Park on Sunday, August 9th.
