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Dr Crokes v Errigal Ciarán: Fixture details confirmed for AIB All-Ireland Club SFC semi-finals

The winner will play Cuala or Coolera-Strandhill in the decider

Peter Og McCartan (right) celebrates his winning score for Errigal Ciaran against Kilcoo in the Ulster Club SFC final.
Peter Og McCartan (right) celebrates his winning score for Errigal Ciaran against Kilcoo in the Ulster Club SFC final. Pic: Oliver McVeigh

The date, time and venue for Errigal Ciarán’s All-Ireland Club semi-final against Munster champions Dr Crokes have been confirmed.

The Tyrone and Kerry champions will meet at O’Moore Park in Portlaoise on Sunday, January 5, with throw-in scheduled for 3.30pm.

Dr Crokes defeated Tipperary champions Loughmore-Castleiney, who also took the Tipperary senior hurling title this year.

The giants of Kerry football last won the All-Ireland Club title in 2017 when they defeated Derry’s Sleacht Néill in the final by two points.



That was the final game of Colm ‘Gooch’ Cooper’s career.

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Errigal Ciarán defeated Kilcoo last Sunday to win the club’s first Ulster Club SFC title since 2002.

Tyrone great Peter Canavan was instrumental to that team and it is his sons, Ruairí and Darragh, who are central to this year’s team as they look to add to their club’s fortunes already this season.

The winner of this tie will play either Cuala of Dublin or Coolera-Strandhill of Sligo in the final at Croke Park.

That semi-final is fixed to take place at Kingspan Breffni in Cavan on Sunday, January 5, with throw-in scheduled for 1.30pm.

Both semi-finals will be shown on TG4.

Elsewhere, on Saturday, January 4, the winner of the Ulster Club IFC final between Arva and Ballinderry will play Austin Stacks of Kerry in their semi-final at O’Connor Park in Tullamore, Co Offaly.

The Ulster Club Junior Twinning Football Championship final will take place on Sunday, January 5, with Tara of London taking on Naomh Padraig, Muff at McGovern Park on Ruislip, London.

Full Fixture details

Saturday January 4
AIB All-Ireland Club IFC Semi-Finals

Crossmolina Deel Rovers (Mayo) v Caragh (Kildare), Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 1pm, Spórt TG4

Austin Stacks (Kerry) v Ballinderry (Derry)/Arva (Cavan), Glenisk O’Connor Park, 1pm, Spórt TG4

Sunday January 5
AIB All-Ireland Club SFC Semi-Finals

Coolera-Strandhill (Sligo) v Cuala (Dublin), Kingspan Breffni, 1.30pm, TG4

Dr Crokes (Kerry) v Errigal Ciarán (Tyrone), Laois Hire O’Moore Park, 3.30pm, TG4

AIB All-Ireland Club JFC Semi-Final

An Cheathrú Rua (Galway) v Ballinagar (Offaly), King & Moffatt Dr Hyde Park, 1pm

Ulster Club JFC Twinning Final

Tara (London) v Naomh Padraig, Muff (Donegal), McGovern Park, 12pm