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Preview NFL 12 | SPRING 2021 | www.ladiesgaelic.ie CORK TAKE ON TIPP IN OPENING ROUND OF 2021 LIDL NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE C ork will begin the defence of their 2020 Lidl National League Division 1 title with a home fixture against Munster rivals Tipperary. This will be followed in round two by a home game against TG4 All Ireland Champions Dublin Another Munster outfit, Waterford, are the fourth team in Division 1B, with Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Westmeath set to do battle in Division 1A. Three rounds of group fixtures will determine the four semi-finalists. The top team from Division 1A meets the second-placed team from Division 1B, and vice versa. The same semi-final principle will apply across the divisions, while the bottom placed teams in each group, with the exception of Divisions 4A and 4B, will take part in relegation play-offs. Divisions 1, 2 and 3 will each see one county relegated, with the winners of the Finals in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 earning promotion. DIVISION 1A Round 1 - 23rd May 2021 Mayo (H) V Galway Donegal (H) V Westmeath Round 2 - 30th May 2021 Donegal (H) V Mayo Galway (H) V Westmeath Round 3 - 6th June 2021 (Bank holiday weekend) Westmeath (H) V Mayo Galway (H) V Donegal DIVISION 1B Round 1 - 23rd May 2021 Cork (H) v Tipperary Dublin (H) v Waterford Round 2 - 30th May 2021 Cork (H) v Dublin Tipperary (H) v Waterford Round 3 - 6th June 2021 (Bank holiday weekend) Waterford (H) v Cork Tipperary (H) v Dublin Relegation Playoff 12th/13th June 2021 Semi Finals 12th/13th June 2021 Finals 26th/27th June 2021 Division 1A Division 1B Donegal Cork Galway Dublin Mayo Tipperary Westmeath Waterford DIVISION 2A Round 1 - 23rd May 2021 Meath (H) v Kerry Clare (H) v Wexford Round 3 30th May 2021 Wexford (H) v Meath Kerry (H) v Clare Round 2 6th June 2021 (Bank holiday weekend) Kerry (H) v Wexford Meath (H) v Clare DIVISION 2B Round 1 23rd May 2021 Monaghan (H) v Cavan Tyrone (H) v Armagh Round 2 30th May 2021 Tyrone (H) v Cavan Armagh (H) v Monaghan Round 3 6th June 2021 (Bank holiday weekend) Monaghan (H v Tyrone Cavan (H) v Armagh Relegation Playoff - 12th/13th June 2021 Semi Finals - 12th/13th June 2021 Finals - 26th/27th June 2021 Division 2A Division 2B Clare Armagh Kerry Cavan Meath Monaghan Wexford Tyrone In Division 2A, 2020 TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate winners Meath face off against Kerry in their opening game, with Clare at home to Wexford. There's an all-Ulster Division 2B for the 2021 Lidl National League season, with Monaghan at home to Cavan and Tyrone hosting Armagh in the opening round of games. In Division 3A, the action gets underway with Down at home to Sligo, while Fermanagh make the trip to Roscommon. Division 3B is comprised entirely of Leinster teams, with Laois at home to Kildare, and Longford hosting Wicklow in Round 1. In Division 4A, Leitrim entertain Louth in Round 1, with Derry at home to Antrim in an Ulster derby. And in Division 4B, a three-team group, Carlow entertain Offaly in an all- Leinster affair in the opening round. Limerick are afforded a bye in Round 1, before opening their season away to Offaly in Round 2.