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gaa · Saturday 27 June 2026 · Various 
All-Ireland SFC Quarter-Finals 2026
At Croke Park · Jones's Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 3
At Croke Park · Jones's Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 3
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals are the point in the summer when the competition sharpens into something unmissable. Four matches across two days at Croke Park, with the four survivors moving through to the All-Ireland semi-finals - this is knockout football at the top tier, with no second chances and full houses to match. For supporters following the championship from Co. Meath, the weekend of 27-28 June 2026 is worth the road trip to Dublin regardless of Meath’s own participation in the draw. The confirmed fixtures make it a genuinely open weekend: Cork v Mayo and Kerry v Tyrone on Saturday, then Louth v Monaghan and Dublin v Galway on Sunday.
Croke Park holds just over 82,000 and fills fast for championship days. The atmosphere from the first warm-up kicks is different to league football - the ground has a charge to it that builds from early afternoon, long before throw-in. Saturday’s double-header kicks off at 4pm with Cork v Mayo, followed by Kerry v Tyrone at 6.15pm. Sunday’s programme opens with Louth v Monaghan at 1.45pm, then Dublin v Galway at 4pm. All four matches are live on television - Saturday on GAA+ and Sunday on RTE - but there is no real substitute for being in the ground. Queue for your seat well before throw-in; the concourse gets very tight once the gates open at full flow.
Croke Park is in Drumcondra, Dublin 3, roughly 90 minutes from Navan by road via the N3 and M50. From Meath, the GAA frequently runs official supporters’ coaches from county grounds on big match days - worth checking with Meath GAA in advance. If driving to Dublin, park-and-ride from the outskirts and take the Luas or Dublin Bus is far less stressful than trying to find a space near the ground. The stadium is a 20-minute walk from Connolly Station, which is served by commuter rail from across the city. On matchday, Jones’s Road and the surrounding streets are closed to traffic, so plan for that.
Navan sits at the meeting of the Boyne and the Blackwater and is the county town of Meath - a good base before or after making the trip down to Dublin for the match. There is more to see in Navan and across Co. Meath.
Heading to Croke Park in Navan? Meath has plenty more to see. Read the Navan area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.