The inter-county season is readying to get into full swing once again as the National Hurling and Football League kick off this month.
Dublin and Kerry will collide in a repeat of the 2019 All-Ireland final in the opening night of this year's National Football Leagues - while All-Ireland hurling champions Tipperary start their year at home to Limerick.
The GAA'a master fixture plan for 2020 includes tweaks to the club All-Ireland fixtures and a continuation of an inter-county free April period.
The 2020/21 All-Ireland Club Championship semi-finals are set to be played in December, following the associations decision to move the traditional St Patrick's day finals to January in 2020.
The compressed club campaign means that club players will then be eligible to compete with their counties after the conclusion of the championship just a week before the Allianz Leagues get underway.
And the April period designated for club action will be slightly longer in 2020, with Allianz League finals wrapping up by March 29 - and the earliest of the provincial Championships kicking off in the first week of May.
It means that if Dublin and Kerry were to progress to the league decider, they will have an eight-week break until their provincial campaigns kick off later in May.
Other noticeable changes in the association's schedule include the Leinster football final being played on a Saturday and the fixtures for the Tier Two football championship.
‘Winner on the Day’ competition regulations will be extended to the following games for 2020.
- All games in Tier 2 Football Championship (exception: final which would be winner on the day in a replay only)
- Ring and Rackard Cup Semi-finals & Relegation play offs
- Replays of Ring, Rackard and Meagher Finals
- Replays of All Ireland Club Championship semi-finals and finals
- Replays of U17 & U20 Football and Hurling Finals
- Replays of SHC Quarter and semi-finals
- Replays of All Ireland SFC semi-finals
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