Connacht SFC dates and venues confirmed

The Connacht Council has confirmed the dates and venues for next year's senior football championship.

Champions Mayo will begin their Nestor Cup defence in a live televised clash with Sligo at Markievicz Park on Saturday, June 5. The winners of that game will meet Galway - presuming they defeat New York in the first round - in a game which will broadcast by TV3 on June 27.

That game will take place at the revamped McHale Park if Mayo advance, but Sligo will have to travel to Galway if Kevin Walsh's side win the first round clash.

The Connacht championship will start on May 2, when Galway travel to play New York, while later that month, Roscommon will go to Ruislip to play London.

The winners of that clash will meet Leitrim in the semi-finals. The Connacht final will take place on Sunday, July 18, and will be televised by TV3 -- with a replay six days later if necessary.

Connacht championship 2010:

Sunday, May 2: New York v Galway (Gaelic Park).
Sunday, May 30: London v Roscommon (Ruislip).
Saturday, June 5: Sligo v Mayo (Markievicz Park) RTE.
Sunday, June 20: Roscommon/London v Leitrim (Hyde Park/Carrick-on-Shannon).
Sunday, June 27: Sligo/Mayo v Galway/ New York (Castlebar/Galway) TV3.
Sunday, July 18: Connacht SFC final (replay, Saturday, July 24) TV3.