The Connacht Council has confirmed the dates and venues for next year's senior, minor, under 21 and junior football championship games in the province.

The 2011 Connacht SFC will kick-off on May 1 when champions Roscommon travel to Gaelic Park to face New York. New Mayo manager James Horan will make his championship bow against London in Ruislip on May 29, with the winners facing Tomas O Flatharta's Galway in McHale Park on the weekend of June 25/26.

The final has been slated for July 17 at a venue yet to be decided.

2011 CONNACHT CHAMPIONSHIPS:

SFC: May 1st: First Round: New York v Roscommon, Gaelic Park. May 29th: First Round: London v Mayo, Ruislip. June 4th/5th: First Round: Sligo v Leitrim, Markievicz Park. June 18th/19th: Semi-Final: Sligo/Leitrim v New York/Roscommon, Sligo/Leitrim venue. June 25th/26th: Semi-Final: London/Mayo v Galway, McHale Park. July 17th: Final.

JFC: April 29th: First Round: Mayo v Leitrim, Mayo venue. May 13th: Semi-Finals: Roscommon v Mayo/Leitrim, Mayo/Leitrim venue; Galway v Sligo, Galway venue. June 5th: Final.

U21FC: March 12th: First Round: Mayo v Roscommon, Mayo venue. March 19th: Semi-Finals: Mayo/Roscommon v Leitrim, Venue TBC; Sligo v Galway, Sligo venue. April 2nd: Final.

MFC: April 23rd: First Round: Roscommon v New York, Roscommon venue. June 25th: First Round: Sligo v Galway, Sligo venue. June 26th: Semi-Final: Roscommon/New York v Mayo, Venue TBC. July 2nd: Semi-Final: Sligo/Galway v Leitrim, Venue TBC. July 17th: Final. Tweet

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