All eyes will be on Killarney for the opening weekend of the Allianz National Football League with reigning All-Ireland and League champions Kerry set to open their defence against Dublin, while the opening weekend of hurling sees Tipperary meet Kilkenny. Pat Gilroy's charges will be keen to avenge their unceremonious exit from the Championship last August when Kerry outclassed Dublin at Croke Park and will get that chance on Sunday, 7 February. The opening day of action throws up some old rivalries with Derry meeting Tyrone and Mayo hosting Joe Kernan's Galway on Saturday, 6 February. Division 2 will be no less competitive with Kildare, Donegal and Meath favourites to progress to the final stages following impressive championship form this year. In the Allianz NHL Tipperary and Kilkenny renew acquaintances under the floodlights of Semple Stadium on Saturday, 20 February. On Sunday, 21 February Limerick open their campaign against Galway with Cork hosting Offaly and Waterford meet an ever improving Dublin side. Commenting on the fixtures, GAA President Christy Cooney said: "The Allianz GAA Leagues get our inter-county season rolling and offer our counties the perfect platform to return to top level competitive action as another season dawns on us. "It's no co-incidence that the teams who do well in the leagues quite often end up in the mix for championship silverware later in the season and we are looking forward to campaigns that will no doubt see both Kerry and Kilkenny make strong defences of the respective 2009 titles they won in style." The 2010 Allianz GAA National League fixtures are as follows: Allianz GAA National Football League 2010 06.02.2010 (Sat) Allianz GAA National Football League (All games at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 1 Division I Derry v Tyrone Mayo v Galway Division II Laois v Tipperary Meath v Armagh 07.02.010 (Sun) Allianz GAA National Football League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 1 Division I Kerry v Dublin Monaghan v Cork Division II Kildare v Down Westmeath v Donegal Division III Offaly v Fermanagh Louth v Wexford Roscommon v Cavan Antrim v Sligo (2.00pm) Division IV London v Limerick Carlow v Longford Clare v Wicklow Leitrim v Waterford Kilkenny v Bye 13.02.2010 (Sat) Allianz GAA National Football League (All games at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 2 Division I Cork v Kerry Dublin v Derry Division II Down v Meath Tipperary v Kildare Division III Fermanagh v Roscommon Cavan v Antrim Division IV Limerick v Carlow 14.02.2010 (Sun) Allianz GAA National Football League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 2 Division I Galway v Monaghan Tyrone v Mayo Division II Donegal v Laois (2.00pm) Armagh v Westmeath Division III Wexford v Offaly Sligo v Louth Division IV Wicklow v Leitrim Kilkenny v Clare Waterford v London Longford v Bye 20.02.2010 (Sat) Allianz GAA National Football League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 3 Division IV London v Wicklow Longford v Limerick Carlow v Waterford Leitrim v Kilkenny Clare v Bye 06.03.2010 (Sat) Allianz GAA National Football League (All games at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 3 Division I Cork v Galway Division II Laois v Armagh Down v Tipperary Meath v Westmeath Division III Antrim v Fermanagh 07.03.2010 (Sun) Allianz GAA National Football League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 3 Division I Mayo v Dublin Kerry v Derry Monaghan v Tyrone Division II Kildare v Donegal Division III Wexford v Sligo (1.00pm) Offaly v Roscommon Louth v Cavan Round 4 Division IV Waterford v Longford Kilkenny v London Wicklow v Carlow Clare v Leitrim Limerick v Bye 13.03.2010 (Sat) Allianz GAA National Football League (All games at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 4 Division I Tyrone v Cork Dublin v Monaghan Derry v Mayo Division II Donegal v Down Division III Cavan v Wexford Round 5 Division IV Limerick v Waterford 14.03.2010 (Sun) Allianz GAA National Football League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 4 Division I Galway v Kerry Division II Westmeath v Laois Armagh v Kildare Tipperary v Meath Division III Sligo v Offaly Roscommon v Antrim Fermanagh v Louth Round 5 Division IV Carlow v Kilkenny Longford v Wicklow London v Clare Leitrim v Bye 20.03.2010 (Sat) Allianz GAA National Football League (All games at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 5 Division I Cork v Dublin Division II Down v Armagh Meath v Laois Tipperary v Donegal 21.03.2010 (Sun) Allianz GAA National Football League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 5 Division I Galway v Tyrone Monaghan v Derry Kerry v Mayo Division II Kildare v Westmeath Division III Wexford v Fermanagh Offaly v Antrim Louth v Roscommon Sligo v Cavan Round 6 Division IV Leitrim v London Kilkenny v Longford Wicklow v Limerick Clare v Carlow Waterford v Bye 27.03.2010 (Sat) Allianz GAA National Football League (All games at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 6 Division I Dublin v Galway Tyrone v Kerry Derry v Cork Division II Laois v Kildare Donegal v Meath Division III Antrim v Louth Cavan v Offaly Division 7 Division IV Carlow v Leitrim (2.30pm) Limerick v Kilkenny 28.03.2010 (Sun) Allianz GAA National Football League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 6 Division I Mayo v Monaghan Division II Armagh v Tipperary Westmeath v Down Division III Roscommon v Wexford Fermanagh v Sligo Round 7 Division IV Longford v Clare Waterford v Wicklow London v Bye 03.04.2010 (Sat) Allianz GAA National Football League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 8 Division IV Kilkenny v Waterford Leitrim v Longford Clare v Limerick London v Carlow Wicklow v Bye 11.04.10 (Sun) Allianz GAA National Football League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 7 Division I [Final Round] Cork v Mayo Kerry v Monaghan Tyrone v Dublin Galway v Derry Division II [Final Round] Down v Laois Meath v Kildare Donegal v Armagh Tipperary v Westmeath Division III [Final Round] Wexford v Antrim Offaly v Louth Cavan v Fermanagh Sligo v Roscommon Round 9 Division IV [Final Round] Waterford v Clare Limerick v Leitrim Wicklow v Kilkenny Longford v London Carlow v Bye 24.04.10 (Sat) Allianz GAA National Football League Final Division III TBC v TBC Division IV TBC v TBC 25.04.10 (Sun) Allianz GAA National Football League Final Division I TBC v TBC Division II TBC v TBC Allianz GAA National Hurling League 2010 20.02.10 (Sat) Allianz GAA National Hurling League Round 1 Division I Tipperary v Kilkenny (7.30pm) 21.02.10 (Sun) Allianz GAA National Hurling League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 1 Division I Limerick v Galway Cork v Offaly Waterford v Dublin Division II Laois v Kildare Clare v Down (1.30pm) Westmeath v Wexford Antrim v Carlow Division IIIA London v Meath Derry v Kerry Armagh v Mayo Division IIIB Louth v Sligo Tyrone v Donegal Fingal v Wicklow Roscommon v BYE Division IV Monaghan v Fermanagh Cavan v Leitrim Longford v South Down 27.02.10 (Sat) Allianz GAA National Hurling League Round 2 Division I Limerick v Cork (7.30pm) 28.02.10 (Sun) Allianz GAA National Hurling League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 2 Division I Kilkenny v Offaly Galway v Waterford Dublin v Tipperary Division II Wexford v Down (1.30pm) Kildare v Antrim Laois v Clare Carlow v Westmeath Division IIIA Meath v Armagh London v Derry Mayo v Kerry Division IIIB Roscommon v Tyrone Donegal v Louth Sligo v Fingal Wicklow v BYE Division IV Fermanagh v Leitrim Longford v Cavan South Down v Monaghan 13.03.10 (Sat) Allianz GAA National Hurling League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 3 Division II Westmeath v Kildare 14.03.10 (Sun) Allianz GAA National Hurling League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 3 Division I Tipperary v Galway Cork v Kilkenny Offaly v Dublin Waterford v Limerick Division II Clare v Wexford Down v Carlow Antrim v Laois Division IIIA Kerry v Meath Armagh v London Mayo v Derry Division IIIB Wicklow v Sligo Fingal v Donegal Louth v Roscommon Tyrone v BYE Division IV Fermanagh v Cavan Leitrim v South Down Monaghan v Longford 20.03.10 (Sat) Allianz GAA National Hurling League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 4 Division I Galway v Offaly Division II Kildare v Down 21.03.10 (Sun) Allianz GAA National Hurling League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 4 Division I Dublin v Kilkenny Waterford v Cork Limerick v Tipperary Division II Kildare v Down Carlow v Wexford Antrim v Clare Laois v Westmeath Division IIIA Derry v Armagh London v Kerry Meath v Mayo Division IIIB Tyrone v Louth Donegal v Wicklow Roscommon v Fingal Sligo v BYE Division IV South Down v Fermanagh Longford v Leitrim Cavan v Monaghan 27.03.10 (Sat) Allianz GAA National Hurling League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 5 Division I Division IIIA [Final Round] Kerry v Armagh Meath v Derry Mayo v London 28.03.10 (Sun) Allianz GAA National Hurling League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 5 Division I Offaly v Limerick Dublin v Cork Tipperary v Waterford Kilkenny v Galway Division II Wexford v Kildare Westmeath v Antrim Carlow v Clare Down v Laois Division IIIB Fingal v Tyrone Wicklow v Roscommon Sligo v Donegal Louth v BYE Division IV [Final Round] Leitrim v Monaghan South Down v Cavan Fermanagh v Longford 04.04.10 (Sun) Allianz GAA National Hurling League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 6 Division I Galway v Dublin Limerick v Kilkenny Waterford v Offaly Cork v Tipperary Division II Antrim v Down Laois v Wexford Kildare v Carlow Clare v Westmeath Round 6 Division IIIB Roscommon v Sligo Tyrone v Wicklow Louth v Fingal Donegal v BYE 10.04.10 (Sat) Allianz GAA National Hurling League Final Division IIIA TBC v TBC Division IV TBC v TBC 18.04.10 (Sun) Allianz GAA National Hurling League (All games at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated) Round 7 Division I [Final Round] Kilkenny v Waterford Galway v Cork Offaly v Tipperary Dublin v Limerick Division II [Final Round] Wexford v Antrim Kildare v Clare Down v Westmeath Carlow v Laois Division IIIB [Final Round] Sligo v Tyrone Wicklow v Louth Donegal v Roscommon Fingal v BYE 01.05.10 (Sat) Allianz GAA National Hurling League Final Division IIIB TBC v TBC 02.05.10 (Sun) Allianz GAA National Hurling League Final Division I TBC v TBC Division II TBC v TBC Tweet

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