The draws for the JJ Kavanagh & Sons Kilkenny senior, intermediate and junior leagues have been made for 2022.
Games begin on the week ending Sunday 13 February for all grades with league finals set for March and county finals set for April/May.
Thomastown were crowed senior football champions in Kilkenny for 2022, taking their first title in over thirty years with a well-fought victory over Mullinavat late last year.
Check this year’s groups and key dates below.
Kilkenny senior football league/championship
Group A: Railyard, Mooncoin, Conahy Shamrocks, Mullinavat, Tullogher Rosbercon
Group B: Danesfort, Muckalee, Thomastown, Clara
Group C: James Stephens, O’Loughlin Gaels, Dicksboro, Kilmoganny
Key Dates
- W/e 13 February: 1st round League Group A
- W/e 20 February: 2nd round League Group A, 1st round B, C
- W/e 6 March: 3rd round League Group A, 2nd round B, C
- W/e 13 March: 4th round League Group A, 3rd round B, C
- W/e 20 March: 5th round League Group A, league semi-finall winner group A v winner group B
- W/e 27 March: League final
- W/e 3 April: 1st round championship
- W/e 10 April: Quarter-final championship
- W/e 24 April: Semi-final
- W/e 8 May: County final
Kilkenny intermediate football league/championship
Group A: Lisdowney, Piltown, Graigue Ballycallan, Blacks & Whites
Group B: Rower Inistioge, Glenmore, Erin’s Own, Carrickshock
Key Dates
- W/e 13 February: 1st round League
- W/e 20 February: 2nd round League
- W/e 27 February: 3rd round League
- W/e 6 March: League final
- W/e 20 March: 1st round championship
- W/e 27 March: Semi-final
- W/e 10 April: County final
Kilkenny junior football league/championship
Group A: Muckalee, Emeralds, Kilmacow, Fenians
Group B: Windgap, Graignamanagh, Barrow Rangers, Railyard
Key Dates
- W/e 13 February: 1st round League
- W/e 27 February: 2nd round League
- W/e 6 March: 3rd round League
- W/e 13 March: League final
- W/e 27 March: Championship Quarter-final
- W/e 10 April: Semi-final
- W/e 17 April: County final