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KERRY will play their All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Tyrone on Saturday, 28 August, the GAA has announced this evening.
The winners will proceed to a final against Mayo two weeks later on September 11. Earlier today, Chairman of the Kerry County Board, Tim Murphy issued a statement expressing the wish that the semi-final be played and that the board had relayed their feelings on the issue to headquarters at Croke Park.
The statement from the GAA issued this evening reads:
“Following receipt of additional medical information from Tyrone GAA and subsequent deliberations with the relevant parties today, the GAA can confirm arrangements for the concluding stages of the 2021 Football Championship.
The second semi-final involving Kerry and Tyrone will now take place on Saturday August 28 with the winners proceeding to a final meeting with Mayo two weeks later on September 11.
This revised schedule has been finalised with the integrity of the championship in mind and to ensure that Kerry were not denied a semi-final outing.
The GAA would like to acknowledge the co-operation of all of the counties still involved in the championship and it looks forward to working with the government to finalise these arrangements. Times for both fixtures will be confirmed in due course.”
