NIALL Carew and the Carlow footballers know their pathway in the Tailteann Cup after the draw was made today in Croke Park.

The Tailteann Cup trophy
Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Limerick are the first seeds in Carlow’s group, Wicklow are the second seeds and Longford the third seeds.

That means that Carlow will start with a repeat of last month’s Leinster Championship game away to Wicklow on the weekend of 13/14 May. They will then host Limerick on the weekend of 20/21 May before the final round against Longford at a neutral venue on 3/4 June.

The top team each of the four groups will go into the quarter-finals while the second placed teams and three of the third placed teams, along with New York, will contest a preliminary quarter-final.

Dates and times for the first round of games will be confirmed on Friday 5 May.

Full Tailteann Cup draw:

Group 1 – Cavan, Offaly, Laois, London.

Group 2 – Meath, Down, Tipperary, Waterford.

Group 3 – Limerick, Wicklow, Longford, Carlow.

Group 4 – Fermanagh, Antrim, Wexford, Leitrim.