Portlaoise to host Louth vs Kerry as GAA announces final round neutral venues

The neutral venues have been announced for Round 3 of the All-Ireland SFC group stage, with Louth fans set to descend on county Laois as they hope to finally see the Wee County secure a victory.

Their final round game in Group 1 of the All Ireland Championship sees them taking on the reigning champions Kerry in O'Moore Park, Portlaoise on Sunday June 18th (throw in 2PM).

Mickey Harte's troops have looked extremely competitive so far in what was deemed by many as the group of death.

Last weekend they lost by just a point to a highly fancied Mayo, the Division 1 champions, on their home turf of McHale Park, while in round 1 they will have felt very unlucky not to have at least bagged a draw in Navan when falling to a two point loss against Cork.

Jack O'Connor's side know they need to avoid a loss to Louth to be certain of their place in the next round. Having lost to Mayo and needing a penalty to come up trumps against the Rebels, a wounded Kerry will be a tough ask for Louth as they look to end the season on a high note.

The other tie in this group sees Mayo and Cork colliding in the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick (Throw in 2PM). 

Elsewhere in the championship, Kingspan Breffni Park will host a double header on Sunday June 18th, with Dublin taking on Sligo in Group 3 at 1.45pm, while Tyrone meet Westmeath at 4pm.

The Cavan venue had been suggested as a possible location for the Galway-Armagh match due to its larger capacity and the possible demand to see a repeat of last year's epic All-Ireland quarter-final. But that has instead been penciled in for Páirc Sean MacDiarmada in Leitrim on the same day (throw in 4PM).

In Group 3, the clash of Kildare and Roscommon has been fixed for Tullamore, while in Group 4 Donegal and Monaghan will square off in Omagh. Derry's game against the already eliminated Clare is set for Pearse Park in Longford.

All of the final matches in their respective groups will be played simultaneously. A full list of the fixtures can be seen below.

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ROUND 3 FIXTURES

Saturday 17 June

Group 4
Clare v Derry, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 6pm
Donegal v Monaghan, O'Neills Healy Park, 6pm

Sunday 18 June

Group 1
Kerry v Louth, O'Moore Park, 2pm
Mayo v Cork, TUS Gaelic Grounds, 2pm

Group 2
Galway v Armagh, Avantcard Páirc Sean MacDiarmada, 4pm
Westmeath v Tyrone, Kingspan Breffni Park, 4pm

Group 3
Dublin v Sligo, Kingspan Breffni Park, 1.45pm
Kildare v Roscommon, Glenisk O'Connor Park, 1.45pm