THE fixtures for the 2024 Very National Camogie league were made available at the weekend.
They will run on the same format as evolved last year with the top six teams will compete in Division 1A, the next six in Division 1B right down to Division Four with reserve teams in Divisions 2B and 3B.
All teams play each other once with the top two going into the divisional final and the bottom team relegated to the next tier.
Waterford won Division 1B last year and are now with Clare, Cork, Kilkenny, Tipperary and champions Galway in 1A with the first round of games scheduled for Saturday February 17.
Division 1B kicks off a week later with three derby fixtures, Kerry at home to Limerick, Wexford at home to Dublin and Down have home venuefor the visit of Antrim.
The Saffrons hit five goals in Portglenone to win that league derby last season with Down bouncing back to take the Ulster senior title in early June.
There will be a lot of change for both camps this season however with Down captain and top-scorer Niamh Mallon transferred to Galway where she works, Lauren Clarke, one of their stars last season, now in Australia and the retirement of the long-serving Catherine McGourty.
Meanwhile, the anger expressed in the immediate aftermath of the replacement of the Antrim senior management team under Elaine Dowds with the reserve team management headed by Brian Kearney and Duck McFadden seems to have abated following a meeting with the county executive last week.
Antrim will travel to their second fixture in Wexford, but then have Kerry and Limerick at home before finishing off with a trip to Dublin on March 30.
Down meanwhile have three home games (Antrim, Wexford and Dublin) but have two trips to Munster, their final game in Kerry likely to be very significant.
Derry failed to make the Division 2A final last year, but are a completely different outfit this term after their All-Ireland Intermediate success.
Manager PJ O’Mullan has expanded his playing panel and is likely to give a lot of game-time to the new players during the league. He will hope to get the balance right to not only reach the final, but win it.
They have just two home games, the opener against Carlow and a repeat of the All-Ireland final with Meath. Of the others against Cavan, Offaly and Westmeath, the Offaly game is likely to be the toughest given that the Faithful are just relegated for the top tier in league and championship.
Division 3A is trimmed to four teams, Armagh, Kildare, Laois and Roscommon with Armagh, beaten in last year’s final by Carlow, targeting promotion.
Meanwhile the Division Four title is very much in Tyrone’s range with two home games against Mayo and Wicklow before they travel to Louth.
Antrim and Down reserve teams are both in Division 3B with Limerick and Dublin. The Saffrons lost that final last year to Clare.
They have away games against Down and Dublin to start and then are at home to Limerick.
Very National Camogie Leagues
Division 1A
Saturday February 17
Clarev Galway
Tipperary v Waterford
Kilkenny v Cork
Saturday February 24
Waterford v Cork
Tipperary v Galway
Kilkenny v Clare
Saturday March 9
Galway v Kilkenny
Waterford v Clare
Cork v Tipperary
Saturday March 23
Cork v Clare
Galway v Waterford
Kilkenny v Tipperary
Saturday March 30
Galway v Cork
Waterford v Kilkenny
Clare v Tipperary
Sunday April 14 - Final
Division 1B
Saturday February 24
Down v Antrim
Wexford v Dublin
Kerry v Limerick
Saturday March 2
Kerry v Dublin
Wexford v Antrim
Limerick v Down
Saturday March 9
Antrimv Kerry
Dublin v Limerick
Down v Wexford
Saturday March 23
Wexford v Kerry
Down v Dublin
Antrim v Limerick
Saturday March 30
Limerick v Wexford
Dublin v Antrim
Kerry v Down
Saturday April 13 - Final
Division 2A
Saturday February 17
Derry v Carlow
Offaly v Westmeath
Meath v Cavan
Saturday February 24
Carlow v Offaly
Cavan v Derry
Meath v Westmeath
Saturday March 9
Cavan v Offaly
Westmeath v Carlow
Derry v Meath
Saturday March 23
Carlow v Meath
Offaly v Derry
Cavan v Westmeath
Saturday March 30
Carlow v Cavan
Westmeath v Derry
Meath v Offaly
Sunday April 14 - Final
Division 2B
Saturday January 27
Tipperary v Cork
Wexford v Clare
Galway v Kilkenny
Saturday February 3
Kilkenny v Wexford
Galway v Cork
Clare v Tipperary
February 17
Wexford v Tipperary
Clare v Galway
Cork v Kilkenny
Saturday March 2
Clare v Kilkenny
Tipperary v Galway
Cork v Wexford
Saturday March 9
Cork v Clare
Wexford v Galway
Kilkenny v Tipperary
Saturday March 23 - Final
Very Leagues Division 3A
Saturday February 24
Kildare v Laois
Armagh v Roscommon
Saturday March 2
Laoisv Armagh
Roscommon v Kildare
Saturday March 9
Armaghv Kildare
Roscommon v Laois
Saturday March 23- Semi-Finals
Saturday April 13 - Final
Very Leagues Division 3B
Saturday February 17
Down v Antrim
Dublin v Limerick
Saturday February 24
Dublin v Antrim
Limerick v Down
Saturday March 2
Down v Dublin
Antrim v Limerick
Saturday March 16- Semi-Finals
Saturday March 23- Final
Division Four
Saturday February 24
Wicklow v Louth
Tyrone v Mayo
Saturday March 2
Tyrone v Wicklow
Mayo v Louth
Saturday March 9
Wicklow v Mayo
Louth v Tyrone
Saturday March 23- Semi-finals
Saturday April 13 - Final