Senior footballers to face UCD in official opening of Billings Park

Dublin senior footballers will play UCD's Sigerson side next Thursday (November 30) to mark the official opening of Billings Park in Belfield, UCD.

The official opening takes place at 7.30 with the match following at 8pm (enter via Clonskeagh gates).

Dave Billings, after whom the pitch is named, passed away in April 2015 after a lifetime of involvement at all levels and codes of the GAA.

Dave was a former Dublin senior footballer, under-21 footballer and hurler, former senior selector and was Gaelic Games director with UCD.

The Dublin footballers, as will the senior hurlers, will then be in action on Saturday, December 23 in the annual Dublin Bus/Dubs Stars games - which will be hosted by St Vincent's this year.

In the new year the senior footballers and hurlers will both resume action in their respective O'Byrne and Walsh Cups (Sunday, January 3).

O’Byrne Cup SF

• Group 1: Dublin, Offaly, Wexford
• Group 2: Kildare, Louth, Longford
• Group 3: Meath, Carlow, Wicklow
• Group 4: Westmeath, Laois
• Format: Round robin with first placed team advancing to semi-finals. Westmeath and Laois play each other home and away with aggregate score deciding who tops Group 4.
• Dates: 30 Dec, 3 Jan, 7 Jan. Semi-finals – 13/14 Jan. Final – 20/21 Jan.
• Opening Fixtures: 30 Dec: Offaly v Wexford, Louth v Longford, Wicklow v Carlow, Westmeath v Laois.

Walsh Cup SH

• Group 1: Wexford, Carlow, Wicklow.
• Group 2: Kilkenny, Kildare, Laois.
• Group 3: Dublin, Antrim, Meath.
• Group 4: Offaly, Westmeath.
• Format: Round robin with first placed team advancing to semi-finals. Offaly and Westmeath will play each other home and away with aggregate score deciding who tops Group 4.
• Dates: 30 Dec, 3 Jan, 7 Jan. Semi-finals: 14 Jan. Final: 21 Jan.
• Opening Fixtures: 30 Dec: Carlow v Wicklow, Kildare v Laois, Meath v Antrim, Offaly v Westmeath