▁champion ships ▁enter ▁the ▁All - I reland ▁qual ifiers , ▁which ▁are ▁knock - out . ▁Six teen ▁of ▁the ▁sevent een ▁teams ▁( New ▁York ▁do ▁not ▁enter ▁the ▁qual ifiers ) ▁elimin ated ▁before ▁their ▁provincial ▁semi - final s ▁play ▁eight ▁matches ▁in ▁round ▁ 1 ▁of ▁the ▁qual ifiers , ▁with ▁the ▁w inners ▁of ▁these ▁games ▁playing ▁the ▁eight ▁be aten ▁provincial ▁semi - final ists ▁in ▁round ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁eight ▁winning ▁teams ▁from ▁round ▁ 2 ▁play - off ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁round ▁ 3 , ▁with ▁the ▁four ▁winning ▁teams ▁playing ▁the ▁four ▁be aten ▁provincial ▁final ists ▁in ▁round ▁ 4 . ▁This ▁comple tes ▁the ▁double - el im ination ▁format ▁as ▁the ▁four ▁round ▁ 4 ▁w inners ▁re - enter ▁the ▁main ▁competition ▁at ▁the ▁Super ▁ 8 ▁stage ▁( o fficial ly ▁named ▁The ▁All - I reland ▁Qu arter - Final ▁Group ▁Stage ). ▁Further ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁format ▁are ▁included ▁with ▁each ▁qual ifier ▁round ▁listed ▁below . ▁ ▁In ▁r ounds ▁one ▁to ▁three , ▁teams ▁from ▁divisions ▁three ▁and ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁have ▁home ▁advantage ▁if ▁drawn ▁against ▁teams ▁from ▁divisions ▁one ▁and ▁two . ▁ ▁All ▁qual ifier ▁matches ▁are ▁knock out ▁with ▁" W inner ▁On ▁The ▁Day " ▁rules ▁being ▁applied ▁if ▁a ▁match ▁is ▁level ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁normal ▁sevent y ▁minutes . ▁Initial ly ▁two ▁extra ▁time ▁periods ▁of ▁ten ▁minutes ▁each ▁way