▁are ▁played . ▁If ▁the ▁score ▁is ▁still ▁level ▁two ▁further ▁periods ▁of ▁five ▁minutes ▁each ▁way ▁are ▁played . ▁If ▁the ▁score ▁is ▁still ▁level , ▁the ▁winner ▁is ▁determined ▁by ▁a ▁penalty ▁shoot - out . ▁ ▁All - I reland ▁format ▁Sign ific ant ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁format ▁of ▁the ▁All - I reland ▁championship ▁were ▁made ▁at ▁the ▁G AA ' s ▁Ann ual ▁Congress ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁major ▁change ▁was ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁All - I reland ▁Qu arter - Final ▁Group ▁Stage ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Super ▁ 8 s ", ▁which ▁replaced ▁the ▁four ▁knock out ▁quarter - final s . ▁Two ▁groups ▁of ▁four ▁teams ▁comp ete ▁in ▁three ▁r ounds ▁( o fficial ly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁phases ) ▁in ▁the ▁Super ▁ 8 s . ▁ ▁The ▁top ▁two ▁teams ▁in ▁each ▁group ▁contest ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁on ▁a ▁week end ▁in ▁early ▁August . ▁The ▁All - I reland ▁final ▁is ▁played ▁" by ▁the ▁ 3 5 th ▁Sunday ▁of ▁the ▁year ". ▁ ▁The ▁semi - final s ▁and ▁final ▁are ▁knock - out . ▁If ▁the ▁score ▁is ▁level ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁normal ▁sevent y ▁minutes ▁in ▁a ▁semi - final , ▁two ▁periods ▁of ▁ten ▁minutes ▁each ▁way ▁are ▁played . ▁If ▁the ▁score ▁is ▁still ▁level ▁the ▁semi - final ▁is ▁re play ed . ▁If ▁the