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GAA on TV: All-Ireland Hurling quarter-finals and Tailteann Cup semi-finals take the spotlight this weekend

Antrim and Down play Laois and Sligo respectively in the Tailteann Cup, which are standout games featuring Ulster sides this weekend

A composite image of Dublin playing Kilkenny in the Leinster Senior Hurling final at Croke Park, Patrick Horgan of Cork celebrating with young fans at Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Down playing Wicklow in this years Tailteann Cup quarter-final, Ruairi McCann celebrating Antrim's winning their Tailteann Cup quarter-final against Ulster rivals Fermanagh
GAA on TV Dublin play Cork this Saturday in an All-Ireland SHC Quarter-final and on Sunday, Antrim and Down play in their respective Tailteann semi-finals
By Liam Grimley

THIS weekend promises to be one full of drama and action on the GAA front, with three All-Ireland championships in full swing.

This week’s Saturday Games on RTÉ are the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-final clashes between the Leinster finalists Dublin and the Rebels of Cork (Throw-in: 1.15pm) and Munster finalists Clare and Lee Chin’s Wexford (Throw-in: 3:15pm).

Both games will take place at Semple Stadium in Tipperary.

GAAGO is full of football action this weekend, with three All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals in the shape of Galway v Monaghan (4pm), Tyrone v Roscommon (5pm) and Mayo v Derry (6.15pm).

Vinne Corey will hope that his Farneymen overcome the Tribesmen of Galway who will be out to progress having been denied by Armagh after their draw in Markievicz Park, Sligo.

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Tyrone will hope for a similar result against Roscommon to when they met each other in the league this year, where the Red Hands came out 0-17 to 1-11 victors.

Mayo v Derry has been billed as one of the matches of the weekend, with both sides aching for their summer to continue, Derry having underperformed in terms of their own high standards and Mayo wanting to keep themselves on that road for a shot at the Sam Maguire Cup after a draw against the reigning champions Dublin last time out.

The Oak Leafers’ minor side is also in action on Saturday, with their All-Ireland semi against Kerry being shown on TG4 at 1.30pm this Saturday.

The weekend’s schedule continues into Sunday with the Tailteann Cup semi-finals taking over Croke Park.

Down defeated Wicklow by nine points in Saturday's Tailteann Cup quarter-final at Páirc Esler Picture: Margaret McLaughlin
Down defeated Wicklow by nine points in theirTailteann Cup quarter-final at Páirc Esler. PICTURE: Margaret McLaughlin

Antrim’s run continues with the Saffrons facing stiff opposition in the shape of Laois, managed by former Armagh and Crossmaglen defender and SDLP MLA Justin McNulty.

Andy McEntee’s side will look to take one step closer to sealing some silverware for the first time since the Tommy Murphy Cup in 2008.

Down are also in action as they take on Sligo in a bid to reach their second Tailteann Cup final in two years after last year’s loss to Meath.

The fourth preliminary Quarter-final for the Senior All-Ireland football championship takes place in Inniskeen at 3pm this Sunday as Cork and Louth battle it out, with the game being shown on GAAGO.

Susanne White
Susanne White and Dinegal will hope to overcome Waterford in the All-Irelamnd Senoir Ladies' Football Championship Round 3. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile (Sam Barnes / SPORTSFILE/SPORTSFILE)

The Ladies’ All-Ireland Senior Football Championship continues into round three with Waterford v Donegal (1.30pm) and Meath v Tipperary, Páirc Tailteann (3.30pm). on TG4, one of the competition’s main sponsors.

Two more Ladies’ Football fixtures will be streamed on TG4 Spórt’s YouTube channel with Galway playing Laois at Duggan Park and last year’s Intermediate All-Ireland champions Kildare taking on last year’s senior champions of Dublin in Manguard Park.

Both games are due to start at 2pm on Sunday, June 23.

The final TV game of the weekend will see Mayo and Armagh battle it out for the second spot in the All-Ireland minor football final as they face off at 5.30pm in Brothers Pearse Park, Galway, with the match being shown on TG4.

Full GAA TV Schedule:

Saturday, June 22
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Wexford have fought back from their historic defeat in the Leinster SHC to Antrim and will face Munster finalists Clare in the Al-Ireland quarter-final this Saturday evening (seamus loughran)
All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals

Dublin v Cork, FBD Semple Stadium, 1.15pm - RTÉ

Clare v Wexford, FBD Semple Stadium, 3.15pm - RTÉ

Derry's James Sargent and Eamon Young at the end of the Electric Ireland GAA Football All - Ireland Minor Championship Quarter Final Between Dublin and Derry at the Kingspan Breffni Cavan on 06-08 2024.
Derry's James Sargent and Eamon Young at the end of the Electric Ireland GAA Football All - Ireland Minor Championship Quarter Final Between Dublin and Derry at the Kingspan Breffni Cavan on 06-08 2024.
All-Ireland MFC semi-final

Derry v Kerry, TEG Cusack Park, 1.30pm - TG4

Tiernan Kelly celebrates after scoring Armagh's second half goal against Galway. Picture: Sportsfile
Tiernan Kelly celebrates after scoring Armagh's second-half goal against Galway in their clash in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Round-Robin stage. PICTURE: Sportsfile (Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE)
All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals

Galway v Monaghan, Pearse Stadium, 4pm - GAAGO

Tyrone v Roscommon, Healy Park, 5pm - GAAGO

Mayo v Derry, MacHale Park, 6.30pm - GAAGO

Sunday, June 23
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Marc Jordan celebrates Antrim's Tailteann Cup quarter-final win over Fermanagh (seamus loughran)
Tailteann Cup semi-finals

Antrim v Laois, Croke Park, 2pm - RTÉ

Down v Sligo, Croke Park, 4pm - RTÉ

12 May 2024; Sam Mulroy of Louth and Con O'Callaghan of Dublin shake hands after the Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship final match between Dublin and Louth at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile
Sam Mulroy and Louth will want to make sure that the highlight of their season is not the Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship final defeat to Dublin at Croke Park in Dublin. PICTURE: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile (Shauna Clinton / SPORTSFILE/SPORTSFILE)
All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-final

Louth v Cork, Inniskeen, 3pm – GAAGO

Kildare v Tyrone
Kildare captain Grace Clifford hoists aloft the trophy after her side’s win over Tyrone in this year's Ladies' Division Two league final at Croke Park. Picture: Sportsfile (Stephen Marken / SPORTSFILE/SPORTSFILE)
All-Ireland Ladies SFC Round 3

Waterford v Donegal, Walsh Park, 1.30pm - TG4

Galway v Laois, Duggan Park, 2pm - TG4 YouTube

Kildare v Dublin, Manguard Park, 2pm - TG4 YouTube

Meath v Tipperary, Páirc Tailteann, 3.30pm - TG4

Longford's James Shannon and Luke Donnelly Armagh's Aaron Garvey in action during the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship quarter-final between Longford and Armagh at Kingspan Breffni, Cavan Picture: Philip Walsh
Longford's James Shannon and Luke Donnelly Armagh's Aaron Garvey in action during the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship quarter-final between Longford and Armagh at Kingspan Breffni, Cavan Picture: Philip Walsh (Philip Walsh)
All-Ireland MFC semi-final

Mayo v Armagh, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 5.30pm - TG4