ROUND 3 OF the Allianz football league swings into view next weekend with showdowns in Croke Park, Páirc Uí Rinn, Páirc Esler and MacCumhaill Park in the top division.

It’s also a big week in the Fitzgibbon Cup and the U21 football championship commences on Wednesday night.

Here’s what’s in store.

Wednesday

EirGrid Leinster U21FC first round
Carlow v Wicklow, IT Carlow, 7.30pm, (Ref: Noel Hand, Louth)
Wexford v Longford, St Patrick’s Enniscorthy, 7.30pm, (Ref: Seamus Mulhare, Laois)}
Louth v Laois, Haggardstown, 7.30pm, (Ref: Sean McCarthy, Dublin)

Friday

Fitzgibbon Cup semi-finals
UL v UCD, Cork IT, 1pm, (Ref: Cathal McAllister, Cork)
Limerick IT v Mary Immaculate, Cork IT, 3pm, (Ref: Diarmuid Kirwan, Cork)

Davy Fitzgerald will be at the helm of Limerick IT in Friday's Fitzgibbon Cup semi-final Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

Saturday

Allianz Football League
Division 1
Dublin v Monaghan, Croke Park, 7pm, (Ref: David Gough, Meath), (Live Setanta)

Division 2
Armagh v Fermanagh, Athletic Grounds, 7pm, (Ref: Cormac Reilly, Meath), (Live Setanta)

Fitzgibbon Cup final
UL/UCD v Limerick IT/Mary Immaculate, Cork IT, 3pm

Corn Uí Mhuirí final
St Brendan’s (Killarney) v High School Clonmel, Mallow, 2pm

Leinster Colleges SAHC final
St Kieran’s (Kilkenny) v Kilkenny CBS, Nowlan Park, 2pm, (Ref: Paud O’Dwyer, Carlow)

St Kieran's (Kilkenny) won last year's Croke Cup Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

Sunday

Allianz Football League
Division 1
Cork v Roscommon, Páirc Uí Rinn, 2pm, (Ref: David Coldrick, Meath)
Donegal v Mayo, MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey, 2pm, (Ref: Barry Cassidy, Derry), (TG4 Live)
Down v Kerry, Páirc Esler, Newry, 2pm, (Ref: Marty Duffy, Sligo), (TG4 Deferred)

Can Eamonn Fitzmaurice get back to winning ways with Kerry on Sunday? Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

Division 2
Derry v Galway, Celtic Park, 2pm, (Ref: Ciaran Branagan, Down)
Laois v Tyrone, O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, 2pm, (Ref: Padraig O’Sullivan, Kerry)
Meath v Cavan, Páirc Tailteann, Navan, 2pm, (Ref: Rory Hickey, Clare)

Division 3
Longford v Kildare, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford, 2pm, (Ref: Niall Ward, Westmeath)
Offaly v Sligo, O’Connor Park, Tullamore, 2pm, (Ref: Eamonn O’Grady, Leitrim)
Westmeath v Tipperary, Cusack Park, Mullingar, 2pm, (Ref: Liam Devenney, Mayo)
Limerick v Clare, Newcastlewest, 2pm, (Ref: John Hickey, Carlow)

Division 4
Wexford v London, Innovate Wexford Park, 1pm, (Ref: Kevin Murphy, Cork)
Antrim v Leitrim, Corrigan Park, Belfast, 2pm, (Ref: Niall Cullen, Antrim)
Carlow v Waterford, Netwatch Cullen Park, 2pm, (Ref: Niall McKenna, Monaghan)
Louth v Wicklow, Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda, 2pm, (Ref: Barry Tiernan, Dublin)

Camogie National League
Division 1
Group 1
Clare v Offaly, Venue TBC
Dublin v Galway, Venue TBC
Tipperary v Wexford, Venue TBC

Group 2
Derry v Cork, Venue TBC
Kilkenny v Waterford, Venue TBC

Lidl Ladies Football League Division 1
Dublin v Cork, Venue TBC, 2pm
Mayo v Armagh, Venue TBC, 2pm
Monaghan v Tyrone, Venue TBC, 2pm
Kerry v Galway, Venue TBC, 2pm

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