THE SPOTLIGHT FALLS on the Allianz football league this weekend as the 2014 action throws in around the country.
The meeting of Dublin and Kerry in Croke Park tomorrow night commands the headlines after their epic All-Ireland semi-final tie last year.
There also’s three games involving Ulster teams tomorrow night before 12 games take place on Sunday afternoon.
On the hurling front Dublin face Kilkenny in the Walsh Cup final tomorrow, the Tipperary hurlers are in action on Sunday in the Waterford Crystal Cup and the 2013 Ulster hurling is finally set to take place between Antrim and Derry.
Here’s what’s in store:
Saturday
(All games 7pm unless stated)
Allianz football league
Division 1
Derry v Tyrone, Celtic Park, (Ref: Joe McQuillan, Cavan)
Dublin v Kerry, Croke Park, (Ref: David Coldrick, Meath)
Division 2
Down v Monaghan, Páirc Esler, Newry, (Ref: Cormac Reilly, Meath)
Division 3
Cavan v Fermanagh, Kingspan Breffni Park, (Ref: Eddie Kinsella, Laois)
Walsh Cup final
Dublin v Kilkenny, Croke Park, 5pm, (Ref: David Hughes, Carlow)
Kehoe Cup semi-final
Kildare v Down, St Conleth’s Park, Newbridge, 2pm, (Ref: TBC)
Henry Shefflin and his Kilkenny teammates play Dublin tomorrow night.
Pic: INPHO/Donall Farmer
Sunday
(All games 2pm unless stated)
Allianz football league
Division 1
Cork v Westmeath, Páirc Uí Rinn, (Ref: Padraig O’Sullivan, Kerry)
Kildare v Mayo, Newbridge, (Ref: Rory Hickey, Clare)
Division 2
Meath v Galway, Páirc Tailteann, Navan, (Ref: Martin Higgins, Fermanagh)
Louth v Armagh, Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda, (Ref: Martin Duffy, Sligo)
Laois v Donegal, Portlaoise, (Ref: Conor Lane, Cork)
Donegal boss Jim McGuinness
Pic: INPHO/Presseye/Jonathan Porter
Division 3
Wexford v Offaly, O’Kennedy Park, New Ross, (Ref: Maurice Deegan, Laois)
Sligo v Limerick, Markievicz Park, (Ref: Barry Cassidy, Derry)
Longford v Roscommon, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, (Ref: Michael Duffy, Sligo)
Division 4
Wicklow v London, Aughrim, (Ref: Gary McCormack, Dublin)
Waterford v Clare, Fraher Field, Dungarvan, (Ref: Fergal Kelly, Longford)
Leitrim v Antrim, Páirc Sean MacDiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon, (Ref: Ciaran Branagan, Down)
Carlow v Tipperary, Dr Cullen Park, (Ref: David Gough, Meath)
Waterford Crystal Cup semi-final
Tipperary v UL, McDonagh Park, Nenagh, (Ref: Cathal McAllister, Cork)
Tipperary hurling boss Eamon O’Shea
Pic: INPHO/Ryan Byrne
Kehoe Cup semi-final
Meath v Derry, Trim, (Ref: Danny Harrington, Dublin)
Kehoe Shield semi-finals
Queen’s University v Roscommon, Queen’s University, Belfast, (Ref: Kevin Brady, Louth)
DCU v Mayo, DCU St Clare’s, (Ref: Justin Heffernan, Wexford)
Ulster senior hurling championship final
Antrim v Down, Celtic Park, 2.30pm, (Ref: Eamonn Hassan, Derry)
