IT’S A MAMMOTH weekend of GAA senior championship action.

From Friday night in Carlow to Saturday afternoon in Croke Park, there are 15 games down for decision.

The eight games in Round 1 of the All-Ireland senior football qualifiers take place across the weekend.

There are also two games in Phase 1 the All-Ireland senior hurling qualifiers.

While there in provincial semi-final action in hurling in Leinster and Ulster, and in football in Connacht and Leinster.

Friday June 28th
All-Ireland SFC Round 1
Carlow v Laois, Dr. Cullen Park, 7.45pm, (Ref: Fergal Kelly, Longford)
Saturday June 29th
Ulster SFC semi-final
Cavan v Monaghan, Clones, 7pm, (Ref: Marty Duffy, Sligo)
Leinster SHC semi-final replay
Kilkenny v Dublin, O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, 7pm, (Ref: Barry Kelly, Westmeath)
All-Ireland SFC Round 1
Offaly v Tyrone, O’Connor Park, Tullamore, 3pm, (Ref: David Coldrick, Meath)
Louth v Antrim, Drogheda, 3pm, (Ref: Ciaran Branagan, Down)
Westmeath v Fermanagh, Cusack Park, Mullingar, 3pm, (Ref: Rory Hickey, Clare)
Longford v Limerick, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 7pm, (Ref: David Gough, Meath)
Galway v Tipperary, Pearse Stadium, 7pm, (Ref: Padraig O’Sullivan, Kerry)
All-Ireland SHC Phase 1
Westmeath v Waterford, Cusack Park, Mullingar, 5pm, (Ref: Diarmuid Kirwan, Cork)
Wexford v Carlow, Wexford Park, 7pm, (Ref: Alan Kelly, Galway)
Sunday June 30th
Leinster SFC semi-finals
Meath v Wexford, Croke Park, 2pm, (Ref: Maurice Deegan, Laois)
Dublin v Kildare, Croke Park, 4pm, (Ref: Joe McQuillan, Cavan)
Connacht SFC semi-final replay
Leitrim v London, Dr Hyde Park, 3.40pm, (Ref TBC)
Ulster SHC semi-final
Derry v Down, Athletic Grounds, 1pm, (Ref: James Clarke, Cavan)
All-Ireland SFC Round 1
Armagh v Wicklow, Athletic Grounds, 3pm, (Ref: Derek Fahy, Longford)
Derry v Sligo, Owenbeg, 5pm, (Ref: Martin Higgins, Fermanagh)

Kilkenny’s Walter Walsh and Niall Corcoran of Dublin
Pic: INPHO/Lorraine O’Sullivan

There’s also plenty action to keep an eye on in other grades this week.

Wednesday June 27th
Bord Gáis Energy Leinster U21HC semi-finals
Carlow v Wexford, Dr Cullen Park, 7.30pm, (Ref: Gavin Quilty, Kilkenny)
Offaly v Kilkenny, Tullamore, 7.30pm, (Ref: Justin Heffernan, Wexford)
Leinster JFC final
Kildare v Longford, Newbridge, 7.30pm, (Ref: Fergal Smyth, Offaly)
Munster MHC semi-finals
Tipperary v Limerick, Semple Stadium, 7.30pm, (Ref: Damian Fox, Clare)
Cork v Waterford, Páirc Uí Rinn, 7.30pm, (Ref: Fergal Horgan, Tipperary)
Saturday June 29th
Ulster MFC semi-final
Monaghan v Cavan, Clones, 5.15pm, (Ref: Shaun McLaughlin, Donegal)
Sunday June 30th
Connacht MFC semi-final
Galway v Mayo, Dr Hyde Park, 1.30pm, (Ref: Ray McBrien, Leitrim)

Tipp, Limerick, Cork and Waterford name teams for Munster MHC semi finals

Galway’s Aidan Harte an injury doubt before Leinster hurling final