Action from last year's Leinster decider between St Vincent's and Portlaoise. Cathal Noonan / INPHO
Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO
THE LAST TWO AIB All-Ireland senior club football champions are both out in action this weekend as the provincial action hots up.
St Vincent’s have put together back-to-back Dublin titles but they’ll face a stern test against a Portlaoise side who are at home and basking in the glow of an eighth successive Laois senior football crown.
That’s in one of four Leinster quarter-final ties with Offaly’s Rhode, who lost provincial finals in 2006, 2008 and 2010, also going up against Meath’s Navan O’Mahony’s.
The other quarter-final ties in Leinster see 2006 champions Moorefield going up against 2001 kingpins Rathnew while 2011 champions Garrycastle will face Emmet Óg Killoe of Longford.
Advertisement
Over in Connacht, the main semi-final showdown sees 2013 All-Ireland champions St Brigid’s going up against Ballintubber, fresh from a third Mayo title in five years.
St Brigid's players celebrating their 2013 All-Ireland club football title win. Ryan Byrne / INPHO
Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO
That game is on in Castlebar while in Carrick-on-Shannon, the other semi-final sees raging hot favourites Corofin going to meet Aughawillan.
Finally the other senior football ties this weekend sees St Eunan’s, Roslea, Slaughtneil and Cavan Gaels in action in Ulster while the delayed Wexford senior football championship will see St Anne’s take on Shelmaliers in a semi-final tie.
SATURDAY
Leinster JFC quarter-final
Straffan (Kildare) v Thomastown (Kilkenny), Newbridge, 2pm
SUNDAY
Connacht SFC semi-finals
Ballintubber (Mayo) v St Brigid’s (Roscommon), Elvery’s MacHale Park, Castlebar, 2pm
Aughawillan (Leitrim) v Corofin (Galway), Páirc Sean MacDiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon, 2pm
Leinster SFC quarter-finals
Portlaoise (Laois) v St Vincent’s (Dublin), Portlaoise, 2.30pm
Rhode (Offaly) v Navan O’Mahony’s (Meath), Tullamore, 2.30pm
Rathnew (Wicklow) v Moorefield (Kildare), Aughrim, 2pm
Garrycastle (Westmeath) v Emmet Óg Killoe (Longford), Mullingar, 2pm
JFC quarter-finals
Courtwood (Laois) v Cortown (Meath), Portlaoise, 12.45pm
Oliver Plunkett’s (Louth) v Moate All Whites (Westmeath), Louth, 2pm
Ballon (Carlow) v Daingean (Offaly), Dr Cullen Park, 2.30pm
Munster JFC quarter-finals
Millstreet (Cork) v Naomh Eoin (Clare), Mallow, 2.30pm
Glin (Limerick) v Inane Rovers (Tipperary), Limerick venue, 2.30pm
Ulster SFC club quarter-finals
Slaughtneil (Derry) v Cavan Gaels (Cavan), Owenbeg, 2.30pm
St Eunan’s (Donegal) v Roslea (Fermanagh), Letterkenny, 2.30pm
IFC club quarter-final
Castledawson (Derry) v Cloughaneely/Buncrana (Donegal), Owenbeg, 12.45pm
Wexford SFC semi-final
St Anne’s v Shelmaliers, Wexford Park, 2.30pm
Vincent's, Brigid's, Portlaoise and Ballintubber all chase club football success this weekend
THE LAST TWO AIB All-Ireland senior club football champions are both out in action this weekend as the provincial action hots up.
St Vincent’s have put together back-to-back Dublin titles but they’ll face a stern test against a Portlaoise side who are at home and basking in the glow of an eighth successive Laois senior football crown.
That’s in one of four Leinster quarter-final ties with Offaly’s Rhode, who lost provincial finals in 2006, 2008 and 2010, also going up against Meath’s Navan O’Mahony’s.
The other quarter-final ties in Leinster see 2006 champions Moorefield going up against 2001 kingpins Rathnew while 2011 champions Garrycastle will face Emmet Óg Killoe of Longford.
Over in Connacht, the main semi-final showdown sees 2013 All-Ireland champions St Brigid’s going up against Ballintubber, fresh from a third Mayo title in five years.
That game is on in Castlebar while in Carrick-on-Shannon, the other semi-final sees raging hot favourites Corofin going to meet Aughawillan.
Finally the other senior football ties this weekend sees St Eunan’s, Roslea, Slaughtneil and Cavan Gaels in action in Ulster while the delayed Wexford senior football championship will see St Anne’s take on Shelmaliers in a semi-final tie.
SATURDAY
Leinster
JFC quarter-final
Straffan (Kildare) v Thomastown (Kilkenny), Newbridge, 2pm
SUNDAY
Connacht
SFC semi-finals
Ballintubber (Mayo) v St Brigid’s (Roscommon), Elvery’s MacHale Park, Castlebar, 2pm
Aughawillan (Leitrim) v Corofin (Galway), Páirc Sean MacDiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon, 2pm
Leinster
SFC quarter-finals
Portlaoise (Laois) v St Vincent’s (Dublin), Portlaoise, 2.30pm
Rhode (Offaly) v Navan O’Mahony’s (Meath), Tullamore, 2.30pm
Rathnew (Wicklow) v Moorefield (Kildare), Aughrim, 2pm
Garrycastle (Westmeath) v Emmet Óg Killoe (Longford), Mullingar, 2pm
JFC quarter-finals
Courtwood (Laois) v Cortown (Meath), Portlaoise, 12.45pm
Oliver Plunkett’s (Louth) v Moate All Whites (Westmeath), Louth, 2pm
Ballon (Carlow) v Daingean (Offaly), Dr Cullen Park, 2.30pm
Munster
JFC quarter-finals
Millstreet (Cork) v Naomh Eoin (Clare), Mallow, 2.30pm
Glin (Limerick) v Inane Rovers (Tipperary), Limerick venue, 2.30pm
Ulster
SFC club quarter-finals
Slaughtneil (Derry) v Cavan Gaels (Cavan), Owenbeg, 2.30pm
St Eunan’s (Donegal) v Roslea (Fermanagh), Letterkenny, 2.30pm
IFC club quarter-final
Castledawson (Derry) v Cloughaneely/Buncrana (Donegal), Owenbeg, 12.45pm
Wexford SFC semi-final
St Anne’s v Shelmaliers, Wexford Park, 2.30pm
Roscommon GAA charity game for All-Ireland winner who retired after battling throat cancer
Sarsfields, Cratloe, Kilmallock and Thurles Sars go under Munster hurling spotlight
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Ballintubber Club Action GAA Gaelic Football Portlaoise St Vincent's St. Brigid's