TG4 HAVE ANNOUNCED that they will broadcast full coverage of 40 Gaelic football and hurling games this spring, including exclusive live coverage of the Allianz football and hurling league finals along with the AIB All-Ireland Club Finals.
The broadcaster will carry live coverage of the O’Byrne Cup final between Dublin and Westmeath this Friday, and their Allianz League coverage begins on Sunday, 27 January with live coverage of Dublin’s trip to Clones to play Monaghan. That programme will also feature full deferred coverage of Wexford’s clash with All-Ireland hurling champions Limerick.
From there on, GAA Beo will carry full coverage of three Allianz League games per weekend. Highlights show GAA 2019 will be broadcast every Monday evening at 8pm starting 28 January.
Added to that, TG4′s YouTube channel will carry live coverage of a range of different competitions, including the AIB All-Ireland Intermediate and Junior Club Football and Hurling Finals, the All-Ireland Scór na nÓg and Scór Sinsir Finals, the Electric Ireland Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cup Finals, the Gourmet Food Parlour O’Connor Cup Ladies Football Final and the All Ireland Colleges Football and Hurling Finals.
RTE will also carry live coverage of Allianz League games this year, announcing last week that they will simulcast four of eir sport’s Saturday Allianz League games under lights each week over the next three years.
Details of the confirmed fixtures to be shown on TG4 are below.
FRIDAY 18 JANUARY
Dublin v Westmeath, Bord na Mona O’Byrne Cup Final, Live from Parnell Park.
Coverage begins at 7:55pm (Throw-in: 8pm)
SATURDAY 19 JANUARY
Armagh v Tyrone, Bank of Ireland Dr. McKenna Cup Football Final, live from the Athletics Grounds.
Coverage begins at 7:25pm (Throw-in: 7:30pm).
SUNDAY 20 JANUARY
An Spidéal (Galway) v Naomh Éanna (Antrim), AIB All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Semi-Final, live from Páirc an Tailteann, Navan.
Coverage begins at 1:55pm (throw-in: 2pm)
SUNDAY 27 JANUARY
Live: Allianz Football League – Round 1 – Monaghan v Dublin
Deferred: Allianz Hurling League – Round 1 – Wexford v Limerick
SUNDAY 3 FEBRUARY
Live: Allianz Hurling League – Round 2 – Clare v Kilkenny
Deferred: Allianz Hurling League – Round 2 – Cork v Wexford
Deferred: Allianz Football League – Round 2 – Tyrone v Mayo
SATURDAY 9 FEBRUARY
Live: AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Semi-Final - St. Thomas’ (Galway) v Ruairi Óg Cushendall (Antrim), 3pm
Live: AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Semi-Final – Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) v Ballygunner (Waterford), 5pm
SUNDAY 10 FEBRUARY
Live: Allianz Football League – Round 3 – Monaghan v Galway, Inniskeen, 2pm
Deferred: Allianz Football League – Round 3 – Roscommon v Tyrone
Deferred: Allianz Football League – Round 3 – Match to be confirmed
SATURDAY 16 FEBRUARY
Live: AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship Semi-Final – Corofin (Galway) v Gaoth Dobhair (Donegal), 1.30pm
Live: AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship Semi-Final - Dr. Crokes (Kerry) v Mulllnalaghta St Columba’s (Longford), 3.3pm
SUNDAY 17 FEBRUARY
Live and deferred coverage from the Allianz Hurling League (Round 3) including Kilkenny Limerick, Wexford v Tipperary and Galway v Dublin.
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