IT’S ANOTHER BUSY weekend of GAA action with provincial finals down for decision in Munster football and Leinster hurling.
There are also four matches in Round 2 of the All-Ireland SFC and two games in Phase 2 of the All-Ireland SHC
Here’s a breakdown of the games that are being broadcast live on television and radio over the weekend.
Saturday
All-Ireland SFC Round 2 Qualifier: Derry v Down, Celtic Park, 5pm
Live radio coverage on Newstalk with commentary by Dave McIntyre, analysis by Conor Deegan and Kevin Cassidy, and Diarmuid Lyng is the sideline reporter.
All-Ireland SHC Phase 2 Qualifier: Kilkenny v Tipperary, Nowlan Park, 7pm
Matt Cooper presents live coverage on TV3 from 6.30pm, DJ Carey, Daithi Regan and Nicky English are the analysts for the game. Mike Finnerty is on commentary duty along with Jamesie O’Connor.
RTE Radio One’s Saturday Sport programme provide live radio coverage of the game as well. There is also radio coverage on KCLR with Brendan Hennessy and Michael Walsh and on Tipp FM with Oisin Langan and Conor Gleeson.
Sunday
Munster SFC final: Kerry v Cork, Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney, 2pm
Michael Lyster presents live coverage on RTE Two from 1.30pm with Darragh Maloney commentating.
Newstalk have live radio coverage of the game with commentary from Dave McIntyre, Liam McHale and Darragh Ó Sé while Colm Parkinson is the sideline reporter.
Leinster SHC final: Dublin v Galway, Croke Park, 4pm
There’s live coverage of this game on RTE Two with Marty Morrissey providing the commentary.
RTE Radio One’s Sunday Sport programme provide live radio coverage of the game as well.
Kilkenny’s DJ Carey
INPHO/Morgan Treacy
And here’s the GAA preview programmes that both RTE and TV3 are broadcasting this week.
Championship Matters
Thursday, RTE Two, 8.30pm
Presenter Marty Morrissey will be joined in studio by Kilkenny’s DJ Carey, Limerick’s Stephen Lucey and Sunday Independent journalist Marie Crowe.
Dublin hurler Liam Rushe is the latest to take the Hot Seat quiz.
Finally there is a behind the scenes look at an extraordinary weekend for London football as they reached their first Connacht final and the U14 South London football team won their Division of Féile Peile na nÓg in Derry.
The GAA Show
Friday, 3E, 6.30pm and Saturday, TV3, 8.30am
Presenter Kieran McSweeney is joined by former Kilkenny All-Ireland hurling winner Derek Lyng ahead of a huge hurling weekend with the focus on the All-Ireland qualifier between Kilkenny and Tipperary in Nowlan Park.
There is a look back at the 1991 All-Ireland senior hurling final while Colm Cooper looks ahead to the Munster football final.
