THE FIRST BIG hurling showdown of the summer takes place next Sunday with Clare and Limerick facing off in Thurles.
It’s the start of the Munster senior hurling championship and the previous night the counties clash in the Munster senior football championship.
There’s also Connacht and Ulster football ties on Sunday as well as crucial Leinster hurling round-robin ties.
Here’s the fixtures to keep an eye on this week.
Wednesday
Leinster JFC
Wexford v Wicklow, Bellefield, Enniscorthy, 7.30pm
Longford v Kildare, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 7.30pm
Louth v Cavan, Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda, 7.30pm
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Saturday
Munster
SFC quarter-final
Clare v Limerick, Cusack Park, Ennis, 7pm, (Ref: Derek O’Mahoney, Tipperary) JFC quarter-final Clare v Limerick, Cusack Park, Ennis, 5pm
Clare's Enda Coughlan and Limerick's Darragh Treacy are in opposition this weekend. Morgan Treacy / INPHO
Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO
Christy Ring Cup Quarter-finals
Meath v Kildare, Trim, 2pm
Down v London, Ballycran, 4pm Relegation playoff Wicklow v Mayo, Cusack Park, Mullingar, 1pm
Nicky Rackard Cup Semi-finals
Tyrone v Roscommon, Carrickmore, 3pm
Armagh v Donegal, Athletic Grounds, 4pm Relegation playoff
Louth v Longford, Cusack Park, Mullingar, 3pm
Lory Meagher Cup Round 1
Lancashire v Sligo, Páirc na hÉireann, 3pm
Fermanagh v Leitrim, Brewster Park, Enniskillen, 5pm
Sunday
Connacht SFC quarter-final
London v Roscommon, Ruislip, 3pm, (Ref: Eddie Kinsella, Laois)
Roscommon football boss John Evans. Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO
Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO / INPHO
Leinster SHC Round-Robin Round 3
Carlow v Antrim, Netwatch Cullen Park, 2pm, (Ref: Cathal McAllister, Cork)
Laois v Westmeath, O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, 2pm, (Ref: Alan Kelly, Galway)
Westmeath boss Michael Ryan and coach Michael Walsh after their recent win over Antrim. Tommy Grealy / INPHO
Tommy Grealy / INPHO / INPHO
Ulster
SFC quarter-final
Cavan v Monaghan, Kingspan Breffni Park, 2pm, (Live RTÉ 2), (Ref: Padraig Hughes, Armagh) MFC quarter-final Cavan v Monaghan, Kingspan Breffni Park, 12.15pm
Monaghan's Darren Hughes and Cavan's Ronan Flanagan face off next Sunday. Morgan Treacy / INPHO
Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO
Here's the 20 key GAA fixtures to keep an eye on this week
THE FIRST BIG hurling showdown of the summer takes place next Sunday with Clare and Limerick facing off in Thurles.
It’s the start of the Munster senior hurling championship and the previous night the counties clash in the Munster senior football championship.
There’s also Connacht and Ulster football ties on Sunday as well as crucial Leinster hurling round-robin ties.
Here’s the fixtures to keep an eye on this week.
Wednesday
Leinster JFC
Wexford v Wicklow, Bellefield, Enniscorthy, 7.30pm
Longford v Kildare, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 7.30pm
Louth v Cavan, Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda, 7.30pm
Saturday
Munster
SFC quarter-final
Clare v Limerick, Cusack Park, Ennis, 7pm, (Ref: Derek O’Mahoney, Tipperary)
JFC quarter-final
Clare v Limerick, Cusack Park, Ennis, 5pm
Clare's Enda Coughlan and Limerick's Darragh Treacy are in opposition this weekend. Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO
Christy Ring Cup
Quarter-finals
Meath v Kildare, Trim, 2pm
Down v London, Ballycran, 4pm
Relegation playoff
Wicklow v Mayo, Cusack Park, Mullingar, 1pm
Nicky Rackard Cup
Semi-finals
Tyrone v Roscommon, Carrickmore, 3pm
Armagh v Donegal, Athletic Grounds, 4pm
Relegation playoff
Louth v Longford, Cusack Park, Mullingar, 3pm
Lory Meagher Cup
Round 1
Lancashire v Sligo, Páirc na hÉireann, 3pm
Fermanagh v Leitrim, Brewster Park, Enniskillen, 5pm
Sunday
Connacht SFC quarter-final
London v Roscommon, Ruislip, 3pm, (Ref: Eddie Kinsella, Laois)
Roscommon football boss John Evans. Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO / INPHO
Leinster SHC Round-Robin
Round 3
Carlow v Antrim, Netwatch Cullen Park, 2pm, (Ref: Cathal McAllister, Cork)
Laois v Westmeath, O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, 2pm, (Ref: Alan Kelly, Galway)
Westmeath boss Michael Ryan and coach Michael Walsh after their recent win over Antrim. Tommy Grealy / INPHO Tommy Grealy / INPHO / INPHO
Munster
SHC quarter-final
Clare v Limerick, Semple Stadium, Thurles, 4pm, (Live RTÉ 2), (Ref: Colm Lyons, Cork)
IHC quarter-final
Clare v Limerick, Semple Stadium, Thurles, 2pm
Ulster
SFC quarter-final
Cavan v Monaghan, Kingspan Breffni Park, 2pm, (Live RTÉ 2), (Ref: Padraig Hughes, Armagh)
MFC quarter-final
Cavan v Monaghan, Kingspan Breffni Park, 12.15pm
Monaghan's Darren Hughes and Cavan's Ronan Flanagan face off next Sunday. Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO
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