RTÉ HAVE ANNOUNCED their live television schedule of GAA championship games for 2018 with the new changes to the football and hurling structures having an expected impact on their coverage.
10 provincial hurling games will be broadcast as Leinster and Munster get set for their new round-robin formats while only seven ties will be televised from the four provincial football championships.
There will be seven hurling games in Munster alone televised with Dublin v Kilkenny, Galway v Kilkenny and the decider to be screened in Leinster.
Only three provincial football championship games outside of the four finals in the provinces, will be televised live by RTÉ. These are the Connacht opener between Mayo and Galway, the Ulster tie featuring Fermanagh/Armagh and Tyrone/Monaghan on 3 June and the Leinster football semi-final on 10 June that is expected to feature Dublin.
The coverage begins on Sunday 13 May with the live games in Parnell Park and Castlebar with radio coverage starting this Sunday 6 May as Leitrim face New York.
Meanwhile BBC Northern Ireland have announced they will cover all eight games in the Ulster senior football championship but only the semi-final tie on 3 June and the final on 24 June will be live on television.
The games between Fermanagh against Armagh and the meeting of Down and Antrim will be covered on the BBC iPlayer while the other four matches will be have deferred coverage on BBC Two Northern Ireland.
Here’s the full list of matches RTÉ will cover:
RTÉ 2018 GAA Championship Schedule
Sunday 13 May
Leinster SHC: Dublin v Kilkenny, 2pm
Connacht SFC: Mayo v Galway, 4pm
Sunday 20 May
Munster SHC: Limerick v Tipperary, 2pm
Munster SHC: Cork v Clare, 4pm
Sunday 27 May
Munster SHC: Tipperary v Cork, 2pm
Leinster SHC: Galway v Kilkenny, 4pm
Sunday 3 June
Ulster SFC: Fermanagh/Armagh v Tyrone/Monaghan, 2pm
Munster SHC: Waterford v Tipperary, 4pm
Sunday 10 June
Munster SHC: Limerick v Waterford or Tipperary v Clare
Leinster SFC: Offaly/Wicklow/Dublin v Longford/Meath
Sunday 17 June
Munster SHC: Clare v Limerick or Waterford v Cork
Connacht SFC final, 4pm
Saturday 23 June
Munster SFC final, 7pm
Sunday 24 June
Ulster SFC final, 2pm
Leinster SFC final, 4pm
Sunday 1 July
Munster SHC final, 2pm
Leinster SHC final, 4pm
Sunday 8 July
All-Ireland SFC qualifier round 4, 3pm
Saturday 14 July
All-Ireland SFC Super 8s Round 1, 7pm – Croke Park
Sunday 15 July
All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals, 2pm and 4pm
Or
All-Ireland SFC Super 8s Round 1, 2pm and 4pm
Sunday 22 July
All-Ireland SFC Super 8s Round 2, 2pm and 4pm
Saturday 28 July
All-Ireland SHC semi-final, 5pm
Sunday 29 July
All-Ireland SHC semi-final, 3.30pm
Saturday 4 August
All-Ireland senior camogie quarter-finals, 5.30pm and 7.15pm
Sunday 5 August
All-Ireland SFC Super 8s, Round 3, 3.30pm
Saturday 11 August
All-Ireland SFC semi-final, 5pm
Sunday 12 August
All-Ireland SFC semi-final, 3.30pm
Saturday 18 August
All-Ireland senior camogie semi-finals, 5pm and 7pm
Sunday 19 August
All-Ireland senior hurling final, 3.30pm
Sunday 2 September
All-Ireland senior football final, 3.30pm
Sunday 9 September
All-Ireland senior and intermediate camogie finals, 2pm and 4pm
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It’s a good thing Offaly are going to win the all Ireland hurling this year, otherwise i might not be able to catch any game on TV.
@lyndon: same with most small counties
Tyrone and Monaghan should be shown live.
@Ned Flanders: agreed, it wil be on UTV i suspect anyway
@Joe Conlon: utv haven’t shown games in 20 years lad. Tyrone v Monaghan isn’t on anywhere. Be some scramble for the 18000 tickets for it
@Mel Roberts: it will be on bbc 2 lads
@Peter Finnegan: deferred only
@Peter Finnegan: BBC 2 can only show a game that RTE has live.
What about Wexford?
Galway v Kilkenny ? Have Offaly quit?
@Freddie Rincon: No, but they should do.
@Joe Conlon: Reasons why they should quit please
@Damien Kirwan: because their fans are annoying and live off memories from the 90s.
@Joe Conlon: firstly, we’re supporters not fans, so you can shove your fans where the sun doesn’t shine.
Secondly FCUK OFF.
@Jack Ryan: Well said Jack and I wonder what memories the Dublin hurlers and supporters are living off.
Christ the super 8s are clashing with the hurling quarter finals? That’s a disaster. Do they not think of supporters of both codes when they make up the schedule?
Holy McChristo RTÉ are the bestest PReys, lose all Rugby and go but sure summer sorted listening to a Leitrim teacher and Derry man of head cloth ! Timing isn’t just opportunistic it’s tactical, hon the D4 lads who’s gots our backs…..
@Chicinho: what in heaven’s name are you on about?!!
@Chicinho: go home chicinho your drunk
@Chicinho: excellent trolling!
It’s all over the 9th of September ! It’s going to be a long winter !
Galway V Mayo will be great. One of the highlights of the summer. Gaillimh abú
Well they lost the rugby, golf , horse racing, and lots more, so they have plenty of time to show plenty of uncompetitive GAA Games
@Martin Sinnott: Gaelic football is one of the greatest field games in the world. Take pride in our wonderful GAA.
@Martin Sinnott: Whatever about football, the hurling championship is very competitive. And having said that I don’t think football is any less competitive than most other sports competitions.
I just paid for GAA Go a week ago. Ffs!
When will sky announce their games?
New championship formats are a load of dirt! Wont let me use the proper word.