IT’S THE MOST wonderful time of the year.
The ‘heatwave’ we were promised may have been delayed by 24 hours but the blue skies gracing most of the country today are a sure sign that this summer’s big championship games are just around the corner.
Roscommon narrowly scraped through against New York last weekend in the Connacht SFC while the Leinster SHC round robin is already two weeks old.
But for the majority of the nation’s GAA fans, championship fever hasn’t yet taken hold.
RTÉ’s ‘Sunday Game Live’ will screen 31 games across the summer, beginning in 13 days’ time when Dublin and Wexford go toe to toe in the Leinster SHC quarter-finals.
All 31 games will be live on RTÉ One, including all six provincial finals, four All-Ireland senior quarter-finals, all four All-Ireland semi-finals and both All-Ireland finals.
Michael Lyster will continue to anchor the live programme while Des Cahill will once again present ‘The Sunday Game’ highlights and analysis show, starting next Sunday night on RTÉ2 to review Laois v Wicklow, Louth v Carlow and Offaly v Longford in the Leinster SFC and Fermanagh v Antrim in the Ulster SFC.
We’re already looking forward to seeing a new montage for this glorious theme tune.
Here are the games that RTÉ One will be showing:
Saturday, 21 May
7.15pm Dublin v Wexford (Leinster SHC quarter-final)
Sunday, 22 May
2pm Derry v Tyrone (USFC quarter-final)
4pm Cork v Tipperary (MSHC quarter-final)
Sunday, 29 May
3.30pm Cavan v Armagh (USFC quarter-final)
Sunday, 5 June
2pm Monaghan v Down (USFC quarter-final)
4pm Waterford v Clare (MSHC semi-final)
Sunday, 12 June
2pm Donegal v Fermanagh/Antrim (USFC quarter-final)
4pm Roscommon/Leitrim v Sligo (CSFC semi-final)
Saturday, 18 June
3.30pm Qualifier
Sunday, 19 June
2pm Derry/Tyrone v Cavan/Armagh (USFC semi-final)
4pm Limerick v Cork/Tipperary (MSHC semi-final)
Sunday, 26 June
2pm Longford/Offaly/Westmeath v Wexford/Kildare
4pm Laois/Wicklow/Dublin v Meath/Louth Carlow (LSFC semi-final)
Saturday, 2 July
3.30pm, Qualifier
Sunday, 3 July
2pm Munster SFC final
4pm Leinster SHC final
Saturday, 9 July
3.30pm, Qualifier
Sunday, 10 July
2pm Connacht SFC final
4pm Munster SHC final
Sunday, 17 July
2pm Ulster SFC final
4pm Leinster SFC final
Sunday, 24 July
2pm All-Ireland SHC quarter-final
4pm All-Ireland SHC quarter-final
Sunday, 31 July
2pm All-Ireland SFC quarter-final
4pm All-Ireland SFC quarter-final
Sunday, 7 August
3.30pm All-Ireland SHC semi-final
Sunday, 14 August
3.30pm All Ireland SHC semi-final
Sunday, 21 August
3.30pm All-Ireland SFC semi-final
Sunday, 28 August
3.30pm All-Ireland SFC semi-final
Sunday, 4 September
3.30pm All-Ireland SHC final
Sunday, 18 September
3.30pm All-Ireland SFC final
Sky Sports are expected to confirm their schedule for this year’s championship later this month. Their first game will be Dublin v Laois/Wicklow in a Leinster SFC quarter-final clash at Nowlan Park on Saturday, 4 June.
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That person with the sign should be arrested for assault
@thomas walsh: Assault?
@Thomas O’ Donnell: they hit the rider with a sign causing injuries. That’s assault
@thomas walsh: bit dramatic. From the footage I saw, woman holding sign (stagnant and made of cardboard) and looking the opposite direction, into which the rider cycled.
@Kevin Norris: she was at a bike race and caused a crash…because of her being a spanner…fair play to tour of france..people should be accounable for their actions….
@Kevin Norris: you left out the bit where she was on the road and the only path for the rider was straight ahead.
@Kevin Norris: she was completely reckless and only thinking of herself. People were injured because of her selfishness. She should pay the price
@Kevin Bury: i was commenting on whether I would describe it as assault or not.
@Dave O Keeffe: again – assault?
@thomas walsh: again – assault?
@Kevin Bury: don’t know much about French law but what could charge her with?
Assault Battery Negligence or what?
@Kevin Bury: don’t know much about French law but what could you charge her with?
Assault Battery Negligence or what?
@Kevin Norris: yes assault here in irelamd anyway
a person shall be guilty of the offence of assault who, without lawful excuse, intentionally or recklessly—
(a) directly or indirectly applies force to or causes an impact on the body of another, or
Reckless would cover it
@Kevin Norris: yes did I stutter? Assault. Where people not injured? Did she cause these injuries? That my friend is assault
@thomas walsh: sorry but the video is quite clear. She was standing on the road and the cyclist crashed into her? Cyclist should have avoided her
@seanieP: sure that’s so ambiguous it could mean that the woman involved could sue the cyclist, standing on a public road, if they want to sue then the roads should be closed to the public.
@guineon: ah come on now. There was a race she was well aware of happening and shouldn’t be in the road. It’s her recklessness.
Would you apply the same logic if someone popped out in front of usain bolt with a sign on the track mid pelt and he ran into them. Bolts fault I guess….. he should have just hurdled her.
@Mark Sheehan: what’s ambiguous? The definition of assault?
Was the the cause of impact intentional or reckless by the cyclist ? I never made comment on whether someone should be sued. I chimed in over a debate on assault.
@Mark Sheehan: also do all public roads need to be physically closed off to pedestrians.
Regardless of a race or not should people be standing in them wether or not they are ‘public’? The m50 is a public road sure go stand on that with a sign. Might try and sue the motorist if survive.
@thomas walsh: typical social media two babies having a fight lol
@guineon: how, the only path he could take was straight ahead as seen by the fact that when he went a few inches to the left he collided with other cyclists. Other cyclists that were meant to be there i might add.
Sue her for the millions she has…..some chance
Whatever the sign said it should be tattooed on her forehead
@Anthony Doyle: it’s says “Go Grandma and Grandpa”