THE START OF the springtime hurling offering in the league, a Dublin double-header in Croke Park and two St Patrick’s Day spots in the All-Ireland club football final.

Those are some of the standout features in this week’s GAA action.

Dublin meet Tyrone while Waterford face Kilkenny next weekend. INPHO INPHO

The hurling league begins with a couple of big showdowns on Saturday night as All-Ireland champions Tipperary travel to face Dublin while Cork entertain Clare and on Sunday, Kilkenny entertain Waterford.

There are a couple big Saturday night showdowns in Division 1 of the football league as Dublin meet Tyrone and Mayo are away to Kerry.

And next Saturday is a massive occasion for Corofin, Dr Crokes, Slaughtneil and St Vincent’s in the AIB All-Ireland senior club football semi-finals.

Here’s what’s in store.

Tuesday

Fitzgibbon Cup

Group A
GMIT v IT Carlow, Carnmore, 2pm
Dublin IT v Mary Immaculate College, Grangegorman, 2pm

Group B
DCU St Patrick’s v UL, St Pat’s GAA pitch, Drumcondra, 2pm
Cork IT v NUI Galway, Cork IT, 7pm

Group C
Trinity College v DCU, Santry Avenue, 7pm
Waterford IT v Limerick IT, WIT Sports Campus, 7pm

Group D
Ulster University v UCD, Jordanstown, 2.30pm
Maynooth University v UCC, Maynooth North Campus, 3pm

UL manager Brian Lohan Ken Sutton / INPHO Ken Sutton / INPHO / INPHO

Wednesday

Sigerson Cup quarter-finals
Ulster University v UCD, Jordanstown, 2pm
DCU v St Mary’s (Belfast), DCU Sportsground, 2pm
IT Carlow v UCC, IT Carlow, 6pm

Billy Morgan and Tomás Ó Sé are part of the UCC management Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

Thursday

Sigerson Cup quarter-final
UL v Dublin IT, University of Limerick, 2pm

Saturday

AIB All-Ireland senior club football semi-finals
Slaughtneil (Derry) v St Vincent’s (Dublin), Páirc Esler, Newry, 2pm
Corofin (Galway) v Dr Crokes (Kerry), Gaelic Grounds, 4pm

Cooper, Sice, Connolly and McKaigue chase a St Patrick's Day final spot. INPHO INPHO

Allianz League

Football

Division 1
Dublin v Tyrone, Croke Park, 7pm
Kerry v Mayo, Austin Stack Park, Tralee, 7pm

Division 4
Waterford v Wicklow, Carriganore, 7pm

Hurling

Division 1A
Dublin v Tipperary, Croke Park, 5pm
Cork v Clare, Páirc Uí Rinn, 7pm

Dublin's Niall McMorrow and Tipperary's Brendan Maher Ken Sutton / INPHO Ken Sutton / INPHO / INPHO

Division 3B
Warwickshire v Sligo, Páirc na hÉireann, Birmingham, 2pm

Sunday

Allianz League

Football

Division 1
Monaghan v Cavan, Castleblayney, 2pm
Roscommon v Donegal, Dr Hyde Park, 2.30pm

Division 2
Clare v Down, Cusack Park, Ennis, 2pm
Kildare v Cork, St Conleth’s Park, Newbridge, 2pm
Fermanagh v Galway, Brewster Park, Enniskillen, 2pm
Meath v Derry, Páirc Tailteann, Navan, 2pm

Cork and Kildare face off on Sunday. Ken Sutton / INPHO Ken Sutton / INPHO / INPHO

Division 3
Tipperary v Sligo, Semple Stadium, Thurles, 2pm
Louth v Longford, Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda, 2pm
Offaly v Antrim, O’Connor Park, Tullamore, 3pm
Armagh v Laois, Athletic Grounds, 3.30pm

Division 4
Carlow v London, Netwatch Cullen Park, 1pm
Limerick v Westmeath, Gaelic Grounds, 2pm
Leitrim v Wexford, Páirc Sean MacDiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon, 2pm

Hurling

Division 1A
Kilkenny v Waterford, Nowlan Park, 2pm

Division 1B
Offaly v Galway, O’Connor Park, Tullamore, 1pm
Kerry v Laois, Austin Stack Park, Tralee, 2pm
Wexford v Limerick, Innovate Wexford Park, 2pm

Division 2A
Antrim v London, Corrigan Park, Belfast, 1pm
Armagh v Kildare, Athletic Grounds, 1.15pm
Westmeath v Carlow, TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar, 2pm

Division 2B
Roscommon v Wicklow, Athleague, 12.30pm
Meath v Down, Páirc Tailteann, Navan, 1pm
Mayo v Derry, Elverys MacHale Park, Castlebar, 2pm

Division 3A
Donegal v Louth, O’Donnell Park, Letterkenny, 2pm
Tyrone v Monaghan, Healy Park, Omagh, 2pm

Division 3B
Longford v Fermanagh, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 2pm

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