GALWAY AND MAYO will be heading to Limerick next Saturday night after the GAA announced the venues for this weekend’s Round 4 football qualifiers.
After this morning’s draw pitted the Connacht rivals against each other, it has been revealed that they will meet at the Gaelic Grounds with a 7pm throw-in time for the clash that will be live on Sky Sports.
The CCCC were unable to fix the game for a Connacht venue. There was no agreement between the counties for home advantage and no other venue in the province was deemed suitable.
Games at this stage of the championship are deemed to be played at neutral locations with both counties consulted and in agreement for the Limerick venue which has a capacity of 43,000 with 20,000 seats. It will be preceded by the Connacht senior ladies football final replay between the counties at 4pm.
Tyrone take on Cavan at 5pm in Clones on Saturday in the other fixture that will be broadcast on Sky with the counties meeting in the Ulster U20 semi-final as the curtain-raiser.
The last of the Round 4 football ties on Saturday sees Cork take on Laois in Semple Stadium at 5pm.
On Sunday there will be a double-header in Portlaoise with Meath facing Clare in football, in a game that will be televised by RTÉ, and Laois taking on Dublin in hurling.
The other preliminary hurling quarter-final sees Cork go up against Westmeath on Sunday afternoon.
Saturday
All-Ireland senior football championship
Round 4
Cork v Laois, Semple Stadium, Thurles, 5pm
Cavan v Tyrone, Clones, 5pm, (Live Sky Sports)
(Curtain-raiser: Ulster U20 semi-final, Cavan v Tyrone, 2.45pm)
Galway v Mayo, Gaelic Grounds, 7pm, (Live Sky Sports)
All-Ireland minor hurling championship
Quarter-final: Round 1
Kilkenny v Clare, Semple Stadium, Thurles, 3pm
Sunday
All-Ireland senior football championship
Round 4
Meath v Clare, O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, 2pm, (Live RTÉ)
All-Ireland senior hurling championship
Preliminary quarter-finals
Westmeath v Cork, TEG Cusack Park, 3pm
Laois v Dublin, O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, 4.15pm
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Massive blow to wallabies! i can see the lions winning this series 3-0
Not really. A year or two ago this would be a massive blow but he has missed alot of this season and whenever he has played he has looked a shadow of his former self. The Rebels have actually played much better without him!
Jessie Mogg at the Brumbies and Israel Folau of the Waratahs have really stood up and are right in contention for the fullback spot. With them in such red hot form (Izzy especially) i doubt even a fit and available Beale would make the squad let alone the starting 15.