RTÉ HAVE released the 40 live championship matches they intend to show this season starting with Fermanagh and Down on May 17th, reports Gavin Cummiskey.
The real championship feel may not kick in until May 31st when Armagh and Tyrone meet at 2pm in the Ulster football championship in Clones, followed by the Munster hurling clash between Tipperary and Cork at 4pm.
Several provincial finals will be televised by TV3 but RTÉ have retained the Munster hurling decider on July 12th and Ulster football final on July 19th. They will continue to show full coverage of all football and hurling matches from the All-Ireland semi-finals to finals.
May 17th:Ulster SFC – Fermanagh v Down, 3.30pm
May 24th:Ulster SFC – Derry v Monaghan, 2pm; Leinster SFC – Kildare v Offaly, 4pm
May 30th:Leinster SHC – Offaly v Wexford, 7pm
May 31st:Ulster SFC – Tyrone v Armagh, 2pm. Munster SHC – Tipperary v Cork, 4pm
June 6th:Ulster SFC – Cavan v Fermanagh/Down, 7pm
June 7th:Leinster SFC – Meath v Dublin, 4pm
June 13th:Leinster SFC – Kildare/Offaly v Wexford, 7pm
June 14th:Leinster SFC – Longford/Wicklow v Westmeath, 2pm. Munster SHC – Limerick v Waterford, 4pm
June 20th:Connacht SFC – New York/Mayo v Leitrim/Roscommon, 5pm; Leinster SHC semi-final, 7pm
June 21st:Ulster SFC – Tyrone/Armagh v Derry/Monaghan, 2pm
June 27th:Ulster SFC – Donegal/Antrim v Cavan/Fermanagh/Down, 7.0
June 28th:Connacht SFC – Sligo v London/Galway, 2pm
July 4th:All-Ireland SFC qualifiers
July 11th:All-Ireland SFC qualifiers
July 12th:Munster SHC final, 4pm
July 18th:All-Ireland SFC qualifiers
July 19th:Ulster SFC final, 2pm
July 25th/26th:All-Ireland SFC qualifiers; All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals
August 1st/2nd/3rd:All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals
August 9th:All-Ireland SHC and MHC semi-finals
August 16th:All-Ireland SHC and MHC semi-finals
August 23rd:All-Ireland SFC and MFC semi-finals
August 30th:All-Ireland SFC and MFC semi-finals
September 6th:All-Ireland SHC and MHC finals
September 20th:All-Ireland SFC and MFC finals
