GAA on TV: Six provincial ties for fans to watch live this weekend
April 17, 2026
Monaghan’s Conor McCarthy with Cavan’s Niall Carolan ©INPHO/John McVitty
This weekend sees the 2026 Leinster and Munster senior hurling championships officially getting underway.
On Saturday, Galway and holders Kilkenny commence the Bob O’Keeffe Cup at Pearse Stadium (4.30pm), with Offaly and Dublin set to clash in Tullamore at 6.30pm. Both games will be live on GAA+. Meanwhile, up north, BBC NI’s cameras will be at Celtic Park for the Ulster senior football championship quarter-final between Derry and Antrim (5pm).
Sunday’s early clash on RTE sees Clare and Waterford meeting in the Munster senior hurling championship in Ennis (2pm) before a repeat of last year’s All-Ireland SHC final between Tipperary and Cork in Thurles (4pm).
The winners of Derry and Antrim will be watching with interest as Monaghan play Cavan that afternoon in Clones (3pm) where BBC NI’s cameras are set to be.
See below for details on this weekend’s televised fixtures:
Saturday, April 18th
Ulster SFC quarter-final
Derry v Antrim, Find Insurance Celtic Park, 5pm – BBC
Leinster SHC Round 1
Galway v Kilkenny, Pearse Stadium, 4.30pm – GAA+
Offaly v Dublin, Glenisk O’Connor Park, 6.30pm – GAA+
Sunday, April 19th
Munster SHC Round 1
Clare v Waterford, Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chíosóg, 2pm – RTE
Tipperary v Cork, FBD Semple Stadium, 4pm – RTE
Ulster SFC quarter-final
Monaghan v Cavan, St Tiernach’s Park, Clones, 3pm – BBC
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Joe McDonagh Cup & Christy Ring Cup added to a jam packed weekend of GAA 🔥
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— Clubber (@clubber) April 15, 2026
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