The television schedule for the upcoming Gaelic football and hurling championships has been released, with Sky Sports handed almost as many games as RTÉ.
The championship is set to get underway on June 26th, with games in both codes taking place across that weekend.
Sligo vs Mayo and Kerry vs Clare will be the first fixtures to hit our screens, with both games being shown on Sky on that date. Clare vs Waterford in that Munster Hurling Championship will be broadcast the following day on RTÉ.
In all, RTÉ will have the exclusive rights to 14 fixtures this summer, with Sky Sports trailing just behind on 12. There will be six games shown on both broadcasters.
This is less of a disparity between the two broadcasters than we are used to seeing, most likely down to the absence of any football qualifiers and the more condensed fixture schedule.
Here is the full list of games that will be available.
RTÉ GAA Championship TV Schedule
June 27th - Clare v Waterford (Munster SHC)
July 4th - Roscommon v Galway (Connacht SFC); Tipperary v Clare/Waterford (Munster SHC)
July 11th - Mayo/Sligo v Leitrim (Connacht SFC); Derry v Donegal/Down (Ulster SFC)
July 17th - Joe McDonagh Cup Final; Leinster Hurling Final
July 18th - Ulster Football Semi-Final; Munster Hurling Final
Jul 25th - Connacht Football Final; Munster Football Final
July 31st - All Ireland Hurling Quarter-Final
August 1st - Leinster Football Final; Ulster Football Final
August 7th - All Ireland Hurling Semi-Final
August 8th - All Ireland Hurling Semi-Final
August 14th - All Ireland Senior Football Semi-Final
August 15th - All Ireland Senior Football Semi-Final
August 22nd - All Ireland Hurling Final
August 29th - All Ireland Football Final
Sky Sports GAA Championship TV Schedule
June 26th - Sligo vs Mayo (Connacht SFC); Kerry vs Clare (Munster SFC)
July 3rd - Galway vs Dublin/Antrim (Leinster SHC); Kilkenny vs Wexford/Laois (Leinster SHC); Limerick vs Cork (Munster SHC)
July 10th - Tyrone vs Cavan (Ulster SFC); Tipperary vs Kerry/Clare (Munster SFC)
July 17th - Qualifier Round 1 (H); Ulster Football Semi-Final
July 24th - Qualifier Round 2 (H); Qualifier Round 2 (H)
July 31st - All-Ireland Hurling Quarter-Final
August 7th - All-Ireland Hurling Semi-Final
August 8th - All-Ireland Hurling Semi-Final
August 14th - All-Ireland Football Semi-Final
August 15th - All-Ireland Football Semi-Final
August 22nd - All-Ireland Hurling Final
August 29th - All-Ireland Football Final
Here's looking forward to a big summer.
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