Sky Sports has unveiled the 14 exclusive live fixtures it will show during this year’s GAA All Ireland Championship.
The lineup will include five games in the All Ireland Football Quarter Final Round or the Super 8’s as it has become colloquially known.
Kilkenny’s eight-time All-Ireland winner and three-time All-Star, Michael Fennelly, will join the line-up of GAA legends for Sky Sports’ coverage, alongside Peter Canavan, Jim McGuinness, James Horan, Senan Connell, Jamesie O’Connor and Ollie Canning.
Lead commentary will come from Dave McIntyre, continuing to swap channels and codes after his successful debut as the Nat West 6 Nations commentator on TV3, together with Mike Finnerty and supported in the box with co-commentary from Nicky English, new addition Fennelly, Dick Clerkin and Paul Earley, as well as sideline reporting from Damian Lawlor.
Rachel Wyse and Brian Carney will be the hosts of the Sky coverage throughout the summer.
“Our partnership with the GAA has gone from strength to strength and as we enter into this Championship and the next few years, I’m encouraged about the future and how Sky Sports can continue to stand out with innovation, knowledge and expertise at the heart of our GAA coverage,” said Sky Ireland Managing Director JD Buckley.
“This year is arguably the best fixture line up in our five years of GAA broadcasting and through NOW TV it has never been easier or more economical for fans to tune in to Sky Sports and enjoy expert analysis and commentary from some of the most decorated players in the game.”
Sky’s exclusive live coverage will focus on Saturday night games including a doubleheader of Dublin Galway and Wexford Kilkenny in the Leinster Hurling Championship on June 9th.
The Championship Review Show will return to Sky Sports on Wednesday May 16th and will feature highlights from Mayo v Galway, Donegal v Cavan and Dublin v Kilkenny.
Entering into its fifth season of partnership with the GAA, Sky Sports’ investment now extends beyond the Championship, and in 2017 Sky committed to investing €3 million over five years into grassroots initiatives including the GAA Super Games Centres, the GAA Youth Forum and the GAA Games Development Conference.
This year, Sky Sports will be going on the road with a live preview show at Liam Mellows GAA club in Galway for a special hurling preview evening ahead of the Championship and Kilmacud Crokes GAA club for a football preview night.
The Full line up of games to be covered live on RTÉ TV and SKY this summer is as follows. The All Ireland Semi Finals and Final in both Hurling and Football will be shown live on both RTÉ and SkyTV
SUNDAY 13 MAY
LEINSTER SHC: DUBLIN V KILKENNY
CONNACHT SFC: MAYO V GALWAY
SUNDAY 20 MAY
MUNSTER SHC: LIMERICK V TIPPERARY
MUNSTER SHC: CORK V CLARE
SUNDAY 27 MAY
MUNSTER SHC: TIPPERARY V CORK
LEINSTER SHC: GALWAY V KILKENNY
SATURDAY, 2 JUNE
LEINSTER SHC: WEXFORD V GALWAY
MUNSTER SHC: CORK V LIMERICK
SUNDAY 3 JUNE
ULSTER SFC: FERMANAGH/ARMAGH V TYRONE/MONAGHAN
MUNSTER SHC: WATERFORD V TIPPERARY
SATURDAY, 9 JUNE
LEINSTER SHC: KILKENNY V WEXFORD
LEINSTER SHC: GALWAY V DUBLIN
SUNDAY 10 JUNE
MUNSTER SHC: LIMERICK V WATERFORD or TIPPERARY V CLARE
LEINSTER SFC: OFFALY/WICKLOW/DUBLIN V LONGFORD/MEATH
SUNDAY 17 JUNE
MUNSTER SHC: CLARE V LIMERICK or WATERFORD V CORK
CONNACHT FOOTBALL FINAL
SATURDAY, 23 JUNE
FOOTBALL RD 2 QUALIFIER
MUNSTER FOOTBALL FINAL
SUNDAY 24 JUNE
ULSTER FOOTBALL FINAL
LEINSTER FOOTBALL FINAL
SATURDAY, 30 JUNE
FOOTBALL RD 3 QUALIFIER
FOOTBALL RD 3 QUALIFIER
SUNDAY 1 JULY
MUNSTER HURLING FINAL
LEINSTER HURLING FINAL
SATURDAY 7 JULY
FOOTBALL ROUND 4 QUALIFIER DOUBLE HEADER
SUNDAY 8 JULY
FOOTBALL QUALIFIER RD 4
SATURDAY 14 JULY
SUPER 8’S ROUND 1
SUPER 8s: ROUND 1
SUNDAY 15 JULY
ALL-IRELAND HURLING QUARTER-FINAL
ALL-IRELAND HURLING QUARTER-FINAL
or
SUPER 8s: ROUND 1
SUPER 8s: ROUND 1
SATURDAY 21 JULY
SUPER 8s: ROUND 2
SUPER 8s: ROUND 2
SUNDAY 22 JULY
SUPER 8s: ROUND 2
SUPER 8s: ROUND 2
SATURDAY 28 JULY
ALL-IRELAND HURLING SEMI-FINAL
SUNDAY 29 JULY
ALL-IRELAND HURLING SEMI-FINAL
SATURDAY 4 AUG
ALL-IRELAND CAMOGIE QUARTER-FINALS
SUPER 8s: ROUND 3
SUPER 8s: ROUND 3
SUNDAY 5 AUG
SUPER 8s: ROUND 3
SATURDAY 11 AUG
ALL-IRELAND FOOTBALL SEMI-FINAL
SUNDAY 12 AUG
ALL-IRELAND FOOTBALL SEMI-FINAL
SATURDAY 18 AUG
ALL-IRELAND CAMOGIE SEMI-FINALS
SUNDAY 19 AUG
ALL-IRELAND HURLING FINAL
SUNDAY 2 SEPT
ALL-IRELAND FOOTBALL FINAL
SUNDAY 9 SEPT
ALL-IRELAND CAMOGIE FINALS
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