In our regular weekly look to the weekend of sport, here are eight events from Gaelic Games to Athletics and Golf to Sailing to enjoy on the island of Ireland this weekend.
1. All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-Final – Louth v Mayo
Saturday | Croke Park, Dublin
Louth stand one game away from a first All-Ireland Final appearance in generations, while Mayo continue their pursuit of Sam Maguire in what promises to be an emotionally charged opening semi-final.
2. All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-Final – Dublin v Kerry
Sunday | Croke Park, Dublin
Gaelic football’s greatest rivalry is renewed as Dublin and Kerry battle for the second place in the All-Ireland Final.
3. Tailteann Cup Final – Down v Wicklow
Sunday | Croke Park, Dublin
The curtain-raiser to Sunday’s senior semi-final sees Down and Wicklow compete for the Tailteann Cup, a competition that continues to strengthen its place in the GAA calendar.
4. GAA and HSE Dementia Awareness Initiative
Saturday | Croke Park, Dublin
The GAA and the HSE’s Dementia: Understand Together campaign will use Saturday’s semi-final to encourage clubs across Ireland to become dementia inclusive, inspired by the experience of former GAA President Seán McCague.
5. 123.ie National Juvenile Track & Field Championships
Saturday & Sunday | Tullamore Harriers Stadium, Co Offaly
Ireland’s next generation of athletics stars compete for national titles as one of the biggest weekends in the domestic athletics calendar reaches its conclusion.
6. Morton Games
Friday | Morton Stadium, Santry, Dublin
Ireland’s premier international athletics meeting returns as part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze, bringing leading Irish and international athletes to Dublin.
7. European Ladies’ Team Championship
Slieve Russell Hotel Golf & Country Club, Co Cavan
Ireland hosts one of Europe’s most prestigious amateur golf championships, with the continent’s leading women’s teams competing for the European title in a significant boost for Irish golf and sports tourism.
8. Watersports Inclusion Games
Galway Bay
Hosted by four Galway sailing clubs in partnership with Irish Sailing and several national governing bodies, the Watersports Inclusion Games celebrate accessibility and participation, offering people of all abilities the opportunity to experience sailing and a range of other watersports.
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