Well over a quarter of a million people will see Ireland’s top sporting stars in action live over this weekend it what is being considered as one of the greatest ever Irish weekend. Millions more will watch on television as the three main field sports all put on showpiece events, any one of which would dominate headlines on any normal sporting weekend.
Here is the run down of the biggest events and the TV viewing times, as well as the principal sponsors involved in activating around them…
Edinburgh Vs Leinster Guinness Pro12
- Friday 7.35pm TG4
- Sponsors: Guinness, Bank of Ireland, Laya Healthcare, Windsor Motors, Canterbury, Lifestyle Sports
Ulster Vs Ospreys Guinness Pro12
- Friday 7.35pm BBC2
- Sponsors: Kingspan, Bank of Ireland, Guinness, Heineken, BT
Gibraltar Vs Republic of Ireland Euro 2016
- Friday 7.45pm RTÉ 2
- Sponsors: 3, Carlsberg, Paddy Power, DHL, Spar, McDonalds, Aviva, SSE Airtricity, Nivea, Continental Tyres, Umbro
Dublin Vs Armagh TG4 Ladies Football All Ireland Semi Final
- Saturday 2pm TG4
- Sponsors AIG, TG4
England Vs Ireland World Cup Warm up
- Saturday 2.30pm Sky Sports, Highlights RTE2 7.30pm
- Sponsors: 3, Guinness, Paddy Power, PwC, Cadbury, Volkswagen, Ulster Bank, Canterbury, National Dairy Council
Dublin Vs Mayo All Ireland Football Semi Final
- Saturday 5pm RTE2
- Sponsors: Eircom, AIB, Supervalu, AIG, Elverys
Munster Vs Treviso
- Saturday 7.45pm TG4
- Sponsors: Guinness, Bank of Ireland, Adidas
Galway Vs Tipperary Minor All Ireland Hurling Final
- Sunday 1.15pm TG4
- Sponsors: Electric Ireland, Supermacs, Elverys
Galway Vs Kilkenny All Ireland Hurling Final
- Sunday 3.30pm RTÉ2
- Sponsors: Liberty Insurance, Centra, Etihad Airways, Supremacy, Avonmore, PwC
Ireland Vs Georgia Euro 2016
- Monday 7.30pm RTE2
- Sponsors: 3, Carlsberg, Paddy Power, DHL, Spar, McDonalds, Aviva, SSE Airtricity, Nivea, Continental Tyres, Umbro
And that’s only the ten highlights. There is also the US Open Tennis from New York, the World Rowing Championships, La Vuelta cycling, the Italian Grand Prix in F1, the Deutsche Bank Championship in Golf and so much more at club, national and international level.
The good news if you have not got a ticket for any of these great events, or if you are not heading to Electric Picnic, is that the weekend is forecast to be quite cold so more reason still to wrap up and grab the remote.
The good news if you do have tickets is that you will be part of a weekend that will live long in the memory, at least until the next time and that is the beauty of sport.
