In our regular weekly look to the weekend of sport, here are eight events from Gaelic Games to Athletics and Horse Racing to Football and Athletics to enjoy on the island of Ireland this weekend.
1. All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Galway v Limerick
Sunday | Croke Park | 3.30pm
The biggest day in the Irish sporting calendar with the Liam MacCarthy Cup on the line.
2. TG4 All-Ireland Ladies’ Football Semi-Final
Armagh v Galway
Saturday | Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford | 3.15 pm
A fascinating contest between two genuine title contenders.
3. TG4 All-Ireland Ladies’ Football Semi-Final
Dublin v Kerry
Saturday | FBD Semple Stadium, Thurles | 5.15 pm
The most eagerly anticipated fixture of the weekend in women’s sport, renewing one of the game’s great rivalries.
4. Juddmonte Irish Oaks
Saturday | The Curragh, Co Kildare
One of the jewels of the Irish Flat racing calendar, bringing together Europe’s leading three-year-old fillies.
5. National Outdoor Combined Events Championships & National AAI Games
Saturday & Sunday | Morton Stadium, Santry
Ireland’s best decathletes and heptathletes compete for national titles on Saturday and Sunday, with the National AAI Games running alongside on Sunday featuring senior 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m and field events.
6. FAI Cup Second Round
Shamrock Rovers v Cork City
Friday | Tallaght Stadium
Arguably the glamour tie of the round as the Hoops begin another bid for cup success
7. Foyle Cup
North West | Opening Weekend
One of Europe’s biggest youth football tournaments gets underway with hundreds of teams and thousands of young players from Ireland, Britain, Europe and North America.
8. Irish Runner National 10-Mile Championship
Sunday | Phoenix Park, Dublin
One of Ireland’s premier road running championships, attracting many of the country’s leading distance athletes.
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