GAA coach Steven Poacher and former Mayo star Enda Varley get stuck into the week’s big Gaelic football talking points.
GAA FOOTBALL PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023
CONNACHT
Quarter-finals: April 8: Sligo 2-20 London 0-12, McGovern Park Ruislip; New York 0-15 Leitrim 0-15 (New York win 2-0 on penalties), Gaelic Park; April 9: Roscommon 2-8 Mayo 0-10, Mac Hale Park.
Semi-finals: April 22: Sligo 2-16 New York 0-6; April 23: Galway 1-13 Roscommon 1-9, Dr. Hyde Park.
Final: May 7: Galway 2-20 Sligo 0-12, Castlebar.
LEINSTER
First Round: April 9: Wicklow 2-12 Carlow 0-10, Aughrim; Offaly 1-12 Longford 1-11
Pearse Park; Laois 2-17 Wexford 2-13, O’Moore Park.
Quarter-finals: April 23: Kildare 1-17 Wicklow 0-10, Netwatch Cullen Park; Dublin 4-30
Laois 2-9, Portlaoise; Offaly 1-11 Meath 0-10, O’Connor Park; Louth 2-10 Westmeath 1-11, Pairc Tailteann.
Semi-finals: April 30: Louth 0-27 Offaly 2-15 (aet), Croke Park; Dublin 0-14 Kildare 0-12, Croke Park.
Final: May 14: Dublin 5-21 Louth 0-15, Croke Park.
MUNSTER
Quarter-finals: April 9: Tipperary 3-9 Waterford 1-11, Semple Stadium; Clare 0-14 Cork 0-13, Ennis.
Semi-finals: April 22: Kerry 0-25 Tipperary 0-5, Fitzgerald Stadium; Clare 1-16 Limerick 0-16, TUS Gaelic Grounds.
Final: May 7: Kerry 5-14 Clare 0-15, TUS Gaelic Grounds.
ULSTER
Preliminary Round: April 8: Armagh 0-20 Antrim 1-8, Athletic Grounds.
Quarter-finals: April 15: Derry 3-17 Fermanagh 2-8, Brewster Park; April 16: Monaghan 2-17 Tyrone 1-18, Omagh; April 22: Armagh 1-14 Cavan 0-12; April 23: Down 2-13 Donegal 1-11, Newry.
Semi-finals: April 29: Derry 1-21 Monaghan 2-10, Omagh; April 30: Armagh 4-10 Down 0-12, Clones.
Final: May 14: Derry 1-15 Armagh 0-18 aet (Derry win 3-1 on penalties), Clones
All-IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
Group 1
- May 20: Mayo 1-19 Kerry 0-17, Fitzgerald Stadium; May 27: Cork 1-19 Louth 1-17,
Pairc Tailteann. - June 3 /4: Cork v Kerry; Mayo v Louth
- June 17/18: Kerry v Louth; Cork v Mayo
Group 2
- May 20: Galway 0-16 Tyrone 0-13, Pearse Stadium; May 27: Armagh 1-13
Westmeath 1-12, Box-IT Athletic Grounds - June 3 /4: Tyrone v Armagh; Westmeath v Galway.
- June 17/18: Armagh v Galway; Tyrone v Westmeath.
Group 3
- May 21: Sligo 0-14 Kildare 0-14, Markievicz Park; May 28: Dublin 1-11 Roscommon
0-14, Croke Park. - June 3 /4: Kildare v Dublin; Roscommon v Sligo.
- June 17/18: Dublin v Sligo; Kildare v Roscommon.
Group 4
- May 20: Donegal 0-14 Clare 0-9, Ennis; May 27: Derry 0-14 Monaghan 0-14, Celtic
Park. - June 3 /4: Monaghan v Clare; Donegal v Derry.
- June 17/18: Donegal v Monaghan; Clare v Derry
KNOCK-OUT STAGES
- June 24/25: Preliminary quarter-finals
- July 1/ 2: Quarter-finals
- July 15/16: Semi-finals
- July 30: Final
