GAA GUIDE: Kilkenny eye Leinster final glory as nine live matches hit screens this weekend
Kilkenny’s Leinster SHC final with Galway takes centre stage in a weekend packed with GAA action
Kilkenny hurling fans are in for a treat this weekend as the Cats take on Galway in the Leinster hurling final at GAA HQ.
Sunday’s game is one of nine GAA matches set for live broadcast or stream over the weekend across RTÉ, TG4, and GAA+, with Derek Lyng’s Kilkenny side chasing silverware in Croke Park at 4pm.
Saturday throws in with two Tailteann Cup preliminary quarter-finals, as Offaly host New York at 2pm in Glenisk O’Connor Park, followed by a Leinster derby between Westmeath and Laois at TEG Cusack Park from 5pm. Both games will stream live on GAA+.
All eyes then turn to the Munster SHC final, as champions Limerick take on rivals Cork in a highly anticipated showdown at the TUS Gaelic Grounds from 6pm, live on RTÉ.
Elsewhere, the TG4 cameras will cover a triple-header in the Ladies All-Ireland senior football championship. Galway face Tipperary in Tuam Stadium at 2pm (TG4 YouTube), Kerry meet Mayo in Austin Stack Park at 2pm (TG4 YouTube), and Meath take on Armagh in Páirc Tailteann at 3pm (TG4).
On Sunday, Waterford and Dublin clash in Dungarvan at 1.30pm in another Ladies SFC tie live on TG4 before attention turns to a live hurling double-header at Croke Park.
The Joe McDonagh Cup final throws in at 1.45pm as Kildare face Laois, while the Leinster SHC final between Kilkenny and Galway takes centre stage at 4pm, with both matches set to be broadcast live on RTÉ.
GAA matches on TV & stream (June 7-8):
Saturday, June 7
Tailteann Cup Preliminary quarter-finals
Offaly v New York, Glenisk O'Connor Park, 2pm - GAA+
Westmeath v Laois, TEG Cusack Park, 5pm - GAA+
Ladies All-Ireland SFC
Galway v Tipperary, Tuam Stadium, 2pm - Spórt TG4 YouTube
Kerry v Mayo, Austin Stack Park, 2pm - Spórt TG4 YouTube
Meath v Armagh, Páirc Tailteann, 3pm - TG4
Munster SHC final
Limerick v Cork, TUS Gaelic Grounds, 6pm - RTÉ
Sunday, June 8
Waterford v Dublin, Dungarvan GAA, 1.30pm - TG4
Joe McDonagh Cup final
Kildare v Laois, Croke Park, 1.45pm - RTÉ
Leinster SHC final
Kilkenny v Galway, Croke Park, 4pm - RTÉ