This weekend's GAA fixtures in full as All-Ireland group stages get under way

Derry manager Mickey Harte and Galway manager Pádraic Joyce after February's Division One game in Pearse Stadium
Derry manager Mickey Harte and Galway manager Pádraic Joyce after February's Division One game in Pearse Stadium -Credit:©INPHO/Ryan Byrne


After the dust has settled on the provincial series, attention moves swiftly on to the All-Ireland series and the race for the Sam Maguire Cup begins in earnest.

The first four games in the group stages of All-Ireland SFCtake place this weekend with the remaining first round games taking place next weekend.

Galway host Derry in Pearse Stadium in the pick of the football action on Saturday while Kerry also face Monaghan at Fitzgerald Stadium with both games being streamed on GAAGO.

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The Kingdom’s U20 footballers face Tyrone in the All-Ireland final in Portlaoise on Sunday while the second round of the Tailteann Cup also takes place this weekend.

In Ulster, the Minor Football Championship semi-finals will be played on Saturday with Derry and Donegal enjoying home advantage over Tyrone and Armagh respectively.

In Ladies football, Derry and Fermanagh clash in the Ulster LGFA Junior final on Saturday while Clones hosts the Intermediate and Senior finals on Sunday.

Down face Monaghan in the Intermediate final before Armagh take on Donegal in the senior decider.

This weekend’s GAA Fixtures

Saturday, May 18

Ulster Minor Football Championship semi-finals

Derry v Tyrone (Owenbeg, 12pm)

Donegal v Armagh (Ballyshannon, 12pm)

All-Ireland SFC first round

Group One

Galway v Derry (Pearse Stadium, 5pm, live on GAAGO)

Group Two

Mayo v Cavan (Castlebar, 5pm)

Group Three

Clare v Cork (Ennis, 6pm)

Group Four

Kerry v Monaghan (Fitzgerald Stadium, 3pm, live on GAAGO)

Tailteann Cup Round Two

Group One

Waterford v Kildare (Fraher Field, 5pm)

Group Two

Tipperary v Sligo (FBD Semple Stadium, 2pm)

Wexford v Antrim (Chadwicks Wexford Park, 4pm)

Group Three

Carlow v Fermanagh (Netwatch Cullen Park, 3pm)

Group Four

Limerick v Fermanagh (Rathkeale, 3pm)

London v Down (Ruislip, 6pm)

Ulster Ladies Junior Football Championship Final

Derry v Fermanagh (Augher, 2pm)

Leinster SHC round four

Antrim v Galway (Corrigan Park, 2pm)

Dublin v Kilkenny (Parnell Park, 6pm, live on GAAGO)

Joe McDonagh Cup round four

Laois v Down (Portlaoise, 3pm)

Westmeath v Meath (Mullingar, 6pm)

Christy Ring Cup round five

Sligo v Derry (Markievicz Park, 1pm)

London v Kildare (Ruislip, 1pm)

Tyrone v Wicklow (Carrickmore, 1pm)

Nicky Rackard Cup round five

Roscommon v Mayo (Dr Hyde Park, 1pm)

Armagh v Monaghan (Box-It Athletic Grounds, 2pm)

Louth v Donegal (Dowdallshill, 2pm)

Lory Meagher Cup round five

Longford v Fermanagh (Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 1pm)

Leitrim v Cavan (Drumshanbo, 1pm)

Lancashire v Warwickshire (Páirc na HÉireann, 2pm)

Sunday, May 19

Tailteann Cup Round Two

Group One

Longford v Leitrim (Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 2.30pm)

Group Three

Wicklow v Laois (Aughrim, 3pm, live on GAAGO).

All-Ireland U20 Football Championship final

Tyrone v Kerry (Portlaoise, 1pm)

Ulster Ladies Intermediate Football Championship Final

Down v Monaghan (Clones, 1pm)

Ulster Ladies Senior Football Championship Final

Armagh v Donegal (Clones, 3.30pm, live on TG4 YouTube)

Leinster SHC round four

Carlow v Wexford (Netwatch Cullen Park, 3pm)

Munster SHC round four

Clare v Waterford Ennis, 2pm, live on RTÉ2)

Tipperary v Cork (FBD Semple Stadium, 4pm, live on RTÉ2)

Joe McDonagh Cup round four

Offaly v Kerry (Tullamore, 1pm)

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