RTÉ step up as News Now channel to show extra game on hurling's weekend of the year

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There's wall-to-wall GAA this weekend.

The RTÉ News Now channel will show Clare-Tipperary at 4.00 meaning that this Sunday, there will be four hurling championship games live, either on terrestrial tv or on GAAGO.

Sunday is a huge day in the provincial hurling championships with the last round of the group stages taking place.

The Leinster matches throw-in at 2.00 with Galway-Dublin live on RTÉ while Wexford Dublin will be shown on GAAGO. Antrim-Carlow is another important game with the winner staving off relegation but it will not be broadcast.

The Munster games take place at 4.00 with the huge Limerick-Waterford clash to be shown live on The Sunday Game, while Tipperary-Clare is on the News Now channel. Limerick-Waterford is arguably the game of the weekend with the distinct possibility of the All-Ireland champions being knocked out should they lose the game.

See the full list of hurling permutations from both Munster and Leinster right here.

Meanwhile on Saturday, there will be two All-Ireland football championship group stage games on GAAGO, with Donegal-Tyrone preceded by Dublin-Roscommon. There will also be a whole host of minor games live on TG4, with the Leinster final between Dublin and Kilkenny shown on television.

Saturday

All-Ireland SFC round 1
Armagh v Westmeath, Box-It Athletic Grounds, 6.00
Louth v Meath, Inniskeen, 5.30
Dublin v Roscommon, Croke Park, 5.00 - GAAGO
Donegal v Tyrone, Ballybofey, 7.15 - GAAGO

Joe McDonagh Cup round 5
Kerry v Meath, Austin Stack Park, 1.00
Down v Offaly, Ballycran, 1.00
Westmeath v Laois, TEG Cusack Park, 1.00

Leinster MHC final
Dublin v Kilkenny, Laois Hire O'Moore Park, 1.30 - TG4

All-Ireland MHC preliminary quarter-finals
Galway v Waterford, FBD Semple Stadium, 2.00 - TG4 Youtube
Cork v Wexford, FBD Semple Stadium, 4.00 - TG4 Youtube

Sunday

Leinster SHC round 5
Kilkenny v Wexford, UPMC Nowlan Park, 2.00 - GAAGO
Galway v Dublin, Pearse Stadium, 2.00 - RTE
Antrim v Carlow, Corrigan Park, 2.00

Munster SHC round 5
Limerick v Waterford, TUS Gaelic Grounds, 4.00 - RTE
Tipperary v Clare, FBD Semple Stadium, 4.00 - RTE News/Player

Ulster MFC final
Derry v Armagh, Healy Park, 1.00

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