Donegal and Mayo to meet at the Hyde, Armagh and Galway renew acquaintances at Breffni Park

Kildare, Wicklow, Fermanagh and Limerick at home for Tailteann Cup quarter-finals

The Donegal team ahead of the All-Ireland SFC Group 1 second round game against Cavan at Breffni Park on June 1st. Photograph: Leah Scholes/Inpho
The Donegal team ahead of the All-Ireland SFC Group 1 second round game against Cavan at Breffni Park on June 1st. Photograph: Leah Scholes/Inpho

After successful outings last time out, Donegal and Mayo will meet in the third round of the All-Ireland SFC at Dr Hyde Park in Roscommon.

Details of this weekend’s fixtures were confirmed on Monday afternoon, with Sunday’s other Group 1 fixture between Tyrone and Cavan set for Brewster Park.

In Group 2 on Saturday, Kerry and Meath go to O’Connor Park while Roscommon and Cork play at O’Moore Park in Portlaoise, which will also host Laois v Tipperary in the All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-finals.

In Newbridge, fresh from their Joe McDonagh Cup victory on Sunday, the Kildare hurlers will take on Dublin in the day’s second preliminary quarter-final.

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Also on Saturday, Dublin and Derry venture to Newry in Group 4, while Breffni Park hosts a rematch of last year’s All-Ireland final, Kieran McGeeney’s Armagh again coming up against Padraic Joyce’s Galway.

On Sunday, it’s Monaghan v Down at the Athletic Grounds at the same time as Louth face Clare in Portlaoise.

In the Taileann Cup quarter-finals, Kildare will have home advantage against Offaly after Fermanagh host Sligo on Saturday.

In the second all-Leinster quarter-final, Westmeath travel to Aughrim on Sunday to play Oisín McConville’s Wicklow, while Wexford must travel to meet Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds.

Weekend GAA fixtures

Saturday

All-Ireland SFC

Group 2

Kerry v Meath – O’Connor Park, 4.15pm

Roscommon v Cork – O’Moore Park, 4.15pm (Live on GAA+)

Group 4

Dublin v Derry – Páirc Esler, 6.30pm (Live on GAA+)

Galway v Armagh – Breffni Park, 6.30pm (Live on GAA+)

All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-finals

Laois v Tipperary – O’Moore Park, 1.45pm (Live on GAA+)

Kildare v Dublin – St Conleth’s Park, 4pm

Tailteann Cup quarter-finals

Fermanagh v Sligo – Brewster Park, 5pm

Kildare v Offaly – St Conleth’s Park, 6.30pm

Sunday

All-Ireland SFC

Group 1

Donegal v Mayo – Dr Hyde Park, 4pm (Live on RTÉ)

Tyrone v Cavan – Brewster Park, 4pm

Group 3

Monaghan v Down – Athletic Grounds, 2pm (Live on RTÉ)

Louth v Clare – O’Moore Park, 2pm

Tailteann Cup quarter-finals

Wicklow v Westmeath – Aughrim, 1.15pm (Live on GAA+)

Limerick v Wexford – Gaelic Grounds, 3.45pm (Live on GAA+)

Gordon Manning

Gordon Manning

Gordon Manning is a sports journalist, specialising in Gaelic games, with The Irish Times