GAA on TV this weekend as four teams face elimination from the Sam Maguire Cup
Following last weekend's conclusion of the provincial hurling Championships, attention this weekend turns entirely to the football action.Four sides will be knocked out of the Sam Maguire Cup this weekend, with reigning champions Kerry amongst those in danger of elimination.Their fixture against Kildare is, however, one of three Championship matches not being shown live this weekend.Only five fixtures will be available to watch or stream, with highlights of all matches featured on the Saturday and Sunday Game.The weekend's opening live fixture is the Round 2B encounter between Monaghan and Roscommon in Clones at 4.30pm.The Farney are still reeling from Bobby McCaul's second consecutive ACL injury and they welcome the Connacht champions with the defeated side facing an early Championship departure.Derry and Meath find themselves in identical circumstances and they meet in a must-win Championship encounter at Find Insurance Celtic Park at 7pm. Both Saturday fixtures will be broadcast live and exclusively on GAA Plus.Two Tailteann Cup quarter-finals will also receive GAA Plus coverage. Offaly's encounter with Wexford in Tullamore begins at 1pm, while Laois versus Down, a repeat of the 2024 final, takes place at 4pm in Portlaoise.On Sunday, the Round 2A fixtures take centre stage as Louth and Armagh compete for a quarter-final spot in Inniskeen, with RTÉ2 broadcasting that match before switching to Omagh and the encounter between Tyrone and Mayo at 3.30pm.In the meantime, GAA Plus will broadcast Galway's encounter with Leinster champions Westmeath at Pearse Stadium at 2pm.Below is a full list of fixtures being televised live this weekend...Saturday, June 13Tailteann Cup quarter-finalOffaly v Wexford (Glenisk O'Connor Park, 1pm, live on GAA plus)Laois v Down (Laois Hire O'Moore Park, 4pm, live on GAA Plus)All-Ireland SFC Round 2BMonaghan v Roscommon (Clones, 4.30pm, live on GAA Plus)Derry v Meath (Find Insurance Celtic Park, 7pm, live on GAA Plus)Sunday, June 14All-Ireland SFC Round 2ALouth v Armagh (Inniskeen, 1pm, live on RTÉ2)Galway v Westmeath (Pearse Stadium, 2pm, live on GAA Plus)Tyrone v Mayo (O'Neills Healy Park, 3.30pm, live on RTÉ2)Want to see more of the stories you love from the Irish Mirror? Making us your preferred source on Google means you’ll get more of our exclusives, top stories and must-read content straight away. To add Irish Mirror as a preferred source, simply click here.Click here to sign up to our sport newsletter, bringing you the top stories and biggest headlines from Ireland and beyond
