GAA Guide: Massive weekend for GAA fans with 18 live championship games on TV or stream

GAA fans are in for a busy weekend with 18 live championship games available on TV or stream.

TG4 will stage a host of minor, U20 and LGFA games on their Player, YouTube and TV, while subscribers to GAAGO have four games, Clubber has three games apiece, and RTE has a Munster hurling championship double-header on Sunday.

The race to the knock-out stages of the GAA football All-Ireland championship begins this Saturday with the first four round robin games on the schedule. They feature three Munster counties (Clare, Cork, Kerry), three from Ulster (Cavan, Derry, Monaghan) and two from Connacht (Galway, Mayo).

On the hurling front, the Leinster and Munster championships are heading for tense closing rounds. As both championships head towards the closing rounds, it’s all to play for in the battle to reach the respective finals or finish third, which also carries All-Ireland qualification.

Leinster stage three games over the weekend with Munster offering two blockbuster contests between Clare and Waterford and Tipperary and Cork.

GAA available to watch on TV or stream live this week (May 17-19):

Friday, May 17

Munster U20HC semi-final

Clare v Cork, Cusack Park, 6.45pm - TG4 Player and YouTube, deferred TV @9.35pm

Connacht MFC semi-final

Galway v Roscommon, Tuam Stadium, 7pm - TG4 YouTube

Saturday, May 18

Ulster MFC semi-finals

Derry v Tyrone, Owenbeg, 12pm - TG4 YouTube

Donegal v Armagh, Ballyshannon, 12pm - TG4 YouTube

Leinster MHC semi-final

Dublin v Wexford, Parnell Park, 1pm - TG4 YouTube

Joe McDonagh Cup round 4

Laois v Down, Laois Hire O'Moore Park, 3pm - Clubber

Munster Ladies SFC final

Cork v Kerry, Mallow, 4pm -  TG4 YouTube

All-Ireland SFC round 1

Kerry v Monaghan, Killarney, 3pm - GAAGO

Galway v Derry, Pearse Stadium, 5.30pm - GAAGO

Leinster SHC round 4

Dublin v Kilkenny, Parnell Park, 6pm - GAAGO

Sunday, May 19

Joe McDonagh Cup round 4

Offaly v Kerry, Glenisk O'Connor Park, 1pm - Clubber

All-Ireland U20FC final

Tyrone v Kerry, Laois Hire O'Moore Park, 1pm - TG4

Munster Senior Camogie final

Waterford v Cork, FBD Semple Stadium, 1.45pm - Clubber

Leinster MHC semi-final

Galway v Kilkenny, Faithful Fields, 1.55pm - TG4 YouTube

Munster SHC round 4

Clare v Waterford, Cusack Park, 2pm - RTE

Tipperary v Cork, FBD Semple Stadium, 4pm - RTE

Tailteann Cup round 2

Wicklow v Laois, Aughrim, 3pm - GAAGO

Ulster Ladies SFC final

Armagh v Donegal, Clones, 3.30pm - TG4 YouTube