Armagh v Tyrone to kick off RTÉ's Championship coverage

The Ulster Football Championship meeting of Armagh v Tyrone this weekend will begin RTÉ Sport's coverage of the Gaelic games summer as part of 35 live games.

It will start the free-to-air GAA coverage across video, audio and online on RTÉ2, RTÉ Player, RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ Raidió Na Gaeltachta, RTÉ Radio app, RTÉ.ie and the RTÉ GAA Podcast.

An exclusive RTÉ GAA Championship preview show is now available to look to the season ahead. Watch it here on RTÉ Player.

Patrick Horgan, John Mullane, Liam Sheedy, Éamonn Fitzmaurice, Peter Canavan and Aoife Sheehan are joined by Damian Lawlor and Marty Morrissey for a 30-minute RTÉ Player feature.

RTÉ’s television coverage begins on Sunday from the Athletic Grounds with Joanne Cantwell on The Sunday Game Live (throw-in 4.15pm, RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player).

Jacqui Hurley and guests return on The Sunday Game later that night at 9.30pm to look back at the weekend’s Championship action.

The following week (Saturday 18 April, 9.30pm, RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player) sees Damian Lawlor and panel with highlights and analysis of the day’s games on the first The Saturday Game of the year.

There’s a live Munster Hurling Championship double-header on Sunday 19 April (1.30pm, RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player) with Clare v Waterford followed by Tipperary v Cork on The Sunday Game Live.

RTÉ will televise 35 live Championship games, including the Joe McDonagh Cup and Tailteann Cup Finals, the four provincial football finals, the Munster and Leinster Hurling Finals, and the All-Ireland semi-finals in football, hurling and camogie.

The road to Croke Park begins on 12 April with live coverage across RTÉ TV and RTÉ Player, with RTÉ Radio 1 providing exclusive radio commentary, featuring the Camogie League Finals and Armagh v Tyrone in the Ulster SFC.

Coverage continues through April and May with key Munster SHC clashes, including Clare, Cork, Limerick and Tipperary in action, alongside major football ties such as Mayo v Roscommon and Donegal v Tyrone/Armagh, before culminating in the provincial football finals on 10 and 17 May.

The provincial stages conclude in June with the Joe McDonagh Cup Final, followed by the Leinster and Munster Hurling Finals, before the All-Ireland football quarter-finals on 28 June and the hurling semi-finals in early July.

Football then takes centre stage with the Tailteann Cup final and All-Ireland semi-finals on 11 and 12 July. The season concludes with the All-Ireland Hurling final on 19 July, the All-Ireland Football final on 26 July, and the All-Ireland Camogie finals on 9 August, all live across RTÉ platforms.

Irish language commentary on the All-Ireland football, hurling and camogie championships will begin in May, with matches broadcast every weekend until August, including full matchday coverage, presentation and analysis as Gaeilge on All-Ireland Hurling and Football finals day.

Alongside commentators Garry Mac Donncha and Cuán Ó Flatharta, co-commentary and analysis will be provided by Dara Ó Cinnéide, Pat Fleury and a host of other former players.

On RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, live commentary, analysis and reporting can be heard from the Gaeltacht games, and from all corners of the country every weekend on Spórt an tSathairn, Spórt an Tráthnóna and Spórt an Lae.

RTÉ Radio 1 will have live commentary, updates and reports on all the Championship action from the very start on April 11 and 12 on Sunday Sport and a specially extended Saturday Sport throughout the Championship season. RTÉ Radio 1 will bring listeners exclusive national radio match commentaries every weekend.

There’ll also be previews and reviews daily across Inside Sport and on Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1 and there will be full round-ups of the highlights and main talking points on the weekend television news bulletins Six One and Nine O'Clock News with RTÉ’s GAA Correspondent Marty Morrissey.

Follow all the games on the RTÉ Sport website and RTÉ News app with our live blogs, match reports and reaction. Missed the action? Watch match highlights back on RTÉ’s YouTube page, RTÉ.ie and RTÉ News app.

As well as expert opinion from columnists Lee Keegan, Enda McGinley and Shane McGrath, there will be features, interviews and all the breaking news. Cathal Mullaney and guests will offer expert midweek analysis on the RTÉ GAA Podcast. Follow The Sunday Game and RTÉ Sport on your social channels for all the best highlights, punditry and debate.

Declan McBennett, Group Head of Sport, RTÉ, said: "With the anticipation building across all codes, we are excited at the prospect of another thrilling championship.

"At both provincial and national level, the championship is the true test of a teams progress and it’s the biggest draw for players and supporters alike. Nothing beats the championship and RTÉ is delighted to be at the heart of it, right from the beginning to the steps of the Hogan Stand on All-Ireland final day."

Matches televised on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player:

12 April

Camogie League final Div 1B: Clare v Dublin, 12.15pm

Camogie League final Div 1A: Waterford v Galway, 2.15pm

USFC: Armagh v Tyrone, 4.15pm

19 April

MSHC: Clare v Waterford, 2pm

MSHC: Tipperary v Cork, 4pm

26 April

MSHC: Cork v Limerick, 2pm

CSFC: Mayo/London v Roscommon/New York, 4pm

3 May

MSHC: Clare v Limerick, 2pm

USFC: Donegal/Down v Tyrone/Armagh/Fermanagh, 4pm

9 May

Wexford v Dublin, 4pm

10 May

Munster Senior Football final, 1.45pm

Connacht Senior Football final, 4.15pm

17 May

Leinster Football Final, 2pm

Ulster Football Final, 4.15pm

23 May

AI SFC Rd 1

24 May

LSHC Rd 5: Dublin v Kilkenny OR Wexford v Galway OR Kildare v Offaly, 2pm

MSHC Rd 5: Cork v Clare OR Limerick V Tipperary, 4pm

31 May

AI SFC Rd 1, 4pm

6 June

Joe McDonagh Cup final, 3.45pm

Leinster Hurling final, 6pm

7 June

Munster Hurling final, 4pm

14 June

AI SFC Rd 2A/2B, 1pm

AI SFC Rd 2A/2B, 3.30pm

20/21 June

Tailteann Cup semi-finals / Hurling quarter-finals / AI SFC Rd 3

28 June

Football quarter-final, 1.45pm

Football quarter-final, 4pm

4 July

Camogie quarter-final, TBC

Hurling semi-final, 3.30pm

5 July

Camogie quarter-final, TBC

Hurling semi-final, 4pm

11 July

Tailteann Cup final, 3.30pm

All-Ireland Football semi-final, 6pm

12 July

Football semi-final, 4pm

19 July

Hurling final, 3.30pm

25 July

Camogie semi-final, 4pm

Camogie semi-final, 6pm

26 July

Football final, 3.30pm

9 August

Junior Camogie final

Intermediate Camogie final

Senior Camogie final

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