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RTÉ to screen Ireland men's and women's Olympic qualifiers

The men's qualifiers get underway this weekend
The men's qualifiers get underway this weekend

RTÉ will carry live coverage of Ireland's upcoming Olympic qualifiers over the next two weekends.

The men's team are up first as they face Canada over two legs in Vancouver this weekend. Both games will be screened live on RTÉ Player and RTÉ News Now with Darragh Maloney joined on commentary by Sarah Scott.

Push back on Saturday is at 10.10pm with coverage beginning at 10pm. Sunday's coverage will begin at 9.00pm with push back at 9.10pm.

The women's team will get their Olympic qualifying campaign underway next weekend as they also prepare to take on Canada.

Sean Dancer's side, who will have home advantage due to their due to their place in the world's top 10, welcome the Canadians to Energia Park in Donnybrook for the two legs on 2 and 3 November.

Saturday's broadcast will start at 6.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player, where Evanne Ní Chuilinn will be joined by Cliodhna Sargent, Colin Stewart and Kate Dillon.

Push back is at 7pm with commentary from Darragh Maloney and Sarah Scott.

The coverage gets underway again on Sunday at 6.30pm followed by a 7.10pm push back.

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