SATURDAY 6 MAY
Leinster SHC
Dublin v Wexford, Croke Park, 5pm
Westmeath v Galway, TEG Cusack Park, 6pm
Munster SHC
Cork v Tipperary, Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 7pm
Joe McDonagh Cup
Laois v Kildare, Laois Hire O'Moore Park
SUNDAY 7th MAY (all games 1pm)
Leinster SHC
Antrim v Kilkenny, Corrigan Park
Joe McDonagh Cup
Offaly v Kerry, Glenisk O'Connor Park
Down v Carlow, Ballycran
TV
Dublin v Wexford, Cork v Tipperary and Antrim v Kilkenny are all available exclusively on GAAGO.
Highlights of the weekend's action on The Sunday Game, 9.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.
ONLINE
Live blogs on Munster and Leinster matches, live scores on all games.
RADIO
Live commentary and updates on RTÉ Radio 1's Saturday Sport and Sunday Sport from 2pm. Also live updates on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta's Spórt an tSathairn, Spórt an Tráthnóna and Spórt an Lae
WEATHER
Saturday and Sunday: Both days have the promise of sunny, mild intervals but with the chance of heavy showers in the mix.
For a detailed forecast see met.ie
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Is the Championship opening up?
After witnessing a first championship defeat for Limerick in four years last weekend, there's a certain added electricity in the air ahead of this weekend's fixtures.
The Treaty men can be beaten, and no more than Mayo beating the Dublin footballers in the 2021 All-Ireland semi-final and it, in turn, opening up the big ball championship, the air of invincibility around John Kiely's men has taken a hit.
The only game in Munster this weekend pits the province's two most successful teams against one another. Something has to give, with both Cork and Tipperary having won their opening fixture, against Waterford and Clare respectively.
With those two points already in the bag, the winner tomorrow evening - if there is to be one - will be a in a very strong position to at least finish in the top three.
A draw would leave the pair three points ahead of Waterford, with the Déise only having two games to play.
The Rebels beat a depleted Premier outfit last season, a reversal of their two previous meetings which had seen Tipp emerge victors by four points and seven points.
Liam Cahill is hopeful that Craig Morgan, Seamus Callanan and Niall O'Meara will see championship action before too long, but none of the trio is likely to be at full tilt this weekend.
Callanan is expected to be the first back, having missed the entirety of their 2022 campaign with a hand injury, before damaging ligaments in their league triumph over Waterford in March.
Robbie O’Flynn's return for Cork off the bench against Waterford was a welcome one for Pat Ryan, who is looking to guide the Rebels to a first Munster final in five years.
Meaningful game in hollow Croke Park
Moving east, the standout fixture is at a peculiar venue, with Dublin hosting Wexford in the first Leinster game of the evening.
Despite much hullabaloo this week about the Dublin footballers, and their perceived advantages around playing regularly at Croke Park, there wouldn't be many people arguing the same for the capital's hurlers.
And yet, that's exactly what we're facing into tomorrow. Parnell Park, which can barely hold 10,000 but has provided a heralded atmosphere in recent seasons when the big Leinster hurling counties have come to town, has been dumped for the Jones' Road venue.
While Leinster finals involving the Yellowbellies have drawn big crowds in the last half decade, it will be interesting to see what a round-robin fixture between the best of the rest might draw to the capital on a Saturday evening. The 5pm start also means return rail travel is not an option for those with the purple and gold headbands.
Regardless of the location of the fixture, this is a game which might well define the seasons of the respective counties.
Wexford beat Antrim, where Dublin only drew with the Saffrons, so tomorrow's visitors have the pre-game advantage. But the Dubs beat the Slaneysiders last year by a point, and Wexford still managed to nab third place with a last day victory over Kilkenny.
Dublin have lost some experienced players this season - former captain Chris Crummey the standout figure in that group - and are seen by some to be too dependent upon the brilliant Donal Burke. Their modern record against tomorrow's opposition, when playing them in Dublin, is good though, with their last championship defeat on home turf coming 15 years ago.
Wexford seemed like a blunt instrument for large swathes of the Allianz League, but the return of experienced duo Lee Chin and Matthew O'Hanlon will see them travelling with a bit more confidence.
Galway and Kilkenny continuing Leinster final push
The other two games in Leinster hold less promise.
Westmeath have scored just 1-21 in their two games so far, and currently sit bottom of the round robin table with a scoring difference of minus 34.
They lost to Galway by 25 points last summer, and it's hard to know how much closer than can get.
The Tribesmen make the trip to the Midlands with three points from their clashes with the province's traditional powerhouses, beating Wexford before drawing with Kilkenny.
Then, on Sunday, Kilkenny make the trip to Corrigan Park to take on Antrim. After drawing with Dublin there last month, in a game they led for large parts, Darren Gleeson will be determined to see his side put in an even bigger performance against the game's most successful county.
The Cats come into the game with three points, and with Dublin and Wexford to come, they'll be aware that there isn't room for any complacency.
This weekend also sees a full set of Joe McDonagh Cup fixtures.
Laois and Kildare lock horns at O'Moore Park, with the hosts knowing that they merely need to avoid defeat to secure another tilt at the McDonagh Cup in 2024.
But, with the top two set to meet, Laois will also know that victory could get them right back into the conversation about a top-two finish, the place in the final that goes with it, as well as potential passage to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.
The Liliywhites have seen all the promise of their league run dissipate in their three games so far and, with Down to come next week, are fighting for survival in the second tier.
The Mourne men are in a similar position ahead of their meeting with Carlow on Sunday. The Barrowsiders, meanwhile, are very much in the hunt for a first final appearance in five years.
The big game is the battle of the two unbeaten sides at Tullamore. Offaly have three wins, while Kerry make the journey with five points already in the bag.
A win for the Faithful would guarantee their place in the final and a chance to return to the Leinster SHC for the first time since 2018.
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