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TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship: All you need to know

Caroline O'Hanlon starts for Armagh against Tipperary
Caroline O'Hanlon starts for Armagh against Tipperary

The TG4 All-Ireland Championships continue, with some crucial clashes down for decision.

Some of the big guns can seal quarter-final slots on Saturday.

Here's all you need to know.


ONLINE

Reports, round-ups and results on RTÉ.ie and the RTÉ News app. Tipperary v Armagh will be available on the Spórt TG4 YouTube channel.

TV

Cork v Galway (1pm) and Kerry v Waterford (3pm) are live on TG4.

RADIO

Updates on RTÉ Radio 1's Saturday Sport and Sunday Sport.

WEATHER

Mainly cloudy with outbreaks of rain moving southeastwards over the country at first, but drier in the north with brighter intervals and scattered showers. A mix of sunny spells and scattered showers will develop for the afternoon, with some heavy and possibly thundery downpours. Highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees. For more visit met.ie.


SATURDAY
(2pm throw-in unless stated)

All-Ireland Senior Championship

Group 1
Tipperary v Armagh, FBD Semple Stadium, 5.30pm (Live on Spórt TG4 YouTube)

Armagh make the trip to Tipperary knowing that victory will guarantee a home quarter-final.

The Orchard County got the better of Meath by a single point in a cracking game at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds last Saturday and are in pole position in Group 1.

Tipperary will be hoping to make life difficult for the hosts and this is their first outing since losing out narrowly to Cork in the round-robin stages of the Munster championship.

The Premier County make just one change in personnel from that fixture, with Clara English coming in to replace Katelyn Downey.

Armagh, meanwhile, make two changes to the team that saw off Meath, with Caroline O'Hanlon coming in for Blaithín Mackin at midfield, while Niamh Reel replaces Eve Lavery in the full-forward line.

Tipperary: L Fitzpatrick; E Kelly, L Spillane, E Cronin; C O’Dwyer, M Curley (capt), S English; L Morrissey, AR Kennedy; C English, A Moloney, E Morrissey; M Creedon, A McGuigan, E McCarthy.

Armagh: A Carr; G Ferguson, C McCambridge (capt), R Mulligan; C Towe, L McConville, D Coleman; N Coleman, C O’Hanlon; E Druse, A McCoy, S Quigley; N Reel, N Henderson, K Mallon.

Group 2
Kerry v Waterford, Fitzgerald Stadium, 3pm (Live on TG4)

Kerry, the 2022 and 2023 runners-up, opened their All-Ireland campaign with a draw against Donegal last Sunday.

The Kingdom go into this clash with Waterford, then, knowing that victory is a must if they’re to progress to the knock-out stages.

Waterford’s last competitive outing was against Kerry in the Munster Championship, a game they lost by just a point.

Déise boss Pat Sullivan has made six changes to the team that lined out on that occasion.

Kate McGrath, Alannah McNulty, Clodagh Carroll, Annie Fitzgerald, Molly Comerford and Mairead O’Brien all come into the starting team, with Aoibhe Waring, Eve Power, Aine O’Neill, Ellen Bolger, Caragh McCarthy and Lucie O’Shea dropping out.

Kerry, meanwhile, have included Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh, who’s made cameo appearances off the bench in recent games, to start, with Katie Brosnan listed on the bench.

Kerry: C Butler; E Lynch, K Cronin, C Murphy; A O’Connell, D Kearney, A Dillane; M O’Connell, L Scanlon; N Carmody (capt.), L Ní Mhuircheartaigh, A Galvin; N Ní Chonchúir, E Dineen, D O’Leary.

Waterford: E O’Brien; C Murray, H Power, K McGrath; N Power, A Murray, A McNulty; K Hogan (capt.), E Murray; C Carroll, A Fitzgerald, M Comerford; K Murray, L McGregor, M O’Brien.

Group 3
Cork v Galway, MTU Cork, 1pm (Live on TG4)

Galway won by six points when the sides met in the 2023 Championship.

These are two teams who suffered relegation from Division 1 of the Lidl National League (Cork won when the sides met in the group stages back in January) but their championship form to date has been encouraging.

Galway wrestled back the Connacht crown from Mayo while Cork were competitive in the Munster Final against Kerry, particularly in the first half.

Cork were also impressive against Laois last weekend and they go into this one knowing that a win will hand them a home quarter-final.

Galway’s last competitive outing was that provincial final success and there are three changes to the team that lined out against Mayo, with Emilie Gavin, Aoife Ni Cheallaigh and Niamh Divilly coming in for Charlotte Cooney, Chellene Trill and Shauna Hynes.

Cork, meanwhile, have just one change to their starting team, with Shauna Cronin replacing Ava McAuliffe.

Cork: S Murphy; M Duggan, S Kelly, A Ryan; S McGoldrick, A Healy, D Kiely; M O’Callaghan (capt.), A O’Mahony; E Cleary, L O’Mahony, A McDonagh; S Cronin, K Quirke, R Leahy.

Galway: D Gower; M Jordan, S Ní Loingsigh, E Gavin; K Geraghty, N Ward, A Ni Cheallaigh; M Glynn, A Davoren (capt.); O Divilly, L Ward, N Divilly; E Reaney, L Coen, R Leonard.

Group 4
Mayo v Kildare, Ballina Stephenites, 2pm (Live on Spórt TG4 YouTube)

Mayo were well beaten by Dublin last weekend and will need swift improvement for a do or die clash with Kildare.

The Lilywhites, meanwhile, are heading into the All-Ireland series hoping to absorb Leinster Championship lessons, as they suffered defeats to Dublin and Meath.

Kildare did finish the provincial campaign on a high, however, with victory over Laois.

Manager Diane O’Hora welcomes back a host of key names as she makes nine changes in personnel.

Fiona Troute, Aoife Clifford, Lara Gilbert, Ruth Sargent, captain Grace Clifford, Claire Sullivan, Neasa Dooley, Ellen Dowling and Niamh Farrelly are all named to start, with Aine Mernagh, Laoise Lenehan, Mia Doherty, Ellie O’Toole, Aoife Kilkenny, Elaine Keogh, Sarah Munnelly, Erin Brereton Foley and Holly Tyrrell, who netted twice against Laois, dropping out.

Mayo have opted for changes too after the Dublin defeat, with Fionnuala McLaughlin and Sinéad Cafferky coming in for Ciara Needham and Fiona McHale.

Mayo: L Brennan; S Lally (capt), N O’Malley, K Sullivan; É Ronayne, C Durkan, D Caldwell; A Geraghty, E Murray; F McLaughlin, A Gough, S Cafferky; A Staunton, M Cannon, L Cafferky.

Kildare: A Dunlea; F Troute, A Clifford, A Reynolds; L Gilbert, R Sargent, L Murtagh; G Clifford (capt.), C Sullivan; T Duggan, N Dooley, L Doran; E Dowling, A Rattigan, N Farrelly.

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