THE DUBS ARE back on the championship trail this weekend.
They face Westmeath in Croke Park on Saturday in the quarter-final of the Leinster senior football championship.
This weekend also sees Offaly and Kildare make their 2013 debuts in Leinster while in Ulster it’s the first day out for Derry and Down.
The Munster hurling championship throws in on Sunday afternoon as Clare go head to head with Waterford.
And the footballers of Kerry and Waterford are in championship action along with the hurlers of Laois and Carlow.
Saturday June 1st
Leinster SFC quarter-finals
Offaly v Kildare, Croke Park, 5pm, (Ref: Rory Hickey, Clare)
Dublin v Westmeath, Croke Park, 7pm, (Ref: Eddie Kinsella, Laois)
Munster SFC semi-final
Kerry v Waterford, Killarney, 7pm, (Ref: Martin Higgins, Fermanagh)
Sunday June 2nd
Ulster SFC quarter-final
Derry v Down, Celtic Park, 2pm, (Ref: David Coldrick, Meath)
Leinster SHC quarter-final
Laois v Carlow, Portlaoise, 3pm, (Ref: Johnny Ryan, Tipperary)
Munster SHC quarter-final
Clare v Waterford, Semple Stadium, Thurles, 4pm, (Ref: James McGrath, Westmeath)
The Bord Gáis Energy U21 hurling championship also starts this week with opening round clashes in Munster and Leinster.
Friday May 31st
Munster U21HC quarter-final
Tipperary v Limerick, Semple Stadium, Thurles, 7.30pm, (Ref: Colm Lyons, Cork)
Sunday June 2nd
Leinster U21HC quarter-final
Wexford v Westmeath, Wexford Park, 3pm, (Ref: Maurice Flynn, Kilkenny)
The semi-final replay in the Christy Ring Cup is on Saturday while the final details have also been announced for that competition along with the deciders in the Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cups.
Saturday June 1st
Christy Ring Cup semi-final replay
Down v Meath, Ballycran, 3pm, (Ref: Tony Carroll, Offaly)
Saturday June 8th
Lory Meagher Cup final
Longford v Warwickshire, Croke Park, 12pm
Nicky Rackard Cup final
Donegal v Roscommon, Croke Park, 2pm
Christy Ring Cup final
Kerry v Down/Meath, Croke Park, 4pm
Finally here’s the action that takes place in the minor, junior and intermediate grades.
Wednesday May 29th
Leinster JFC quarter-finals
Meath v Kildare, Ashbourne, 7.30pm, (Ref: Fergal Smyth, Offaly)
Louth v Cavan, Dowdallshill, Dundalk, 7.30pm, (Ref: Garry McMahon, Dublin)
Wexford v Longford, Farmleigh, 7.30pm, (Ref: Noel McKenna, Kildare)
Saturday June 1st
Munster JFC semi-final
Tipperary v Waterford, Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney, 5pm, (Ref: Eddie Walsh, Kerry)
Sunday June 2nd
Ulster MFC quarter-final
Derry v Down, Celtic Park, 12.15pm, (Ref: Niall Cullen, Fermanagh)
Munster IHC quarter-final
Clare v Waterford, Semple Stadium, Thurles, 1.45pm, (Ref: John O’Brien, Tipperary)
