SLIGO TROUNCED NEW York a fortnight ago on the knee-shredding astroturf of Gaelic Park in the Big Apple but the championship begins in earnest this weekend.
Saturday sees the hurling championship debut with two Leinster clashes: Westmeath v Antrim in Mullingar and Carlow hosting Laois.
Fast-forward to Sunday where all four provinces are represented: Cavan v Donegal in Ulster; Westmeath v Louth and Longford v Laois in Leinster; Munster holds Limerick v Waterford while the Connacht clash of Roscommon v Galway wraps it all up nicely.
The question remains though: which is the game of the weekend for you?
Poll Results:
Connacht SFC: Roscommon v Galway (93)
Leinster SFC: Longford v Laois (24)
Ulster SFC: Cavan v Donegal (23)
Leinster SFC: Westmeath v Louth (18)
Munster SFC: Limerick v Waterford (14)
Leinster SHC: Westmeath v Antrim (3)
Leinster SHC: Carlow v Laois (3)