GAA on TV: Provincial football semis headline Bank Holiday weekend action

May 01, 2026

Down's Pierce Laverty and Rory Grugan of Armagh ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

This Bank Holiday weekend sees GAA fans with eight matches to watch live over the coming days as the finalists in the Leinster and Ulster senior football championships are set to be determined.

GAA+ will be streaming the Ulster SFC clash of Derry and Monaghan at the Box-It Athletic Grounds (5pm) before showing the Leinster last four showdown between holders Louth and Dublin in Portlaoise (7pm).

On Sunday, the weekend’s sole live televised senior hurling clash sees Clare host Limerick in Ennis (2pm), where RTE’s cameras will be, before the national broadcasters shows the derby clash up north between Armagh and Donegal’s conquerors Down live from St Tiernach’s Park, Clones (4pm)/

The other football semi-final in the eastern province sees Kildare taking on Mark McHugh's Westmeath side in Tullamore (2pm), which will be available to watch live on GAA+.

Check out details of the weekend’s live action below:

Friday, May 1st

Munster MHC Round 4
Cork v Clare, Pairc Ui Rinn, 7pm - TG4 YouTube

Saturday, May 2nd

Ulster SFC semi-final
Derry v Monaghan, Box-It Athletic Grounds, 5pm - GAA+

Leinster SFC semi-final
Louth v Dublin, Laois Hire O'Moore Park, 7pm - GAA+

Sunday, May 3rd

Leinster SFC semi-final
Kildare v Westmeath, Glenisk O'Connor Park, 2pm - GAA+

Munster SHC Round 3
Clare v Limerick, Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chíosóg, 2pm - RTE

Ulster SFC semi-final
Armagh v Down, Clones, 4pm – RTE

Ladies Connacht SFC final
Galway v Mayo, Heartland Credit Union Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, 3pm - TG4

Ladies Ulster SFC
Donegal v Tyrone, Lifford, 2pm - TG4


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