FIXTURES: Bumper weekend for Tipperary Gaelic Games with eight teams in championship action

Tipperary GAA, LGFA, and Camogie will be busy in championship action this weekend

It is another huge weekend for Tipperary GAA, Ladies Football, and Camogie teams across a number of championships, with county sides in action from minor level right up to senior football.

The action gets underway on Friday evening when the Tipperary minor hurlers travel to take on Waterford in Round 5 of the Munster Minor Hurling Championship. Throw-in at Fraher Field is at 7pm as Tipp look to finish the round-robin series strongly.

Saturday sees a double-header of important knockout action. In the Celtic Challenge Division 1 quarter-final, Tipperary Gold to take on Kilkenny at MW Hire Training Centre for a 12pm start in what promises to be a high-quality underage clash.

Attention then turns to Templemore, where the Tipperary minor footballers face Longford in the All-Ireland Minor C Football Championship preliminary quarter-final at 1.30pm. With a place in the last eight up for grabs, Tipp will be hoping for strong home support.

Sunday is another packed day for Premier County supporters. The senior footballers begin their Tailteann Cup campaign away to Sligo at 12.45pm in a key opening round encounter.

Later that afternoon, the Tipperary U20 footballers also make the trip west to face Sligo in the All-Ireland U20B Football Championship semi-final at 2.45pm, with a place in the final on the line.

There is also more Celtic Challenge action on Sunday as Tipperary Blue take on Wexford in their Division 1 quarter-final at Coolmore Morris Park, with throw-in fixed for 12pm.

Ladies

Tipperary's ladies are in action in both codes also. First, on Sunday morning, Tipperary's ladies football team will face a do-or-die final round clash with Waterford in Fraher Field at 11.45am, with the winner going into the knockout stages.

In the afternoon, the Tipperary Camogie U23 team will be in All-Ireland semi-final action against Cork in SETU Waterford, with a place in the final up for grabs.

Friday, May 8

Munster Minor Hurling Championship - Round 5

Tipperary vs Waterford in Fraher Field 7pm

Saturday, May 9

Celtic Challenge - Division 1 Quarter-Final

Tipperary Gold vs Kilkenny in MW Hire Training Centre 12pm

All-Ireland Minor C Football Championship Preliminary Quarter-Final

Tipperary vs Longford in Templemore 1.30

Sunday, May 10

TG4 MLGFA Senior Championship - Round 3

Tipperary vs Waterford in Cappoquin Logistics Fraher Field 11.45

Tailteann Cup - Round 1