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Roscommon will meet Mayo in the final of Connacht U20 Football Championship, while Tyrone are set to face off with Monaghan in the Ulster decider. Cork and Kerry will go head-to-head in the Munster final.

Clare advance to a Fulfil Munster Hurling Under-20 final after an incredible finish against Tipperary, while the picture in Leinster has become clearer.

Shane McGrath expects a huge Kilkenny performance this weekend when they look to get their Leinster title defence back on track against Wexford, but felt their defeat to Galway was reminiscent of a team without a plan or structure.

Shane McGrath, Rory O'Neill and Cathal Mullaney reconvene to look back on the opening weekend of the hurling championship and look ahead to round 2 on the RTÉ GAA Podcast.

Five-time All-Ireland winning former Kerry footballer Éamonn Fitzmaurice and Offaly football stalwart Nigel Dunne join Cathal Mullaney on the football edition of the RTÉ GAA Podcast as they reflect on the opening weekend of the Championship.

Former Kerry manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice says Kerry's lengthy injury list should provide opportunities for others when they take on Clare this weekend.

Ahead of their bid for a hat-trick of Ulster titles, Éamonn Fitzmaurice lavishes parise on the well-oiled machine that is Donegal.

It's a different kind of rivalry to Mayo-Galway, but arguably one with a bit more needle and bitterness

We're only one week in, at the end of April, and already the Munster SHC has the feel of knockout hurling to it.

Ciarán Joyce says playing at full-back is a "different ball game completely" as he adapts to his new role under Ben O'Connor.

Kilkenny are not only in danger of relinquishing their six-year provincial dominance, but unless they become more clinical in front of the posts they are in grave danger of failing to emerge from the Leinster SHC, according to former Cork hurler Patrick Horgan.

Ulster GAA have no immediate plans to revive their provincial hurling championship despite Down's two recent victories over Antrim.

RTÉ hurling analyst Neil McManus believes that Clare boss Brian Lohan may need to find a starting spot for John Conlon if the Banner are to steady the defensive ship as the Munster championship progresses.

All-Ireland champions Tipperary are facing a season of being Munster also-rans and an early exit in their quest to defend the Liam MacCarthy, according to two men who know a thing or two about the alligator swamp that is the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.

Cork manager Ben O'Connor said his players had put the 2025 All-Ireland final "out of their head" in the wake of their Munster SHC victory over Tipperary in Semple Stadium this afternoon.

Being awarded the player of the match was little consolation for Stephen Bennett, with frustration the overriding emotion as Waterford were defeated by Clare in the opening round of the Munster Hurling Championship.

Going in as underdogs did not deter Westmeath, with their manager Mark McHugh confident in advance that they could overcome Meath and that they did, after a five-point victory in Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final.

Acting Dublin manager Dean Rock admitted that they didn't get the performance they "would have liked" after they were taken to the brink by Wicklow in their Leinster quarter-final in Aughrim.

Kildare shrugged off the disappointment of relegation from Division 2 to record a hard-fought win over near neighbours Laois and set up a Leinster semi-final against Westmeath.

Cork avenged their All-Ireland final defeat to record a precious Munster Championship-opening victory over Tipperary in front of 44,348 fans at FBD Semple Stadium.