Armagh host rivals Tyrone in the Ulster SFC preliminary round as the 2026 Championship season begins
Championship season is finally upon us as the 2026 edition gets under way this weekend with a handful of cracking first round contests.
The pick of the games from the opening weekend is, undoubtedly, the huge Ulster derby clash between old foes Armagh and Tyrone.
The Blackwater rivals are both recent winners of the Sam Maguire Cup with the last of Tyrone’s four All-Ireland titles coming in 2021 while the Orchard men won their second back in 2024.
Kieran McGeeney’s men go into this preliminary round contest as strong favourites, however, after an underwhelming League campaign from the Red Hands with Malachy O’Rourke’s side struggling for form in Division Two.
The Ulster preliminary round is on Sunday afternoon at 4.15pm at the Box-It Athletic Grounds with RTÉ and BBC showing live coverage of the game.
The first live football game of the weekend comes from Connacht as Mayo travel to Ruislip to take on London on Saturday (2.30pm) with that game being streamed via GAA Plus.
On Sunday night, GAA Plus will also show live coverage of New York’s clash with Roscommon live from Gaelic Park in the Bronx at 8pm.
The finals of the Lidl Ladies Football Leagues also take place this weekend with all four finals being shown by TG4.
The Division Two final between Cavan and Donegal in Clones is at 3pm while the Division One decider between Cork and Galway at the TUS Gaelic Grounds is at 5pm – both games at live on TG4.
The Division Three and Four finals are on TG4’s YouTube channel.
The Camogie League finals are on Sunday with RTÉ2 covering the Division 1B final between Clare and Dublin at 12.15pm before the Division 1A final between Waterford and Galway at 2.15pm.
The Division 2A and 3A finals are also live on the Camogie Association’s YouTube channel.
Here’s a full list of which games are being shown live this weekend. . .
Saturday, April 11
Connacht SFC quarter-final
London v Mayo (Ruislip, 2.30pm, live on GAA Plus)
Lidl Ladies Football League
Division Three final
Antrim v Louth (Crossmaglen, 1pm, live on Spórt TG4 YouTube)
Division Two final
Cavan v Donegal (Clones, 3pm, Live on TG4)
Division One final
Cork v Galway (TUS Gaelic Grounds, 5pm, Live on TG4)
Centra Camogie League
Division 3A final
Armagh v Roscommon (Abbotstown, 2pm, Live on the Camogie Association’s YouTube channel)
Division 2A Final
Kerry v Meath (Banagher, 3.30pm, Live on the Camogie Association’s YouTube channel)
Sunday, April 12
Centra Camogie League
Division 1B final
Clare v Dublin (UPMC Nowlan Park, 12.15pm, live on RTÉ2)
Division 1A final
Waterford v Galway (UPMC Nowlan Park, 2.15pm, live on RTÉ2)
Lidl Ladies Football League
Division Four final
Carlow v Leitrim (Birr, 2pm, Live on Spórt TG4 YouTube)
Ulster SFC preliminary round
Armagh v Tyrone (Box-It Athletic Grounds, 4.15pm, live on RTÉ2 and BBC Sport NI)
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