All-Ireland SHC preliminary Qfs: All You Need to Know

SATURDAY, 15 JUNE

All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-finals

Laois v Wexford, Laois Hire O'Moore Park, 5pm
Offaly v Cork, Glenisk O'Connor Park, 5.15pm

ONLINE

Live blogs/live scores on RTÉ Sport Online and RTÉ News app.

TV

GAAGO will cover the clash in Tullamore between Offaly and Cork with highlights and reaction to Saturday's action on The Saturday Game, RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player, from 10.50pm.

RADIO

Live updates on RTÉ Radio 1's Saturday Sport and RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta's Spórt an tSathairn.

WEATHER

Saturday: While Saturday will bring some bright or sunny spells at times in places, there'll be further showers or longer spells, again some of it heavy, with a chance of thunder. Highest temperatures of 14 to 17 or 18 degrees in mostly light to moderate variable winds.

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Preliminary arguments

Some GAA debates are guaranteed an annual outing – ticket prices, championship structure and, at this stage of the season, the decision to hand Joe McDonagh finalists a spot in the All-Ireland series.

Saturday's games will be the fifth time tier two teams have entered the preliminary quarter-final stage since the McDonagh Cup's inception – two Covid years saw them miss out – and some of the results need to come with a health warning.

Offaly 3-18 Tipperary 7-38, Carlow 0-13 Limerick 5-22, Westmeath 0-20 Cork 1-40 – there have been some almighty beatings handed out.

"The Joe McDonagh winners gain promotion, that’s solid but asking these two teams to play again in a matter of