Club football and hurling championhips: All you need to know

SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER

FOOTBALL

Connacht SFC semi-final

Corofin (Galway) v Ballina Stephenites (Mayo), Pearse Stadium, 2pm

SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER

FOOTBALL

Connacht SFC semi-final

St Brigid's (Roscommon) v Mohill (Leitrim), Dr Hyde Park 1.30pm

Leinster SFC semi-finals

St Mary's (Louth) v Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin), Ardee, 1.30pm

St Loman's (Westmeath) v Naas (Kildare), TEG Cusack Park, 1.30pm

HURLING

Munster SHC semi-finals

Kiladangan (Tipperary) v Clonlara (Clare), Semple Stadium, 2pm

Na Piarsaigh (Limerick) v Ballygunner (Waterford), Gaelic Grounds, 4pm

Ulster SHC semi-final

Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (Antrim) v Portaferry (Down), Box-It Athletic Grounds, 4pm

TV
RTÉ will have Corofin's clash with Ballina Stephenites on Saturday, with coverage on RTÉ 2 and RTÉ Player beginning at 1.30pm.

On Sunday, TG4 will broadcast both Munster hurling semi-finals, with Kiladangan v Clonlara throwing in at 2pm, followed at 4pm by the meeting of Na Piarsaigh and Ballygunner.

RADIO
Updates on RTÉ Radio 1's Saturday Sport Sunday Sport

The first game of the weekend - indeed the only senior game pencilled in for Saturday - will see a renewal of the Galway-Mayo rivalry as Corofin and Ballina Stephenites will battle it out for a place in the Connacht final.

The Galway champions dethroned Moycullen last time out and with four All-Ireland titles in the last seven years, will be keen to make a statement that Kilmacud Crokes - raging favourites in the eyes of many - won't have a straight forward route to retain their crown.

Corofin's stylish attacking play at Pearse Stadium was in stark contrast to a dour Mayo decider, where Ballina came out the right side of a game that saw just 10 points scored.

A first title since 2006 was a boost for the Mayo side, who