Connacht & Munster SFC finals: All you need to know

SUNDAY 5 MAY

Munster SFC final
Clare v Kerry, Cusack Park, Ennis, 1.45pm

Connacht SFC final
Galway v Mayo, Pearse Stadium, 4pm

ONLINE
Live blogs on RTÉ Sport Online and RTÉ News app

TV
Coverage of both finals on The Sunday Game Live, RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player, from 1.15pm. Highlights and reaction to all the weekend's action on The Sunday Game, RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player, 9.30pm.

RADIO
Live commentaries and updates on RTÉ Radio 1's Sunday Sport, and RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta Spórt an Lae.

WEATHER
There's likely to be a general improvement, with sunshine becoming a little bit more prevalent. There'll still be a scattering of showers too though, with a few heavier ones possible in the east. There's also still a small chance of more persistent rain for a time in parts of the south and east. Highest temperatures of 12 to 17 degrees, all sunshine dependent with mostly light variable breezes. For more go to met.ie.

A case of not wanting to win?

No doubt the traditionalists are still thrown off course with provincial deciders being played on the first Sunday in May. We are where we are and all that, but there was one occasion when a Connacht final was fixed for the August Bank Holiday weekend.

The year was 1997, with Mayo making hard work of getting past Sligo. In the couple of the years that followed, we again saw deciders staged as the Galway Racing Festival was winding down and the hay was saved.

As I said, we are where we are and silverware is about to be handed out before attention quickly turns to the All-Ireland group phase. Since last Tuesday's draw (with many still wondering why it was carried out before the outcome of this weekend's games were known), the focus has honed in on Group 1, where the Connacht winner will be joined by the