Hurling championship: All You Need to Know

SATURDAY

Joe McDonagh Cup

Kerry v Meath, Austin Stack Park, 1pm

Down v Offaly, Ballycran, 1pm

Westmeath v Laois, TEG Cusack Park, 1pm

SUNDAY

Leinster SHC

Galway v Dublin, Pearse Stadium, 2pm (RTÉ2)

Kilkenny v Wexford, UPMC Nowlan Park, 2pm (GAAGO)

Antrim v Carlow, Corrigan Park, 2pm

Munster SHC

Limerick v Waterford, TUS Gaelic Grounds, 4pm (RTÉ2)

Tipperary v Clare, FBD Semple Stadium, 4pm (RTÉ News)

ONLINE

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

TV

Galway v Dublin and Limerick v Waterford live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Kilkenny v Wexford live on GAAGO, while Tipperary v Clare will be broadcast live on the RTÉ News Channel. 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's Spórt an tSathairn and Spórt an Lae.

WEATHER

Saturday: A cloudy day on Saturday with a spell of rain gradually tracking northeastwards from Munster. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees in mostly moderate southeast winds.

Sunday: A mix of cloud and some sunny spells with scattered outbreaks of showery rain. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees, in light to moderate westerly winds.

For more, visit met.ie.

Permutations

The final games across two provinces throw up a whole range of permutations, with different rules in place in Munster and Leinster when two or more teams finish on the same points. My colleague Eoin Ryan has handily laid it all out HERE.

Limerick's five in-a-row hopes on the line

For the second season in a row, John Kiely's Limerick enter the final round of group games knowing that their handle on the Liam MacCarthy Cup could be loosened as they host Waterford.

Last year,