Tailteann Cup semi-finals: All you need to know

There are just four teams remaining in the inaugural Tailteann Cup and by Sunday evening we will know the finalists for the 2022 competition.

Despite initial trepidation that teams wouldn't buy into the new tournament, a series of thrilling games have provided real hope that it can become an important fixture in the GAA calendar.

SUNDAY Cavan v Sligo, Croke Park, 1.45pm Offaly v Westmeath, Croke Park, 4pm

ONLINE Live tracker on RTÉ Sport Online and RTÉ News Now app.

TV Live coverage of both semi-finals on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player.

RADIO Live commentary on Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1.

Sligo need something extra to rumble Breffni Blues

Go back 25 years and Cavan were preparing for a very different semi-final at Croke Park as they prepared to take on the might of Kerry in the All-Ireland series.

Current Breffni boss Mickey Graham came on in the dying embers of that clash in August 1997, and while he’ll be on the sidelines this time around, he’ll be hoping his side can go at least one step further and reach an All-Ireland final.

It’s not the competition they wanted to be in at the start of the year, of course, but they licked their wounds after the Ulster semi-final defeat to Donegal and have produced nine-point wins against fellow Ulster sides Down and Fermanagh.

"There was initial disappointment after Donegal," Graham told RTÉ Sport. "It took a while to get over that and you are always wary of the first game back, but since then we have found momentum."

Not surprisingly, the Galligan cousins – both All-Stars in 2020’s run to the All-Ireland semi-final – have been key in bringing Cavan to this stage.

In the first round against Down, goalkeeper Raymond Galligan produced a stunning kicking display and ended the day with 0-07 to his name.