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There's another bumper day of GAA action in store as the SFC and Tailteann Cup continue in football and the Christy Ring, Lory Meagher and Nickey Rackard Cups reach their conclusion at Croke Park.
We'll keep you up to date across all codes in our GAA blog below.
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Cork v Kerry, SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 4.45 – GAA+
Down v Louth, Páirc Esler, 5.30
Roscommon v Meath, King & Moffatt Dr Hyde Park, 6.0
Tyrone v Mayo, O'Neills Healy Park, 7.0 – GAA+
Tailteann Cup
Westmeath 0-8 Limerick 0-11
Offaly v Laois, Cedral St Conleth's, 6.0
Wicklow v Waterford, Chadwicks Wexford Park
Christy Ring Cup final
Derry v London, Croke Park, 5.0 – Spórt TG4 YouTube
Lory Meagher Cup final
Cavan 0-1 New York 0-1
Nickey Rackard Cup final
Mayo 1-21 Roscommon 3-16 (FULL TIME)
All-Ireland U-20 Hurling Championship final
Kilkenny 0-0 Tipperary 0-0
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Tier 3 final
Wicklow 1-08 Longford 2-13 (FULL TIME)
All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
Derry v Galway, Owenbeg, 2.0
Kilkenny v Waterford, UPMC Nowlan Park, 4.0
Limerick v Wexford, Mick Neville Park, 4.0
Tipperary v Cork, The Ragg, 4.0
5 minutes ago
The teams and officials are on the field at Croke Park for the Lory Meagher Cup final. Neither Cavan or New York have tasted success in the competition, with the Breifne County beaten by Fermanagh in the 2021 final.
12 minutes ago
With all 16 teams in All-Ireland SFC action across this weekend, eight-time winner Philly McMahon has been musing whether Gaelic Football is entering a new era - one of the elusive and jinky forward. That, he says, can be the key to success.
15 minutes ago
Mayo face Tyrone in Omagh at 7pm this evening.
On Independent.ie, Frank Roche reflects on two weeks which has brought a shock defeat, Kevin McStay stepping back, officers confronting financial allegations and 'toxic' emails.
19 minutes ago
Roscommon's third goal at Croke Park, score by Robbie Fallon, which ultimately proved the difference in the end for his team. Fallon hit 1-2 in total, as did Sean Canning and Brendan Mulry in the full forward line.
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23 minutes ago
Tailteann Cup
39' Westmeath 0-8 Limerick 0-10
It's half time at O'Moore Park in Portlaoise and after a tight 35 minutes-plus, Limerick have emerged with a two point advantage. James Naughton has accounted for five of those scores, four from play.
27 minutes ago
Joint captains Conor Mulry and Conor Cosgrove lift the Nickey Rackard at Croker for Roscommon, to a fair roar from a modest crowd.
30 minutes ago
To 2007 and 2015, add 2025 to the Roscommon Roll of Honour. Only four time winners Donegal have claimed the Nickey Rackard on more occasions than the Rossies now.
32 minutes ago
Nickey Rackard Cup final
Mayo 1-21 (24) Roscommon 3-16 (25) (70)
FULL TIME! - Four unanswered scores late in the day from Ben McGahon, Eoin Kiernan and Brenan Mulry quell the Mayo surge and Roscommon claim the Nickey Rackard Cup.
39 minutes ago
Nickey Rackard Cup final
Mayo 1-21 Roscommon 3-12 (67)
A point from play Eoin Delaney, either side of a few wides for Mayo, gives his team more breathing space. They might have come to rue some wasteful scoring attempts in the last ten minutes but a Sean Kenny score leaves Roscommon needing a goal.
46 minutes ago
Nickey Rackard Cup final
Mayo 1-19 Roscommon 3-12 (60)
GOAL! - Big few minutes in the game as Eoin Delaney nets to bring Mayo within a point of Roscommon. Shane Boland immediately follows up with a score to level and then Liam Lavin does the same. Mayo have turned it around.
52 minutes ago
Nickey Rackard Cup final
Mayo 0-16 3-12 Roscommon (53)
GOAL! - Robbie Fallon nets for the Rossies after being picked out with a centre. Three different goalscorers for Roscommon, who now lead by five.
55 minutes ago
Nickey Rackard Cup final
Mayo 0-16 2-12 Roscommon (52)
The Nickey Rackard Cup final is 50 minutes in and Roscommon lead Mayo by a two points, 2-12 to 0-16, at GAA HQ. Roscommon had led by three at the internal but Mayo are staying in it.
Today 09:01 AM
Hello and welcome to Independent.ie's live blog coverage of Saturday's Gaelic Games action. Barry Landy here and I'll be keeping you up-to-date throughout the afternoon and evening right here.
There are 16 matches taking place across the country, including four clashes in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship group series, as well as matches in the Tailteann Cup and three finals from Croke Park and more besides.
The meeting of Munster's big guns Cork and Kerry at Páirc Uí Chaoimh is the first game of the day available to GAA+ subscribers and Tyrone v Mayo follows later with a 7pm throw-in. The Christy Ring, Lory Meagher and Nickey Rackard cup finals from Croke Park are all available to watch on the Spórt TG4 YouTube channel.
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