Saturday May 11

Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final

Tipperary v Limerick, Semple Stadium, 7pm

Without a Munster Championship win since 2012 Limerick will be hoping to deliver a performance at Semple Stadium.

It was a disappointing spring for Tipperary, who lost five matches in Divison Two of the Allianz Football League suffering relegation.

Liam Kearns' outfit, though, were ravaged with injuries throughout the campaign.

Limerick encountered difficulties themselves only winning two matches in Division Four so significant improvement is required.

TIPPERARY: Evan Comerford; Alan Campbell, John Meagher, Shane O'Connell; Kevin Fahey, Robbie Kiely, Emmett Moloney; Steven O'Brien, Liam Casey; Josh Keane, Paul Maher, Brian Fox; Conor Sweeney, Michael Quinlivan, Liam McGrath.

LIMERICK: Donal O’Sullivan; Brian Fanning, Sean O’Dea, Paul Maher; Colm McSweeney, Iain Corbett, Gordon Brown; Darragh Treacy, Tommie Childs; Adrian Enright, Cillian Fahy, Michael Fitzgibbon; Sean McSweeney, Seamus O’Carroll, Jamie Lee.

Clare v Waterford, Cusack Park, 7pm

Having retained Allianz Football League Division Two status, Clare now want to embark on a Munster Championship adventure.

Colm Collins opted to remain in charge for a sixth campaign and Clare have made huge strides under his guidance.

Losing Keelan Sexton is a real blow for Clare, who did well when beating Tipperary to avoid the drop in the League.

Waterford, though, were encouraged to claim three triumphs in Division Four with Benji Whelan keen that his team can improve further in the summer.

WATERFORD: Darren Mulhearne; Sean O'Donovan, Ray O'Ceallaigh, James McGrath; Brian Looby, Shane Ryan, Tadhg O'hUallachain; Shane Aherne, Tommy Prendergast; Sean Whelan Barrett, Dylan Guiry, Conor Murray; Jack Mullaney, Fearghal O'Cuirrin, Michael Curry.

Leinster Senior Football Championship First Round

Wicklow v Kildare, Netwatch Cullen Park, 7pm

Reaching the All Ireland Quarter-Final Group Phase represented a reasonable 2018 for Kildare.

The challenge for Cian O'Neill is to ensure a promising collection of emerging Kildare players can be integrated into the senior set-up.

Jimmy Hyland showed glimpses of his considerable potential in the spring, but it was a mixed Allianz Football League Division Two for Kildare overall.

Daniel Flynn's departure from the panel is an obvious loss following some effective displays last year.

Wicklow surprised Offaly at this stage 12 months ago and manager John Evans is trying to bring through young players.

Three Division Four successes brought some optimism, while the work being carried out in the underage ranks augurs well. That is an area in which Kildare have invested significant time and energy so the brief is to make an impact at the highest level.

WICKLOW: Mark Jackson; Eoin Murtagh, Ross O'Brien, Jamie Snell; David Deveraux, Shane Mooney, Darragh Fitzgerald; Dean Healy, Padraig O'Toole; Darren Hayden, Anthony McLoughlin, Theo Smith; Mark Kenny, Chris O'Brien, Patrick O'Connor.

KILDARE: Mark Donnellan; Mark Dempsey, Mick O'Grady, David Hyland; Peter Kelly, Eoin Doyle, Keith Cribbin; Kevin Feely, Fergal Conway; David Slattery, Ben McCormack, Eoghan O'Flaherty; Adam Tyrrell, Paddy Brophy, Jimmy Hyland.

Sunday May 12

Ulster Senior Football Championship Preliminary Round

Tyrone v Derry, Healy Park, 4pm

Since 2006 Tyrone have played against Derry on three occasions in the Championship winning comfortably each time.

Winning margins of eight, 11, and 11 in 2009, 2016, and 2017 confirms Tyrone's recent supremacy over Derry.

Damien McErlain's charges, though, did stitch an eight match winning sequence together to claim the Allianz Football League Division Four crown.

That wasn't an environment in which Derry wanted to be operating, but prompted by excellent captain Chrissy McKaigue the stay in the bottom tier wasn't long.

With Cathal McShane and Mattie Donnelly providing plenty of power Tyrone enjoyed a fine finish to their Allianz Football League.

Beaten All Ireland finalists in 2018 Tyrone's ambition is understandably high so they will be striving to make a positive statement on home turf.

TYRONE: Niall Morgan; Padraig Hampsey, Ronan McNamee, Michael McKernan; Michael Cassidy, Ben McDonnell, Tiernan McCann; Richie Donnelly, Brian Kennedy; Mattie Donnelly, Niall Sludden, Frank Burns; Cathal McShane, Peter Harte, Conor Meyler.

DERRY: Thomas Mallon; Sean F Quinn, Brendan Rogers, Karl McKaigue; Paul McNeil, Chrissy McKaigue, Niall Keenan; Padraig Cassidy, Conor McAtamney; Emmett Bradley, Enda Lynn, Ciaran McFaul; Shane McGuigan, Ryan Bell, Christopher Bradley.

Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final

Roscommon v Leitrim, Dr Hyde Park, 3.30pm

Leitrim haven't beaten Roscommon in the Connacht Championship for 19 years, but Terry Hyland's team enter this contest after securing promotion into Division Three of the Allianz Football League.

It was a splendid League for Leitrim, who also sampled action at GAA headquarters when losing to Derry.

That stint offers hope for the future, but Leitrim also remember the recent past which includes heavy western losses to Roscommon in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Leitrim struggled to cope with Roscommon in those three fixtures so they will be especially intent on causing the locals some problems.

Anthony Cunningham's Roscommon were relegated from Division One, but they were extremely competitive in the majority of their seven fixtures at that level.

ROSCOMMON: Darren O’Malley; David Murray, Sean Mullooly, Conor Daly; Niall Daly, Conor Hussey, Ronan Daly; Tadgh O’Rourke, Shane Killoran; Hubert Darcy, Cathal Cregg, Niall Kilroy; Ultan Harney, Conor Cox, Diarmuid Murtagh.

LEITRIM: Cathal McCrann; Micheál McWeeney, Fergal McTague, Conor Reynolds; Raymond Mulvey, Paddy Maguire, Sean McWeeney; Mark Plunkett, Sean Moran; Domhnaill Flynn, Pearce Dolan, Shane Quinn; Evan Sweeney, Ryan O’Rourke, Jack Heslin.

Leinster Senior Football Championship First Round

Wexford v Louth, Innovate Wexford Park, 3pm

The prize is a Leinster Quater Final against standard bearers Dublin.

Wexford, who haven't won a Leinster Championship fixture in five years, registered three wins in Division Four of the Allianz Football League under Paul McLoughlin.

Louth played some good attacking football in Division Three accumulating four wins and a draw, but it wasn't enough to earn promotion.

Wayne Kierans' vast knowledge of the underage game in Louth and his diligent work with Louth teams throughout the past decade means they are believing once more.

WEXFORD: Matt Doyle; Michael Furlong, Martin O'Connor, Conor Carty; Glen Malone, Brian Malone, Eoin Porter; Daithi Waters, Niall Hughes; Eoghan Nolan; Barry O'Connor, Conor Devitt; Kevin O'Grady, Ben Brosnan, Jonathan Bealin.

Meath v Offaly, Pairc Tailteann, 3pm

Boosted by a promotion winning Allianz League journey Meath now want to start making a real impact in Leinster once more.

Andy McEntee's team impressed throughout Division Two and hit the summer optimistic about the future.

Some promising underage teams have emerged in the past number of years and those players are beginning to emerge in the senior ranks.

Offaly survived in Division Three following a final round win over Sligo which was sufficient to avoid the drop.

Niall McNamee's decision to come out of retirement is a real boost for Offaly, who are managed by John Maughan.

OFFALY: Paddy Dunican; Declan Hogan, Eoin Rigney, David Dempsey; Cian Donohoe, Johnny Moloney, Niall Darby; Eoin Carroll, Peter Cunningham; Shane Horan, Anton Sullivan, Cathal Mangan; Bernard Allen, Niall McNamee, Ruairi McNamee.