Irish sports fans have a packed weekend of live action from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 September, with Premier League football, live Club GAA, rugby, AFL preliminary finals, the BMW PGA Championship, European boxing and NFL all on the schedule.
SportsNewsIRELAND has picked out the main events available to viewers in Ireland across Sky Sports, TG4, Virgin Media, TNT Sports, Premier Sports, Eurosport, RTÉ Player, RugbyPass TV, LOITV and Clubber.
Friday 18 September – AFL, Golf, Boxing and Premier League
The weekend begins early with the BMW PGA Championship on Sky Sports Golf before attention switches to Australia for the first AFL Preliminary Final, with Sydney Swans taking on Fremantle at 10:40am Irish time.
- 7:30am – BMW PGA Championship, Round 2 – Sky Sports Golf
- 10:40am – Sydney Swans v Fremantle, AFL Preliminary Final – TNT Sports
- From 10:30am – European Elite Boxing Championships – Eurosport / RTÉ Player
- 1:30pm – York Ebor Festival – Virgin Media One
- 5:00pm – Killarney Races – TG4
- 7:30pm – Sligo Rovers v Waterford, League of Ireland – Virgin Media Two
- 8:00pm – Bohemians v Drogheda United – Virgin Media Two
- 8:00pm – Brentford v Chelsea, Premier League – Sky Sports
Saturday 19 September – Huge Day of Live Sport
Saturday starts with another AFL blockbuster as Hawthorn face Brisbane Lions at 8:15am Irish time. Golf and boxing continue throughout the day before the football and rugby schedules take over.
- 8:15am – Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions, AFL Preliminary Final – TNT Sports
- From 9:00am – BMW PGA Championship, Round 3 – Sky Sports Golf
- From 10:30am – European Elite Boxing Championships – Eurosport / RTÉ Player
- 12:30pm – Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa, Premier League – TNT Sports
- 3:35pm – La Rochelle v Racing 92, Top 14 – Premier Sports
- 5:30pm – Nottingham Forest v Coventry City, Premier League – Sky Sports
- 7:30pm – Sligo Rovers v St Patrick’s Athletic, League of Ireland – LOITV
Live Club GAA on Saturday
There is also a massive programme of Club GAA available live on Clubber, with football and hurling championship action from around the country throughout Saturday.
Among the games featured are Maynooth v Sarsfields, Eadestown v Moorefield, Clogherinkoe v Naas, Kilcullen v St Mogue’s, Slane v Moylagh, Donaghmore/Ashbourne v Trim, St Patrick’s v Moynalvey, Castleblayney v Colt Shanahoe and a host of other county championship fixtures.
Sunday 20 September – GAA, Ireland Rugby, Premier League and NFL
Sunday could be the busiest day of the weekend. The final round of the BMW PGA Championship begins the sporting programme, while another extensive Club GAA schedule runs alongside live inter-county and international sport.
- From 9:00am – BMW PGA Championship, Final Round – Sky Sports Golf
- From 12:00pm – European Elite Boxing Championships – Eurosport / RTÉ Player
- 1:30pm – Charleville v Glen Rovers, Cork SHC Quarter-Final – TG4
- 1:45pm – Ireland v USA, Women’s Rugby – RugbyPass TV / TG4 online
- 2:00pm – Bournemouth v Liverpool, Premier League – Sky Sports
- 2:00pm – Man City v Sunderland, Premier League – Sky Sports
- 3:30pm – Dr Crokes v Rathmore, Kerry Club Football Final – TG4
- 4:30pm – Fulham v Manchester United, Premier League – Sky Sports
- From 6:00pm – NFL RedZone – Sky Sports
- 9:25pm – Washington Commanders v Dallas Cowboys – Virgin Media Two
Club GAA Takes Centre Stage
For GAA supporters, Sunday brings another enormous selection of live club championship games.
The schedule includes Fr O’Neills v Douglas, Ballinhassig v Watergrasshill, Kanturk v Sarsfields, Imokilly v St Finbarr’s, An Rinn v Kilrossanty, Rathgormack v Abbeyside, Moyle Rovers v Aherlow, Cahir v Fethard, Clonmel Commercials v Moycarkey Borris, Templemore v St Patrick’s and several more fixtures.
More than 50 live Club GAA matches are available across Saturday and Sunday on Clubber.
What to Watch This Weekend
There is very little downtime for sports fans. The two AFL Preliminary Finals provide early-morning action, while the BMW PGA Championship and European Elite Boxing Championships run across the weekend.
Saturday brings Premier League and Top 14 rugby alongside the huge Club GAA programme, before Sunday delivers Ireland women’s rugby, televised club championship action on TG4, Premier League football and an evening of NFL.
Keep up with the latest Irish and international sports news, fixtures and live TV information throughout the weekend on SportsNewsIRELAND.
