GAA
The times and venues for the Munster GAA Championship Fixtures at Senior, Under 20 and Minor grades in Hurling and Football have been confirmed.
In total there will be 51 Munster Championship fixtures scheduled over 61 days from April 5th to June 5th.
The Munster Senior Hurling Championship will get underway with two games on Easter Sunday, April 17th in Walsh Park and Páirc Uí Chaoimh as 2021 Munster Finalists Tipperary and Limerick will travel to play Waterford and Cork respectively. The Munster Senior Hurling Final is fixed for Sunday June 5th at 4pm.
Limerick are looking for a fourth in a row after capturing the title for a third successive year in June of last year.
The Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Finals take place on Saturday April 30th as Clare host Limerick at 6pm in Cusack Park Ennis while Waterford host Tipperary at 7pm in Fraher Field Dungarvan. The Munster Senior Football Final is fixed for Saturday May 28th at 3pm.
Billy Lee’s side have reached three successive Munster semi-finals but haven’t made it to the decider since 2010.
The Munster Under 20 Hurling Championship will be played on a round-robin basis with the games taking place on April 6th, 13th and 20th. The top 2 in each group of 3 will qualify for the semi-finals on April 27th.
The Munster Under 20 Hurling Final is fixed for Wednesday May 4th at 7:30pm.
Last year’s finalists Limerick, are in Group One with defending champions Cork and Clare.
The EirGrid Munster Under 20 Football Championship Quarter-Finals are fixed for Monday April 11th with Waterford playing Limerick in Fraher Field Dungarvan while Hennessy Memorial Park Miltown-Malbay will play host to the meeting of Clare and Tipperary.
The EirGrid Munster Under 20 Football Final is fixed for Monday April 25th at 7:30pm.
The Electric Ireland Munster Minor Hurling Championship will be played on a round-robin basis with the games taking place on April 5th, 12th and 19th before the Q-Final and S-Final places are determined.
Limerick are in Group Two with Cork and Kerry.
The Electric Ireland Munster Minor Hurling Final will take place on Wednesday May 11th at 7:30pm, originally scheduled for May 10th.
Limerick were back to back champions in 2019 and 2020 but lost in the semi-final last summer.
The Electric Ireland Munster Minor Football Championship will see Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford taking part in a Phase 1 round-robin competition taking place on April 14th, 21st and 28th with the Phase 1 winner joining Cork and Kerry to battle for a place in the Munster Final.
The Electric Ireland Munster Minor Football Final will take place on Wednesday June 1st at 7:30pm, originally scheduled for June 2nd.
Last year, the minor side reached the final for the first time in 23-years where they fell to Cork after a spirited effort.
The fixture details including dates, times and venues can be found via the links below –
Senior – https://munster.gaa.ie/fixtures/senior/
Under 20 – https://munster.gaa.ie/fixtures/under-20/
Minor – https://munster.gaa.ie/fixtures/minor/
Event Calendar – https://munster.gaa.ie/events/month/2022-04/