It’s quarter-final weekend in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Camogie Championships, with counties facing win-or-bust scenarios.
Sunday will conclude with two draws: the senior semi-finals will be determined live on RTÉ Television, while the intermediate last four will also be decided.
All eyes will be on Croke Park across Saturday and Sunday, as Waterford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Clare all vie to join Galway and Cork in the last four.
Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Championship
Quarter-final: Waterford vs Kilkenny, 1pm Saturday, Croke Park – live on RTÉ Television
Kilkenny’s five consecutive wins in their run to topping Group 2 sent out a warning shot. Indeed, he Cats looked every inch a side capable of competing in Group 1. Now is the time to prove it. They come up against a Waterford team, looking to breathe life into their season after final defeats in the Centra Camogie League and Munster Championship.
Sarah Barcoe’s goal-scoring form has the rest of Ireland on notice, while Aoife Prendergast has been her reliable self. There is no doubting which team is entering the tie with all the momentum.
The Déise have been operating against a higher calibre of opposition in recent weeks, but it will be interesting to see whether there has been a psychological toll of consecutive defeats at the hands of Galway and Cork.
Eimear O’Neill and Beth Carton have led the charge for the Suir-siders, and they will need to be on top-form. Mick Boland’s team were the form team in the early stages of 2026, and they will be gunning to show the rest of the country that they are still a force to be reckoned with in the championship.
Quarter-final: Tipperary vs Clare, 1:30pm Sunday, Croke Park – live on RTÉ Television
Like Waterford, Tipperary have been operating at the higher level in recent weeks, though the Munster champions come into the weekend on the back of three defeats.
Eimear McGrath has been leading the scoring charge, but Tipp will need others to share that burden with the Drom & Inch star if they are to reverse their fortunes over the coming weeks.
The Premier County has long enjoyed supremacy on their western front with Clare, and they will be hoping that there is no change to that on Sunday afternoon.
However, Eugene Foudy’s team have been making steady strides in 2026. The Division 1B League winners have fallen to just two defeats in 2026, at the hands of Waterford (Munster Championship) and Kilkenny (Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Championship). After a 10-point defeat in the 2025 quarter-final, Clare’s trajectory would indicate that they are better placed than 12 months ago to challenge for a semi-final berth.
The Banner County will be hoping for a bounce with a sizeable crowd behind them. The double-header sees the county’s hurlers as part of the same card, and such support is likely worth a few points.
Relegation play-off: Dublin vs Wexford, 4pm Sunday, UPMC Nowlan Park
The Leinster finalists would both have held firm ambitions to be in Croke Park this weekend, but instead find themselves fighting for their senior status.
It is difficult to get a read here – Dublin prevailed in the Centra Camogie League and also earlier in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Championship campaign. Wexford meanwhile triumphed after extra-time in the Leinster Championship final.
The loser will drop to the intermediate tier for 2027.
Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Intermediate Championship
Quarter-final: Meath vs Derry, 2:30pm Sunday, Páirc Grattan, Inniskeen – live on the Camogie Association’s YouTube channel
Quarter-final: Laois vs Down, 4:30pm Sunday, Páirc Grattan, Inniskeen – live on the Camogie Association’s YouTube channel
Relegation play-off: Carlow vs Westmeath, 2pm Sunday, UPMC Nowlan Park
Antrim and Kerry are safely through to the last four, and will be taking a good look at their potential opponents in Sunday’s double-header.
Derry appear to be in a rebuild, after their relegation from senior in 2025. Nonetheless, the Oak-Leaf County will feel they can still have a say in this championship. They face a Meath side with a spring in their step, after an impressive victory over Carlow in their final group game.
2025 Premier Junior winners Laois have looked at home at intermediate, and the O’Moore County are making real strides. They will be hoping to take another step on Sunday, but Down will provide stiff opposition.
Carlow and Westmeath will face off in UPMC Nowlan Park, hoping to avoid the drop.
Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Premier Junior Championship
Wicklow vs Armagh, 3:30pm Saturday, Echelon Park, Aughrim
Tyrone vs Kildare, 3:30pm Saturday, Eoghan Ruadh Hurling Club, Dungannon
Roscommon vs Cavan, 3:30pm Saturday, King & Moffatt Dr Hyde Park
The biggest tie of the final round of the Premier Junior Championship group stages is undoubtedly the meeting of Tyrone vs Kildare, with the winner set to join Cavan, Armagh and Roscommon in the last four.
A draw would see the Lilywhites edge it, thanks to their superior scoring difference.
The other two ties will see the top three jostle for position, with the semi-final pairings pre-determined. First in the group will face fourth, with second up against third.
