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This weekend's live GAA matches
Five Allianz Football League matches will be either broadcast or streamed live this weekend.
First up, on Saturday, is the highly anticipated Division Two clash between unbeaten pair Derry and Dublin in Celtic Park at 5pm which will be broadcast on RTE2.
That will be followed by the Division 1 meeting of Armagh and Donegal at 7.30pm on TG4.
Also on Saturday are the Masita GAA Post Primary Schools Croke Cup semi-finals which will be livestreamed on TG4s YouTube channel.
On Sunday, TG4 will broadcast a double-bill of Allianz Football League Division 1 action with Tyrone playing Kerry at 12.45pm and Roscommon playing Mayo at 2.45pm.
The Division 1 meeting of Galway and Monaghan at 12.45pm will be livestreamed on the TG4 app and the Division 3 meeting of Cavan and Down at 2pm will be livestreamed on the BBC iPlayer.
This weekends live broadcast and streamed GAA matches
Saturday, March 4
Masita GAA Post Primary Schools Croke Cup Senior A Hurling
Cashel Community Schools v St. Kierans College, Kilkenny, Birr, 12.45pm TG4 YouTube
Presentation College Athenry v Thurles CBS, Birr, 2.30pm TG4 YouTube
Allianz Football League Division 1
Armagh v Donegal, Box-It Athletic Grounds, 7.30pm - TG4
Allianz Football League Division 2
Derry v Dublin, Celtic Park, 5pm - RT2 / RT Player
Sunday, March 5
Allianz Football League Division 1
Tyrone v Kerry, O'Neill's Healy Park, 12.45pm TG4
Galway v Monaghan, Pearse Stadium, 12.45pm TG4 App
Roscommon v Mayo, Dr Hyde Park, 2.45pm TG4
Allianz Football League Division 3
Cavan v Down, Kingspan Breffni, 2pm BBC iPlayer
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