Hurlers Conor Woods of Ballycran, Down, left, and Chrissy McKaigue of Slaughtneil, Derry, who will battle it out in this weekend’s AIB GAA Ulster Senior Hurling Championship Final. This year’s AIB Club Championships celebrate #TheToughest players in Gaelic Games - those who are not defined by what they have won, but by how they persevere no matter what - and this Sunday’s showdown is set to be no exception.
The final weekend of AIB provincial club championship action of 2021 will be a busy one!
There are nine matches in total, comprising three AIB provincial finals and five provincial semi-finals, as well as the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final.
Six of the matches will televised.
RTÉ will show three matches on Saturday afternoon beginning with the 2020/2021 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Club Final between reigning champions Sarsfields of Galway and Wexford’s Oulart the Ballagh.
That’s then followed by the AIB Leinster Club SFC semi-finals.
First up is the clash between Kildare champions Naas and Wexford champions Shelmaliers, followed by the meeting of Dublin champions Kilmacud Crokes and Laois champions Portarlington.
The final live TV match on Saturday will see TG4 broadcast the AIB Ulster Club SFC semi-final between Fermanagh champions Derrygonnelly Harps and Armagh champions Clann Éireann.
Then, on Sunday afternoon, TG4 will broadcast the AIB Leinster Club SHC Final between Kilkenny champions Ballyhale Shamrocks and Laois champions Clough-Ballacolla.
That’s then followed by deferred coverage of the second AIB Ulster Club SFC semi-final between Derry champions Watty Grahams Glen and Down champions Kilcoo.
You can view the full list of this weekend’s club fixtures below.
Saturday 18 December
AIB Leinster Club SFC semi-finals
Portarlington (Laois) v Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin), Croke Park, 5pm (RTE 2)
Shelmaliers (Wexford) v Naas (Kildare), Croke Park, 3.15pm (RTE 2)
AIB Ulster Club SFC semi-final
Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) v Clann Eireann (Armagh), Kingspan Breffni, 6.30pm
All-Ireland Camogie senior club final
Oulart the Ballagh (Wexford) v Sarsfields (Galway), UPMC Nowlan Park, 1.15pm (RTE 2)
Sunday 19 December
AIB Munster Club SFC semi-finals
Austin Stacks (Kerry) v Newcastle West (Limerick), Austin Stack Park, 1.30pm
St Finbarrs (Cork) v Eire Og (Clare), Pairc Ui Rinn, 1.30pm
AIB Ulster Club SFC semi-final
Kilcoo (Down) v Glen (Derry), Athletic Grounds, 4pm
AIB Leinster Club SHC final
Clough-Ballacolla (Laois) v Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny), Croke Park. 1.15pm (TG4)
AIB Ulster Club SHC final
Slaughtneill (Derry) v Ballycran (Down), Corrigan Park, 1pm