William O'Donoghue has been crucial to Limerick's success over the years, with five Liam MacCarthy titles to his name.

Here is all you need to know ahead of this weekend's action.

John Kiely's team face league-finalists Clare at Cusack Park

The provincial finals in the Hurling Championship takes centre stage this weekend as Limerick and Clare rsume their rivalry at the Gaelic Grounds.

Tipperary Goalie Barry Hogan had placed the hurley on the ground following their six point defeat to Waterford during the Munster Championship to sign autographs for fans at Semple Stadium in Thurles when it disappeared.

It's all to play for the Leinster Championship, while Limerick's season could end this weekend depending on results.

In Thurles, a late John McGarth point rescued a draw for Tipperary, while a late point from Diarmuid Ryan booked Clare's place in the Munster final.

Manchester City will be presented with the trophy at the Etihad regardless of the result of their clash with Chelsea

This weekend will also see the start of the Taliteann Cup.

After Clare's famous win over Limerick was shown on GAAGO, Cork's thrilling draw against Tipperary was only shown on the streaming service. 

Malakai Fekitoa scored the only try for Munster as they hung on to reach the semi-final.

After the draw for the All-Ireland series, managers and players knows what awaits them in this year's new format after this weekend's games. 

Stephen Cluxton returned to the Dublin side for the first time in the championship since 2020, but it looked like it would be a losing return as Kildare matched them toe-to-toe for 70 minutes.

Four time winners Leinster take on five-time champions Toulouse from 3pm. 

There was two fixtures down for decision in the Munster Hurling Championship

There's a big day of action across GAA and soccer