Damian Lawlor looks ahead to the weekend's action with Shane Dowling and Keith Higgins. Stephen Poacher defends Roscommon's style and Enda McGinley on fate of smaller counties.

The Championship: Poacher on defensive football & weekend previews

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In the latest edition of The Championship, former Tipperary hurler Paddy Stapleton looks ahead to his county's clash with Galway along with Clare's encounter with Dublin. In football, Dessie Mone and Mickey Quinn preview the weekend's Tailteann Cup action.

The Championship - Hurling quarter-finals take centre stage

Colm Collins joins Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to discuss his decision to end his long Clare tenure.  He and Eamonn Fitzmaurice also preview the weekend's football while Brendan Cummins and Jackie Tyrrell look ahead to the hurling quarter-finals.

Colm Collins joins the pod | Football and Hurling knockouts

Tomás Ó Sé and Ciarán Whelan join Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to look back on the weekend where the All-Ireland SFC finally came alive. Are Cork back? Can Mayo regroup? Have Dublin and Kerry have found their groove?

Shot in the arm for Cork | Mayo questions re-emerge

Ken Hogan, Paul Rouse and Brian Tracey are all on hand to look ahead to the weekend's action and they take a look at just how well the new All-Ireland championship structure is working out.

The Championship: Football comes into focus

Cora Staunton, Enda McGinley and the Sunday Times' Michael Foley join Jacqui Hurley to figure out who is heading for the quarter-finals in the All-Ireland SFC, and who will face a preliminary quarter-final first. The panel also take a look at the last eight games in the Tailteann Cup

The Championship: Poacher on defensive football & weekend previews

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