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Sport
Robert Hynes

This month could be one of the greatest ever for Irish sport

As months go for Irish sporting action, this one could be very hard to beat.

Inter-county GAA has been back for a number of weeks now and the All-Ireland football and hurling championships really heat up over the next few weekends.

The Republic of Ireland football team are back in action next week as Stephen Kenny aims for his first win as senior boss. They face England in a friendly at Wembley before Nations League clashes with Wales and Bulgaria.

There's also international rugby as Andy Farrell's side aim to put their Six Nations disappointment behind them. They take on Wales, England and Georgia in the Autumn Nations Cup.

Meanwhile, Katie Taylor will defend her lightweight belts against Spain's Miriam Gutierrez, while Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy will be in action at the US Masters in Augusta.

And there's plenty of Irish horses going for top honours abroad, with both the Melbourne Cup and Breeder's Cup taking place.

Here's the big sporting events coming up over the coming weeks:

Tuesday 3

Horse racing - Melbourne Cup 4am

Thursday 5

Soccer - Rapid Vienna v Dundalk - Europa League 5.55pm

Friday 6

Soccer - Galway v Longford - First Division play-off 7.45pm

Horse racing - Breeder's Cup

Saturday 7

GAA

Antrim v Cavan - Ulster Football  quarter-final 1.15pm

Galway v Sligo - Connacht Football semi-final 1.15pm

Limerick v Tipperary - Munster Football semi-final 1.15pm

Westmeath v Dublin - Leinster football quarter-final 6.15 pm

Dublin v Cork - All-Ireland hurling qualifier 3.45 pm

Clare v Laois - All-Ireland hurling qualifier 1.15 pm

Sunday 8

GAA

Roscommon v Mayo - Connacht football semi-final 1.30 pm

Fermanagh v Down - Ulster football quarter-final 1.30 pm

Longford v Laois - Leinster football quarter-final 1.30 pm

Wicklow v Meath - Leinster football quarter-final 1.30 pm

Kildare v Offaly - Leinster football quarter-final 5.30 pm

Cork v Kerry - Munster football semi-final 4 pm

Thursday 12

Ireland manager Stephen Kenny (©INPHO/Ryan Byrne)

Football

England v Ireland - International football friendly 8 pm

Golf

US Masters - Day one

Friday 13

Rugby

Ireland v Wales - Rugby Autumn Nations Cup 7 pm

Golf

US Masters - Day two

Saturday 14

GAA

TBC v TBC All-Ireland hurling qualifiers round 2

TBC v TBC All-Ireland hurling qualifiers round 2

Galway v Kilkenny - Leinster hurling final 6.15 pm

Donegal v Armagh - Ulster football semi-final 1.15 pm

Boxing

Katie Taylor v Miriam Gutiérrez - Unified World Lightweight titles

Golf

US Masters - Day three

Sunday 15

Shane Lowry (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

GAA

Galway/Sligo v Mayo/Roscommon - Connacht football final 1.30 pm

Fermanagh/Down v Cavan Antrim - Ulster football semi-final 1.30 pm

Wicklow/Meath v Offaly/Kildare - Leinster football semi-final TBC

Longford/Laois v Dublin/Westmeath - Leinster football semi-final TBC

Limerick v Waterford - Munster hurling final 4 pm

Football

Wales v Ireland - Uefa Nations League 5 pm

Golf 

US Masters - Final day

Wednesday 18

Ireland v Bulgaria - Uefa Nations League 7.45 pm

Saturday 21

GAA

TBC v TBC - All-Ireland hurling quarter-final

TBC v TBC - All-Ireland hurling quarter-final

TBC v TBC - Leinster football final 7 pm

Rugby

England v Ireland - Autumn Nations Cup 3 pm

Sunday 22

GAA

Cork/Kerry v Limerick/Tipperary - Munster football final 1.30 pm

TBC v TBC - Ulster football final 4 pm

Thursday 26

Dundalk players celebrate after Sean Murray scored against Molde (Donall Farmer/PA Wire)

Dundalk v Rapid Vienna - Europa League group stage 8 pm

Saturday 28

GAA

Leinster champions v Qtr final winner - All-Ireland hurling semi-final TBC

Sunday 29

GAA

Munster champions v Qtr final winner - All-Ireland hurling semi-final TBC

Rugby

Ireland v Georgia - Autumn Nations Cup 2 pm

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