RTÉ GAA Podcast: Galway and Mayo face defining clashes, Croker to host cracker

Nigel Dunne joins Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to look ahead to a busy weekend of championship action.
The last two All-Ireland winners - Dublin and Mayo - are set to meet at Croke Park, Cork host Kerry again, while Galway and Derry have a potentially season defining game at Celtic Park.
Watch Dublin v Armagh in the All-Ireland Football Championship on Sunday from 3.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow a live blog on rte.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app and listen to Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Highlights on The Sunday Game at 9.30pm

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