How to watch GAA leagues and club games

TG4 has it, free, most weekends from late August to April. Clubber is only worth it if your county is on it.

By the dodgybox.ie editor. Facts checked 19 September 2026. How we check. Out of date? Tell us.

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Who has it this season
The cheapest way to watch most of it
What’s free
The calendar

Winter GAA is the best-kept secret on this site. From the county finals in September to the league finals in April, there is a free live game most weekends, and the channel showing it has been doing so for years without anyone needing a box.

Who has it this season

Free-to-air Most of it Review
- Free
TG4 has 45+ live Allianz League games and the club championships every weekend from late August to the All-Ireland club finals in January; RTÉ shares Saturday-night league games.
GAA+ Some of it Review
- €95/year
GAA+ has streamed a handful of Allianz League games. Check whether the Season Pass covers them before you count on it.
Clubber Some of it Review
- €199.99/year
2,000+ club championship games across 15 counties, plus the Leinster and Munster club championships. Only worth it if your county is one of them.

Who shows GAA leagues and club in Ireland
Service	How much	Price	Detail
Free-to-airReview	Most of it	Free	TG4 has 45+ live Allianz League games and the club championships every weekend from late August to the All-Ireland club finals in January; RTÉ shares Saturday-night league games.
GAA+Review	Some of it	€95/year	GAA+ has streamed a handful of Allianz League games. Check whether the Season Pass covers them before you count on it.
ClubberReview	Some of it	€199.99/year	2,000+ club championship games across 15 counties, plus the Leinster and Munster club championships. Only worth it if your county is one of them.

Rights and prices checked 2026-09-19. Standard prices; intro offers can be lower.

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TG4 is the main event. Under the 2023 to 2027 deal it has the club championships every weekend through GAA Beo. That runs from the county championships in late August to the All-Ireland club finals in January. In the spring it adds over 45 live Allianz League games across Football Divisions 1 to 4 and Hurling 1A, 1B and 2. It also has all the league finals and a Monday 8pm highlights show. RTÉ shares Saturday-night league games and continues some club championship coverage. BBC Northern Ireland streams up to ten league games involving Ulster teams. GAA+ streams selected league games.

Clubber is the paid option for club football and hurling: over 2,000 games in 2026 across Carlow, Cork, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford, plus the Leinster and Munster club championships.

The cheapest way to watch most of it

An aerial and TG4. That is the whole plan for most households, and the finder will say so.

Clubber only makes sense if your club, or your county, is one of the fifteen. If it is, the annual pass covers the county championship, the provincial club championship and the overseas stuff. If you only want your own club’s run, price a weekly pass or single games against the annual one before you buy. Counties not on Clubber often stream their own championships; check the county board’s site.

GAA+ is a summer purchase, not a winter one. Do not buy the season pass for the leagues.

What’s free

TG4 through Saorview and the TG4 Player: GAA Beo club games from late August to January, the Allianz Leagues from late January to April and all the league finals. RTÉ’s Saturday-night league games on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. If you have a Sky or Virgin box, BBC Two NI adds the Ulster league games.

The calendar

Late August 2026: GAA Beo’s club coverage returned for the 2026/27 cycle.
Saturday and Sunday 16 and 17 January 2027: All-Ireland senior club finals, Croke Park, on TG4.
Saturday and Sunday 23 and 24 January 2027: Allianz League round 1, pencilled in, with two rounds in January.
2026 leagues ran 24 January to 5 April, finals weekend 4 and 5 April; expect 2027 to finish in early April.
After that the championship guide takes over.

Free through the aerial, a Clubber pass if your county is on it, and nothing else. Sort me out with the finder, or read the Clubber review first. Everything else is on the watch index.

Questions people actually ask

Where are the Allianz League games shown?

TG4 showed over 45 live games in 2026 across the football divisions and hurling 1A, 1B and 2, plus all the league finals and a Monday-night highlights show. RTÉ shares some Saturday-night games and GAA+ streams a handful.

Are club championship games on TV?

TG4's GAA Beo has live county, provincial and All-Ireland club games every week from late August to the All-Ireland club finals at Croke Park in January, all free.

What is Clubber?

A streaming service covering 2,000-plus club championship games in 2026 across 15 counties plus the Leinster and Munster club championships. It sells an annual pass and weekly and single-match passes.

Are club games on GAA+?

Not that we can find. GAA+ is the inter-county championship service; club games are on TG4, Clubber and some county-board streams.

Sources

What the facts on this page were checked against. Prices and rights change; the check date is at the top of the page.