Clare's Colin Ryan and Limerick's Donal O'Grady will be in opposition next Sunday.

Clare's Colin Ryan and Limerick's Donal O'Grady will be in opposition next Sunday.

THE FIRST BIG hurling showdown of the summer takes place next Sunday with Clare and Limerick facing off in Thurles.

It’s the start of the Munster senior hurling championship and the previous night the counties clash in the Munster senior football championship.

There’s also Connacht and Ulster football ties on Sunday as well as crucial Leinster hurling round-robin ties.

Here’s the fixtures to keep an eye on this week.

Wednesday

Leinster JFC

Wexford v Wicklow, Bellefield, Enniscorthy, 7.30pm

Longford v Kildare, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 7.30pm

Louth v Cavan, Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda, 7.30pm

Saturday

Munster

SFC quarter-final

Clare v Limerick, Cusack Park, Ennis, 7pm, (Ref: Derek O’Mahoney, Tipperary)

JFC quarter-final

Clare v Limerick, Cusack Park, Ennis, 5pm

Clare's Enda Coughlan and Limerick's Darragh Treacy are in opposition this weekend. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO

Christy Ring Cup

Quarter-finals

Meath v Kildare, Trim, 2pm

Down v London, Ballycran, 4pm

Relegation playoff

Wicklow v Mayo, Cusack Park, Mullingar, 1pm

Nicky Rackard Cup

Semi-finals

Tyrone v Roscommon, Carrickmore, 3pm

Armagh v Donegal, Athletic Grounds, 4pm

Relegation playoff

Louth v Longford, Cusack Park, Mullingar, 3pm

Lory Meagher Cup

Round 1

Lancashire v Sligo, Páirc na hÉireann, 3pm

Fermanagh v Leitrim, Brewster Park, Enniskillen, 5pm

Sunday

Connacht SFC quarter-final

London v Roscommon, Ruislip, 3pm, (Ref: Eddie Kinsella, Laois)

Roscommon football boss John Evans. Source: Lorraine O'Sullivan/INPHO

Leinster SHC Round-Robin

Round 3

Carlow v Antrim, Netwatch Cullen Park, 2pm, (Ref: Cathal McAllister, Cork)

Laois v Westmeath, O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, 2pm, (Ref: Alan Kelly, Galway)

Westmeath boss Michael Ryan and coach Michael Walsh after their recent win over Antrim. Source: Tommy Grealy/INPHO

Munster

SHC quarter-final

Clare v Limerick, Semple Stadium, Thurles, 4pm, (Live RTÉ 2), (Ref: Colm Lyons, Cork)

IHC quarter-final

Clare v Limerick, Semple Stadium, Thurles, 2pm

Ulster

SFC quarter-final

Cavan v Monaghan, Kingspan Breffni Park, 2pm, (Live RTÉ 2), (Ref: Padraig Hughes, Armagh)

MFC quarter-final

Cavan v Monaghan, Kingspan Breffni Park, 12.15pm

Monaghan's Darren Hughes and Cavan's Ronan Flanagan face off next Sunday. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO