Sports Calendar: All you need to know about what's happening in April 2026

The provincial championships throw in and the Champions Cup reaches the business end.

 

ATHLETICS 

11-12: National Indoor Juvenile Championships 

12: World Race Walking Team Championships, Brasilia 

20: Boston Marathon 

26: London Marathon 

26: National Road Relays, Raheny.

BADMINTON

7-12: European Badminton Championships, Huelva, Spain.

BASKETBALL 

12: Domino's Men's and Women's Super League finals

10-12: Domino's Men's and Women's Division One finals 

GAA

See separate section for GAA fixtures

GOLF 

1: West of Ireland Men's Amateur Open Qualifier, Co. Sligo

2-5: PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open.

3-7: West of Ireland Men's Amateur Open, Co. Sligo.

9-12: The 75th Masters at Augusta National.

16-19: PGA Tour, RBC Heritage.

17-19: Flogas Irish Boys' Amateur Open Championship, Malone.

18: Women's Cork Scratch Cup, Cork GC

23-26: DP World Tour, Volvo China Open, Shanghai.

23-26: PGA Tour, Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

25-26: South of Ireland Women's Amateur Open, Lahinch.

27: All Ireland Irish Schools Finals, Lucan

30-May 3: DP World Tour, Turkish Airlines Open.

30-May 3: PGA Tour, Miami Championship.

JUDO

16-19 European Judo Championships, Tbilisi, Georgia.

MOTOR RACING 

3-4: Circuit of Ireland Rally (TROA) 

9-12: Croatia Rally (WRC) 10-12: Bahrain Grand Prix 

11: Severn Valley Rally, Builth Wells (BRC) 

11-12: Masters Superbike Championship, Mondello Park 

12: Monaghan Rally (NRC) 

17-19: Formula One: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 

17-19: Andalusia Rally-Sierra Morena (ERC)

18: Moonraker Forest Rally 

23-26: Rally Islas Canarias (WRC) 

25: Tour of Sperrins

RACING 

1: Dundalk

2: Clonmel 

3: Curragh 

4: Cork, Fairyhouse 

5: Cork, Fairyhouse 

6: Cork, Fairyhouse (Irish Grand National)

8: Gowran Park 

9-11: Aintree Festival 

9: Gowran Park 

10: Dundalk, Wexford 

 11: Bellewstown 

 12: Down Royal, Leopardstown 

14: Clonmel 

15: Leopardstown 

16: Limerick 

17: Ballinrobe 

18: Bellewstown 

19: Tramore, Curragh 

20: Tramore 

22: Gowran Park 

23: Dundalk 

24: Cork, Kilbeggan 

25: Limerick, Navan 

27: Naas.

28-May 2 : Punchestown Festival.

ROAD BOWLING

3-5: Ból-Fada 2026, Keady-Tassagh, Armagh

RUGBY UNION 

3-5: Investec Champions Cup rd of 16.

3-5: European Challenge Cup rd of 16.

10-12: Champions Cup quarter-finals.

10-12: European Challenge Cup quarter-finals.

11: Guinness Women's Six Nations: England v Ireland, Wales v Scotland, France v Italy.

18: Women's Six Nations: Scotland v England, Wales v France, Ireland v Italy.

25: Women's Six Nations: England v Wales, Italy v Scotland, France v Ireland.

26: Energia All-Ireland League finals.

RUGBY LEAGUE 

11-12: Betfred Challenge Cup quarter-finals.

SOCCER 

1-2: Women's Champions League quarter-final second legs.

4-5: FA Cup quarter-finals.

5: Women's FA Cup quarter-finals.

7-8: Champions League quarter-final first legs.

9: Europa League quarter-final first legs.

9: Conference League quarter-final first legs.

14-15: Champions League quarter-final second legs.

16: Europa League quarter-final second legs.

16: Conference League quarter-final second legs.

18-19: Scottish Cup semi-finals.

25-26: FA Cup semi-finals.

25-26: Women's Champions League semi-final first legs.

28-29: Champions League semi-final first legs.

30: Europa League semi-final first legs.

30: Conference League semi-final first legs.

SNOOKER 

18-May 4: Sheffield: World Championships, The Crucible.