Laois, Offaly and Westmeath are all in action.
Laois, Westmeath and Offaly all have their first outing in the Ladies Intermediate Football championship in the next 48 hours.
Offaly travel to Clane to play Wexford while Westmeath also are away from home facing Longford.
Both of those throw in at 1pm on Saturday.
Then on Sunday also at 1 o'clock, Donie Brennan's Laois side are in Kiltoom to face Sligo.
He says their initial aim is getting out of a tough group:
All three have been drawn in separate groups this season.
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