Shinty fans can look forward to a television shinty bonanza after the Camanachd Association reached agreement with BBC Alba and BBC Scotland to cover nine televised shinty matches during the 2014 shinty season.
As well as coverage of the usual finals, the Camanachd Association and the Glasgow Celtic Society have resolved their differences so the AJG Glasgow Celtic Society Cup Final, which was missing from the schedule last season, will make a welcome return to our screens.
Both Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup semi finals will also be covered.
Some of the originally scheduled dates have been changed to accommodate the additional pressures placed on broadcast resources because their coverage of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
The RBS MacTavish Cup Final was originally scheduled for Saturday 14 June 2014 but has now been moved to Saturday 21 June 2014.
The Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup semi-final originally scheduled for Saturday 2 August 2014 has been moved to Saturday 16 August 2014.
The Aberdein Considine Sutherland Cup Final was originally scheduled for Saturday 19 July 2014 but has now moved to Saturday 30 August 2014.
The following games will be covered:
Saturday 21 June 2014 - RBS MacTavish Cup Final - Bught Park (BBC Alba)
Saturday 28 June 2014 - AJG Parcels Glasgow Celtic Society Cup Final - Old Anniesland, Glasgow (BBC Alba)
Saturday 9 August 2014 - Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup semi-final - Venue TBC (BBC Alba)
Saturday 16 August 2014 - Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup semi-final – Venue TBC BBC Alba)
Saturday 23 August 2014 - Artemis Macaulay Cup Final - Mossfield (BBC Scotland)
Saturday 30 August 2014 - Aberdein Considine Sutherland Cup Final – Venue TBC (BBC Alba)
Saturday 13 September 2014 - Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup Final - Bught Park (BBC Scotland)
Saturday 18 October 2014 - Marine Harvest Shinty / Hurling International (First Test) Bught Park (BBC Scotland)
Saturday 25 October 2014 – Shinty / Hurling International (Second Test) - Pairc Esler, Newy (BBC Alba)