GAA coach Steven Poacher and former Mayo star Enda Varley get stuck into the week’s big Gaelic football talking points.
WHO WILL JOIN ARMAGH, DERRY, DUBLIN, KERRY IN THE QUARTER-FINALS?
Itโs Preliminary All-Ireland Quarterfinal weekend, with four very interesting games
featuring three Connacht, three Ulster, one Leinster and one Munster county.
The winners will play Armagh, Derry, Dublin and Kerry in the quarterfinals next weekend.
Thereโs also Tailteann Cup action in Croke Park on Sunday, where Meath will take on
Antrim and Down will play Laois, with all teams looking to book their spots in the Tailteann Cup final.
The Preliminary Quarterfinals line up is as follows:
SATURDAY
Cork v Roscommon, Pairc Ui Chaoimh, 2.00pm
Kildare v Monaghan, Glenisk OโConnor Park, 4.45pm
Donegal v Tyrone, Ballybofey, 7.00pm
SUNDAY
Galway v Mayo, Pearse Stadium, 3.00pm
TAILTEANN CUP SEMI-FINALS
SUNDAY
Antrim v Meath, Croke Park, 2.00pm
Down v Laois, Croke Park, 4.00pm
All-IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
Group 1
May 20: Mayo 1-19 Kerry 0-17, Fitzgerald Stadium; May 27: Cork 1-19 Louth 1-17, Pairc Tailteann.
June 3 /4: Kerry 1-14 Cork 0-15 Pairc Ui Chaoimh; Mayo 0-14 Louth 1-10, Castlebar
June 18: Kerry 5-24 Louth 0-11, Portlaoise; Cork 1-14 Mayo 1-11, TUS Gaelic Grounds.
Group 2
May 20: Galway 0-16 Tyrone 0-13, Pearse Stadium; May 27: Armagh 1-13 Westmeath 1-12, Box-IT Athletic Grounds
June 3: Tyrone 0-13 Armagh 0-11, Omagh; Galway 0-20 Westmeath 0-12, Mullingar.
June 18: Armagh 0-16 Galway 1-12, Carrick-on-Shannon; Tyrone 0-18 Westmeath 0-18, Kingspan Breffni.
Group 3
May 21: Sligo 0-14 Kildare 0-14, Markievicz Park; May 28: Dublin 1-11 Roscommon 0-14, Croke Park.
June 3 /4: Dublin 0-22 Kildare 0-13, Nowlan Park; Roscommon 1-21 Sligo 1-11, Dr. Hyde Park.
June 18: Dublin 3-23 Sligo 0-8, Kingspan Breffni; Kildare 1-16 Roscommon 1-15,
Tullamore.
Group 4
May 20: Donegal 0-14 Clare 0-9, Ennis; May 27: Derry 0-14 Monaghan 0-14, Celtic Park.
June 3 /4: Monaghan 1-23 Clare 1-18, Clones; Derry 3-14 Donegal 1-15, Ballybofey.
June 17: Donegal 0-19 Monaghan 0-17, Omagh; Derry 1-20 Clare 1-13, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park.
KNOCK-OUT STAGES
June 24: Preliminary quarter-finals: Cork v Roscommon, Pairc Ui Chaoimh; Kildare v
Monaghan, Glenisk OโConnor Park; Donegal v Tyrone, Ballybofey. June 25: Galway v Mayo, Pearse Stadium
July 1/ 2: Quarter-finals: Armagh, Derry, Dublin, Kerry v preliminary quarter-final winners.
July 15/16: Semi-finals
July 30: Final
