Aidan O'Shea and Colm McFadden will face off next Saturday. Cathal Noonan / INPHO
Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO
TONIGHT’S WINS FOR Tyrone and Donegal sets up two mouth-watering All-Ireland football quarter-finals next Saturday in Croke Park.
Tyrone’s reward for defeating Sligo this afternoon will be a tilt at recently-crowned Ulster champions Monaghan.
While Donegal must dust themselves down after seeing off Galway and get set for another Connacht side in the shape of Mayo.
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It’s a repeat of the 2013 pairings at the quarter-final stage when Tyrone defeated Monaghan by 0-14 to 0-12 in a game remembered for Sean Cavanagh’s infamous tackle on Conor McManus.
Conor McManus is dragged down by Sean Cavanagh in that 2013 clash. Ryan Byrne / INPHO
Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO
The following day in another quarter-final clash, Mayo walloped Donegal by 4-17 to 1-10.
The first two quarter-finals take place tomorrow in Croke Park with Kerry and Kildare facing off before Dublin meet Fermanagh.
Here’s the state of affairs as we’re left with eight teams in contention.
All-Ireland quarter-finals
2 August
Kerry v Kildare, Croke Park, 2pm
Dublin v Fermanagh, Croke Park, 4pm
8 August
Tyrone v Monaghan, Croke Park
Mayo v Donegal, Croke Park
All-Ireland semi-finals
23 August
Kerry/Kildare v Monaghan/Tyrone
Two mouth-watering All-Ireland football quarter-finals now in store next Saturday
Aidan O'Shea and Colm McFadden will face off next Saturday. Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO
TONIGHT’S WINS FOR Tyrone and Donegal sets up two mouth-watering All-Ireland football quarter-finals next Saturday in Croke Park.
Tyrone’s reward for defeating Sligo this afternoon will be a tilt at recently-crowned Ulster champions Monaghan.
While Donegal must dust themselves down after seeing off Galway and get set for another Connacht side in the shape of Mayo.
It’s a repeat of the 2013 pairings at the quarter-final stage when Tyrone defeated Monaghan by 0-14 to 0-12 in a game remembered for Sean Cavanagh’s infamous tackle on Conor McManus.
Conor McManus is dragged down by Sean Cavanagh in that 2013 clash. Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO
The following day in another quarter-final clash, Mayo walloped Donegal by 4-17 to 1-10.
The first two quarter-finals take place tomorrow in Croke Park with Kerry and Kildare facing off before Dublin meet Fermanagh.
Here’s the state of affairs as we’re left with eight teams in contention.
All-Ireland quarter-finals
2 August
Kerry v Kildare, Croke Park, 2pm
Dublin v Fermanagh, Croke Park, 4pm
8 August
Tyrone v Monaghan, Croke Park
Mayo v Donegal, Croke Park
All-Ireland semi-finals
23 August
Kerry/Kildare v Monaghan/Tyrone
30 August
Dublin/Fermanagh v Mayo/Donegal
All-Ireland final
20 September
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