All-Ireland senior football championship semi-final weekend is upon us as the race for the Sam Maguire Cup gets set to dwindle down to two teams by Sunday evening.
Laois, Tyrone, Monaghan and Westmeath have advanced to the semi-finals of the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship after two of the quarter-finals went to extra-time on a weekend of drama.
Fans are buzzing with excitement as the All-Ireland senior football championship quarter-finals take centre stage this weekend with all four games set to be shown live.
Tyrone will play Kerry in the All-Ireland minor football championship final for the first time since 2004 after both sides advanced in their respective semi-final clashes this afternoon.
It's a bumper weekend of GAA action ahead for fans with the knockout stages of the All-Ireland senior football and hurling championships well and truly here.
CCCC chairman Brian Carroll has defended the decision to play last Sunday's All-Ireland SFC Round 3 match between Donegal and Mayo at King & Moffatt Dr Hyde Park.
Cork held on for a 0-19 to 0-17 win over Roscommon at Laois Hire O'Moore Park to put their name in the hat for Monday morning's All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-final draw.
The draws for the All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals and the Tailteann Cup semi-finals will take place next Monday morning on RTÉ Radio 1 as part of Morning Ireland after the news at 8.30am.
Laois, relegated from the senior grade last year, got their TG4 All-Ireland intermediate campaign off to a winning start when they defeated Roscommon by 3-11 to 2-7 in Portlaoise.