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.
Tomo Culhane's 68th minute goal helped Galway to see off Down's brave effort by 2-26 to 3-21 in Newry this afternoon and advance the Connacht champions to the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals.
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.
Damien Comer has been named in Galway's match-day 26 for Sunday's All-Ireland senior football championship preliminary quarter-final against Down in Newry.
Galway ace Shane Walsh says he is relishing this Sunday's All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-final against Down in Newry where he expects a hostile environment for the visitors.
Monaghan advanced directly into the quarter-finals of the All-Ireland senior football championship after defeating Down in the Group 3's top-of-the-table clash in Armagh this afternoon.
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.
Down got up and running in the All-Ireland senior football championship's group stage by handing Clare an emphatic 3-27 to 1-16 defeat in Ennis this afternoon.