Gaelic Games:Kerry and Tyrone have been drawn together in the most intriguing tie of next Saturday's third round of the All-Ireland football qualifiers. The game will take place at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, with a 5pm throw-in.
Kerry, who fought back to pip Westmeath by a point on Sunday, have twice lost to Mickey Harte’s side in All-Ireland finals in the last decade. The winners of the game will play Clare in the fourth and final round of qualifiers.
The action will get underway next Saturday at Semple Stadium when Tipperary host Antrim in another Munster v Ulster affair at 3pm. The winners go on to meet the losers of the Ulster final between Donegal and Down.
Kildare have been drawn at home to Limerick, with the game taking place in Portlaoise due to capacity issues. The game will throw in at 7pm, with beaten Connacht finalists Sligo awaiting in the next round.
The final third round game sees Leitrim host Laois in Carrick-on-Shannon, also with a 7pm start, with the winners going on to face the losers of next Sunday’s Leinster final between Dublin and Meath.
The hurling quarter-final draw also took place this morning, with defending All-Ireland champions Kilkenny drawn against Limerick, who knocked Clare out of the competition on Saturday night. The second quarter-final will be an all Munster affair as Waterford and Cork clash.
Both games will take place at Semple Stadium in Thurles on Sunday July 29th, with Waterford v Cork starting at 2pm, followed by Kilkenny and Limerick at 4pm.
The winners of the two quarter-finals will join Galway and Tipperary in the semi-finals.
All-Ireland football qualifier series
Round Three – Saturday July 21st
1 Tipperary v Antrim, Thurles, 3pm
2 Kerry v Tyrone, Killarney, 5pm
3 Kildare v Limerick, Portlaoise, 7pm
4 Leitrim v Laois, Carrick-on-Shannon, 7pm
Round Four (venues to be confirmed; matches to be played July 28th /29th)
1 Sligo v Kildare/Limerick
2 Losers of Donegal/Down v Tipperary/Antrim
3 Clare v Kerry/Tyrone
4 Losers of Dublin/Meath v Leitrim/Laois
Hurling All-Ireland quarter-final draw
Sunday July 29th
Cork v Waterford, Semple Stadium, 2pm
Kilkenny v Limerick, Semple Stadium, 4pm