Tailteann Cup draw: Kildare to meet Laois at quarter-final stage

RTÉ will show Dublin v Mayo and Galway v Armagh All-Ireland SFC matches live on Sunday

Jack Sargent and Kildare will play Laois in the Tailteann Cup quarter-finals. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho
Jack Sargent and Kildare will play Laois in the Tailteann Cup quarter-finals. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho

The Tailteann Cup quarter-final between Kildare and Laois will take place at O’Connor Park in Tullamore on Sunday.

Kildare, as a result of finishing top of their group in the round-robin stage, have home advantage for the game but with St Conleth’s Park undergoing redevelopment and Hawkfield deemed not big enough, the Leinster derby has been fixed instead for Tullamore at 1.15 on Sunday.

The other three quarter-finals will take place on Saturday with Down hosting Wicklow in Newry (4.30), Sligo at home to Limerick in Markievicz Park (5.0) and Antrim travelling to Brewster Park to face Fermanagh (6.0).

It has also been confirmed that RTÉ will broadcast two All-Ireland SFC round-robin games live on Sunday – Galway v Armagh (1.45) and Dublin v Mayo (3.45).

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On Saturday, GAAGo will show Tyrone v Cork (3.0) and Derry v Westmeath (7.0) in the All-Ireland SFC while they will also have coverage of the Down v Wicklow Tailteann Cup quarter-final. GAAGo will have hurling action on Saturday too, as the Offaly v Cork (5.15) All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final will be shown live on the streaming service.

On Sunday, GAAGo will have live coverage of Monaghan v Meath (3.0) in the All-Ireland SFC and that Kildare v Laois clash in the Tailteann Cup.

Tailteann Cup quarter-final fixtures
Saturday

Down v Wicklow, Páirc Esler, 4.30

Sligo v Limerick, Markievicz Park, 5.0

Fermanagh v Antrim, Brewster Park, 6.0

Sunday

Kildare v Laois, O’Connor Park, 1.15

Gordon Manning

Gordon Manning

Gordon Manning is a sports journalist, specialising in Gaelic games, with The Irish Times