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Quarter-final weekend provided irrefutable evidence that the game is back in the best of health
Quarter-final weekend provided irrefutable evidence that the game is back in the best of health
Only three games in the championship had their result changed by two-pointers
Calls for support showed how invested the team was in proving everyone wrong
Jimmy quietens the noise around Donegal; Dessie bows out of Dublin; Robbie’s on cloud nine in Meath
Kingdom made the semi-final with a convincing win over holders Armagh
Tyrone too strong for the Dubs after Donegal blow Monaghan away with supreme second half display
Monaghan led by seven points at the break but Jim McGuinness’s side turned the tables in the second half
Quarter-final attendances on course to be the highest in 16 years
Monaghan’s embrace of the new rules has given them a huge scoring threat and may well be enough to finally beat an All-Ireland contender
Dublin and Kerry in contests that look too close to call
The four All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals will be played at Croke Park this weekend
The squeezed season means that player welfare is way down the list behind bums on seats and keeping TV stations happy
Ulster champions to face Monaghan six days after their preliminary quarter-final win over Louth in Ballybofey
Reigning champions Armagh to meet Kerry to avoid provincial and group rematches
Dublin were available at odds of 16/1 with one bookmaker, and not a single columnist called the upset
Heavyweights such as Donegal, Kerry and Dublin have all displayed flaws on road to quarter-finals
Navigation issues got Louth’s day off to a bad start in Ballybofey
Kildare and Limerick will face off in the Tailteann Cup final
Other preliminaries likely to produce Kerry, Donegal and Galway for next week’s All-Ireland quarter-finals
The Ulster and Leinster champions meet on Sunday in a clash that will mark an early end to the championship for one of them
Donegal manager was angry over scheduling of clash with Mayo in Roscommon
The last unbeaten record went up in smoke at the weekend and a few big names are in action sooner than expected
Fermanagh and Kildare to meet in Tailteann Cup semi-final while Wicklow draw Limerick
Donegal v Mayo set the pulses racing and led to Tomás Ó Sé waxing lyrical about the big-ball code
Ciarán Moore’s buzzer beater puts opponents out of championship
McGuinness says Donegal raised the matter with the CCCC to no avail
Lee Keegan believes Rochford’s willingness to try the unpredictable could prove decisive
Donegal will toss too many problems at Mayo for Stephen Rochford’s side to solve them all
When the landscape shows up to nine teams able to win Sam Maguire or stop someone else, the format doesn’t matter a damn
Mayo aiming for a repeat, Dubs target bounce-back and champions Armagh out to maintain momentum
The Lilywhites’ Joe McDonagh Cup triumph represents one of the most heartwarming GAA stories of the year
Donegal, Mayo, Cavan and Tyrone have a lot at stake with all on same points
There was little between last two All-Ireland champions on Sunday, but Kieran McGeeney had a trump card
Davitt Neary gets Mayo fans out of their seats; Kilkenny struggle at underage
Permutations and possibilities at play for the round-three matches are a number-cruncher’s fantasy
Wins for Kildare, Antrim and Fermanagh in Tailteann Cup
Ulster champions pushed to the finish knowing scoring difference may enter the Group 1 equation
Breathless closing stages in Ballybofey again showed us why football is returning to full health for the first time in years
Red Hand County clearly made good use of four-week break ahead of morale-boosting win over Donegal
Seán MacCumhaill Park has previously been a fortress for Jim McGuinness’s side
Goals flying in at all the venues as Ger Brennan blames Leinster final hangover for Louth defeat to Monaghan
Tyrone go to Ballybofey while Armagh welcome Derry to the Athletic Grounds
Ulster final showed that exhaustion is a huge factor under new rules
Armagh to host Derry at the Athletic Ground as Meath welcome Cork to Páirc Tailteann
The Ulster finalists both came with numerous plans and had the players to execute them
Donegal showed a bit more ambition but Armagh will improve
Pathway for some is far less treacherous than for others, with league placings a much more legitimate barometer
Underdogs have been reduced to tiers as Tailteann grows lopsided
Ulster sun shone on Donegal as Louth shook the capital
Extra-time was required to separate the counties at St Tiernach’s Park
Kieran McGeeney may call upon Rian O’Neill for their Sam Maguire defence after All Star arrived to St Tiernach’s Park
GAA disciplinary officials are expected to review footage of a row that broke out after the final whistle
All Star could make dramatic return for All-Ireland champions against Donegal
Weekend action includes Meath v Louth in Leinster final, Tailteann Cup games and Kerry taking on Tyrone in under-20 semi
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