Final places up for grabs in three provinces
January 18, 2015
Dublin's Eoghan O'Gara with Michael Burke of Meath during that heated moment in the second half of the Leinster SFC final. INPHO
The pre-season action continues this afternoon with 11 football and seven hurling ties down for decision.
The standout game in football is the meeting of old rivals Meath and Dublin in the O'Byrne Cup semi-final at Pairc Tailteann. Holders Kildare square up to DIT in the other semi-final in Newbridge.
Waterford and Cork will battle it out in Clashmore for the right to face UCC in the McGrath Cup final, while the four McKenna Cup round 3 fixtures that fell victim to Storm Rachel in midweek have all been rearranged for today with the semi-finals slated for Wednesday night.
A win for Mayo over Roscommon in Castlebar, meanwhile, will see them qualify for the Connacht FBD League final against Galway.
The big hurling tie is the clash of Clare and Tipperary in the Waterford Crystal Cup quarter-final at Sixmilebridge. Leinster's second tier competition, the Kehoe Cup, also gets underway.
O'Byrne Cup semi-finals
Meath v Dublin, Pairc Tailteann, 2pm
Kildare v DIT, Newbridge, 2pm
McGrath Cup semi-final
Waterford v Cork, Clashmore, 2pm
McKenna Cup round 3
Cavan v Monaghan, Kingspan Breffni Park, 2pm
Derry v Queen's, Lavey, 2pm
Donegal v Fermanagh, Ballyshannon, 2pm
Tyrone v Antrim, Clones, 2pm
Connacht FBD FL round 3
Mayo v Roscommon, MacHale Park, 2pm
NUIG v IT Sligo, Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence, 2pm
Galway v GMIT, Moycullen, 2pm
Sligo v Leitrim, Markievicz Park, 2pm
Walsh Cup round 2
Wexford v UCD, Gorey, 2pm
Westmeath v Galway, Cusack Park, 2pm
Waterford Crystal Cup quarter-final
Clare v Tipperary, Sixmilebridge, 2pm
Kehoe Cup round 1
Meath v St Pats-Mater Dei, Pairc Tailteann, 12.15pm
Longford v Louth, Pearse Park, 2pm
Wicklow v Fingal, Ballinakill, 2pm
Kildare v Maynooth University, Hawkfield, 2pm
