It's down to nine in the GAA All-Ireland Football Championship with three of the four quarter-finals pairings decided while the fourth will be set up on Saturday when Limerick play Meath in a fourth round qualifier to decide who plays Mayo. Croke Park will host two of the quarter-finals next Sunday, followed on Monday by the Dublin v Kerry tie. Next weekend's line-up is as follows: Saturday: 4th round qualifier: Limerick v Meath, Portlaoise, 7.0 (Live on RTÉ 2) Sunday: All-Ireland quarter-finals: Cork v Donegal, 2.0, Croke Park; Kildare v Tyrone, Croke Park, 4.0 (Both on RTÉ 2) Monday: Dublin v Kerry, Croke Park, 2.0 (On RTÉ 2) Kildare v Tyrone Tyrone, the reigning All-Ireland champions, are back in the quarter-final as Ulster champions while Kildare were runners-up to Dublin in Leinster and then clinched a quarter-final place with a win over Wicklow last Saturday. Kildare are back in the quarter-finals for the second successive year, having made it to the last eight for the first time last season where they lost to Cork. Tyrone are in the quarter-finals for the seventh year since the new system was introduced and have a mixed record at this stage of the competition. They won in 2003, 2005 (replay) and 2008 but were beaten in 2001, 2004 and 2007. Paths to the quarter-final Kildare 1-16 Offaly 1-10 Kildare 2-12 Wexford 0-11 Kildare 2-18 Laois 0-9 Dublin 2-15 Kildare 0-18 (Leinster final) Kildare 1-16 Wicklow 2-9 (Qualifiers Round 4) Tyrone 2-10 Armagh 1-10 Tyrone 0-15 Derry 0-7 Tyrone 1-18 Antrim 0-15 (Ulster final) Last Competitive Clash - Tyrone 0-7 Kildare 1-4 (NFL Div One: Feb 2 February 2008, Omagh) In a very low-scoring encounter in Omagh, Padraig Mullarkey salvaged a draw for Kildare with a last minute goal. How they fared in previous All-Ireland quarter-finals Kildare 2008: Cork 2-11 Kildare 1-11 Tyrone 2001: Derry 1-9 Tyrone 0-7 2003: Tyrone 1-21 Fermanagh 0-5 2004: Mayo 0-16 Tyrone 1-9 2005: Tyrone 1-14 Dublin 1-14 (draw) 2005: Tyrone 2-18 Dublin 1-14 (replay) 2007: Meath 1-13 Tyrone 2-8 2008: Tyrone 3-14 Dublin 1-8 Played 7, Won 3, Drew 1, Lost 3. Cork v Donegal They meet for the first time since 2006 when Cork edged to victory by a point in the All-Ireland quarter-final. Cork have an excellent record in All-Ireland quarter-finals, having won all five times they reached this stage. Donegal have also played five quarter-finals but have a much inferior record, winning one, drawing two and losing two. They have reeled off four straight wins in the qualifiers over the last four weekends. Paths to the quarter-final Cork 2-18 Waterford 1-7 Cork 1-10 Kerry 0-13 (Draw) Cork 1-17 Kerry 0-12 (Replay) Cork 2-6 Limerick 0-11 (Munster final) Antrim 1-10 Donegal 0-12 (Ulster quarter-final) Donegal 2-13 Carlow 1-6 (Qualifiers Round 1) Donegal 0-13 Clare 1-7 (Qualifiers Round 2) Donegal 2-13 Derry 0-18 (Qualifiers Round 3) (After extra-time) Donegal 0-14 Galway 0-13 (Qualifier Round 4) Last Championship Clash - Cork 1-11 Donegal 1-10 (2006 All-Ireland quarter-final) Cork edged home by the minimum on a day when John Hayes and Christy Toye were the goalscorers. Cork: Alan Quirke; Michael Prout, Derek Kavanagh, Kieran O'Connor; Michael Shields, Ger Spillane (0-2), Anthony Lynch; Pearse O'Neill (0-1), Nicholas Murphy; Sean O'Brien (0-1), Fintan Gould (0-1), Kevin McMahon (0-1); James Masters (0-3), Donncha O'Connor (0-1), John Hayes (1-1). Subs: Gary Murphy for Prout, Conor McCarthy for Gould, Kevin O'Sullivan for Hayes, Daniel Goulding. Donegal: Paul Durcan; Karl Lacey, Eamonn McGee, Neil McGee; Thomas Donoghue, Barry Monaghan (0-1), Barry Dunnion (0-1); Neil Gallagher, Brendan Coyle; Christy Toye (1-0), Michael Hegarty, Ciaran Bonner (0-1); Rory Kavanagh (0-1), Michael Doherty (0-3), Leon Thompson (0-2). Subs: Colin Kelly (0-1) for Hegarty, Stephen McHugh for Kavanagh, Stephen McDermott for Boyle, Adrian Sweeney for Thompson. How they fared in previous All-Ireland quarter-finals Cork 2002: Cork 0-16 Mayo 1-10 2005: Cork 2-14 Galway 2-11 2006: Cork 1-11 Donegal 1-10 2007: Cork 1-11 Sligo 0-8 2008: Cork 2-11 Kildare 1-11 Played 5, Won 5. Donegal 2002: Dublin 2-8 Donegal 0-14 (Draw) 2002: Dublin 1-14 Donegal 0-7 (Replay) 2003: Donegal 0-14 Galway 1-11 (Draw) 2003: Donegal 0-14 Galway 0-11 (Replay) 2006: Cork 1-11 Donegal 1-10 Played 5, Won 1, Drew 2, Lost 2 Dublin v Kerry It's one of the most intense rivalries in Gaelic football, having produced some classic contests over the years and the latest instalment promises to maintain the great tradition. Dublin, who won the Leinster title for the fifth successive season earlier this month, are bidding to beat Kerry for the first time in the championship since the 1977 All-Ireland semi-final. Since then, the counties have clashed eight times, with Kerry winning seven while there was one draw (2001 All-Ireland quarter-final). They last met two years ago when Kerry won an All-Ireland semi-final by two points. Kerry, the only county to have reached the quarter-finals every year since the new championship system was introduced in 2001, are attempting to extend a great run as they have never been beaten at this stage of the campaign. They drew with Dublin in 2001 but otherwise it has been success all the way against Dublin (2001 replay, 2004), Galway (2002, 2008), Roscommon (2003), Mayo (2005), Armagh (2006), and Monaghan (2007). Dublin reached the quarter-finals in seven of the last eight years with their record reading as follows: Played 10, Won 3, Drew 3, Lost 4. The wins came against Donegal (2002 replay), Westmeath (2006), Derry (2007). They drew with Kerry in 2001, Donegal in 2002 and Tyrone in 2005 and lost to Kerry (2001 replay and 2004), Tyrone (2005 replay and 2008). Paths to the quarter-final Dublin 0-14 Meath 0-12 Dublin 4-26 Westmeath 0-11 Dublin 2-15 Kildare 0-18 (Leinster final) Cork 1-10 Kerry 0-13 (Draw) Cork 1-17 Kerry 0-12 (Replay) Munster semi-final Kerry 1-12 Longford 0-11 (Qualifier Round 2) Kerry 0-14 Sligo 1-10 (Qualifier Round 3) Kerry 2-12 Antrim 1-10 (Qualifier Round 4) Last Championship Clash Kerry 1-15 Dublin 0-16 (2007 All-Ireland semi-final, Croke Park) Kerry kicked three points in the first four minutes before Dublin recovered to lead 0-4 to 0-3 after 20 minutes. They were a point clear (0-8 to 0-7) at half-time but Kerry made a match-winning break just after the break when a Declan O'Sullivan goal was followed by a string of points which put them 1-12 to 0-9 ahead after 49 minutes. Dublin fought back in great style, out-scoring Dublin by 0-7 to 0-2 in 17 minutes to cut the margin to a point before Declan O'Sullivan landed Kerry's final point. Kerry: Diarmuid Murphy; Padraig Reidy, Marc O Se, Tom O'Sullivan; Tomas O Se (0-1), Aidan O'Mahony, Killian Young; Darragh O Se, Seamus Scanlon; Paul Galvin (0-2), Eoin Brosnan (0-2), Declan O'Sullivan (1-3); Colm Cooper (0-3), Kieran Donaghy, Bryan Sheehan (0-3). Subs: Tommy Griffin for Darragh O Se, Darragh O Se for Griffin, Sean O'Sullivan (0-1) for Galvin, Darran O'Sullivan for Brosnan. Dublin: Stephen Cluxton; David Henry, Ross McConnell, Paul Griffin; Paul Casey, Bryan Cullen (0-2), Barry Cahill (0-1); Ciaran Whelan, Shane Ryan; Bernard Brogan (0-1), Jason Sherlock, Colin Moran; Conal Keaney (0-4), Alan Brogan (0-3), Mark Vaughan (0-5). Subs: Ray Cosgrove for Sherlock, Darren Magee for Bernard Brogan, Tomas Quinn for Vaughan. Last Competitive Clash Dublin 1-15 Kerry 1-15 (2009 NFL, Parnell Park, March 29). Dublin led 0-9 to 0-7 at half-time and by 1-10 to 0-7 after five minutes of the second half after Mark Davoren (goal) and Pat Burke (point) extended the lead. Dublin led by 1-15 to 0-13 after 59 minutes but Kerry staged a great finish with Paul Galvin and Kieran Donaghy scoring points which were separated by a goal from Aidan O'Mahony. How they fared in previous All-Ireland quarter-finals Dublin 2001: Kerry 1-14 Dublin 2-11 (draw) 2001: Kerry 2-12 Dublin 1-12 (replay) 2002: Dublin 2-8 Donegal 0-14 (draw) 2002: Dublin 1-14 Donegal 0-7 (replay) 2004: Kerry 1-15 Dublin 1-8 2005: Tyrone 1-14 Dublin 1-14 (draw) 2005: Tyrone 2-18 Dublin 1-14 (replay) 2006: Dublin 1-12 Westmeath 0-5 2007: Dublin 0-18 Derry 0-15 2008: Tyrone 3-14 Dublin 1-8 Played 10, Won 3, Drew 3, Lost 4. Kerry 2001: Kerry 1-14 Dublin 2-11 (draw) 2001: Kerry 2-12 Dublin 1-12 (replay) 2002: Kerry 2-17 Galway 1-12 2003: Kerry 1-21 Roscommon 3-10 2004: Kerry 1-15 Dublin 1-8 2005: Kerry 2-15 Mayo 0-18 2006: Kerry 3-15 Armagh 1-13 2007: Kerry 1-12 Monaghan 1-11 2008: Kerry 1-21 Galway 1-16 Played 9, Won 8, Drew 1. DUBLIN v KERRY: CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY 2007: Kerry 1-15 Dublin 0-16 (All-Ireland semi-final) 2004: Kerry 1-15 Dublin 1-8 (All-Ireland quarter-final) 2001: Kerry 2-12 Dublin 1-12 (All-Ireland quarter-final replay) 2001: Kerry 1-14 Dublin 2-11 (All-Ireland quarter-final) 1985: Kerry 2-12 Dublin 2-8 (All-Ireland final) 1984: Kerry 0-14 Dublin 1-6 (All-Ireland final) 1979: Kerry 3-13 Dublin 1-8 (All-Ireland final) 1978: Kerry 5-11 Dublin 0-9 (All-Ireland final) 1977: Dublin 3-12 Kerry 1-13 (All-Ireland semi-final) 1976: Dublin 3-8 Kerry 0-10 (All-Ireland final) 1975: Kerry 2-12 Dublin 0-11 (All-Ireland final) 1965: Kerry 4-8 Dublin 2-6 (All-Ireland semi-final) 1962: Kerry 2-12 Dublin 0-10 (All-Ireland semi-final) 1959: Kerry 1-10 Dublin 2-5 (All-Ireland semi-final) 1955: Kerry 0-12 Dublin 1-6 (All-Ireland final) 1941: Kerry 2-9 Dublin 0-3 (All-Ireland semi-final replay) 1941: Kerry 0-4 Dublin 0-4 (All-Ireland semi-final) 1934: Dublin 3-8 Kerry 0-6 (All-Ireland semi-final) 1932: Kerry 1-3 Dublin 1-1 (All-Ireland semi-final) 1924: Kerry 0-4 Dublin 0-3 (All-Ireland final) 1923: Dublin 1-5 Kerry 1-3 (All-Ireland final) 1908: Dublin 0-10 Kerry 0-3 (All-Ireland final) 1904: Kerry 0-5 Dublin 0-2 (All-Ireland final) 1892 Dublin 1-4 Kerry 0-3 (All-Ireland final) Played 24: Kerry 16, Dublin 6, Draws 2. Meath v Limerick - Round 4 Qualifiers They meet for the second successive year in the qualifiers. Last season's clash in the Gaelic Grounds was quite remarkable as Limerick won by 4-12 to 4-3 on a day when Ian Ryan scored 3-7 for the rampant winners. Brian Farrell (2-1) and Joe Sheridan (2-0) countered late on for Meath but a miserable points tally left them nine points behind. Limerick led by 4-11 to 0-3 with fifteen minutes remaining before staging a late burst which salvaged some pride without ever coming close to saving the day. Meath enjoyed a much better run in the 2007 qualifiers reaching the All-Ireland quarter-finals where they beat Tyrone before losing to Cork in the semi-finals. How they got here Limerick 1-11 Tipperary 1-9 Limerick 1-13 Clare 1-9 Cork 2-6 Limerick 0-11 (Munster final) Dublin 0-14 Meath 0-12 (Leinster quarter-final) Meath 1-20 Waterford 0-8 (Qualifiers Round 1) Meath 1-15 Westmeath 1-5 (Qualifiers Round 2) Meath 2-12 Roscommon 0-11 (Qualifiers Round 3) GAA SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 Connacht May 10: Quarter-final: Mayo 2-19 New York 0-10, Gaelic Park. May 24: Quarter-final: Galway 1-18 London 1-7, Ruislip. May 31: Quarter-final: Roscommon 2-13 Leitrim 2-9, Carrick-on-Shannon. June 20 Semi-final: Mayo 3-18 Roscommon 0-7, Castlebar. June 28: Semi-final: Galway 1-13 Sligo 0-12, Markievicz Park. July 19: Final: Mayo 2-12 Galway 1-14, Pearse Stadium. Leinster May 17: First round: Louth 1-13 Carlow 1-11, Parnell Park. May 24: First round: Wicklow 2-12 Longford 1-13; Kildare 1-16 Offaly 1-10 (Both in Portlaoise). June 7: Quarter-final: Dublin 0-14 Meath 0-12, Croke Park. June 13: Quarter-final: Kildare 2-12 Wexford 0-11, Dr.Cullen Park. June 14: Quarter-finals: Westmeath 0-16 Wicklow 1-10 (after extra-time), Tullamore; Laois 1-15 Louth 1-11, Parnell Park. June 27: Semi-final: Kildare 2-18 Laois 0-9, Tullamore. June 28: Semi-final: Dublin 4-26 Westmeath 0-11, Croke Park. July 12: Final: Dublin 2-15 Kildare 0-18, Croke Park. Munster May 24: Quarter-finals: Limerick 1-11 Tipperary 1-9, Thurles; Cork 2-18 Waterford 1-7, Dungarvan. June 7: Semi-finals: Limerick 1-13 Clare 1-9, Ennis; Kerry 0-13 Cork 1-10,Killarney. June 13: Semi-final (replay): Cork 1-17 Kerry 0-12 Kerry, Pairc Ui Chaoimh. July 5: Final: Cork 2-6 Limerick 0-11, Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Ulster May 17: Preliminary round: Fermanagh 0-13 Down 0-10, Enniskillen. May 24: Quarter-final: Derry 1-10 Monaghan 0-10, Celtic Park. May 31: Quarter-final: Tyrone 2-10 Armagh 1-10, Clones. June 6: Quarter-final: Cavan 0-13 Fermanagh 1-9, Kingspan Breffni Park. June 14: Quarter-final: Antrim 1-10 Donegal 0-12, Ballybofey. June 21: Semi-final: Tyrone 0-15 Derry 0-7, Casement Park. June 27: Semi-final: Antrim 0-13 Cavan 1-7, Clones Next Sunday: Final: Tyrone 1-18 Antrim 0-15, Clones. All-Ireland qualifiers July 4: First round: Donegal 2-13 Carlow 1-6, Ballybofey; Monaghan 0-13 Armagh 0-12, Clones; Meath 1-20 Waterford 0-8, Navan; Wicklow 0-17 Fermanagh 1-11, Aughrim; Wexford 2-11 Offaly 0-16, Wexford Park; Tipperary 2-10 Louth 1-12, Drogheda; Down 1-16 London 1-7, Newry; Longford 0-13 Leitrim 0-10, Carrick-on-Shannon. July 11: Second Round: Down 2-9 Laois 0-7, Newry; Derry 3-16 Monaghan 0- 20, Clones; Kerry 1-12 Longford 0-11, Pearse Park; Wexford 1-8 Roscommon 0-11 (after extra-time), Wexford Park; Sligo 1-13 Tipperary 1-12, Thurles; Donegal 0-13 Clare 1-7, Ballybofey; Meath 1-15 Westmeath 1-5, Mullingar; Wicklow 1-12 Cavan 0-8. July 18: Second Round replay: Roscommon 0-11Wexford 0-8, Dr. Hyde Park (Replay); Third Round: Kerry 0-14 Sligo 1-10, Tralee; Wicklow 1-15 Down 0- 17, Aughrim; Donegal 2-13 Derry 0-18, Ballybofey (after extra-time) July 25: Round Three: Meath 2-12 Roscommon 0-11, Navan; July 25: Round 4: Donegal 0-14 Galway 0-13, Markievicz Park; Kildare 1-16 Wicklow 2-9, Portlaoise; July 26: Kerry 2-12 Antrim 1-10, Tullamore. Aug 1: Round 4: Limerick v Meath, Portlaoise. All-Ireland Championships Next Sunday: Quarter-finals: Cork v Donegal, Croke Park, 2.0; Kildare v Tyrone, Croke Park, 4.0 Next Monday: Quarter-final: Dublin v Kerry, Croke Park, 2.0. August 8/9: Quarter-final: Mayo v Limerick/Meath August 23: Semi-final: Cork/Donegal v Tyrone/Kildare, Croke Park. August 30: Semi-final: Dublin/Kerry v Mayo/Meath/Limerick, Croke Park. September 20: Final, Croke Park. Tweet

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