Rory Gallagher's Derry side made an electric start to the first of today's All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals at Croke Park by netting three goals in opening 35 minutes against Clare.
Galway advanced to their fourth All-Ireland minor football championship final in seven season this afternoon by holding off Derry's fightback to record a 2-9 to 1-11 victory at Parnell Park.
Eight games are down for decision on live television across the All-Ireland senior and minor championship knockout stages, and the All-Ireland ladies senior championship group phase.
Eighty club sides from Ireland, the UK, Europe and the US will compete in the John West Féile na nGael National Camogie and Hurling Finals 2022 across ten venues in Dublin and Meath on Saturday.
Tyrone will clash with last year's beaten TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship finalists Wexford in the pick of the quarter-finals this time around.
Kerry and Derry moved into the last four of the All-Ireland minor football championship after booking respective quarter-final victories earlier today.
There's a feast of live GAA action this weekend; eight teams vying for four All-Ireland SFC quarter-final spots and there's All-Ireland SHC preliminaries taking place in Belfast and Tralee.
Derry bridged a 24-year gap to their last Ulster SFC success when outstaying Donegal to prevail by 1-16 to 1-14 after extra-time in a tight and tense final at St Tiernach's Park in Clones.
A brace of goals either side of the break proved decisive as Tyrone retained their Ulster minor football championship title at Derry's expense in Clones this afternoon.
Tyrone great Peter Canavan says he expects to see Donegal come out on top in Sunday's Ulster SFC final if they can match opponents Derry for intensity.
Donegal boss Declan Bonner says he has been impressed by Derry's form thus far this season and says his team are looking forward to the challenge they'll bring this weekend.
Derry secured the All-Ireland U14 Ladies Football Bronze title with a final victory over Offaly at the National Games Development Centre in Abbotstown.