Winning was all that mattered to Brian Flanagan after his Kildare side set up a Tailteann Cup final showdown with Limerick on July 12 with a 1-13 to 0-9 victory over Fermanagh.
Kildare caused a massive upset in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship knocking Ulster champions Armagh out of the competition at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds to book their spot in the last eight.
It's a bumper weekend of GAA action ahead for fans with the knockout stages of the All-Ireland senior football and hurling championships well and truly here.
Dublin kept it to script against Kildare with a 3-25 to 0-13 victory in Newbridge this afternoon to advance to the quarter-finals of the All-Ireland senior hurling championship.
Meath booked their place in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals with victory over Kildare in a low-scoring game at Manguard Park.
The draws for the All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals and the Tailteann Cup semi-finals will take place next Monday morning on RTÉ Radio 1 as part of Morning Ireland after the news at 8.30am.
Dublin defender Daire Gray says the capital men face "a huge challenge" when they travel to Newbridge this weekend to play Kildare for a place in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals.
There will be two double headers on Saturday after the GAA confirmed the fixture details for the All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-finals and the Tailteann Cup quarter-finals.
Leinster GAA and Croke Park Stadium are offering up to 20,000 complimentary tickets for underage teams to attend the Leinster and Joe McDonagh Cup finals.