All-Ireland Round 3 draw recap as huge fixtures confirmed
Donegal, Armagh, Westmeath, Mayo, Monaghan, Kerry, Dublin and Meath were the eight teams in the hat
Monday's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Round 3 draw has thrown up a blockbuster showdown, with Kerry set to welcome Armagh, while Donegal and Dublin have also been paired together.
The last two All-Ireland champions will lock horns in the Kingdom, as Dublin enjoy home advantage against Donegal. Elsewhere, Mayo will host Meath, while Monaghan will have the home advantage against Westmeath.
GAA President Jarlath Burns conducted the draw live on RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland programme.
Cork, Louth, Galway and Tyrone have all secured their places in the Championship quarter-finals following victories over Donegal, Armagh, Westmeath and Mayo respectively, and can look forward to a rest weekend.
Monday's draw also revealed the Tailteann Cup semi-final pairings, with Offaly set to face Wicklow and Down taking on Fermanagh.
All fixtures are scheduled for the weekend of June 20/21, with full details of the matches expected to be confirmed later on Monday.
All-Ireland SFC Round 3 draw
Monaghan v Westmeath
Dublin v Donegal
Mayo v Meath
Kerry v Armagh
Tailteann Cup Semi-Final draw
Offaly v Wicklow
Down v Fermanagh
Another massive clash as Armagh and Kerry clash.
The Kingdom will have home advantage!
Mayo and Meath will clash.
Mayo will have home advantage.
Donegal will take on Dublin!!!!
Dublin will have home advantage.
Monaghan will face Westmeath.
Monaghan will have home advantage.
Down take on Fermanagh.
Offaly will play Wicklow
Tailteann Cup draw to be made first
The draw is about to start any moment now.
“Our fellas don’t mind being out next weekend. We had three weeks to prepare for this game and that bank of fitness will take us through next week.
“We won’t mind the games, it worked okay for us last year so hope it’ll go the same way.”
Jack O’Connor(Image: ©INPHO/James Crombie)
“A lot has happened in the previous 12 weeks and it’s just about being in the draw, it’s the only thing that matters and we’ll get who we’ll get.
“I’m very happy with how the lads applied themselves today. Very, very focused.
“The guys worked hard.
“The subs that came in today kept the energy levels high and added value when they came in so that’s probably a positive.
“We probably haven’t had that impact from the bench in some of our games recently.”
Ger Brennan(Image: ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne )
"It's a kick in the b******* but that's the way it goes...
"Everybody makes mistakes. We gave the ball away three or four times. If we hadn't given it away, the ball wouldn't have been kicked in. It's not Ethan, it's all of us. It's the way it goes. You win together, you lose together.
"We should have run out the game better than we did. But you have to give credit to the Louth lads, they kept hanging in there. They threw caution to the wind and it worked out for them.
"That's sport, it can be cruel sometimes. But you have to keep focus right to the end."
Kieran McGeeney(Image: ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo)
Kerry 2/1
Donegal 4/1
Armagh 4/1
Galway 4/1
Tyrone 10/1
Cork 12/1
Mayo 18/1
Dublin 25/1
Louth 25/1
Meath 25/1
Monaghan 25/1
Westmeath 33/1
Good morning and welcome to our live blog for this morning's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Round 3 draw following a weekend of shocks.
Cork, Louth, Galway and Tyrone all advanced to the quarter-finals of the Championship with victories over Donegal, Armagh, Westmeath and Mayo respectively.
That means those counties can enjoy a weekend without a match this week as the eight counties who have suffered defeats in the Championship so far this summer are all in action in Round 3.
There are some huge names in the hat for the draw, including the first three counties in the betting to lift the Sam Maguire in Kerry, Donegal and Armagh.
The draw is scheduled to start following the 8.30am news on RTE Radio 1's Morning Ireland and we will keep you up to date with it right here.