Weekend fixtures confirmed as Kildare get Newbridge double header
Fresh from their superb Joe McDonagh Cup final win over Laois, the Kildare hurlers are back in action six days later as they face Dublin in the All-Ireland preliminary hurling quarter-final in Newbridge, which, at the very least, will act as a useful barometer for manager Brian Dowling ahead of their return to the Leinster SHC in 2026.
The game will have a 4pm throw-in and will be followed by the Kildare footballers' Tailteann Cup quarter-final against Offaly, which gets underway at 6.30pm.
It will be the third meeting of the counties this year after they were paired together in this morning's draw, with Offaly beating Kildare in round six of the League and again in the Division Three final at Croke Park.
There's another repeat of a League final with Wexford travelling to Limerick, who beat them in the Division Four decider. That quarter-final will take place on Sunday at the TUS Gaelic Grounds.
The other two quarter-finals see Wicklow entertain Westmeath in Aughrim, also on Sunday afternoon, with Fermanagh at home to Sligo on Saturday.
The Laois-Tipperary hurling preliminary quarter-final will be played on Saturday afternoon at Laois Hire O'Moore Park at 1.45pm as O'Moore boss Tommy Fitzgerald faces the difficult task of getting his players up for a game against top tier opposition just days after losing a season-defining game.
Tailteann Cup quarter-finals
Saturday, June 14
Fermanagh v Sligo, Brewster Park, 5pm.
Kildare v Offaly, Cedral St Conleth's Park, 6.30pm.
Sunday, June 15
Wicklow v Westmeath, Echelon Park, 1.15pm.
Limerick v Wexford, TUS Gaelic Grounds, 3.45pm.
All-Ireland hurling preliminary quarter-finals
Laois v Tipperary, Laois Hire O'Moore Park, 1.45pm.
Kildare v Dublin, Cedral St Conleth's Park, 4pm.
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