McQuillan and Faloon handed refereeing duties for All-Ireland SFC semi-finals
The four-time All-Ireland SFC final referee is turning 50, meaning he has to step down because of the GAA's age eligibility policy.
Kill Shamrocks clubman McQuillan supervised Kerry's recent group defeat to Meath in Tullamore and Armagh's victory over Dublin in Croke Park, as well as the Donegal-Down Ulster semi-final.
Down's Paul Faloon is the man in the middle for the following day's Donegal-Meath All-Ireland semi-final (4pm throw-in).
He was the referee when Donegal beat Mayo and also when Meath and Roscommon drew last month. Both games took place in King & Moffatt Hyde Park.
Donegal manager Jim McGuinness criticised Faloon's performance in Roscommon town when Peadar Mogan was black carded.
'We felt it was more a charge than a black card,' he said afterwards. 'When he (Mogan) did fall, the player (Ryan O'Donoghue) fell over him.
'We wouldn't be happy with the referee today either. That is as much as I am going to say. We wouldn't be happy with a lot of the decisions.
"I know the Donegal fans were doing a lot of booing throughout the game, but we wouldn't be happy with a lot of it. But I am not going to go any further than that.'
Preceding the Kerry-Tyrone game, Liam Devenney of Mayo will officiate the Tailteann Cup final between Kildare and Limerick, which has a 2.30pm start.
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