RTÉ GAA Podcast: Football quarter-finals draw, Dublin blow hurling championship wide open
Ciarán Whelan and Davy Burke join Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to look back on the weekend where the football quarter-final teams were decided.
Kerry, Dublin, Galway and Donegal progressed, and will now play Armagh, Tyrone, Meath and Monaghan, respectively, this weekend.
Shane McGrath joins for the hurling to reflect on the greatest shock of the 21st century as Dublin downed Limerick at Croke Park. And they'll have to pull off a similarly seismic shock in the last four when the face Cork.
Tipperary also secured their All-Ireland semi-final spot, leaving them with a clash against neighbours and old foes Kilkenny.
Watch two All-Ireland Football Championship quarter-finals, Meath v Galway and Armagh v Kerry, from 1.15pm on Sunday on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow a live blog on rte.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app. Listen to commentaries on Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Sunday Game at 10.15pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player
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