Tyrone to face Dublin, Meath to take on Galway in All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals
THE DRAW FOR the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals was made live on RTÉ's Morning Ireland by GAA President Jarlath Burns this morning.
The four preliminary quarter-final winners were drawn against the winners of the four round-robin groups.
Armagh, Monaghan, Tyrone and Meath were in one pot, with Dublin, Galway, Donegal and Kerry in the second.
With repeat pairings avoided, Armagh were automatically pitted against Kerry.
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Tyrone will play Dessie Farrell's Dublin, who
overcame Cork in their preliminary quarter-final clash on Saturday.
Beaten Leinster finalists Meath have been pitted against Galway, who
edged Down in a thrilling clash at Páirc Esler yesterday.
Monaghan will face Donegal in an all-Ulster clash. Jim McGuinness' Donegal head into the last eight after
recording a comfortable win over Leinster champions Louth.
Fixture details for the four games are due to be confirmed by the CCCC this afternoon.
All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals:
Tyrone v Dublin
Meath v Galway
Monaghan v Donegal
Armagh v Kerry
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