WILL MAYO REACH THIRD CONSECUTIVE CONNACHT FINAL?
Who will join Kerry in the Munster GAA Senior Football Championship final? Will it be Clare, who lost to the Rebels in last year's decider, or old rivals Cork? Will Mayo reach the Connacht final for a third successive year? Or can Roscommon upset them? Will Meath beat Wicklow for a second successive year in the Leinster championship or can Wicklow make the Aughrim factor count? Will Cavan beat Fermanagh for a second successive year or will Fermanagh repeat their Allianz League win of last March?

The answers will emerge next weekend in the following series of fixtures:
Saturday June 15
Leinster GAA Senior Football Championship Quarter-final
Wicklow v Meath, Aughrim, 7pm (Live on RTE)

Sunday June 16
Ulster GAA Senior Football Championship Quarter-final
Fermanagh v Cavan, Enniskillen, 2pm (Live on RTE/BBC)

Munster GAA Senior Football Championship Semi-final
Clare v Cork, Ennis, 3.30pm

Connacht GAA Senior Football Championship Semi-final
Mayo v Roscommon, Elverys MacHale Park, Castlebar, 4pm (Live on RTE)

WICKLOW v MEATH, AUGHRIM, SATURDAY, 7pm
They meet for a second successive year, with Meath having won by five points in the Leinster First Round in 2012 in Dr. Cullen Park. Wicklow led by 0-5 to 0-0 early on but Meath recovered to out-score their rivals by 0-16 to 0-6 from there to the finish, with Graham Reilly (0-5) and Brian Farrell (0-4) top-scoring for the Royals.

Wicklow already have a win under their belts in this year's championship, beating Longford= by 1-15 to 0-16 in Aughrim in the first round. Seanie Furlong scored 1-5 (1-4 from open play) for the winners.

Meath are having their first outing in the championship after a successful Division 3 League campaign which saw them win promotion. They lost the final to Monaghan, leaving them with an overall record of: Played 8, Won 5, Lost 3. The winners will play Wexford in the Leinster semi-final on June 30.

Last Five Championship Clashes
2012: Meath 0-16 Wicklow 0-11 (Leinster first round)
2004: Meath 2-13 Wicklow 1-8 (Leinster quarter-final)
1999: Meath 2-10 Wicklow 0-6 (Leinster quarter-final)
1995: Meath 3-14 Wicklow 0-9 (Leinster semi-final)
1991: Meath 1-12 Wicklow 1-9 (Leinster quarter-final) Replay

Did You Know?
That Wicklow are the only county never to have won the Leinster Senior Football Championship. Their only appearance in the final was in 1897 where they lost to Dublin. That Mick O'Dowd, who leads Meath into the championship for the first time, is their fifth manager in seven years? Eamonn Barry (2006), Colm Coyle (2007-08), Eamonn O'Brien (2009-10) and Seamus McEnaney (2011-12) preceded O'Dowd. Sean Boylan, who preceded Barry, was in charge for 23 years.

MAYO v ROSCOMMON, ELVERYS MACHALE PARK, CASTLEBAR, SUNDAY, 4pm
Mayo are bidding to extend their winning run in the Connacht championship to seven, having won all six games since losing the 2010 quarter-final to Sligo. Since then, they have beaten London, Galway (twice), Roscommon, Leitrim and Sligo.

James Horan's men are pursuing a third successive Connacht title, a feat last achieved by Mayo in 1950 as the third leg of a four-timer. Mayo are having their second outing of the championship after beating Galway by 17 points in the first round, their biggest winning margin over their great rivals since 1907. Enda Varley (1-3), Cillian O'Connor (0-6) and Donal Vaughan (1-1) were Mayo's top scorers in their runaway win in Pearse Stadium. Roscommon, who last won the Connacht title in 2010, are having their first championship outing of the season after finishing fourth in Division 3 of the Allianz League (P7, W4, D1,L2). Their last championship win over Mayo was in the 2001 Connacht final and since then they have lost five times to the green-and-red, four in the Connacht championship and once in the All-Ireland qualifiers.

The sides last met in the championship in 2011 when Mayo won the Connacht final (0-13 to 0-11 scoreline) on a day when Cillian O'Connor scored 0-8 for the winners. The winners will play Leitrim or London in the Connacht final on July 21.

Last Five Championship Clashes
2011: Mayo 0-13 Roscommon 0-11 (Connacht final)
2009: Mayo 3-18 Roscommon 0-7 (Connacht semi-final)
2005: Mayo 1-16 Roscommon 0-11 (Connacht semi-final)
2004: Mayo 2-13 Roscommon 0-9 (Connacht final)
2002: Mayo 0-20 Roscommon 2-8 (All-Ireland 2nd round qualifier)
Mayo 5; Roscommon 0

Did You Know?
That Roscommon have not scored a goal against Mayo in any of their last four championship meetings. Nigel Dineen was the last Roscommon player to score a championship goal against Mayo in the 2002 All-Ireland qualifiers when Mayo won by 0-20 to 2-8.

That Mayo haven't conceded a goal in any of their last four Connacht championship games against Galway (2013), Sligo (2012), Leitrim (2012) and Roscommon (2011). The last goal they conceded was to Galway's Paul Conroy in the 2011 Connacht semi-final.

CLARE v CORK, ENNIS, SUNDAY, 3.30pm
They meet for the second time in the championship in eleven months, having clashed in last year's Munster final when Cork ran out easy winners, 3-16 to 0-13. Cork led by three goals at half-time and maintained their superiority in the second half. Aidan Walsh (1-1), Ciarán Sheehan and Colm O'Neill (0-4 each) were Cork's top scorers. They already have a win behind them this year, having beating Limerick by 3-17 to 0-8 in the quarter-final. Daniel Goulding (0-5), Brian Hurley and John O'Rourke (1-1 each) were top scorers for Cork.

Clare are having their first championship outing of the season after finishing fourth in Division 4 (P7, W4, L3). Mick O'Dwyer will lead Clare into action, bringing to five the number of counties he has managed in the Championship. He previously managed Kerry (1975-89), Kildare (1991-94 and 1997-2002), Laois (2003-2006) and Wicklow (2007-2011). Next Sunday's winners will play Kerry in the Munster final on July 7.

Last Five Championship Clashes
2012: Cork 3-16 Clare 0-13 (Munster final)
2011: Cork 1-23 Clare 0-11 (Munster quarter-final)
2005: Cork 0-18 Clare 0-6 (Munster semi-final)
2001: Cork 2-11 Clare 1-10 (Munster semi-final)
1997: Clare 1-14 Cork 1-13 (Munster semi-final)

Did You Know?
That Clare are seeking only their second win over Cork in the Munster championship in 72 years? Clare won in 1997 but, prior to that, they hadn't beaten the rebels since 1941. That Conor Counihan is in his 6th season as Cork manager, during which they have won the following titles: 1 All-Ireland (2010); 3 Munster (2008-09-12); 3 NFL (2010-11-12)

FERMANAGH v CAVAN, ENNISKLLEN, SUNDAY 2pm
They meet for a second successive year, with Cavan having won a qualifier tie by seven points last June. However, Fermanagh won their last Ulster championship clash, beating Cavan by three points in the 2010 quarter-final. Fermanagh also won (1-12 to 1-10) when they met in a Division 3 Allianz League clash in Kingspan Breffni Park last March. Cavan already have a championship game behind them, beating Armagh by 1-15 to 1-11 in the preliminary round. Martin Dunne scored 0-9 (0-8 from open play) as Cavan booked a quarter-final place against Fermanagh, who will be having their first outing in the Ulster campaign.

They finished third in Division 3 of the Allianz Football League, winning four, drawing one
and losing two of their seven games.

Last Five Championship Clashes
2012: Cavan 3-13 Fermanagh 0-15 (All-Ireland Qualifiers - Round 1)
2010: Fermanagh 1-13 Cavan 0-13 (Ulster quarter-final)
2009: Cavan 0-13 Fermanagh 1-9 (Ulster quarter-final)
2003: Fermanagh 0-16 Cavan 1-10 (All-Ireland qualifiers)
1998: Cavan 0-13 Fermanagh 0-11 (Ulster quarter-final)

Did You Know?
That Fermanagh are the only Ulster county without a provincial senior title. They last reached the Ulster final in 2008 where they lost to Armagh in a replay. That Cavan haven't won two successive games in the Ulster championship since 2001.

GAA FOOTBALL ALL IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP BRIEFS
The 14 counties who are definitely in the All-Ireland first round qualifier draw are: Galway, Sligo, Carlow, Laois, Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Louth, Armagh, Tyrone, Derry, Antrim, Tipperary, Limerick. They will be joined by the losers of Wicklow v Meath and Cavan v Fermanagh. Waterford are already booked in for the second round, having become the first county to lose a provincial semi-final. The first round games will be played on June 29.

Wexford are back in the Leinster semi-final for a third successive year after beating Louth by a point in the quarter-final. Wexford will meet Meath or Wicklow in the
semi-final in Croke Park on June 30.

Monaghan have reached the Ulster semi final for a second successive year after beating Antrim in the quarter-final. They will play the winners of Cavan v Fermanagh in the semi-final on June 29. Tweet

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