All-Ireland SFC qualifier round 4
Meath 2-16 Clare 1-18, Portlaoise, 2pm FT
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-finals
Westmeath 0-20 Cork 1-40, Cusack Park, 3pm FT
Laois 1-22 Dublin 0-23, Portlaoise, 4.15pm FT
That was a remarkable end to the day's action. What a display from Laois! Dublin's year has come to a disastrous end. That's all from me!
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final full time: Laois 1-22 Dublin 0-23
Sean Moran blasts the free over the bar and the final whistle sounds - Laois have pulled off the shock of the decade! They have knocked out Dublin and will take on Tipperary in an All-Ireland quarter-final at Croke Park next Sunday!
Red card!
John Lennon is off for a second yellow!
Dublin need a goal - they have a free-in...
90 seconds of additional time left...
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-22 Dublin 0-22
It's Laois' day for sure as Rowland hammers over a free from 100 metres!
Another Dublin wide - their 16th - as we go into three minutes of injury time!
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-21 Dublin 0-22
With two minutes left, substitute Paul Ryan hammers over a long-range free.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-21 Dublin 0-21
O'Rorke from a free but it's not enough for Dublin who are on the verge of a sickening defeat here.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-21 Dublin 0-20
Kavanagh's free gives Laois the insurance point on 65 minutes!
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-20 Dublin 0-20
O'Rorke nails a free but the shock is still very much on as Willie Dunphy replies!
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-19 Dublin 0-19
This is amazing! Rowland thumps over a long-range free with nine minutes to go!
Dublin trailing Laois by two points as we pass the hour mark...
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-18 Dublin 0-19
Dillon taken out and O'Rorke slots the free.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-18 Dublin 0-18
Aaron Dunphy posts the third consecutive Laois point as we enter the home straight.
Thirteen minutes remaining.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-17 Dublin 0-18
But Willie Dunphy immediately edges Laois back in front, then Kavanagh converts a free.
Level!
O'Rorke swings the free over - four in a row for Dublin - 0-18 to 1-15!
Wides at either end from Keaney and Kelly.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-15 Dublin 0-17
Sutcliffe's excellent solo point makes it a one-point game.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-15 Dublin 0-16
O'Rorke wins and converts a free. Twenty minutes to go.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-15 Dublin 0-15
O'Rorke points the resultant '65'.
Save!
Rowland with his second top-drawer stop of the game, denying Sutcliffe.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-15 Dublin 0-14
Kavanagh points a free from his own '65'.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-14 Dublin 0-14
Make that three as Aaron Dunphy arrows over a screamer.
25 minutes left, Laois with a two-point lead.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-13 Dublin 0-14
O'Rorke (free) replies to a superb Willie Dunphy point.
Wide
O'Rorke misses a simple free from in front of the posts!
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-12 Dublin 0-13
But Boland points after a stray puck-out!
Wide
Keaney fouled again; O'Rorke misses the free.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-12 Dublin 0-12
Boland wins possession and points from the sideline!
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-12 Dublin 0-11
O'Rorke nails a priceless Dublin free.
Wide from Dwyer at the other end.
Wide from Keaney as the second half commences at Portlaoise.
Mattie Kenny will have to ring the changes at half time because Dublin are in trouble here, no doubt about it.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final half time: Laois 1-12 Dublin 0-10
A huge roar from the home faithful greets the short whistle. Laois lead by five!
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-12 Dublin 0-10
Conal Keaney as we go into injury time at the end of the first half...
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-12 Dublin 0-9
Danny Sutcliffe drives through to take a point on the stroke of half time.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-12 Dublin 0-8
Dwyer with a brilliant Laois point. Unbelievable story unfolding here!
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-11 Dublin 0-8
This is amazing stuff as Jack Kelly adds another point for Eddie Brennan's warriors. Wide from Dublin at the other end.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-10 Dublin 0-8
But Kavanagh replies with his sixth, this one from play.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-9 Dublin 0-8
O'Rorke converts a free five minutes from the break.
Save!
Enda Rowland denies Dillon a Dublin goal!
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-9 Dublin 0-7
Ross King with an inspirational Laois point on 27 minutes!
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-8 Dublin 0-7
Kavanagh whacks over a Laois free nine minutes from the break.
Dublin with a couple of poor wides.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-7 Dublin 0-7
Hayes gets his second point in a minute and Eamonn Dillon hits another one instantly.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-7 Dublin 0-5
Ronan Hayes hits back but the Joe McDonagh Cup winners have a double-scores lead.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-6 Dublin 0-3
Kavanagh's fourth (free) pushes the gap out to six!
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-6 Dublin 0-4
Kavanagh (free) hits his third. Dublin in trouble? Cian Boland replies.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-5 Dublin 0-3
Aaron Dunphy replies to O'Rorke's second point.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final full time: Westmeath 0-20 Cork 1-40
The Rebels coast to victory and will take on Kilkenny at Croke Park next Sunday for a place in the All-Ireland semi-finals.
1-40!
Horgan bangs over an injury-time Cork free.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-20 Cork 1-39
Declan Dalton in the 70th!
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-20 Cork 1-38
Jamie Couglan for Cork in the 69th minute.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 1-4 Dublin 0-2
Kavanagh's free goes over from 70 metres and it's a five-point game after eleven minutes!
Red card
Westmeath's Gary Greville is off with two yellows. Horgan makes it double scores!
Goal!
In the ninth minute, Aaron Dunphy bats the ball to the back of the Dublin net - 1-3 to 0-2!
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 0-3 Dublin 0-2
Purcell restores Laois' lead.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-20 Cork 1-36
Price for Westmeath - can they avoid a double-scores drubbing?
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 0-2 Dublin 0-1
Oisin O'Rorke opens the Dubs account and they have a free-in now to equalise...
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 0-2 Dublin 0-0
Mark Kavanagh fires over a Laois '65'.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 0-1 Dublin 0-0
Cha Dwyer takes a nice point on the run.
Game on!
Alan Kelly gets Laois V Dublin up and running! Paddy Purcell with a Laois wide.
Cork 19 points ahead with 13 minutes left.
The national anthem booms out in O'Moore Park, where we are seconds from throw-in...
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-18 Cork 1-32
Lehane helps himself to another score.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-18 Cork 1-31
Doyle and Jack Galvin add to the hosts' tally with 15 minutes left.
Team news:
Darragh O'Connell replaces Cian Hendricken in the Dublin starting team.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-16 Cork 1-31
And the superb Killian Doyle hits back with a magnificent Westmeath score.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-15 Cork 1-31
Lehane and Shane Kingston on target for the Rebels.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-14 Cork 1-29
O'Flynn replies.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-14 Cork 1-28
Doyle replies.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-13 Cork 1-28
O'Flynn brings his total to 1-2.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-13 Cork 1-27
Clarke and Doyle (free) post two more for the Lake men.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-11 Cork 1-27
Aonghus Clarke pulls one back.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-10 Cork 1-27
Lehane adds to the landslide lead.
Goal!
Half-time sub O'Flynn adds a Cork goal and it's now 1-26 to 0-10 after 40 minutes.
Chaos in O'Moore Park, where Meath players and supporters are still on the pitch as Laois do their warm-up. Fans of Dublin and Laois trying to take their places while Clare and Meath supporters are trying to leave...
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-10 Cork 0-25
Shane Clavin's point is cancelled out by Robbie O'Flynn.
Eanna Lyons replaces Stephen Maher in the Laois XV.
Cork had eight different first-half scorers.
It's hurling all the way now for the rest of the afternoon - evening. Coming up is the second half of Westmeath V Cork and all of Laois V Dublin, which throws in in half an hour...
That's the Super 8s line-up completed. Meath fell over the line there and will have to improve in the coming weeks.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier full time: Meath 2-16 Clare 1-18
Substitute Dermot Couglan's shot flies over but Meath hold on to advance to the Super 8s! They'll face Donegal in Ballybofey on Sunday. Kerry and Mayo complete the group.
Meath clear their lines!
One last Clare attack...
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 2-16 Clare 1-17
Tubridy takes his point but there's only seconds left...
A minute of injury time left in O'Moore Park. Clare win a free-in...
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final half time: Westmeath 0-9 Cork 0-24
The Rebels easing into the quarter-finals.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-8 Cork 0-24
Harnedy makes it treble scores a minute from the break.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 2-16 Clare 1-16
Ben Brennan fires an excellent Meath point in the 71st minute.
We're about to enter six minutes of injury time in Portlaoise...
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 2-15 Clare 1-16
Tubridy replies instantly with his fifth.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 2-15 Clare 1-15
The hard-working O'Sullivan gets himself a point.
Post!
Conlon unlucky as his shot hits the right upright. Three minutes left and Meath lead by two.
Wide
The outstanding Harnan is clean through on goal but kicks his shot right and wide. A costly miss for Meath?
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 2-14 Clare 1-15
Cleary teases a soft free inside the post.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-6 Cork 0-16
Eoin Price and Robbie Greville hit back.
The Meath half back line has been immense today.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-4 Cork 0-16
Horgan and Harnedy stretch the Cork lead to twelve.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 2-14 Clare 1-14
And young substitute Shane Walsh sends over the free.
Clare corner back Gordon Kelly is black-carded.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-4 Cork 0-14
Horgan converts a free.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 2-13 Clare 1-14
Tubridy points off his left with twelve minutes left.
Yellow card for Keogan for a high tackle.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-3 Cork 0-10
Doyle and Horgan trade points.
O'Connor and Devine are both down following a collision so we'll have a delay at O'Moore Park.
Malone with another disappointing Clare wide.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-2 Cork 0-9
Darragh Fitzgibbon and Tim O'Mahony for the visitors.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 2-13 Clare 1-13
Cathal O'Connor nails a terrific Clare point from distance!
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-2 Cork 0-7
Horgan again. He'll get a few today!
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-2 Cork 0-6
Patrick Horgan raises a white flag.
Tubridy pulls a big Clare free left and wide.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-2 Cork 0-5
Seamus Harnedy lands the fifth Cork point.
O'Reilly hits Meath's first wide on 45 minutes.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-2 Cork 0-4
Cadogan (0-3) on target again for the Rebels.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 2-13 Clare 1-12
Keogan bangs over a super point to stretch the gap. Devine adds another one.
Padraig Harnan played the last pass and Newman collided with the post after netting. He'll have to be replaced. Thomas O'Reilly comes in as a blood sub..
Goal!
Meath work the ball through on goal with handpasses and Newman palms to the net from inches out!
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Westmeath 0-1 Cork 0-1
Alan Cadogan and Killian Doyle trade points in Mullingar.
Goal!
An O'Dea effort drops shot and Cooney beats goalkeeper and defender to bat the ball to the net - Clare lead 1-12 to 1-11!
Class!
Newman to Conlon and straight over the bar!
Cooney's shot for Clare is left and wide.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 1-10 Clare 0-12
Newman (free) pops over his sixth point.
We're back underway.
Clare first out for the second half. They're playing into the wind now...
Team news:
Paul Greville replaces Conor Shaw in the Westmeath SH starting XV V Cork.
At times it looks like there are two or three Gary Brennans on the field. Has any one checked that?
The first half was both error-strewn and laced with quality. Malone has been magnificent, Newman looks a real threat at the other end.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier half time: Meath 1-9 Clare 0-12
Malone equalises on the stroke of half time. The sides were level eight times in the first half. Still all to play for here!
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 1-9 Clare 0-11
O'Dea hits back instantly with a Clare point.
Goal!
Donal Keogan gets in behind the Clare defence, sidesteps goalkeeper Stephen Ryan and rolls a shot goalwards, which is cleared off the line but Bryan Menton smashes the rebound home - 1-9 to 0-10!
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-9 Clare 0-10
Malone's latest sky-high effort deflects over via the inside of the right upright.
Both teams are struggling but it's exciting stuff.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-9 Clare 0-9
A wonderful Malone point from distance has the sides level for the seventh time.
Clare give it away again. Gary Brennan goes in hard on McMahon but no free is forthcoming.
Conlon drops two shots short inside a minute.
Clare break at pace and give the ball away needlessly.
Brilliant defending by Meath's Shane Gallagher.
Yellow card for McGovern. Tackle was slightly high but the Clare man made the most of it.
Ooh!
Newman takes the bull by the horns. He tears through the Clare defence and blazes a goal effort twelve inches over the bar. Meath back in front!
Elementary errors from both sides. Donegal won't be shaking in their boots.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-8 Clare 0-8
Conlon - son of Mickey from Rockcorry in Monaghan - swings over a very classy leveller!
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-7 Clare 0-8
Tubridy is crowded out and somehow wins a free, which he taps over. A lot of soft frees being awarded here.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-7 Clare 0-7
McGovern justifies his selection with a fantastic surge and finish!
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-6 Clare 0-7
Both teams give the ball away recklessly. Tubridy fires over a nice lead point.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-6 Clare 0-6
Yellow card for Kevin Hartnett. Newman smacks over the free from the 45-metre line.
A looping Cleary effort doesn't even threaten the posts.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-5 Clare 0-6
Cillian O'Sullivan is tripped as he breaches the mass Clare rearguard. Malone is yellow-carded and Newman converts the free.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-4 Clare 0-6
Cian O'Dea replies with an excellent point.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-4 Clare 0-5
James Conlon collects a thrown pass from Seamus Lavin and sticks a nice point from a tight angle.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-3 Clare 0-5
Tubridy sweeps the free over from the 45-metre line.
Clare's turn to win a soft free close to goal as O'Connor collides with a Meath defender.
Two wides in a minute from Gary Brennan.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-3 Clare 0-4
This time, Cleary makes no mistake from the free and Clare are back in front with 13 minutes played.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-3 Clare 0-3
McMahon equalises at the end of a rapid Meath attack, started by a wonderful Ethan Devine catch.
Gavin Cooney goes over and Eoin Cleary misses the free.
Ironic cheers as Clare win a free.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-2 Clare 0-3
At the other end, Banner captain Gary Brennan cruises in and fists the lead point.
This time, Newman doesn't get enough purchase and drops it short.
Another soft free to the Royals...
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-2 Clare 0-2
Midfielder Cathal O'Connor whacks over another superb Clare equaliser.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-2 Clare 0-1
Newman carries the ball into traffic and is awarded a soft free, which he chips over.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-1 Clare 0-1
Jamie Malone finds a foot of space and thumps over a terrific point.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier: Meath 0-1 Clare 0-0
Michael Newman lofts over a free after Bryan McMahon is bowled over.
Clare attack first but Meath defend stoutly.
Game on!
Derek O'Mahoney from Tipp throws the ball in!
Meath have beaten Clare in Division Two in each of the last three years. Can they repeat that today?
No late changes to Clare's XV. This is the first championship meeting between these two sides.
Opportunity knocks for Clare and Meath. Even though the winners will go into a very hard group. It's difficult to imagine either of them getting out of the section containing Donegal, Kerry and Mayo. But just getting to the quarter-finals is an achievement now.
Meath are trying to bounce back from an absolute drubbing in the Leinster final; Clare will be no pushover ... they've made huge strides under Colm Collins.
Conditions nigh on prfect for football and hurling!
The scene is set here is O Moore park as we host two games. First up @MeathGAA play @GaaClare in Round 4 qualifier. Then we have Laois Senior Hurling team V @DubGAAOfficial . Good@luck to all and a big welcome to all supporters. pic.twitter.com/yMsnzY0Xuy
— Laois GAA (@CLGLaois) July 7, 2019
Team news:
Two late tweaks to the Meath starting XV: Ethan Devine replaces Ben Brennan and Thomas McGovern comes in for Graham Reilly.
Meath (All-Ireland SFC v Clare): Andrew Colgan; Seamus Lavin, Conor McGill, Shane Gallagher; Donal Keogan, Padraic Harnan, Gavin McCoy; Bryan Menton, Shane McEntee; Ben Brennan, Bryan McMahon, Graham Reilly; Cillian O'Sullivan, Michael Newman, James Conlon.
Clare (SF qualifier v Meath) – Stephen Ryan; Dean Ryan, Cillian Brennan, Gordon Kelly; Kevin Harnett, Aaron Fitzgerald, Sean Collins; Gary Brennan, Cathal O’Connor; Sean O’Donoghue, Eoin Cleary, Jamie Malone; Gavin Cooney, David Tubridy, Cian O’Dea.
Less than 25 minutes to throw-in at Portlaoise...
As ever, we'll have a full live blog on all the action.
The winners of the clash between Westmeath and Cork at Mullingar will advance to an All-Ireland quarter-final against Kilkenny, while Tipperary await either Laois or Dublin.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-finals
Joe McDonagh Cup finalists Laois and Westmeath entertain Dublin and Cork respectively to determine who advances to the last six in the Liam MacCarthy Cup race.
All-Ireland SFC qualifier round 4
First up, at 2pm, is the meeting of Clare and Meath at Portlaoise to determine who completes the Super 8s line-up. The winners will join Donegal, Kerry and Mayo in Group One.
Quarter-finals on the line
There's All-Ireland quarter-final places up for grabs this afternoon in both football and hurling.