Laois, Tyrone, Monaghan and Westmeath have advanced to the semi-finals of the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship after two of the quarter-finals went to extra-time on a weekend of drama.
Donegal delivered the second-half goods at Croke Park this afternoon to defeat Monaghan by 1-26 to 1-20 and move into the All-Ireland senior football championship semi-finals for the second successive year.
The first of goal of this weekend's All-Ireland senior football championship quarter-finals went the way of Monaghan as they punished a misplaced Donegal kick-out.
Fans are buzzing with excitement as the All-Ireland senior football championship quarter-finals take centre stage this weekend with all four games set to be shown live.
The draw for the All-Ireland senior football championship semi-finals is set to take place on The Sunday Game Live following Armagh's clash with Kerry.
It's a bumper weekend of GAA action ahead for fans with the knockout stages of the All-Ireland senior football and hurling championships well and truly here.
Monaghan advanced directly into the quarter-finals of the All-Ireland senior football championship after defeating Down in the Group 3's top-of-the-table clash in Armagh this afternoon.
The draws for the All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals and the Tailteann Cup semi-finals will take place next Monday morning on RTÉ Radio 1 as part of Morning Ireland after the news at 8.30am.
Monaghan came good in the second-half to down Clare by 1-25 to 1-16 in Clones and secure a place in the knock-out stages of the All-Ireland SFC with a round still remaining in the Group 3.
Laois, relegated from the senior grade last year, got their TG4 All-Ireland intermediate campaign off to a winning start when they defeated Roscommon by 3-11 to 2-7 in Portlaoise.
While most footballers are elevated to senior inter-county status in relatively low-key affairs, the polar opposite was the case for Monaghan's Jennifer Duffy back in 2019.
Louth manager Ger Brennan lamented his side's "poor" efficiency during yesterday's All-Ireland senior football championship Round 1 defeat to Monaghan.