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.
Cavan and New York will battle it out for the Lory Meagher Cup at Croke Park next weekend after the latter cruised past Monaghan in Mullingar this afternoon.
Westmeath claimed the All-Ireland U20 'B' football championship title with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Monaghan at Kingspan Breffni last night.