Eamonn Murray excited as Meath book passage to last eight

Meath manager Eamonn Murray said he is excited about what lies after watching his TG4 All-Ireland Senior Champions book their place in the 2022 quarter-finals.

The Royals are joined in the knock-out stages by the team they beat in last year's decider, Dublin, along with Mayo and Galway with four places remaining up for grabs.

In a repeat of the 2021 last-eight clash, Meath were held to a 0-9 to 0-9 draw by Armagh at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park in Sunday’s live TG4 game, but they still advanced.

Aimee Mackin was outstanding in the first half as Armagh took a 0-6 to 0-4 lead into half-time but Orlagh Lally scored a late equaliser.

"We enjoyed that and it will bring us on," said Murray.

"We just wanted a display today and we got patches of that, maybe not 100 percent but we are getting there.

"We have three weeks left and we probably need every day of that to get right up to scratch. It’s going to be tough, it’s getting exciting from now on. Looking forward to all the excitement again."

In Group A, Dublin and Mayo booked their places in the quarter-finals, with victories over Tipperary and Cavan respectively.

In the first of the double-header at the Longford venue, Mayo secured a narrow 0-16 to 2-9 win live on TG4. Tara Needham scored the late winner for Michael Moyles’ team.

"It was a really good battle and it’s something that will stand to us," said Moyles.

"We have a very young panel, a new panel and we’re getting experience all the time. But we know what’s ahead of us against Dublin and that’s a great game there that will bring us on leaps and bounds."

Nicole Owens made it three goals in two games as Leinster winners Dublin secured another win. Their 1-11 to 0-6 success at Tipperary’s expense ensured sae passage to the final