GAA: Galway out to replicate quarter-final heroics, Down meet Laois in Tailteann Cup decider

With reigning champions Dublin out of the picture, the Sam Maguire Cup will be venturing to a new home after the All-Ireland Senior Football Final on July 28th.

While three of the quarter-finals played out pretty much as expected, a massive upset by Galway brought an end to Dublin's season by the narrowest of margins, ending 0-17 to 0-16.

Páraic Joyce's Tribesmen now face the challenge of Donegal, back under the stewardship of All-Ireland winning manager Jim McGuinness, in the second of the weekend's semi-finals.

It’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final and Tailteann Cup final weekend, with Down and Laois bidding to take the title, which carries automatic qualification for the Sam Maguire ‘round robin’ tier next year.

It promises to be quite a weekend of high-drama action – match details below