Kerry to face Mayo in All-Ireland quarter-finals

Mayo and Kerry will lock horns in the All-Ireland quarter-finals, while Cork's reward for edging past Limerick is a last eight date with Dublin.

The draw took place on RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland, where the other two pairings saw Connacht champions Galway pitted against in-form Armagh, and Ulster champions Derry to entertain Clare.

The standout game is the first meeting of Mayo and Kerry in the championship since 2019 when the Kingdom had 10 points to spare in a Super 8s victory in Killarney.

"Hugely satisfied with how we ground it out playing so poorly" was manager James Horans' assessment of Mayo’s come-from-behind win over Kildare at the weekend in their round 2 qualifier.

Six points down after 44 minutes, last year’s All-Ireland finalists to launch one of their renowned comebacks with late goals from Oisin Mullin and Jordan Flynn propelling Mayo into the last eight. A late rally against Galway papered over the cracks of a below-par display, while they struggled to put away Monaghan in the first round of the qualifier.

Kerry come into the game largely untested, easing as expected through a Munster campaign without ever needing to get out of third gear.

Cork put up resistance in Pairc Ui Rinn, but Kerry's class told in the final 20 minutes and finished with a dozen points to spare. They almost doubled that margin of victory over Limerick in the decider, winning with 23 points to spare in a ruthless display.

Dublin made a mockery of their league relegation by recording comprehensive, and indeed ruthless wins over Wexford, Meath and Kildare en route to cruising to a 61st Leinster football title. The win over Lilywhites saw Dessie Farrell's side blitz the opposition with five first-half goals to complete 12 provincial titles