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Armagh manager Gregory McGonigle said they hope to make home advantage count when they take on Kildare in the quarter-finals of the TG4 All-Ireland senior championship.
Dublin, Kerry and Galway had already secured home quarter-finals before this weekend’s action and Armagh also booked home advantage when they held off a spirited late rally from Waterford to emerge 2-15 to 1-15 victors after an exciting clash where Chloe Fennell’s last gasp free which would have forced a draw was deflected off the crossbar.
“We'll take a home advantage, of course it is better than having to travel,” said McGonigle. “With the new rules going, it has changed the pace of the game that it has pushed on as well.
“We knew coming into this group, it was going to be a very hard group and coming away with two wins, you'd have to be delighted.”
Kildare came out on top in their shootout with Tipperary to advance to the last eight with Mayah Doyle’s goal helping them to a 1-13 to 0-9 victory.
“Overall it was a great performance and we are now going to give this quarter-final everything,” said Kildare manager Pat Sullivan.
“A key part was our players taking their chances with a high conversion rate that you need against a blanket defence.”
Games
TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship quarter-finals – to be played over the weekend of July 4th/5th. (The team named first has home advantage.)
Dublin v Cork
Galway v Mayo
Kerry v Meath
Armagh v Kildare
TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-finals on Saturday, 18th July 2026
Dublin/Cork v Kerry/Meath
Galway/Mayo v Armagh/Kildare
TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship relegation qualifiers to be played on Saturday, 4th July.
Waterford v Donegal
Tipperary v Tyrone
The losers of the above two fixtures will then play in the relegation play-off on Saturday, 11th July.
Results
TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship
Group 1: Armagh 2-15 Waterford 1-15
Group 2: Kildare 1-13 Tipperary 0-9
Group 3: Mayo 1-15 Donegal 2-6
Group 4: Meath 1-12 Tyrone 1-10
TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship
Group A: Derry 7-26 Kilkenny 0-2
Antrim 6-20 Longford 1-7
Group B: Carlow 5-18 London 1-7
