Overview
- The Tailteann Cup quarter-finals on Saturday produced four winners — Offaly, Wicklow, Down and Fermanagh — who now progress to the semi-finals.
- Wicklow overturned a 3-9 to 0-9 deficit to beat Antrim 2-19 to 3-15 at Corrigan Park, with Dean Healy’s sixth-minute stoppage-time point sealing the win after an earlier missed Antrim penalty.
- Offaly rallied from a half-time deficit to beat Wexford 1-22 to 1-17, with Jack Bryant’s second-half goal helping shift the momentum for the visitors.
- Down and Fermanagh produced one-sided quarter-final wins, Down defeating Laois 2-23 to 0-15 with multiple scorers and Fermanagh routing Sligo 2-25 to 0-9 with goals from Mattie McDermott and Shane McGullion.
- The weekend’s results reshape the knockout picture across competitions as Cork reached the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals and Dublin, Kerry and Galway secured home quarter-final places in the ladies championship, forcing managers to reassess selection and tactics ahead of the next rounds.