With the 2nd weekend of the provincial championships complete, the competitions are taking shape. In Ulster Tyrone and Armagh are set to meet at the semi final stage following their quarter final wins over Cavan and Antrim respectively. The Red hand county put any disappointment at been relegated from Division 1 in the league behind them as they registered a comfortable win over the Breffni side while the Orchard county put in a strong 2nd half to see of a resilient Antrim. Cavan will now enter the All Ireland series while the Saffron side compete in the Tailteann cup. The other semi final pairings in Ulster will be decided this weekend as Monaghan welcome Donegal to St Tiernachs Park Clones on Sunday while Fermanagh and Down meet in Brewster park in Enniskillen on Saturday afternoon
In Leinster, the semi final pairings will see Dublin renew their rivlary with Meath while Kildare and Louth are on the other side of the draw. The Connacht semi finals are scheduled for this weekend with Leitrim playing host to Mayo and Galway welcome Roscommon. In Munster the semi finals will see Clare taking on Tipperary while Cork face Kerry. Speaking of the Kingdom, they will look to continue their good run in the Munster under-20 football championship tonight (Tuesday). Tomas O'Sé's side meet Clare in Tralee, where throw-in is at 7pm. At Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork play Tipperary.
In Connacht the group stages of the U20 championship conclude to tomorrow evening as Roscommon face Leitrim with the Rossies looking to confirm their place in the knockout stages. Following last weeks draw with Galway, manager Cian Smyth noted that their focus has been on this final group fixture
