The Bord Gáis Energy National Ladies' Football League Division 1 quarter-final line-up has been confirmed following Sunday’s final round of group games.
The standout tie in the last eight is the meeting of defending champions Cork and Kerry, a mouth-watering clash between the Munster rivals which will be a repeat of last year’s final.
Elsewhere, Mayo will meet Clare, Laois are pitted against last year’s beaten All-Ireland finalists Monaghan and Leinster champions Dublin will take on Armagh, who snatched a playoff place at the expense of Ulster rivals Tyrone on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Donegal and Kildare are facing up to the prospect of Division 2 football in 2010 as their relegation fates were sealed with defeats against Kerry and Galway respectively.
In the big Division 1B relegation shootout at Menlough, Una Carroll shot 0-11 for Galway as the Tribeswomen secured Division 1 football courtesy of a 2-13 to 1-12 victory against Kildare.
Ger Conneely and Sinéad Burke scored the crucial first half goals as Galway led by 2-7 to 0-6 at half-time and the winners survived the sin-binning of Conneely to land five unanswered points after half-time.
Elsewhere, Donegal’s relegation from Division 1A was confirmed as they were on the wrong end of a 1-20 to 1-7 scoreline against Kerry in Castlefin.
Kerry, who finished second behind Mayo in Division 1a, had the tie wrapped up at half-time as they led by 0-16 to 1-3.
Eilish Ward’s first half penalty was merely a finger in the dam as Donegal struggled to cope and although they improved immeasurably after the break, Patrice Dennehy’s second half goal added gloss to Kerry’s final score.
Meanwhile, Mags McAlinden struck a late winning point as Armagh dramatically edged out Tyrone for a quarter-final spot with a 2-10 to 1-12 victory at the Athletic Grounds.
This was a remarkable victory for Armagh, who trailed by 1-9 to 0-5 at half-time, as second half goals from Shauna O’Hagan and Sharon Reel proved vital.
Also in Division 1A, Laois and Mayo played out a 1-12 to 1-12 stalemate at O’Moore Park in Portlaoise, a game which saw the lethal Cora Staunton score 1-6 for the visitors.
Meanwhile, Dublin finished top of Division 1b as they demolished Clare 6-14 to 0-4 at Naomh Mearnóg.
The Sky Blues were out of sight at half-time having established a 1-12 to 0-0 advantage, the goal scored by Amy Ring.
Dublin went goal crazy in the second half as a quickfire brace from Niamh Hurley was added to by Anne-Marie Murphy, Katie Murphy and Nicky Daly.
On Saturday, reigning Bord Gáis National League, Munster and All-Ireland champions Cork slumped to a second successive defeat as they lost out by 2-8 to 0-13 against Monaghan at Cork IT.
Edel Byrne scored 2-3 and Niamh Kindlon scored a dramatic late winning point for the Farney Girls as they gained revenge for last year’s heavy All-Ireland final defeat against Cork.
