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Three Connacht teams in Quarter Finals in Croke Park on the one day.... what dreams are made of 

[Roscommon]

Of course I would be there. But let's face it,if Armagh,Tyrone or any other Ulster county apart from Antrim,were being patronised for beating Antrim twice,Roscommon and Westmesth,I'd be embarrassed.

Being on a par with Armagh currently is not boast worthy.


A hiding in Croke Park in a high profile game,is not what young players need neither will they need the inevitable "sure weren't they great to get as far as the quarter finals anyhow (the subtext of which is "when they are normally shite"), patronisation that will follow the equally inevitable hiding.

Roscommon are in division 1 and were touted as all Ireland Contenders sure 

A restructuring of the camogie championship is needed 

In fairness though a coin toss to decide a winner is mad in this day and age, it wouldn't even come into consideration in Senior Hurling or Football.

[Mayo could face a rematch of their Connacht semi-final against Galway if the Tribesmen beat Donegal]

From Hoganstand. This explains the rest of the draw pretty clearly.

Just 12 teams remain in the hunt for the Sam Maguire after this weekend's action.

Provincial champions Dublin, Kerry, Monaghan and Mayo are safely through to the All-Ireland quarter-finals where they will be joined by the winners of the Cork v Kildare, Westmeath v Fermanagh, Donegal v Galway and Tyrone v Sligo fourth round qualifier ties, which will take place over the next two weekends.

In the first pair of quarter-finals on August 1-2, Dublin will face either Cork or Kildare and Kerry will meet the winners of Westmeath and Fermanagh. The following weekend, Mayo could face a rematch of their Connacht semi-final against Galway if the Tribesmen beat Donegal, while Monaghan will meet Tyrone or Sligo.

In the All-Ireland semi-finals, it's Kerry/Westmeath/Fermanagh v Monaghan/Tyrone/Sligo on August 23 and Dublin/Kildare/Cork v Mayo/Galway/Donegal on August 30.

Really?! Just going by ONeills post and what I thought myself if Galway beat Donegal and Tyrone beat Sligo the repeat pairing of Mayo v Galway could then be avoided?

I would have thought in this case it would be Mayo v Tyrone and Monaghan v Galway?

Championship banter is mighty 

The capacity of Markievicz Park surely isn't much less than that? 18500? The arrangement seems fairly pointless if the capacity of the neutral venue can be 20,000! 

Marky is far smaller than the Hyde even with revised capacities..

Doesn't matter anyways, there's a game to be played and now that can be focused on! Will be strange if it sells out though and a third of the place will be empty

The capacity of Markievicz Park surely isn't much less than that? 18500? The arrangement seems fairly pointless if the capacity of the neutral venue can be 20,000! 

Connacht Telegraph reporting the Hyde is being considered but would have a cut capacity of 20,000

http://www.con-telegraph.ie/news/roundup/articles/2015/06/24/4038510-connaught-final-set-for-hyde-park/

[Salthill could be crowded on the 19th with the skywhale.]

With our record in Salthill and the distance Sligo have to travel I would say that the Sligo CB will run with Castlebar. Salthill could be crowded on the 19th with the skywhale.

Cripes!
Maybe the Breffni Park murmurings were not so silly after all!

If its a good day on the 19th July Salthill would be jammers either way I'd say.

Dont really mind where it is, get up to Galway early and wait a while after for the traffic to die down - theres worse places one could be looking to kill a few hours! 

Connacht and Ulster finals in Croke Park double header could happen yet 

Could well be a close game with Roscommon surely not aiming to reach their peak until August and the challenge of the Dubs in the semi final.

Lough Atalia Road is still one way inbound for Sunday I take it?

He brought us back from the dead which we were that day in Longford in such a short time. He gave it his all, brought us to the brink of reaching the promised land but we just couldnt get over the line. Turned Mayo into a top team and if we are to win one in the next few years his contribution will be remembered.

http://www.mayogaa.com/news/333627/Ticketing_Details_All_Ireland_Senior_Football_Semi_Final_Reply

The Mayo - V's - Kerry All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi Final Replay has been fixed for Saturday 30th of August 2014 at The Gaelic Grounds Limerick at 5.00pm

Ticket details as follows:

Clubs
Mackey Stand – (Covered/Seated) Allocated, Numbered Seating – Cairde Mhaigh Eo and Croke Park Season Tickets only 1 ticket per member. We cannot offer a second ticket to members because of the limited capacity of the stand. €30.00 Adults only. OAP/Concession €10.00.

North Stand (Uncovered/Seated) Adults €30.00, U16 - €5.00 Allocated Numbered Seating - Clubs subject to availability, an equal amount to all clubs "pro-rata". Student/OAP concession €10.00.

Terrace – Standing – Adults €20.00, U16 – €5.00 Clubs, overflow from seating in North stand "pro-rata"
It is expected that we will have sufficient levels of tickets for all clubs however with the limited capacity we cannot give any guarantees regarding this fixture. As you will appreciate this is a new ground for us all.

Please have your club orders with us by 6.00pm tomorrow evening at the very latest.

Distribution

South and East Clubs – Wednesday evening at Claremorris GAA Club from 6.00pm to 8.00pm.
North and West Clubs – Thurdsday evening at Elverys MacHale Park from 6.00pm to 8.00pm.

Cairde Mhaigh Eo

Mackey Stand – Covered Seating - €30.00 One ticket per Cairde Mhaigh Eo Member

Wednesday 27th August 9.30am to 5.00pm at Office of Elverys MacHale Park
Thursday 28th of August 9.30am to 6.00pm at Office of Elverys MacHale Park

Phone Orders for members outside the County, Wednesday only.

As stated one ticket per member for the Mackey Stand.

North Stand (Uncovered) €30.00 Adults, €5.00 U-16s Student/OAP concession €10.00.

We hope to have additional tickets available for the North Stand for Cairde Mhaigh Eo members subject to availability but as stated the Mackey Stand is one ticket per member.

Great. Those of us outside of the counties involved are left to the terraces either end of the field as available online or in Supervalu. Having the semi final in this venue gets better and better.

Wouldnt miss it anyway. 

You may be right, but theres no way of really knowing the future. I think interest in the fixture is bigger now after todays display.

I still believe All Ireland Semi Finals should be in Croke Park as it is the prime GAA stadium in the country. Mayo and Kerry need a replay. The 6th is an available date at Croke Park, and it is been denied because of the off chance of the other semi final next weekend ending in a draw. If it does, no reason why the contingency plan for them cant be Gaelic Grounds if all teams are to be treated the same.