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Both Meath and Galway have named unchanged teams for Sunday's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final at Croke Park (13:45 BST).

Following their stirring win over Kerry in Tullamore that sealed top position in Group Two and a straight passage into the last eight, Meath manager Robbie Brennan has found no reason to make tweaks.

Ruairi Kinsella landed a couple of two-pointers against the Kingdom and he spearheads the attack, while Eoghan Freyne and Conor Duke, who also both finished with five points in that win, retain their places.

Galway manager Padraic Joyce has also kept faith with the team that sealed their place in the last eight with victory over Down on Sunday.

That means Conor Flaherty retains his place in goal for the third-straight game as Connor Gleeson again will take up a watching brief from the bench, while Damien Comer is again names amongst the subs as his return to fitness continues.

Shane Walsh picked up a knock in Newry last week, but is fit to resume his place on the edge of the square where he plundered 1-7 last week and he is flanked by Rob Finnerty and Matthew Thompson who chipped in with 11 points between them against the Mournemen.

Meath: Billy Hogan; Seamus Lavin, Sean Rafferty, Ronan Ryan; Donal Keogan, Sean Coffey, Ciaran Caulfield; Bryan Menton, Adam O'Neill; Conor Duke, Ruairi Kinsella, Cathal Hickey; Jordan Morris, Keith Curtis, Eoghan Freyne.

Subs: Sean Brennan, Brian O'Halloran, Eoin Harkin, James McEntee, Cian McBride, Conor Gray, Aaron Lynch, Daithi McGowan, Shane Walsh, Diarmuid Moriarty, Mathew Costello.

Galway: Conor Flaherty; Johnny McGrath, Sean Fitzgerald, Liam Silke; Dylan McHugh, Sean Kelly, Cian Hernon; Paul Conroy, John Maher; Cein Darcy, Matthew Tierney, Cillian McDaid; Rob Finnerty, Shane Walsh, Matthew Thompson.

Subs: Connor Gleeson, Jack Glynn, Kieran Molloy, Sean O Maoilchiarain, Daniel O'Flaherty, John Daly, Peter Cooke, Sam O'Neill, Tomo Culhane, Johnny Heaney, Damien Comer.

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Donegal and Monaghan have named their teams for Saturday's All-Ireland quarter-final Ulster derby at Croke Park (16:00 BST).

Jim McGuinness has named Daire O Baoill to start at right wing-forward. O Baoill was also named to start in the 10 jersey for last week's preliminary quarter-final win over Louth, but was replaced by Caolan McColgan prior to throw-in.

Jason McGee is named to start in midfield alongside Michael Langan. McGee, who has had an injury-hit campaign, started against Louth but was replaced by Hugh McFadden at half-time.

Monaghan manager Gabriel Bannigan has made two changes from the team that beat Down two weeks ago to seal top spot in Group Three and a direct path into Saturday's quarter-final.

Gavin McPhillips has not featured since the Ulster quarter-final loss to Donegal but is named at midfield with Killian Lavelle amongst the subs. However, this was the case ahead of the Down game only for their roles to be reversed late in the day.

Another change for the Farneymen comes in attack with Jack McCarron, who scored 1-3 off the bench a fortnight ago, coming in for Stephen Mooney.

There is also a boost as Gary Mohan is named amongst the subs as he recovers from an injury picked up in their second group game against Clare.

Donegal have beaten Monaghan in the past three championship meetings, including the aforementioned 0-23 to 0-21 victory in this year's Ulster quarter-final in Clones.

Earlier this week, Donegal expressed their dissatisfaction after their request for a Sunday fixture was turned down. The Monaghan game will be Donegal's ninth in the past 12 weeks.

Monaghan: Rory Beggan; Ryan Wylie, Kieran Duffy, Dylan Byrne; Ryan O'Toole, Dessie Ward, Conor McCarthy; Micheal McCarville, Gavin McPhillips; Aaron Carey, Micheal Bannigan, Ryan McAnespie; Jack McCarron, Andrew Woods, Stephen O'Hanlon.

Subs: Kian Mulligan, Ronan Boyle, Louis Kelly, Darren Hughes, Gary Mohan, Ciaran McNulty, Jason Irwin, Killian Lavelle, Stephen Mooney, David Garland, Karl O'Connell.

Donegal: Shaun Patton; Finnbarr Roarty, Brendan McCole, Peadar Mogan; Ryan McHugh, Eoghan Ban Gallagher, Ciaran Moore; Jason McGee, Michael Langan; Daire O Baoill, Ciaran Thompson, Shane O'Donnell; Conor O'Donnell, Michael Murphy, Oisin Gallen.

Subs: Gavin Mulreaney, Stephen McMenamin, Odhran McFadden Ferry, Eoin McHugh, Odhran Doherty, Aaron Doherty, Patrick McBrearty, Jamie Brennan, Niall O'Donnell, Caolan McColgan, Hugh McFadden.

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Michael McKernan has not been not included in Tyrone's matchday panel for Saturday's All-Ireland quarter-final against Dublin.

The 2021 All-Ireland winner - one of the county's standout players this year - was forced off early in the Red Hands' preliminary quarter-final win over Cavan with a shoulder injury.

As a result, Peter Teague moves from the full-back line to cover McKernan at right wing-back, with Padraig Hampsey taking the number three shirt.

Mark Bradley is named at full-forward after not featuring against Cavan, while Malachy O'Rourke's bench includes Peter Harte, Conor Meyler, Ruairi Canavan and Eoin McElholm.

For Dublin, captain Con O'Callaghan is named among the subs having missed out on last week's preliminary quarter-final win over Cork.

Lorcan O'Dell was a late replacement for the Cuala club-man and he keeps his place in the Dublin attack, as does Eoin Murchan who was a late switch for Theo Clancy who is also named to start on the bench.

Whether manager Dessie Farrell opts to make late switches remains to be seen, but as it stands, the Dubs will start with the same XV that got them here.

Tyrone: Niall Morgan; Cormac Quinn, Padraig Hampsey, Niall Devlin; Peter Teague, Rory Brennan, Kieran McGeary; Brian Kennedy, Conn Kilpatrick; Seanie O'Donnell, Mattie Donnelly, Ciaran Daly; Darren McCurry, Mark Bradley, Darragh Canavan.

Subs: Oisin O'Kane, Aidan Clarke, Michael Rafferty, Frank Burns, Shea O'Hare, Ben McDonnell, Michael O'Neill, Peter Harte, Conor Meyler, Ruairi Canavan, Eoin McElholm.

Dublin: Stephen Cluxton; Eoin Murchan, David Byrne, Sean MacMahon; Brian Howard, John Small, Lee Gannon; Peadar O Cofaigh-Byrne, Killian McGinnis; Sean Bugler, Ciaran Kilkenny, Niall Scully; Paddy Small, Cormac Costello, Lorcan O'Dell.

Subs: Evan Comerford, Luke Breathnach, Theo Clancy, Nathan Doran, Ethan Dunne, Alex Gavin, Tom Lahiff, Greg McEneaney, Ross McGarry, Cian Murphy, Con O'Callaghan, Niall O'Callaghan, Brian O'Leary.

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Stefan Campbell will miss Armagh's All-Ireland quarter-final with Kerry on Sunday because of injury.

The forward's impact from the bench has been a key part of the success enjoyed by Kieran McGeeney's All-Ireland champions in recent seasons, but he will miss the Croke Park contest (16:00 BST) because of a hand problem.

The Orchard County will make three changes to their starting side from their defeat by Galway in their concluding round-robin fixture, a loss which came when they had already booked their place in the last eight.

Ben Crealey replaces Jason Duffy in midfield with Rory Grugan coming into the half-forward line.

Rian O'Neill will more to corner-forward with Conor Turbitt dropping to the bench, while Oisin Conaty is selected ahead of Cian McConville.

For Kerry, Dylan Casey and Micheal Burns will start instead of Mike Breen and Diarmuid O'Connor.

Breen suffered a hamstring issue prior to the Kingdom's preliminary quarter-final win over Cavan, while O'Connor was replaced in the game with a shoulder injury.

Armagh: Ethan Rafferty; Paddy Burns, Barry McCambridge, Peter McGrane; Ross McQuillan, Tiernan Kelly, Jarlath Og Burns; Niall Grimley, Ben Crealey; Darragh McMullan, Rory Grugan, Joe McElroy; Oisin Conaty, Andrew Murnin, Rian O'Neill.

Subs: Blaine Hughes, Greg McCabe, Aaron McKay, Aidan Forker, Connaire Mackin, Shane McPartlan, Conor Turbitt, Cian McConville, Jason Duffy, Tomas McCormack, Callum O'Neill.

Kerry: Shane Ryan; Paul Murphy, Jason Foley, Dylan Casey; Brian O Beaglaoich, Gavin White, Tom O'Sullivan; Sean O'Brien, Joe O'Connor; Michael Burns, Dean O'Shea, Graham O'Sullivan; David Clifford, Conor Geaney, Dylan Geaney.

Subs: Shane Murphy, Paudie Clifford, Evan Looney, Killian Spillane, Tom Leo O'Sullivan, Armin Heinrich, Mark O'Shea, Tomas Kennedy, Darragh Lyne, Paul Geaney, Dara Moynihan.

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Dublin's Chris Crummey looks certain to miss next Saturday's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-final against Cork at Croke Park.

The team captain was sent off in the 15th minute of his team's shock victory against Limerick during last Saturday's quarter-final for a high challenge on Gearoid Hegarty and was handed a one-game ban.

"Striking with elbow, with minimal force" is deemed a red card offence and carries with it a suspension for the next game under Rule 7.2 (b).

On Thursday it was confirmed the Lucan man was unsuccessful in an appeal to the Central Hearings Committee on Wednesday evening, but he does have the option to take the matter to the Appeals Committee if he wishes to pursue the matter.

Crummey's red card came when Limerick led by two, but the Dubs produced a stirring display thereafter, aided by second-half goals by John Hetherton and Cian O'Sullivan, to turn the championship on its head.

Dublin will head into next weekend's semi-final against Munster champions and All-Ireland favourites Cork with confidence, but now almost certainly without their captain following his unsuccessful appeal.

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Following Andy McEntee's departure after three years at the helm with Antrim's senior footballers, the search for a new manager begins.

Next year, the Saffrons will ly their trade in Division Four of the National League and the objective for the Meath man's successor is to navigate a return to the third tier.

With the club leagues drawing to a conclusion in Antrim and the county championship just a matter of weeks away, the ideal scenario would be to have a new manager appointed sooner rather than later.

Dermot McAleese, captain in 2025, is the only confirmed retirement from this season's panel, although there may be others mulling over their future, while the new manager will of course have their own ideas in terms of personnel.

There is no obvious candidate to succeed McEntee at present, but speculation will now begin as to whom that may be.

Current Cargin manager Ronan Devlin has been with the Toome club since the start of the 2018 season, initially as a coach under Damien Cassidy when they delivered a three-in-a-row in Antrim from 2018-2020.

Following Cassidy's departure after the 2021 campaign, the Ballinderry native took the reins and has delivered another hat-trick of county titles, but would he be tempted by the inter-county scene?

Former Antrim player Kevin Madden is another who will be linked. The Portglenone man has been a coach under Damien Cassidy in Derry and also under Mickey Harte in Tyrone, while helping deliver a Derry county title for Glenullin.

Madden has also managerial experience with Creggan in Antrim, Swatragh in Derry and currently with Clonoe in Tyrone, but may feel the time is right to answer his county's call.

Another Portglenone man and current manager of his home club, John McKeever, will also be linked due to his track record of success at school and club level, most notably with Fr Rock's, Cookstown, whom he led to an All-Ireland Intermediate title and last year, brought his native Casement's to the Antrim county final for the first time in 15 years.

But Antrim may look outside the county once again with current Aghagallon boss Pete McGrath, who brought the Sam Maguire to his native Down in 1991 and '94, or Tony McEntee, who stepped down as Sligo manager after five years following defeat to Fermanagh in the Tailteann Cup, may also be tempted.

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Tyrone All-Ireland winning defender Gavin Devlin believes kick-outs will be important in the Red Hands' All-Ireland quarter-final against Dublin.

Malachy O'Rourke's side have had the benefit of a week off after topping their group, whilst Dublin had to overcome Cork in their preliminary quarter-final.

Devlin, who worked with Micky Harte at Tyrone, Derry and Louth, acknowledges the last eight tie is a tough one to call, but he backs the Red Hands to edge past the Dubs - if they can get the kick-out right.

"It's the mouthwatering game that stood out from the off and it's two teams who will think they have a chance," he told BBC Sport NI.

"Kick-outs now are monumental and it's a platform to build from. A lot on Saturday will come down to kick-outs, it's who can control their own kick-out and get their hands on the ball and who can get after the other kick-out and steal possession.

"Whoever does that will win the game."

Devlin, who won the Sam Maguire in 2003 and 2005, thinks that Dublin will be a much bigger threat if captain Con O'Callaghan is fit to feature after he missed the win over Cork.

"There's a lot made about Con last week and if he was available or not, we are not privy to the inside, maybe Con just was not available but if he was available and Dessie [O'Farrell] just decided not to put him in it was a gamble that paid off now he has the benefit of an extra week," he added.

"Everyone knows how important he is and Dublin still have those household names and characters that can turn the game. They're not the giants they once were but they still have transitional moments where they break forward and every pass is forward, and they have the know-how.

"Tyrone will be under no illusions of what they have to do to shut it down."

Devlin, who now manages Derry club Magherafelt, also praised Tyrone's steady improvement under O'Rourke and hopes they are starting to peak at the right time.

"I've been really impressed by Tyrone although they got relegated in the National League, they left a lot of points behind but against Armagh they showed serious resilience and to top the group the way they did, with that win in Ballybofey against Donegal, it shows serious belief is with Tyrone."

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Kevin McStay has been relieved of his role as Mayo manager after a meeting of the county's board on Wednesday.

The former Roscommon boss succeeded James Horan as boss in 2022 and led his native county to the Division One title in his first term at the helm.

McStay had been given a four-year term which has now been cut short with his backroom team that includes former Mayo boss Stephen Rochford, Donie Buckley and Damien Mulligan also leaving with immediate effect.

In May, the 63-year-old stepped back from his role for the immediate future to deal with some personal health issues, with Rochford taking over in the interim and McStay stating his intent to return to his role when he had recovered.

Mayo were eliminated from the All-Ireland SFC at the group stage after a late defeat against Donegal a fortnight ago.

McStay won two Connacht titles and an All-Star with the county as a player.

"We would like to sincerely thank Kevin and his management team for their time, effort, and commitment to the Mayo Senior Football Team during their tenure. Their dedication to the players and the jersey has been greatly appreciated by all involved with Mayo GAA," a statement from Mayo GAA said.

"We wish Kevin and his management team every success in the future, both on and off the field.

"An update regarding the future management of the Senior Football Team will be provided in due course."

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Andy McEntee has stepped down from his role as Antrim manager after his three-year term came to an end.

McEntee took over as Saffron boss in 2022, replacing Enda McGinley, having previously managed his native Meath for six years.

During his first two years in charge, Antrim reached two Tailteann Cup semi-finals and consolidated their place in Division Three.

This season they suffered relegation to Division Four after a tough National League campaign.

They also exited the Tailteann Cup at the quarter-final stage after a defeat heavy 5-23 to 2-21 defeat by Wexford, which proved to be McEntee's last game in charge.

"We would sincerely like to thank Andy and his entire backroom team for their service and commitment to our senior footballers during their term," an Antrim "GAA statement said.

We wish you and your family the best of wishes for the future. You will always be welcome in the Saffron County."

It comes after the news that Antrim captain Dermot McAleese called time on his 12-year inter-county career earlier this month.

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Chrissy McKaigue says he does not think it is fair for Donegal to have a six-day turnaround for this weekend's All-Ireland quarter-final, but believes the row may ultimately extract the required performance from Jim McGuinness' players.

In a statement on Monday, Donegal said the "welfare of our players was not adequately considered" after their request for a Sunday fixture was turned down.

The Ulster champions beat Louth in the preliminary quarter-finals last Sunday and will face Monaghan at Croke Park on Saturday (16:00 BST) for a place in the last four.

Galway, who also won a preliminary quarter-final on Sunday, have been given an extra day to prepare for their last-eight encounter with Meath, which throws in at 13:45 this Sunday.

Donegal had to play four games to retain their Ulster title before playing three All-Ireland group games. Having failed to top their group, they needed to beat Louth in a preliminary quarter-final to reach the last eight proper.

The Monaghan quarter-final will be Jim McGuinness' side's ninth game in a 12-week window, but McKaigue - a two-time Ulster Championship winner with Derry - said it points to a wider structural problem with the GAA calendar.

"I can be accused of being biased in Ulster because I'm living in Ulster, but there's no other provincial championship that's as competitive as Ulster," said McKaigue.

"Most of Ulster teams in the year past were in Division One or Two, so theoretically the ability and level they're playing at is much higher.

"There's much of the structuring of the way things run that are unfair. For Donegal to have to go through a preliminary round in Ulster and where they're at now, I don't think it's fair but it's symptomatic of the way the GAA has been run for years."

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McGuinness was previously unhappy that Donegal were ordered to travel to Roscommon for their neutral ground group game against Mayo.

And while McKaigue has "no doubt" McGuinness is "garnering a siege mentality", the former All-Star defender says it is difficult to argue with the county's stance.

"No team in the championship has played more games than Donegal. Whether people like to hear it or not, they had a considerably further distance to travel against Mayo than Mayo did," added McKaigue.

"I suppose if you can't look after your own county and your own team, Jim McGuinness is thinking 'what's the point?'.

"He does reinforce this message quite a bit, that he feels Donegal don't get their respect or the resources that other counties might get at times. He's quite intelligent in how he plays that card but on this occasion you'd have to say his arguments are based on logic.

"But there's an element that he wants a response from Donegal in the quarter-final and he knows that may be the best way to get the support of the people in Donegal and a rise from the players."

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BBC Sport NI Journalist

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Donegal have said that it is "most regrettable" and "very disappointing" that the county's request to play their All-Ireland quarter-final against Monaghan on Sunday was denied.

Jim McGuinness' side face Monaghan on Saturday in the first of the double-header of last-eight ties at Croke Park that day with throw-in set for 16:00 BST before Tyrone face Dublin in the later game.

On Sunday, Meath take on Galway - the other quarter-finalist to have played last Sunday - while holders Armagh face Kerry at the same venue.

This is despite Donegal requesting a Sunday fixture to have an extra day's recovery as the last eight tie will be the county's ninth championship match in the past 12 weeks.

After their preliminary quarter-final win over Louth, McGuinness said Donegal's schedule has been "gruelling".

In a statement from the county board, Donegal were critical of the decision to deny their request.

"No other county has played as many matches as Donegal in this year's Championship. To compound the physical and mental demands, those eight games have been played within an 11-week window," the statement said.

"Match number nine comes this Saturday less than 12 weeks after playing Derry in the Ulster Championship preliminary round on 6 April.

"On that basis, we thought it wholly reasonable and full justified to seek an extra day recovery time for our players this weekend," the statement continued.

"Donegal concludes that it is most regrettable and very disappointing that our request has been turned down. We feel the welfare of our players was not adequately considered in the decision-making process."

When contacted by BBC Sport NI, the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) said it "fully supports" Donegal's concerns.

"We have consistently communicated to the GAA that player welfare must be the primary consideration in the scheduling of all games," it said.

"This is not a new issue. The GPA has repeatedly raised concerns at Central Council about the burden of short turnarounds between high stakes matches, particularly in the wake of National League finals and the start of provisional competitions.

"It is also a key reason why we have lobbied for the removal of the current group stage format, which creates a 24-game structure to eliminate just four teams - an excessive load that places undue strain on amateur athletes. It's positive that the GAA has addressed that for 2026.

"However, it is disappointing that Donegal's formal request - based on legitimate player welfare grounds - could not be accommodated.

"We will continue to advocate for player welfare to be at the heart of all fixture decisions. That principle must not be compromised."

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Tyrone have been drawn to face Dublin in the All-Ireland Football quarter-finals, with Monaghan to play Ulster champions Donegal in a provincial derby.

Defending All-Ireland champions Armagh must face Munster champions Kerry as they could not meet any of their other potential quarter-final opponents.

That game represents a repeat of last year's semi-final in which the Orchard county prevailed 1-18 to 1-16 after extra-time.

Leinster SFC runners-up Meath will take on last year's beaten All-Ireland finalists Galway in the other last-eight tie.

The ties will be played as double-headers at Croke Park on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June.

Tyrone, Meath, Armagh and Monaghan progressed to the quarter-finals by topping their round robin groups, with the other four counties joining them in the draw after winning their preliminary quarter-final ties last weekend.

All-Ireland quarter-finals -

Saturday 28 June

Monaghan v Donegal (16:00 BST)

Tyrone v Dublin (18:15 BST)

Sunday 29 June

Meath v Galway (13:45 BST)

Armagh v Kerry (16:00 BST)

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Donegal manager Jim McGuinness says he is "delighted" after securing an All-Ireland quarter-final berth.

Conor O'Donnell and Ciaran Thompson netted as the Ulster champions ran out 2-22 to 0-12 winners over Louth.

Donegal will be pitted against either Meath or Ulster rivals Monaghan in the draw for the last eight on Monday.

"We're delighted to be in the quarter-final draw, that was the overwhelming ambition coming into the game," McGuinness told BBC Sport NI.

"We're very happy to be there."

The quarter-final will be a ninth Championship match in the space of 13 weeks for Donegal, a schedule McGuinness admits is "gruelling".

However, the Tir Chonaill boss is looking at the positives and says "we don't want to go down that road".

"We had three big games ahead of us. Thankfully we've navigated two and we've one more ahead of us.

"We're delighted to have that opportunity to play in that game, regardless of who we get in what will be a very tough draw.

"We'll take the positives and take the learnings from today, and hopefully we can build on that for next week.

"It's going to be very difficult to navigate the next round but that's were we want to be."

Odhran Crumley
BBC Sport NI Journalist

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Donegal eased past Louth by 2-22 to 0-12 at Ballybofey to reach the last-eight of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Jim McGuinness' side will head into Monday's draw knowing they'll be paired against either Monaghan or Meath as they have already played Tyrone and Armagh, the other two sides in pot one in this years Championship.

Pre-game conversation centred around the late arrival of the Louth team after the team-bus took a wrong turn on their journey to Ballybofey.

The Leinster champions arrived at the venue just before 15:15 BST for the scheduled 16:00 BST start, but the game was not delayed and the ball was thrown in as planned.

The preliminary quarter-final clash was Donegal's eighth Championship outing in just 12 weeks, and that perhaps contributed to the lethargic nature of their first-half performance.

Donegal led 0-5 to 0-1 after 16 minutes as Oisin Gallen, Paedar Morgan and Michael Murphy were all on target.

But Louth replied with four score in a row, three of which came from the boot of Ryan Burns to level the game ten minutes before the break.

Donegal finished the half strong to lead 1-6 to 0-7 at the interval, and Oisin Gallen grabbed their first score in 14 minutes before Sean Patton's kick-out was flicked to Ciaran Moore, who found Conor O'Donnell with a looping hand-pass over the top and he made no mistake as he fired into the back of the net.

Louth needed a response in the second half and Sam Mulroy kicked his first score of the game to mark the start of the second stanza, but the Ulster champions would reply with five scores in a row, two of which came from an inspirational two-pointer from Murphy.

Mulroy replied for the Leinster champions before their season completely imploded in the space of 10 minutes.

Ciaran Thompson blasted into the net after a fine set-up from Gallen before Louth were temporarily reduced to 14 as Peter Lynch was shown a black-card.

The home team took real advantage throughout that spell and kicked 0-7 without reply, including another two-pointer from Michael Langan, and 2-18 played 0-9 as Lynch marked his return to action with Louth's first score in 13 minutes.

Niall O'Donnell, Daire O Baoill and Caolan McColgan added late gloss to the scoreboard as the Tir Chonaill finished with 12 different scorers, and all but one of their points came from play as they safely secured their passage back to Croke Park for the quarter-finals.

Donegal: Shaun Patton; Finbarr Roarty (0-2), Brendan McCole, Peadar Mogan (0-1); Ryan McHugh, Eoghan Ban Gallagher, Ciaran Moore; Jason McGee, Michael Langan (0-3 1 2pt); Caolan McColgan (0-1), Ciaran Thompson (1-0), Shane O'Donnell (0-1); Conor O'Donnell (1-2), Michael Murphy (0-3 1f 1 2pt), Oisin Gallen (0-5).

Subs: Hugh McFadden (0-1) for J McGee (HT), Daire O Baoill (0-2) for R McHugh (49), Patrick McBrearty for M Murphy (52), Niall O'Donnell (0-1) for C O'Donnell (55), Odhran McFadden-Ferry for E Ban Gallagher (55)

Louth: Niall McDonnell; Daire Nally, Dermot Campbell, Donal McKenny; Emmett Carolan, Peter Lynch (0-1), Craig Lennon (0-1); Tommy Durnin, Dara McDonnell (0-1); Conal McKeever, Ciaran Downey (0-1), Paul Matthews (0-1); Dan Corcoran, Sam Mulroy (0-3 2f), Ryan Burns (0-4).

Subs: Conor Grimes for E Carolan (HT), Sean Callaghan for T Durnin (49), Ryan Walsh for P Matthews (52), Kieran McArdle for C Lennon (54), James Maguire for R Burns (56)

Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)

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Down boss Conor Laverty has made one change to his Down side ahead of their All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final tie against Galway at Pairc Esler on Sunday (13:45 BST).

Eugene Branagan is preferred to Adam Crimmins, who drops to the bench after starting their defeat by Monaghan last weekend.

Laverty's side have reached this stage of the competition after back-to-back wins against Clare and Louth in their opening two group games.

Last year's Footballer of the Year Paul Conroy returns to start for Galway.

He replaces Peter Cooke after a strong showing off the bench in the thrilling victory over Armagh which secured their place in the preliminary quarter-finals.

There is also a change in defence as Cian Hernon comes in for Jack Glynn.

Damien Comer is on the bench after missing the Armagh win through injury as Conor Flaherty retains his place between the posts ahead of Connor Gleeson.

You can follow live text commentary of Down v Galway and Donegal v Louth (16:00) in the All-Ireland series as well as Fermanagh v Kildare (16:00) in the Tailteann Cup on the BBC Sport NI website.

Down: Ronan Burns; Patrick McCarthy, Peter Fegan, Ceilum Doherty; Ryan Magill, Pierce Laverty, Miceal Rooney; Daniel Guinness, Ryan McEvoy; Danny Magill, Odhran Murdock, Eugene Branagan; James Guinness, Pat Havern, John McGeough.

Subs: John O'Hare, Ruari McCormick Aaron McClements, Donal Scullion, Eoin McCrickard, Eugene Branagan, Oisin Savage, Caolan Mooney, Finn Murdock, Patrick Brooks, Conor McCrickard.

Galway: Conor Flaherty; Johnny McGrath, Sean Fitzgerald, Liam Silke; Dylan McHugh, Sean Kelly, Cian Hernon; Paul Conroy, John Maher; Cein Darcy, Matthew Tierney, Cillian McDaid; Rob Finnerty, Shane Walsh, Matthew Thompson.

Subs: Connor Gleeson, Jack Glynn, Cathal Sweeney, Sean Mulkerrin, Daniel O'Flaherty, John Daly, Peter Cooke, Kieran Molloy, Tomo Culhane, Johnny Heaney, Damien Comer.