League final repeats as Tailteann Cup quarter-final draw made
Kildare and Offaly will meet in a repeat of the Division 3 final, following Monday morning's Tailteann Cup quarter-final draw.
On that occasion, Mickey Harte's side were victorious at Croke Park, but the Lilywhites will have home advantage this time around having topped their group, with the Faithful County comfortably defeating New York in Saturday's preliminary quarter-final.
One of Limerick or Wexford will qualify for the semi-finals of the competition for the first time ever after they were paired together in what is a repeat of the Division 4 final won by the Treaty County.
Limerick topped their group and will have home advantage, to be confirmed later today, with Wexford getting past Antrim to book their last-eight place.
There is another Leinster derby when Oisín McConville's Wicklow host one of the favourites for the competition in Westmeath.
Dermot McCabe's side had to go through the preliminary quarter-final route after a shock loss to Limerick, but the 3-26 they scored against Laois at the weekend suggests they have been able to quickly get back on track.
The final quarter-final will see Sligo making the short trip to Enniskillen to take on Fermanagh.
Tony McEntee's side were given a firm examination by Carlow at the weekend, but came through.
Fermanagh v Sligo
Wicklow v Westmeath
Kildare v Offaly
Limerick v Wexford
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