Live GAA updates: Dublin v Donegal and Monaghan v Westmeath in football; Cork v Offaly in hurling quarters

Fixtures:

All-Ireland SFC, Round 3: Dublin 1-8 Donegal 2-7 (HT); Monaghan v Westmeath, 4pm, Clones

All-Ireland SHC quarter-final: Cork v Offaly, 3.30pm, Semple Stadium

51 Mins: Donegal take it down the field precisely, but the chance is wasted by Ryan McHugh with a wide. Dublin 1-12 Donegal 2-10

48 Mins: Dublin mark up at the kickout and Mulreany skews it to a blue shirt. They go for another slow attack and have to really scrap for an opportunity, which is eventually wasted by Costello. Dublin 1-12 Donegal 2-10

47 Mins: Scully, O’Callaghan and Howard each add a burst of pace in attack, and the latter was bundled to the floor for an easy free. One point game after Costello’s kick. Dublin 1-12 Donegal 2-10

46 Mins: Kilkenny cuts inside his man and gets a nice score. Donegal are winning their kickouts really easily and make a half chance for a goal, but the Dublin defence strip the ball excellently. Dublin 1-11 Donegal 2-10

44 Mins: Comerford’s kickout dribbles out for a sideline, which Donegal take quickly for an easy score inside. Dublin 1-10 Donegal 2-10

43 Mins: Caolan McGonagle hits the post for Donegal and Dublin break away, but Paddy Small drags a two-point effort well wide. Then Donegal win their kickout handily and Roarty kicks a lovely score with his left. Dublin 1-10 Donegal 2-9

41 Mins: Ciaran Moore puts an effort wide, so Dublin have it back. After more passing around, Paddy Small bursts through the gap and points another one. Dublin 1-10 Donegal 2-8

38 Mins: Dublin have their first attack of the half, playing it around the edge of the arc. Paddy Small ends up taking the shot, jinking around McHugh and knocking it over. Dublin 1-9 Donegal 2-8

37 Mins: Ryan McHugh is on at half-time for Max Campbell, as is Oisín Gallen for Shea Malone. Michael Murphy wins a free right in front of the posts and gets the scoring underway for the second half. Dublin 1-8 Donegal 2-8

Seán Moran has sent on his half-time update from Croker:

"A bit of a sucker punch just before half-time, recalling Saturday’s events in Killarney. Dublin thought they might have had a free for a challenge on Colm Basquel by Caolan McGonagle but referee Martin McNally waved play on and Donegal broke fast. Peadar Mogan was on the end of the move to slot past Evan Comerford for a two-point lead at the break, 2-7 to 1-8. Dublin had come back from a five point deficit in the 22nd minute, built on a quick 1-1 from Donegal – the goal from Shea Malone with an assist by Max Campbell. Con O’Callaghan, who hit the first score of the day, a wind-assisted two-pointer, rolled in a goal after Paddy Small had turned over Gavin Mulreany’s kickout to get his team back into contention. The wind is very strong and Donegal will have it in the second half. Dublin still in it, as a crowd of 32,220 awaits the second half."

Dublin were leading with a minute left in the half, only for Mogan to stick one in the net and give Donegal the lead at half-time.

Half-time: Dublin 1-8 Donegal 2-7

34 Mins: GOAL for Donegal! Murphy flicks on the kickout and Donegal break onto it, with Mogan finishing below Comerford. Dublin 1-8 Donegal 2-7

33 Mins: Peadar Mogan puts his fist up in the air, which means another slow attack, but then Shea Malone goes for a two-pointer from nowhere. It’s the wrong option, as Kilkenny claims the dropping ball. Dublin 1-8 Donegal 1-7

30 Mins: Eoin Kennedy, who was named to start earlier in the week, comes on for Doran. Dublin build another attack and O’Callaghan misses poorly.

GOAL for Dublin! Dublin take the lead now with O’Callaghan finishing under Mulreany after a terrible short kickout. Dublin 1-8 Donegal 1-7

29 Mins: Nathan Doran seems to have a pretty serious injury and he is receiving treatment. Dublin 0-8 Donegal 1-7

28 Mins: Conor O’Donnell forces an effort and puts it well wide, which the Hill enjoys. O’Callaghan fists another over at the other end. Then Basquel goes for a two-pointer after winning the kickout and it flies wide. Dublin 0-8 Donegal 1-7

26 Mins: No one is marking Langan again after a long move and he pops it over. Dublin get a quick kickout off and make a great goal chance, but Costello’s effort goes over. Dublin 0-7 Donegal 1-7

24 Mins: Dublin win Mulreany’s kickout and O’Callaghan fists it over when there might have been a goal chance there. Dublin 0-6 Donegal 1-6

23 Mins: Brian Howard converts a score after a long build-up from Dublin. Dublin 0-5 Donegal 1-6

21 Mins: A quick Donegal produces a goal chance, but Peadar Mogan makes a total hash of it.

GOAL for Donegal! Shea Malone capitalises on a terrible kickout and roofs it beyond Comerford. Then Murphy makes another goal chance and blasts it over the bar. Dublin 0-4 Donegal 1-6

19 Mins: Both teams lose the ball in attack again, and it’s now Donegal on the ball. Langan kicks a fine score from a yard inside the arc. Dublin 0-4 Donegal 0-5

17 Mins: As slow as Dublin have been on the attack, they’ve done a good job of slowing Donegal down at the other end. Scully steps inside his man and kicks a fine score. Dublin 0-4 Donegal 0-4

16 Mins: The sides trade scores, with Langan and Basquel notching points. Dublin 0-3 Donegal 0-4

13 Mins: This is not one for neutrals so far. Both teams are intent on building attacks slowly. Donegal cough up the ball quite easily, but Dublin coast down the pitch and Kilkenny lifts his arm to signal a slow attack again. Michael Langan rips the ball away from Basquel when he injects a bit of pace and Donegal go quickly down the pitch but then lose it themselves, only for Dublin to do the same. Dublin 0-2 Donegal 0-3

10 Mins: O’Callaghan drops a shot short, and then Conor O’Donnell and Shea Malone combine well for a score. Donegal win the kickout and Peadar Mogan knocks over another for the lead. Dublin 0-2 Donegal 0-3

8 Mins: Eoghan Bán Gallagher gets Donegal’s first point with a fisted effort. Dublin haven’t been able to create much despite dominating possession, as they look to build attacks slowly. Dublin 0-2 Donegal 0-1

5 Mins: Max Campbell has an effort blocked down, which goes out for a 45′. Murphy takes it and it goes wide. Looks like a tricky wind into the Hill. Dublin 0-2 Donegal 0-0

3 Mins: Mulreany’s first kickout goes out for a sideline, but Donegal win it back quickly. Their first shot comes from Langan and it drifts wide. Dublin win their first kickout but Paddy Small’s shot at the end of the move goes wide. Dublin 0-2 Donegal 0-0

1 Min: Ó Cofaigh Byrne wins the throw-in and Dublin attack first. It’s a slow one but it ends in a Con O’Callaghan two-pointer. Dublin 0-2 Donegal 0-0

Seán Moran is at Croke Park and sent on this just before throw-in:

"Sunshine in Croke Park, a modest crowd and changes to the announced line-ups. Donegal, smarting from losing at home to Cork, drop Ryan McHugh and Oisín Gallen with Max Campbell and Shea Malone coming in. Dublin make three changes. Again Greg McEnaney makes way for Lee Gannon. Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne, who also started last week, is confirmed in place of club mate Eoin Kennedy and Colm Basquel who impressed of the bench in Cavan, replaces Seán Bugler."

Both teams are in their huddles before throw-in, so we’re nearly ready to go.

If you have a few minutes before throw-in, Seán Moran provided a lovely reflection on Dublin’s questionable home advantage in Croker, and his love of following the Dubs across the country for away games down through the years.

[Dublin and Croke Park were the GAA’s power couple, but the love is dead]

There are three changes to the Dublin team named earlier in the week. Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne starts for Eoin Kennedy, Lee Gannon is in for Greg McEneaney and Seán Bugler drops to the bench for Colm Basquel.

Donegal make two changes, with Shea Malone in for Oisín Gallen and Max Campbell replacing Ryan McHugh.

Nicky English previews the weekend’s hurling action. With more focus on Clare-Dublin, today’s clash between Cork and Offaly has been flying under the radar. Can the Faithful County cause the Rebels problems?

[Nicky English: Dublin face an uphill battle against Clare]

Conor McManus helped spring a few upsets with Monaghan back in his playing days, so no one is better placed to look at why so many teams have overcome the odds this summer. One of the key reasons he sees for this trend is the new rules, and the increased reward for risk-taking.

[What’s driving the underdogs’ wins in the All-Ireland football championship?]

Gordon Manning spent a day shadowing referee David Gough last week, as the Meath man took charge of Cork’s shock win over Donegal. Read his very interesting piece from a rare glimpse into the world of top-class refereeing.

[A day in the life with David Gough: ‘I’ll do it as long as I’m contributing to the games’]

The four seeded teams in the football quarter-finals are Louth, Cork, Tyrone and Galway. They will face one of the Round 3 winners, with Kerry and Mayo already in the pot for the draw on Monday.

Dublin and Donegal are up first (1.15pm) to see if they can get into the draw. The sides have only played each other in the league this year, with Donegal coming out on top. Ger Brennan’s return from suspension helped Dublin over the line against Cavan last week, but they face an entirely different prospect this time around.

2026 has been a year full of upsets. It’s already guaranteed that the winner of the All-Ireland football championship will have lost a game in the competition this year, and no one would have picked all of the four Round 2A winners to be the seeded quarter-finalists at the start of the season. It’s been a breath of fresh air, and Malachy Clerkin explains that it has a lot to do with the weaknesses of the big teams.

[Malachy Clerkin: Every team is flawed in the football championship, so every team is hopeful]

Hello and welcome to live coverage of yet more knockout championship action. It hasn’t taken long for things to get to the business stage of the championship, and this weekend has provided brilliant match-ups already. In football, Kerry and Mayo advanced to the quarter-finals yesterday, and there’s two more Round 3 games today to figure out the full line-up for the last eight.

First, Dublin welcome Donegal to Croke Park (1.15pm), albeit after a brief effort to drag them to Parnell Park instead. In the end, GAA HQ is the setting for today’s game, with the Ulster side favourites to knock the Dubs out on their own patch.

Then, Leinster champions Westmeath face Monaghan in Clones (4pm), as Mark McHugh’s side seek to continue their brilliant season. It will be a tough task, especially considering the Farney Men knocked out Connacht winners Roscommon in Round 2.

In hurling, Cork take on Offaly in the All-Ireland quarter-final (3.30pm) coming off their Munster final defeat to Limerick two weeks ago. Offaly go into the game as massive underdogs, but having qualified over Kilkenny, the Rebels will have to be careful of their young opponents.

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