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This weekend is the busiest so far in the 2014 GAA football All-Ireland senior championship circuit when six provincial games will be played across the four provinces on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon.
The line-up is as follows:
This will be the 32nd championship meeting between Dublin and Laois with Dublin leading, 24-5, while there have been two draws from their previous 31 meetings. Dublin beat Laois in their last five meetings in 2012-11-07-06-05, leaving the Midlanders seeking their first victory since 2003 when they won a Leinster semi-final by two points. Prior to that, Laois's last win over Dublin was in 1981.
Dublin are bidding for their 10th Leinster title in 13 seasons this year, having won in 2002-05-06-07-08-09-11-12-13, while losing out in 2003-04-10.They are also bidding to win two successive All-Ireland and Allianz League (Division 1) titles.
Laois have had one outing in the championship, beating Wicklow by 0-21 to 1-11 in the first round of the Leinster championship in Aughrim on a day when team captain, Ross Munnelly kicked 0-9 and Donie Kingston 0-6 for the winners.
Sunday's winners will play Longford or Wexford in the Leinster semi-final on June 29.
They meet for a third successive year, having drawn and replayed in the Leinster quarter-final two seasons ago while they also clashed in last year's Round 2 All-Ireland qualifiers. That game finished level before Wexford won in extra-time. The 2012 Leinster quarter-final also finished level, with Wexford winning the replay by a point. The counties also drew in the 1999 and 1998 Leinster championships. It means that of their last eight championship meetings, four have finished level (one went to extra-time). Wexford won two of the three replays and won once in extra-time while Longford had one win in a replay.
Longford are facing their second championship outing of the season, having beaten Offaly by 0-19 to 0-15 in the opening round in a game where Sean McCormack (0-7), Brian Kavanagh (0-3) and Francis McGee (0-3) scored 0-13 between them.
The last competitive clash between the counties was in the final round of this year's Allianz League (Division 3) campaign when Wexford won by1-15 to 2-10 in Wexford Park, a result which sentenced Longford to relegation. Longford scored two late goals but Wexford's earlier enterprise ensured victory.
Next Sunday's winners will play Dublin or Laois in the Leinster semi-final on June 29.
It will be their first championship meeting since 2010 when Waterford won a Munster quarter-final. The counties have met 27 times in the championship, with Clare winning 17 to Waterford's eight while there were two draws.
Both will be having their first outing in the 2014 championship but they met in this year's Allianz League Division 4 campaign when Clare won by 3-10 to 1-9 in Dungarvan in the first round in early February. Clare went on to clinch promotion after winning five, drawing one and losing one of seven group games before losing the final to Tipperary.
Waterford finished in fifth place, winning two, drawing one and losing four of seven games.
The winners will play Kerry in the Munster semi-final.
The meet for a second successive year, with Kildare having won last season's Round 2 All-Ireland qualifier tie by seven points in Newbridge. Their last meeting in the Leinster championship was in 2010 when Louth pulled off a great win (1-22 to 1-16) in Navan on a day when Brian White (0-6), Shane Lennon (0-4) and Colm Judge (0-4) scored 0-14 between them for the winners.
Louth will be having their second outing of the Leinster championship, having beaten Westmeath by 1-14 to 1-9 in the first round. Kildare are having their first championship game of the season after an Allianz League campaign where they were relegated from Division, having lost five and won two of their seven games.
This will be the 32nd championship meeting between the counties, with Kildare having won 17 to Louth's 12 while there were two draws in the previous 31 clashes.
Next Sunday's winners will play Carlow or Meath in the Leinster semi-finals on June 29.
Mayo are bidding to extend their winning run in the Connacht championship to ten, having won all nine games since losing the 2010 quarter-final to Sligo. Since then, they have beaten London (2) Galway (2), Roscommon (2), Leitrim, Sligo and New York.
It's quite an achievement in the James Horan managerial era where his championship record outside of Connacht reads: Played 8; Won 5, Lost 3.
Mayo have beaten Roscommon in their last seven championship (Connacht and All-Ireland qualifier) games, leaving Roscommon seeking their first win against the green-and-red since the 2001 Connacht final. Both sides will have having their second championship outing of the season. Mayo easily beat New York (4-18 t0 0-8) while Roscommon ousted Leitrim on a 1-18 to 0-13 scoreline.
Mayo are pursuing a fourth successive Connacht title, a feat last achieved by the county in 1948-51.
They meet for a second successive year, with Cavan winning last year's clash by 1-15 to 1-11 in Kingspan Breffni Park. Martin Dunne scored 0-9 for Cavan.
This will be the 38th championship meeting between the counties with Cavan leading 25-8 with four draws from the previous 37 clashes. Both will be having their first outing of this year's championship, having come off contrasting Allianz League campaigns where Armagh were relegated from Division 2 after winning two, drawing one and losing four games.
Cavan were promoted from Division 3, having won all seven games before losing the final to Roscommon.
Sunday's winners will play Tyrone or Monaghan in the Ulster semi-final on June 28.
September 21: Croke Park.
