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The quarter-final action took place today in Nowlan Park, Portlaoise and Mullingar.

Here’s some of the areas of debate after a busy weekend of action.

Last March’s beaten All-Ireland club finalists defeated Birr this afternoon.

Richie Murray shot 1-2 as the Galway club defeated 13-man Kilcormac Killoughey this afternoon.

The tight-knit Offaly champions are ready to cause another upset this Sunday.

Meanwhile Kilcormac-Killoughey attacker Daniel Currams looks set to miss out on next Sunday’s All-Ireland club final through injury.

Ciaran Slevin struck 0-11 for the Offaly champions in their success against Thurles Sarsfields.

All you need to know as Thurles Sarsfields, Kilcormac-Killoughey, St Thomas and Loughgiel Shamrocks bid tomorrow for a place in the St Patrick’s Day showpiece in Croke Park.

Corbett’s Thurles Sarsfields meet Kilcormac-Killoughley in the AIB All-Ireland Club SHC semi-finals on Saturday.

Ballymun Kickhams and Kilcormac-Killoughey were the major victors on an uproarious weekend of Gaelic games.

The Offaly champions recorded a four-point win over Oulart in the provincial SHC final at Nowlan Park today.

Nowlan Park is the venue on Sunday, as Oulart-the-Ballagh contest their third Leinster final in a row against Kilcormac/Killoughey.

Some of the key issues that emerged from yesterday’s club football and hurling games around the country.

The Galway club won their first ever county senior final yesterday while the Offaly club reached their first ever Leinster club senior final.

Oulart-The-Ballagh, Rathdowney-Errill and Kilcormac-Killoughey were left toasting quarter-final wins in the eastern province yesterday.

Here’s a look at the teams in contention for this year’s senior club hurling crown in the eastern province ahead of the opening clashes next Sunday in Dr Cullen Park, O’Moore Park and Parnell Park,