Louth and Meath to meet in Breffni Park

Wee County chiefs to make decision this afternoon on location of much-anticipated showdown, a repeat of last year’s Leinster final.

Updated 3.44pm

LOUTH AND MEATH will meet in Breffni Park in a repeat of last year’s controversial Leinster SFC final.

The game, which is a repeat of last year’s highly-controversial Leinster SFC final, will take place on 25 June and is undoubtedly the pick of the first-round qualifiers.

Louth were shocked by Carlow in yesterday’s quarter-final in Portlaoise while Meath were beaten by Kildare.

The Wee County will be seeking revenge for the previous encounter, in which the county lost as a result of an ‘illegal goal’ by Meath’s Joe Sheridan in the dying seconds of the game.

The other games are Clare v Down, Laois v Tipperary, Antrim v Westmeath, London v Fermanagh, Cavan v Longford, Wicklow v Sligo and Offaly v Monaghan.

The draw comprises of the 16 teams that fail to qualify for their provincial semi-finals.

SFC Qualifier Draw: Clare v Down – Cusack Pk, Ennis, 3pm; Laois v Tipperary – Portlaoise, 5pm/7pm; Antrim v Westmeath – Casement Park, 2pm; Louth v Meath – Kingspan Breffni Park, 7pm (live on RTÉ); London v Fermanagh – Ruislip, 1.30pm; Cavan v Longford – Kingspan Breffni Park, 5pm; Wicklow v Sligo – Aughrim, 7pm; Offaly v Monaghan – Tullamore, 7pm.

SHC Championship Draw: Antrim v Carlow – Casement Park, 4pm or Westmeath v Carlow – Cusack Park, Mullingar, 3pm; Laois v Offaly – Portlaoise, 3pm or Cork v Offaly – Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 3pm.