TONY McENTEE looks likely to be ruled out of Armagh’s Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Football quarter-final against either Kerry or Longford at Croke Park on August 5.

Glenswilly clubman Colin Kelly has impressed manager Brian McIver enough to warrant inclusion in the Donegal team for Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final with Down in Ballybofey (throw-in 4.00pm).

Dublin 1-11 Donegal 0-13

Division 1A leaders Tyrone travel to Cork today to face the Rebels in the National Football League at Pairc Ui Rinn.

Today's qualifier clash between Fermanagh and Donegal pits the northern sides against each other at Clones.

ON a day when so much went wrong for their regular marksmen, it was fitting to talk afterwards to three of the Armagh forwards for whom things eventually came good.

“LIKE a bloody morgue in there!” was Joe Kernan’s muttered description of the winning Armagh dressing-room to the assembled press.

SO, this footballing season will end predictably for a change. The footballing folk of Armagh and Tyrone bringing their mutual antipathy to Dublin for an afternoon in late September.

Donegal have had Raymond Sweeney sent off in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Armagh today.

THE anger over choice of venue has dissipated, a little, in Donegal. Most minds are just now focusing on the task in hand. And those supporters who will join the slow motorcade through all the bottle-necks between the county and Castlebar will travel with a fair dollop of hope in their hearts.

Donegal's blossoming romance with the All-Ireland Qualifiers continues.

Donegal 3-12 Down 1-6

Donegal's rising young stars made light of playing two games in 24 hours to put Cork in serious trouble.

Donegal 1-7, Westmeath 0-7

Donegal have made a number of changes for Sunday's NFL match with Tyrone in Omagh.