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With the curtain coming down on the inter-county season last weekend in the men's game, the attention on the Gaelic football scene will be focusing firmly back on the local club season in the coming weeks, with the return of the club championships coming up in the near future.

As clichés go 'a game of two halves' could not be more appropriate after Dublin's 3-14 to 1-10 win over Mayo last weekend in the first of the All Ireland semi-finals.

The fixtures for the second round of the Mayo GAA senior and intermediate football championships were confirmed earlier this week.

Galway return to Croke Park on August 25 for the semi-finals of the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship, having seen off Waterford by 1-13 to 2-4 at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park on Sunday.

The Premier League came back with a bang last weekend.

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Mayo’s footballing twins Ciara and Clodagh McManamon had both played massive parts in the county’s victory over Donegal a fortnight ago, but on the bus home there was a massive shock in store as their next round opponents were unveiled.

Following on from their impressive win over Ulster champions Donegal in their final round robin game of the All Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Mayo Ladies will go into tomorrow's All Ireland quarter-final as favourites to book a place in the All Ireland semi-final.

The focus returns to the club football scene in Galway this weekend with a full round of fixtures taking place, and the results will provide a strong indication of how each of the groups is shaping up in terms of qualification and relegation.

A tricky FAI Cup first round assignment beckons for Galway United, who face Dublin outfit Collinstown at Whitehall on Sunday (2pm).