Armagh through as Donegal and Tyrone exit All-Ireland

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Aoife McCoy netted Amragh's second goal at the Athletic Groundss

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Armagh will face Kildare in the Ladies' All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals after beating Waterford 2-15 to 1-15 at the Athletic Grounds.

Lara Marsden and Aoife McCoy netted for the Ulster champions as they held off a late fightback from Waterford to reach the last eight.

Armagh led by seven points with nine minutes remaining, but Maeve Daly's goal set up a tense finish.

However, thanks to two points from Caroline O'Hanlon, Armagh had enough to progress to the last eight as the winners from Group One.

However, Tyrone exited the competition after narrowly losing 1-12 to 1-10 to Meath.

Meadhbh Byrne scored 1-2 for Meath at Healy Park as the Red Hands fell short despite Maeve Maxwell's penalty.

Donegal were also on the end of a 1-15 to 2-6 defeat by Mayo and both Ulster counties will drop into the relegation play-offs on 4 July after they finished at the bottom of their groups.

If Armagh can beat Kildare on the weekend of 4-5 July, they will face either Galway or Mayo in the semi-finals.

Holders Dublin will take on Cork and Kerry with face Meath in the other last-eight ties on the other side of the draw.

All-Ireland quarter-finals

Dublin v Cork

Kerry v Meath

Galway v Mayo

Armagh v Kildare

Semi-final draw

Dublin/Cork v Kerry/Meath

Galway/Mayo v Armagh/Kildare