WHAT happens next - after today in Tullamore

What happens next - after today's Leinster SFC semi-final between Meath and Kildare at Tullamore?

If Meath win it's on to the Leinster SFC final against Dublin/Westmeath/Offaly next month at Croke Park.

However, if Meath lose to Kildare today then it's the qualifier-route

The Round 2A Football Draw will take place next Monday morning (19th June) on RTE Radio after the 8.30am news.

Football - Round 2A

Four games will take place on the weekend of 1st & 2nd July.

This draw involves the four winners from Round 1A (Derry or Waterford, Longford or Louth, Laois or Wicklow, Sligo or Antrim) against the defeated “B” side Provincial semi-finalists - Meath or Kildare, Tyrone or Donegal, Clare, Mayo.

A separate draw will be made for home advantage and where two teams have met previously in this year’s provincial championship the winner of the provincial game shall have home advantage.

(If Meath v Louth, Kildare v Laois, Tyrone v Derry, Mayo v Sligo, Donegal v Antrim - the first-named team in each tie shall have home venue.)

Venues, times and dates for the fixtures will be confirmed on Monday afternoon.

IF IT'S A DRAW

The replay will take place next Sunday at Croke Park (2pm) as part of a triple header with the Leinster JFC final (Meath v Louth) at 12pm.

TODAY'S GAME IN TULLAMORE

This will be the first time that Bord na Móna O’Connor Park, Tullamore has
hosted a Kildare-Meath championship clash since the 1987 Leinster semi-final.

Meath won that game by 0-15 to 0-7 in front of a crowd of 15,089 and went on to win the All-Ireland final.

Meath scored their highest Leinster championship points tally (27) against
Louth in the quarter-final earlier this month. Their previous highest was 25,
recorded against Carlow in 2008.