Kildare hurling manager Brian Dowling has called on supporters to turn out in big numbers for Saturday's decisive Joe McDonagh Cup Round 5 clash with Down at Cedral St Conleth's Park.
Wicklow got up and running in the Tailteann Cup by handing Laois a first defeat of the campaign at Echelon Park, Aughrim, where it finished 0-21 to 0-16.
Meath will face Dublin in next weekend's TG4 Leinster Senior Football Championship final at Croke Park after holding off a dramatic fightback from Kildare in their gripping round three meeting at Cedral St Conleth's Park in Newbridge on Sunday afternoon.
Louth are into their third consecutive Leinster senior football championship final after edging out Kildare by 1-18 to 0-18 in Tullamore this afternoon.
Niamh Hetherton, Caoimhe O'Connor, Chloe Darby and Niamh Crowley all shook the net at Cedral St Conleth's Park on Sunday afternoon as a 12-in-a-row chasing Dublin qualified for the TG4 Leinster SFC final on May 11 with a commanding victory over Kildare.
The last place in the All-Ireland SFC series will be decided on Sunday when Kildare and Louth face off in the first of the Leinster SFC semi-finals at Glenisk O'Connor Park.
Meath and Louth overcame the terrible weather conditions and Kildare and Dublin respectively last night to set up a repeat of last year's Leinster U20FC final.
Kildare boss Brian Flanagan hailed his side's character after they edged out Westmeath on Saturday night to set up a Leinster SFC semi-final against Louth.