Beating Dublin in Sunday’s Leinster semi-final may be the only way for Kildare to avoid the Tailteann Cup.
That’s because an Offaly win over Louth in the other semi-final, which is the curtain raiser at Croke Park, would guarantee the midlanders a place in the new-look All-Ireland SFC group stage as one of the eight provincial finalists.
The same applies with Down, who play Armagh in the Ulster semi-final, which throws in the same time (4pm) as the Dublin-Kildare game.
