Antrim manager Andy McEntee will face his native county after Meath in the semi-finals of the Tailteann Cup they were drawn together in Monday morning's draw.
The Saffrons were winners over Carlow on Sunday, a game which saw senior county hurler Gerard Walsh make his football debut for the county.
Tailteann Cup favourites Down have been drawn against Laois in the semi-finals of the competition which will take place in Croke Park on Sunday.
The Mournemen earned a place in the last four following victory over Cavan in Saturday's quarter-final at Kingspan Breffni. For the second weekend running, Danny Magill popped up with a second half goal to spur Conor Laverty's men to a famous win. Down had exited last year's competition at the hands of the same competition, but have now seen off last year's finalists to set up a clash with
Laois have proved the surprise package in this year's competition. The O'Moore men failed to secure promotion from Division Four of the Allianz Football League but emerged from a Tailteann Cup group containing Cavan and Offaly.
They pulled off a surprise win over Fermanagh, who had secured promotion from Division Three, in the preliminary quarter-finals before last Saturday's win over Limerick thanks to a late goal from Colm Murphy
Down could not have drawn Meath as the two sides met in the group stages, so a repeat of the 1991 All-Ireland final, in which current Royals boss Colm O'Rourke played, is still on the cards in this year's Tailteann Cup.
Tailteann Cup semi-finals
Sunday, June 25
Meath v Laois (Croke Park, 2pm, RTÉ2)
Down v Antrim (Croke Park, 4pm, RTÉ2)
