Kerry have won their Sam Maguire Cup group after the Kingdom beat Louth in Portlaoise by 5-24 to 11 points.
It earns them a 1/4 final spot in a fortnight after Cork defeated Mayo also.
A Sean O'Shea free opened the scoring, a free after 3 minutes. The Louth equaliser arrived a minute later but it was Sean O'Shea who had the Kingdom back in front with his second point of the encounter. Paudie Clifford doubled the Kingdom advantage in the 7th minute at 3 points to 1. Sean O'Shea's 3rd score of the day put Kerry 3 clear. Louth made it 4 points to 2 in the 13th minute but Diarmuid O'Connor quickly restored the 3 point gap. With Kerry dominating midfield they built on their lead. Points from Tony Brosnan and Dara Moynihan had the Kingdom ahead by 7 points to 2 at the quarter hour. David Clifford then became the 6th Kerry scorer with a point from distance. The Fossa man repeated the trick a minute later, this time out putting over from 55 yards. It was Kerry by 9 points to 2 midway through the period. After Diarmuid O'Connor and Sean O'Shea put over David Clifford netted in the 23rd minute to go 1-11 to 0-2 clear. The Kingdom had their second goal in the 28th minute, Mike Breen the scorer this time, making it 2-13 to 2 points. When Louth pointed in the 32nd minute it was their first score in 19 minutes. At half time Kerry were ahead by 2-15 to 3 points.
Sean O'Shea had the first two points of the second period, Tony Brosnan and David Clifford also putting over. Paudie Clifford then goaled to give Kerry a 3-19 to 3 points advantage. After Louth scored their 4th point Kerry were afforded an opportunity to nab their 4th goal. Sean O'Shea was fouled for a penalty, which was dispatched by David Clifford; 4-20 to 0-4. Sean O'Shea got goal number 5. Kerry won by 28 points.
Former Kerry captain Billy O'Shea
Kerry manager Jack O'Connor
A late, late Rory Grugan free has seen Armagh beat Galway 16-points to 1-15 in Carrick-on-Shannon.
That means Kieran McGeeney's side top Group 2 of the All-Ireland Senior Football Champiobship and go straight through to the quarter-finals.
Galway meanwhile finish second and will have a play a home preliminary quarter-final next weekend.
Tyrone meanwhile will be on the road for theirs.
They finished third after playing out a 18-points-apiece draw with Westmeath at Kingspan Breffni Park.
That was the second of a double header at the Cavan venue where earlier on Dublin topped Group 3 with a 24 point win over Sligo.
Elsewhere in that group a last minute free from Kevin Feely saw Kildare beat Roscommon 1-16 to 1-15 in Tullamore.
That means the Lillywhites finish second with the Rossies third.
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Antrim beat Carlow 1-19 to 1-15 in their Tailteann Cup quarter-final at Corrigan Park earlier today.
They join Meath, Laois and Down in the last four.
The draw for that next round will be made tomorrow morning.
