While eight teams in each competition battle it out for places in the semi-finals of the Senior and Intermediate Championships this weekend, spare a thought for the four teams looking to retain their current status.

It’s hotting up in the Joe Mallon Motors Senior Football Championship with four Quarter Finals down for decision this weekend. RICHARD COMMINS previews the action.

A four point win over Eadestown saw Johnstownbridge into the quarter-finals of the Joe Mallon Motors Senior Football Championship for the eighth time in nine years

As only Moorefield could, they played second fiddle to Maynooth for over 50 minutes but a late Luke Sweeney goal made sure of the win

Naas had been unbeaten for 31 Kildare Championship games but Sarsfields ended that run in emphatic fashion

JOE MALLON MOTORS SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP C – ROUND 3 CLANE 3-21 MOOREFIELD 4-12 14-man Clane overpowered Moorefield in the second half to claim top spot in Group C of the Joe Mallon Motors Senior Football Championship, assuring ...

JOE MALLON MOTORS SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP D – ROUND 3  EADESTOWN 1-20 CONFEY 3-11  Battling Eadestown recovered from conceding two early goals to reel in Confey with five second half two-pointers ...

This weekend sees the final round of games down for decision in the Joe Mallon Motors Senior Football Championship with the games set to take place in Cedral St Conleth’s Park, Manguard Park and Clane’s Conneff Park.

Sam Doran scored 2-5 as Johnstownbridge cruised to a comfortable win over neighbours Clogherinkoe

Karl Hartley and Harry Redmond scored goals in either half 

Aaron Browne scored 1-6 in a statement win for Celbridge

Austin Nevin scored a dramatic injury time winner for Caragh as they just about overcame Confey

It had been a close game 40 minutes but Raheens couldn't cope with Sarsfields after that

Kilcock scored three goals in the final ten minutes to leave Clane nervously hanging on at the end 

An early goal by Dan Hanniffy and a late one by Aaron Masterson secured the win for Moorefield

Maynooth made sure Naas got nothing easy but the champions just had a little too much in their locker in the end

Daragh Ryan scored a brilliant 1-6 from wing back to make sure that Sarsfields got past the Eoin Cully inspired Carbury

Raheens got the better of last year's Intermediate champions Caragh in a pulsating local derby

Full time - All over.

It wasn't always the most fluent of displays from Celbridge but they still had too much in the tank for Clane

Johnny Doyle came out of retirement to aid Allenwood's cause in the Senior Football Championship but unfortunately picked up a first half injury

Maynooth were in goalscoring form as they saw off Kilcock today

Athy began their Senior Championship campaign by brushing aside the challenge of Eadestown

Full time - An impressive win for Athy.

The final quarter packed in more drama than many entire games but 14 man Naas just about overcame a gutsy Moorefield side

Full time - The players and management of Moorefield look gutted at the end, this was a big chance of major upset win against the four-in-row champions, Naas got out of jail a little bit but at the same time, they are champions for a reason and came ...

Naas get this year's Joe Mallon Motors Senior Football Championship underway on Thursday evening against Moorefield and they very definitely the ones to beat once again