Cork manager Larry Tompkins will not face any disciplinary action ahead of the weekend's All-Ireland qualifier against Galway. Tompkins was involved in a couple of incidents on the sideline at Pβirc U∅ Chaoimh during the Munster final and may yet have to account for his actions to the Games Administration Committee.

The GAC met yesterday morning to decide the details for the All-Ireland qualifier fourth round matches but won't meet again until tomorrow week.

Referee Brendan Gorman's match report has not yet been delivered so it is not known yet whether he mentioned Tompkins in dispatches.

Cork's manager may also have been mentioned in the monitor's report.

This is an account of whether match regulations have been observed and behaviour on the sideline is sometimes part of its remit.

Tompkins's assistant Paddy Sheahan said they were hoping for the best. "It's possible that Larry may be mentioned but as he said himself, it's hard to stomach it when so much goes against you."

The referee's performance has been the subject of much adverse comment.

Gorman had actually officiated very well at the Meath-Kildare match three weeks previously but a number of his decisions in Cork were questioned.

Principal amongst these was the incident seen on television in which Kerry's Darragh ╙ SΘ seemed to strike Cork centrefielder MichΘal O'Sullivan. Play was allowed to proceed and Kerry scored a point before ╙ SΘ was taken to one side and shown a yellow card.

It remains to be seen if the referee has elaborated on his decision as striking is officially a red-card offence. If he doesn't, it is likely no further action will be taken as under the Diarmuid O'Sullivan precedent of last year, a player who commits a red-card offence that is treated as a yellow card offence by the referee, will not have any further action taken against him.

Yesterday's GAC deliberations dealt with the venues for the weekend's qualifier matches.

Sunday's Croke Park double bill will feature Sligo-Dublin and earlier, Cork-Galway. Derry and Cavan meet the same afternoon in Clones and on Saturday evening, Westmeath face Mayo in Hyde Park Roscommon.

There were a number of considerations behind these arrangements.

Firstly, it was felt the defeated teams from Sunday, Dublin and Cork, should not have to play within six days of their provincial final. Secondly, Galway have a problem with Saturday, as centrefielder Seβn ╙ D≤mhnaill is getting married.

The GAC was advised by the Ulster Council that the Derry-Cavan match would be better played on the Sunday and that advice was taken.

By Sunday evening the qualifier series will be over and draw for the quarter-finals of the All-Ireland football championship will be made.

This will be a complicated process because the provincial finals must not be replicated. The procedure is as follows. Four provincial champions will be drawn out and placed in four slots. Then the four winners from the coming weekend will be drawn. The first out will be placed in the first slot unless that is the team they played in a provincial final. In such a case the team will be moved to the second slot and the next team drawn will go into the first slot.

This draw will also determine the All-Ireland semi-finals. The Ulster champions Tyrone - or the team that beats them - will play Roscommon, or the team that beats the Connacht champions on the 26th August. A week later, Meath or whoever beats them will play Kerry or whoever beats them in the second semi-final.

Tickets will be distributed through the competing counties today and family tickets will be available.

Tickets for the games at Croke Park will be available through usual GAA sources and Ticketmaster and through the GAA website www.gaa.ie.