On a dirty, stormy night in the Athletic Grounds, Armagh showed stomach for the fight on all fronts to boost their promotion hopes from Division Two while at the same time putting a considerable dent in Kildare's challenge.

Armagh conquered a storm as they battled to a deserved win over Kildare with just 14 men at the Athletic Grounds.

Mike Quirke’s Laois footballers recorded their first win of the campaign when they emerged with six-points to spare over Armagh at MW Hire O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, on Saturday evening.

It may have pleasantly surprised a lot of Armagh fans, but Conor Turbitt's sparkling performance on his league debut for Armagh didn't come as a shock to Oisin O'Neill.

There was no shortage of drama or excitement in Castlebar as the All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers served up a thriller with Mayo doing just enough to book their place in the next round.

Malachy O’Rourke’s seven-season stint with Monaghan is over after the Farney’s eight-point All-Ireland qualifier defeat to Armagh in Clones on Saturday evening.

Veteran Cian Mackey emerged as Cavan’s hero as he hit two priceless equalisers to send a thrilling Ulster SFC semi-final to a replay.

The game was played without the controversial hand-pass rule which had just hours earlier been ditched by Central Council, and Sunday’s FBD Connacht League final between Galway and Roscommon at Tuam will also be played without the ill-fated regulation.

Dr McKenna Cup semi-final Armagh 0-14 Donegal 1-10

Sligo 1-13 Armagh 1-19

Fermanagh 0-12 Armagh 0-7: Where to now for Armagh and the five-year revolution under Kieran McGeeney after this limp, uninspiring, and naive performance, during which they went an entire hour without scoring from play?

Fermanagh 0-7 - Armagh 07: A point each gives plenty to both teams. Armagh go up, after two seasons in the third division, while Fermanagh have to wait the outcome of a winner-takes all battle, on the final day of the season, away to Longford.

Armagh 1-11 Longford 1-10: This was the ultimate smash and grab operation.

A Jamie Clarke goal in the 70th minute propelled Armagh into the fourth round of the qualifiers, writes Eoghan Cormican

Westmeath restored battered pride, but it was 14-man Armagh who took the spoils in a bruising Round 2B Qualifier at Cusack Park.

Laois 1-11 Armagh 1-10: In the end, like most recounts in a general election, there was no change.

Laois came out on top a real dogfight at O’Moore Park and advance to the second round of All-Ireland qualifiers, while Armagh’s disappointing season is over.

Cavan 2-8 Armagh 0-11: Any lingering notion that the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup is nothing more than a gentle preamble into the more serious business of the GAA season was emphatically kicked into touch in this turbulent, fractious encounter at Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen yesterday.

Damien Comer’s second-half goal proved decisive as Galway marched on in the All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers, a three points win at the Athletic Grounds earning them a place in tomorrow's third round draw.

Armagh 2-17 Wicklow 2-7: Shooting practice will be taking centre stage at Armagh training sessions over the next two weeks, with Kieran McGeeney labelling some of their misses in the Athletic Grounds on Saturday as "criminal".

Sligo 1-19 Armagh 1-08: Sharpshooter Adrian Marren scored eight points as an improving Sligo retained their Division 3 status with an 11-point defeat of a lethargic Armagh at Markievicz Park.

Allianz FL Division 3

Allianz FL Division 3 Round 2: Wexford 1-8 Armagh 2-13: Armagh opened nervously, falling four points adrift inside the opening 15 minutes, but still beat Wexford with eight points to spare in this Division 3 NFL game at Wexford Park.

Armagh 1-7 Tyrone 3-10

Armagh 2-11 St Mary’s 0-14: A stunning 2-4 contribution from livewire corner-forward Gavin McParland underpinned this hard-earned Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup win for Armagh at the saturated Athletic Grounds last night.

Paddy McBrearty kicked a late winner as Donegal scraped home in an intesnse Ulster derby to reach a third All-Ireland semi-final in four years.

Armagh always looked likely winners as they claimed a five-point win over Roscommon in Round 3 of the All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers at Dr. Hyde Park this evening.

Armagh stunned Tyrone on their own Healy Park patch to score a massive derby win that takes them through to the third round of the All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers.

Monaghan 1-18 Armagh 1-13

Armagh 1-12 Cavan 0-9

Galway 1-11 Armagh 0-9

Armagh 8-13 Leitrim 0-10

Armagh 8-13 Leitrim 0-10

Wexford manager Liam Dunne has left dual star Lee Chin out of his side for Saturday’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier Phase 3 clash with Clare in Thurles on Saturday (5pm).

Armagh 2-21 Wicklow 0-02

Waterford veteran Tony Browne is hopeful of playing his first county hurling of the year in Saturday’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier clash with Westmeath in Cusack Park (5pm).

Cavan 1-15 Armagh 1-11

After last October’s county final, Oisín McConville called on new Armagh manager Paul Grimley to entice his Crossmaglen team-mate Paul Hearty back into the set-up.

Armagh 0-21 Galway 1-12

Armagh 0-21 Galway 1-12

Westmeath 0-17 Armagh 0-16, Mullingar

Louth 1-12 Armagh 1-10

Conor Counihan has named the same team that escaped from Newry with two points last weekend for this Sunday’s Division 1 trip to Omagh.

Armagh 3-08 Longford 2-09