Longford Slashers 1-11 Dromard 1-09

TG4 LADIES IFC FINAL:

Cavan 1-14 Tipperary 1-12

Cork shot-stopper Elaine Harte has reclaimed the No 1 shirt for Sunday’s All-Ireland ladies’ football decider at Croke Park.

Meath 1-9 Longford 1-7

Emmet Óg 2-7 Dromard 1-8

Ambush?

DESPITE fluffing three clear-cut goal chances over the hour, Leitrim still had a comfortable win over GMIT in an entertaining game at Strokestown’s new pitch.

FOUR goals from full-forward Danny Kirby propelled Mayo into the FBD League home final as they easily beat the students of GMIT in Ballinrobe yesterday.

CAPTAIN Elaine Finn kicked the winning point as Westmeath staged a remarkable fightback to win the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies IFC final replay against Cavan at Croke Park yesterday.

Cavan 1-8 Westmeath 1-9

CAVAN came from three points down in the final six minutes to salvage a draw against Westmeath in yesterday’s TG4 All-Ireland Ladies IFC final at Croke Park.

Cavan 3-13 Leitrim 2-26

FOR a long time, this game was moving towards an apparently inevitable Kildare victory without the bite or intensity you expect from games between these two, no matter what’s at stake.

Kildare 1-14 Meath 1-12

SEAMUS McENANEY’S stock was already low in Meath after the opening three rounds of the Allianz League but it plummeted further yesterday after a dismal display at Páirc Tailteann.

CORK County Board have called for fair play after All-Ireland-winning captain Graham Canty was snubbed for a trip to America on St Patrick’s Day.

IT had been billed as the beginning of a new era for Meath football but Seamus McEnaney’s first game in charge of the Royals was a losing outing, with UCD snatching a dramatic victory in the refixed O’Byrne Cup opener in Navan last night.

JACK O’CONNOR has moved 2009 All-Ireland winning captain Darran O’Sullivan from his customary forward role to left-half back for tomorrow’s McGrath Cup opener against Tralee IT.

THEY don’t own the copyright on sporting drama in Meath but they might want to consider a visit to the patents office after a county football final that brought down the curtain on a memorable season.

CAVAN captured the NFL Ladies Division 3 title for the second time in three seasons with a comfortable victory against Waterford at Parnell Park on Saturday.

FOUR years after they burst onto the Sigerson Cup scene with a maiden triumph, DCU confirmed their staying power as a third-level football force by claiming honours in Saturday’s decider in Leixlip, Kildare.

DCU 1-11 UCC 0-10

DCU 1-12 Maynooth 1-6

THE two league points stayed in Meath on Saturday night but most of the positive vibes departed across the county border with Paddy O’Rourke’s side after this thriller in Navan.

DCU’s recent love affair with the O’Byrne Cup grew yesterday thanks to an impressive last quarter against Meath that takes them into their second final in successive seasons.

CREDIT to Seneschalstown for fighting the good fight for 30 minutes.

Portlaoise (Laois) 3-12 Seneschalstown (Meath) 1-6

BROTHERS Brian and Joe Sheridan kicked Seneschalstown to their second Meath SFC title in three seasons at Páirc Tailteann last night.

Seneschalstown 2-8 Wolfe Tones 1-8, Pairc Tailteann, Navan

Dublin 0-14 Meath 0-12

Meath 1-8 Laois 0-6

Louth 0-11 DCU 1-14

Ireland manager Jarlath Burns has announced his squad for Tuesday's first ever ladies' International Rules Test against Australia (Breffni Park, throw-in 4.30pm).

JARLATH BURNS, manager of the Ladies International Rules squad that faces Australia next week, does not expect the series to be repeated next year.

BOTH Armagh and Donegal have been hit by injuries prior to their Ulster SFC final clash at Clones on Sunday.

Michael Ellard and Brendan Larkin