County boundaries have always provided the most fertile of grounds for deep-seated rivalries in the GAA but some enmities are bred by means other than geography.

INJURIES and a wish to commit to his club have forced Westmeath football attacker Fergal Wilson to retire.

Kilmacud Crokes, Garrycastle, Skyrne and Rhode have advanced to the semi-finals of the AIB Leinster Club Senior Football Championship following today's matches around the province.

Portlaoise (Laois) 2-21 Mattock Rangers (Louth) 0-2

YOU can’t get away from 2004, it seems, whether the occasion of Wexford’s last Leinster hurling championship win over Kilkenny is raised either by players from either side or in direct response to media questions.

Westmeath have received a massive boost ahead of Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Dublin at Croke Park with the return of David O’Shaughnessy to their starting line-up (throw-in 4pm).

Westmeath manager Tomas O Flatharta is hoping teenage terror James Durkan can set Salthill alight tomorrow night and lead the Lake county to victory over Galway (Pearse Stadium, throw-in 7pm).

Laois manager Mick O'Dwyer has made no alterations to the side that ended Tyrone's All-Ireland SFC fight for Saturday's third round qualifier against Meath (Pairc Tailteann, throw-in 6pm).

Fermanagh will be without regular forwards Ryan Keenan and Mark Little for Saturday's first round Tommy Murphy Cup clash with Carlow.