Former Dublin senior footballer Jack Sheedy was this evening appointed as the manager of the Longford senior and under-21 football teams.

A number of young players will make the step up to Senior Championship football when Kildare and Offaly meet in this evening's opening Leinster SFC quarter-final at Croke Park (throw-in 5pm).

DCU and Dublin Footballer Paul Flynn says he is 'not surprised' by the actions of Higher Education GAA Chiefs who have limited colleges to just six 'elite entry' players for the upcoming Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cup competitions.

Today's Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup final between Kildare and DCU and the Kehoe Shield hurling tie between Roscommon and Armagh have both been postponed due to bad weather conditions.

Meath, Kildare and DCU advanced to the Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup semi-finals this afternoon, while in the Shield competition Laois, DIT and Wicklow all claimed victories.

Kevin McManamon, Bryan Cullen, Diarmuid Connolly and Sean Murray all scored goals as Dublin secured a Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup semi-final berth thanks to a 4-14 to 0-12 win over UCD at Parnell Park last night.

Dublin manager Pat Gilroy will not name his team until just before throw-in for Sunday's Bord na Móna O'Byrne Cup opener against Carlow at Dr Cullen Park.

IT Carlow's senior footballers have once again criticised GAA authorities for their failure to include the team in the upcoming Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup, in the light of Kilkenny's failure to field a team for the competition.