GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghail says Louth are responsible for having to play their qualifier against Derry six days after they lost a Leinster quarter-final to Meath.

Jenny Rispin is a player that stands out. In a fortnight that’s seen the dual star dilemma raise its ugly head again for Cork, Rispin and the Meath ladies footballers have been furrowing away under the radar ahead of today’s All-Ireland qualifier in Semple Stadium (3pm, live on TG4).

One of the top ranking officials in Leinster GAA has bemoaned the "poor level of competition" in the provincial senior championship in the wake of Dublin’s comfortable route to a ninth title in 10 seasons last year.

The proposed round-robin format aimed at boosting the competitiveness of the Leinster senior football championship received unanimous backing at Monday night’s meeting of county chairmen.

Leinster Council secretary Michael Delaney has come down hard on the Football Review Committee (FRC)’s championship proposals.

Dublin’s prospects of securing a fourth successive Leinster Senior Football Championship were given a major boost tonight, as they were placed on the opposite side of the draw to main competitors Kildare and Meath.

Wicklow 1-15 Longford 0-16, Aughrim

Croke Park Stadium Director Peter McKenna says the new Hawk-Eye system will offer far more than just score detection data when it is implemented this summer.

Twenty-one years on, the extraordinary four match saga involving Dublin and Meath in the first round of the Leinster senior football championship occupies an honoured place in GAA folklore.

Tony Browne is not included in Waterford’s starting side for Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final clash with Clare.

Dublin Fire Brigade officially celebrates its 150th anniversary today.

Days like Sunday, May 20 do not come around too often for the footballers of Longford. That evening they celebrated their county's first Leinster Senior Football Championship win over Laois since 1968.

Garrycastle ace forward Dessie Dolan will be hoping to add an AIB All-Ireland SFC Club medal to his collection this weekend as the Westmeath outfit become the first team from the Lake County to contest a St. Patrick’s Day decider.

Two Louth men have been convicted and each fined €1,000 for attacking the referee after the 2010 Leinster football final.

Two Co Louth men have been convicted and each fined €1,000 for attacking the referee after the controversial 2010 Leinster football final.

Wexford have beaten the footballers of Westmeath 1-24 to 0-15 in the quarter-finals of the Leinster Senior Football Championship at Wexford Park.

Dublin manager Pat Gilroy has opted to streamline his squad with the start of the Leinster Senior Football Championship almost a week away.

FOR long periods Meath looked like they would secure a place in the last four of the Leinster senior football championship quite comfortably, but as manager Eamonn O’Brien admitted afterwards, his side was relieved to have a second chance.

The GAA's Leinster Council has confirmed that both of this year's Leinster Senior Football Championship semi-finals will take place at Croke Park as part of a tasty double header.

PETER FITZPATRICK has accused Kildare of failing to pay his team any respect ahead of Saturday night’s dramatic Leinster senior football championship encounter at Páirc Tailteann.

TEN years ago Sean Boylan pitched a 19-year-old Nigel Crawford straight into the midfield battle for a Leinster Senior Football Championship opener against Wicklow.

Kildare senior footballers are reporting a clean bill of health ahead of their Leinster Senior Football Championship final against Dublin at Croke Park this Sunday.

The Offaly GAA Co Board have moved swiftly to appoint a successor to Richie Connor tonight by installing Tom Cribben as their new senior football manager, following a Co Board meeting at Tullamore.

It has emerged that new Kildare Senior Football manager Kieran McGeeney has been released from hospital, just four weeks after the Lilywhites loss to Wicklow in the opening round of the Leinster Senior Football Championship.

BRIAN DARBY will keep up the family tradition by lining out with Offaly against Westmeath in Saturday night’s Leinster senior football championship in Tullamore.

Despite being free to play in Sunday's Leinster senior football championship opener against Westmeath, Longford attacker David Barden has not been named by manager Luke Dempsey in the starting side for this weekend's clash.

Offaly’s win over Kildare in Croke Park last Sunday in the Leinster Senior Football Championship will stand despite the subsequent controversy over the Faithful County’s use of six subs.

Kildare 1-17 Wicklow 2-12

PETER CANAVAN is back on the bench, while stand-in captain Brian Dooher and Ger Cavlan earn starting places on the Tyrone team to meet Donegal in the Ulster SFC semi-final at Clones on Sunday.

Westmeath 0-14 Dublin 0-12

Wexford have failed in their bid to have Colm Morris available for Sunday’s Leinster senior football championship opener with Laois in Croke Park.

Rathnew 1-6 UCD 1-5

The Leinster Senior Football Championship takes centre-stage this afternoon as Kildare and Offaly replay their Leinster semi-final.

Kildare squandered an eight-point half-time lead to allow Offaly fight back to level terms by the end of this Leinster Senior Football Championship semi-final at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny.

Offaly have beaten Laois by a point in the Leinster Senior Football Championship at Tullamore today.

Kildare have beaten Louth by a single point in their Leinster Senior Football Championship match at Navan.

Offaly hold a one-point half-time lead in their Leinster Senior Football Championship match against Laois at Tullamore.

Kildare take a two point lead into the second half of their Leinster Senior Football Championship clash at Navan.

It was an intense and close battle as Ian Robertson's 40-minute punched goal helped Dublin to an eventual two-point win over Offaly in the Leinster Senior Football Championship semi-final at Croke Park.

Carlow fans should not expect to see their O’Hanrahans heroes in the starting line-up when they face neighbours Wicklow in next Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Leinster senior football championship opening round tie at Newbridge.