Last year's beaten All-Ireland finalists Down get their Allianz NFL Division 1 campaign underway on Saturday trip with a trip to Castlebar to face James Horan's Mayo side.

Alan Dillon has called for root-and-branch reform of Mayo football following their humiliating exit from the All-Ireland championship on Saturday.

In selecting his team to face Sligo in Saturday's Connacht SFC first round clash, Mayo manager John O'Mahony has made five changes to the side that disappointed against Cork in the NFL Division 1 final.

FORMER Cork All-Ireland-winning captain Larry Tompkins believes a victory for Cork in next Sunday’s NFL Division 1 decider against Mayo in Croke Park would be a huge boost after the championship victories they have suffered at the venue in recent years.

CORK captain Graham Canty is set to miss next Sunday’s NFL Division 1 final against Mayo as he continues to be hampered by a shoulder injury picked up in last Sunday week’s clash between the counties in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

GAA chiefs have opted for a Sunday evening throw-in for their Allianz NHL Division 1 decider on May 2 to avoid a clash with Munster’s Heineken Cup semi-final earlier that day.

GAA chiefs have opted for a Sunday evening throw-in for their Allianz NHL Division 1 decider on May 2 to avoid a clash with Munster’s Heineken Cup semi-final earlier that day.

Galway 1-12 Derry 2-13, Pearse Stadium

Westmeath 0-8 Down 2-15

Derry 0-14 Cork 2-09

KILKENNY welcome back James ‘Cha’ Fitzpatrick and TJ Reid from the All-Ireland Club champions Ballyhale Shamrocks for the Allianz NHL Division One clash with Galway at Nowlan Park tomorrow.

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Cork 1-19 Galway 1-17

AS Kerry last night named their side for tomorrow’s vital Allianz NFL Division 1 clash with Derry at Fitzgerald Stadium (2.30pm), the Kerry County Board confirmed the news that former Kingdom great John Egan is being treated at Cork University Hospital following a recent accident at his home in Cork.

Full-back Justin McMahon, centre-back Conor Gormley and full-forward Martin Penrose are back for Tyrone's Allianz NFL Division 1 trip to Inniskeen to take on Monaghan on Sunday (throw-in 2.30pm).

Both Dublin and Mayo have some welcome additions to their panels for Sunday's Allianz NFL Division 1 top of the table clash at Castlebar.

Kerry 2-15 Galway 1-11

STAR players Anthony Lynch, Graham Canty and James Masters return to the Cork team for Sunday’s Allianz NFL clash with Armagh at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Westmeath 1-7 Donegal 0-15

Mayo 0-9 Dublin 0-9

Derry 0-10 Kerry 0-12

Donegal 1-8 Dublin 0-13

DONEGAL 2-10 MAYO 1-13

Derry 1-09 Mayo 0-10

Sean Marty Lockhart comes in as one of four changes to the Derry team for Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final tie with Donegal (Ballybofey, throw-in 4pm).

Kerry's 2008 Senior captain Paul Galvin is warning counties challenging for the GAA All-Ireland SFC that the Kingdom squad is as strong as ever.

They may have claimed the scalp of All-Ireland champions Kerry in today's NFL Division 1 final, but Derry stalwart Seán Marty Lockhart's sights are set firmly on the challenge ahead as the Oak Leafers must now prepare for their Ulster Championship opener away to Donegal on June 1.

Kerry manager Pat O'Shea has confirmed that both Bryan Sheehan and Tommy Griffin are injury worries ahead of Sunday's NFL Division 1 final against Derry at Parnell Park.

Donegal 0-10 Derry 0-15

Galway 0-10 Kerry 0-15

Laois 0-12 Kerry 0-16, O'Moore Park

Mayo manager John O'Mahony has made two alterations to his side for Sunday's NFL Division 1 clash with Donegal in Castlebar (throw-in 2.30pm).

Derry manager Paddy Crozier has rotated his side for tomorrow night's NFL Division 1 encounter with Laois in Portlaoise, throw-in at 7pm.

2007 All Star defender Tomas O'Se has been drafted into the Kerry team for tomorrow night's NFL Division 1 clash with Tyrone in Tralee, throw-in 7pm.

The GAA have confirmed the times for Allianz NHL and NFL Division 1 semi-finals.

Tyrone 0-12 Cork 0-8