The most exciting of the weekend’s six Louth SFL matches was one involving teams in the relegation zone.

Kerry pair Eoin Brosnan and Jonathan Lyne are unlikely to be fully fit in time for Kerry’s Munster SFC quarter-final clash with Tipperary at Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday (2pm).

Louth forward Shane Lennon has confirmed that he will not be back playing for the county until next year.

LAST year’s Leinster final has been consigned to the past for Louth as they count down to Saturday’s rematch with neighbours Meath, insists forward Shane Lennon. However, the Kilkerley Emmets man believes the Royals have just as much motivation as his team to win in Breffni Park after last July’s debacle in Croke Park.

The Tipperary County Board remained tight-lipped about the senior hurling manager vacancy at last night’s County Board meeting in Thurles.