The Australian Football League’s attempt to forge on with the season despite the coronavirus outbreak lasted just one round before it was shut down esterday in the wake of a government crackdown on non-essential travel.

The GAA wasn’t found wanting when it came to cancelling all activity because of the coronavirus pandemic — a precedent was set over 100 years when the Great Flu swept the country, writes Joe Ó Muircheartaigh.

After Antrim did Offaly a favour by beating Kerry in Tralee, the Faithful County looked after their end of the bargain by cutting through Wicklow with ease in the second half of their clash at Tullamore.

Leitrim’s Division 3 survival mission will go right to the wire following a rousing win over Louth in Dundalk.

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are set to add numbers to the Seanad election race from candidates who lost their Dáil seats.

So often in recent years games between Dundalk and Cork City were potential title deciders.

The race for promotion out of Division 2A of the Allianz Hurling League remains a three-horse race after Kerry, Antrim and Offaly all enjoyed comfortable wins this weekend.

Derry manager Rory Gallagher admits his side still looked vulnerable at times despite a second successive Division Three victory that maintains promotion hopes against Louth in Celtic Park.

Offaly withheld a tremendous fightback from 13-man Louth to pick up their first Division 3 win of the season in a textbook game of two halves at the Gaelic Grounds in Drogheda.

Wicklow took a huge step towards securing their Division 2A future for another year when they edged out Mayo by 1-16 to 1-13 at the Connacht Centre of Excellence in the only game in the Division played on Sunday.

Storm Dennis is playing havoc with the GAA fixture list for a second day.

Champions Dundalk opened their season with a victory for the first time in three seasons as Dane Massey popped up with a 79th-minute winner to break Derry City hearts at Oriel Park.

The Allianz Football League games postponed due to the effects of Storm Ciara have been refixed for this Sunday.

Cork have maintained their stranglehold at the top of the Lidl National Football League Division 1 standings.

Two years ago Wicklow’s minor footballers secured a famous win over Dublin in the Leinster championship, so a large crowd made their way to Joule Park in Aughrim on Saturday, hoping for a repeat in the first round of this year’s Eirgrid Leinster U20 football campaign.

The President's Cup Final has been postponed, the FAI have announced.

Tipperary boss David Power is hoping his side’s 800km round trip to Derry this weekend will be a positive team builder and end with their fifth point from three NFL games.

Two rounds into the Allianz Football League, it already appears that points might not be sufficient to decide which teams from Divisions 2 and 3 are consigned to the second-tier championship this summer.

Offaly forward Cian Farrell is set to miss the remainder of the National Football League after a freak accident saw him suffer a tendon injury last Wednesday.

Tipperary showed all their class to come from behind and claim the two points on offer in Drogheda against Louth in Division 3 of the Allianz FL.

Offaly’s first game in Division 2A of the National Hurling League for over a decade turned out to be a nervous affair as they had to hold off a strong fightback from Meath in Birr.

Longford put in a solid display as they started their Division 3 campaign with a three-point win over Louth at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park.

Magheracloone and Oughterard will seek to take All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football honours at Croke Park this evening.

The road to Tier 1 salvation will take the Cork footballers to the heart of Division 3 in Longford, by way of Tipperary and Leitrim.

John Fogarty previews Division 3 of the Allianz Football League.

The garda chief superintendent for Louth has said that he has never had any difficulty securing the services of the Emergency Response Unit.

Letterkenny IT are making the transition from Trench Cup to Sigerson Cup look seamless – their six-point win over IT Sligo at Ballinode has put the Donegal outfit into the last four of third level football's top tier.

“It is becoming an elite association and they are just catering for inter-county, while and clubs, third-level, and second-level are all suffering.”

Magheracloone kicked 15 unanswered second-half points to slay Mattock Rangers and set up a Croke Park final date with Oughterard on Saturday week.

Former Cavan captain Killian Clarke has claimed the majority of footballers outside the leading teams are not enjoying the inter-county experience.

The Intermediate and Junior Football semi-finals take place this Saturday, with Kerry and Monaghan represented in both grades.

McEntee made his comments after Meath’s 4-16 to 1-15 O’Byrne Cup win over Laois, a game watched by county title winner Conor Nash, who is now established in the AFL with Hawthorn.

John Fogarty previews the weekend's GAA fixtures.

There was a trio of away wins in the O'Byrne Cup this afternoon, as Kildare, Laois and Offaly delivered victories, while neighbours Westmeath and Meath shared the spoils in Mullingar.

John Fogarty previews the weekend's GAA fixtures.

An International Rules test will take place between Ireland and Australia at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in November 2020.