Reigning All-Ireland Club SFC Champions St. Brigid's advanced in Connacht; St. Loman's and Newtown Blues claimed first round wins in Leinster; while Castlebar Mitchells, Kingdom Kerry Gaels, Rathnew and St Martin's claimed county title wins, following today's Senior Club Football action.

All fixtures are tomorrow unless stated

St Patricks’ reign as county senior football champions is over.

Cooley Kickhams are through to the senior championship decider following their 2-9 to 0-9 win over first-time semi-finalists O’Connells.

St Patrick’s, chasing a third successive Louth SFC title, were given a huge fright in the senior championship quarter-finals over the weekend.

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

Louth manager Aidan O'Rourke has made three personnel changes for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier against Kildare in Newbridge (throw-in 7pm).

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).

Bryan Sheehan, Anthony Maher and Aidan O’Mahony make their first starts of the year for Kerry in tomorrow’s McGrath Cup semi-final against Limerick at Fitzgerald Stadium.

St Brigid’s became the fifth Dublin team in a row to win the Féile Peil Division 1 final after a comprehensive 1-6 to 0-0 victory over Portlaoise in O’Moore Park yesterday.

LOUTH footballers have received a huge boost with the news that Brian McEniff will play a more significant role for the Wee County in 2012.

JUST a touch lucky to get a second chance, St Patrick’s made no mistake in yesterday’s Louth SFC final replay, beating Newtown Blues convincingly at Dundalk.

PADDY KEENAN turned in an all-star performance to earn St Patrick’s a draw in a dull Louth SFC final at Drogheda yesterday.

COLM JUDGE has been dropped from the Louth panel ahead of tomorrow’s Leinster SFC quarter-final against Carlow.

THAT only two points separated them in the end was a testament to Westmeath’s spirit, but Louth were full value for a win that puts them into the Leinster final for the first time since 1960.

Louth 1-15 Westmeath 2-10

GALWAY footballers received a huge boost with news the knee injury Michael Meehan sustained against Kerry on Sunday is not as serious as first feared.

THE twin successes of Dublin clubs St Vincent’s last year and Kilmacud Crokes on Tuesday also produced two father-and-son winners in the AIB Club football championship.

IT may only be late November but the whispers emanating from Kilmacud Crokes’ hinterland in south Dublin would suggest that thoughts are already drifting towards St Patrick’s Day and the steps of the Hogan Stand.

DIFFERENT sport, different day, but this was depressingly reminiscent of Ireland’s facile defeat of Canada in Thomond Park on Saturday with one side doing what they wanted, when they wanted against an inferior opponent.

Kilmacud Crokes (DUB) 1-13 Newtown Blues (LH) 1-9

LIFE, as an unlikely American philosopher once told us, is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.

Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 0-13 Celbridge (Kildare) 0-08, Parnell Park

A total of seven players have withdrawn from the Louth senior football panel ahead of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.

Eamon McEneaney's appointment as Louth manager yesterday completed the sideline shuffles and reshuffles for next year's Football Championship. Only two hurling posts are yet to be filled. Brendan O'Brien tours the country for an end-of-season report.

FORMER Cork coach Billy Morgan has refused to discuss a possible return to inter-county management following Nemo Rangers’ weekend exit from the county championship.