Old Leighlin 1-10 Rathvilly 1-08

10 teams are celebrating County Senior Football title wins this evening, after today's finals in Cork, Kildare, Galway, Westmeath, Monaghan, Offaly, Cavan, Tyrone, Carlow and Sligo.

Carlow have one championship debutant for Sunday’s Leinster SFC first-round meeting with Westmeath at Cusack Park in Mullingar (3.30pm).

Palatine reached the Carlow SFC final after an 0-15 to 0-10 win over a fancied Rathvilly at Dr Cullen Park on Saturday and O’Hanrahan’s emerged 4-13 to 1-12 winners over Tinryland in a replayed quarter-final tie which required extra-time.

ÉIRE ÓG came from four points down in the second half to send Palatine tumbling out of the Carlow SFC in Saturday’s quarter-final at Dr Cullen Park — the former Leinster champions winning by 3-11 to 2-8.

Carlow 0-14 Louth 0-13

Carlow forward JJ Smith has been suspended for a total of four months, ruling him out of Sunday week's Leinster SFC encounter with Louth and a possible provincial semi-final.

KERRY defender Shane Enright will make his first senior championship start in Saturday’s Munster semi-final against Limerick, while manager Jack O’Connor has also recalled Anthony Maher at midfield for the Gaelic Grounds clash.

GRAHAM CANTY admits Ireland have ‘a lot of improving to do’ if they are to overcome Australia in Saturday’s second and decisive International Rules Series Test at Croke Park.

There were six county finals down for decision today, with football deciders in Cork, Tyrone, Mayo and Carlow, while Kilkenny and Waterford saw final action in the small ball code.

BRENDAN MURPHY has told his Ireland team-mates that International Rules tourists Australia are here ‘to play football’, not rough us up.

ST Gall’s and Portlaoise are the only two clubs in contention to retain their provincial titles as the action in this year’s AIB All-Ireland Club Championships gets cranked up a few notches in the coming weeks.

STEVEN McDONNELL has admitted leading Ireland to International Rules success would rank alongside his sole All-Ireland success.

RATHVILLY remain on course to retain the Carlow SFC title following an 0-13 to 1-4 win over a disappointing Tinryland side in Saturday’s quarter-final at Dr Cullen Park.

Wicklow 3-13 Carlow 0-12

THOMAS DEEHAN scored 10 points to inspire 14-man Clara to a deserved victory over Rathvilly and book a Leinster club SFC semi-final against Portlaoise in the process.

Clara (Offaly) 0-14 Rathvilly (Carlow) 1-8

Clara (Offaly) 1-12 St Laurence's (Kildare) 2-8

NOW officially a delisted AFL player, Brendan Murphy says he has made the right decision to return home after an injury- plagued two seasons trying to make it with the Sydney Swans.

Carlow minor footballer Brendan Murphy has met with officials from an Australian Rules club with regards to a possible move Down Under.

Mount Sion (Waterford) 4-13 Kilmaley (Clare) 0-9

THE Games Administration Committee of Carlow County Board have fined two clubs €1,500 following the abandonment of a MFC semi-final earlier this month.

AS the hurlers of Kilkenny continue to celebrate, footballers in two parts of Carlow have found themselves in hot water.

TOMMY GILL’S virtuoso performance against UCD ensured one thing.

Dunshaughlin boss Eamonn Barry has admitted there's a "natural desire" to be rooting for another Leinster SFC match-up with old rivals Rathnew.

Dunshaughlin (Meath) 1-11 Rathvilly (Carlow) 0-2

Tomorrow's Dublin SFC final between UCD and St Vincent's at Parnell Park has been postponed because of the torrential rain in the capital.

Cork county champions Nemo Rangers are the current favourites to take the AIB Club Football Championship according to Boylesports bookmakers.

FOOTBALL dominates the AIB club championship calendar this weekend with action in all four provinces.

An Oisin McConville inspired Crossmaglen Rangers side just about held Tyrone champions Errigal Ciaran to a draw in a pulsating Ulster SFC quarter-final tie at Omagh.

NOT SURPRISINGLY, there was a certain amount of ring rust identified during Crossmaglen’s Armagh SFC quarter-final against Silverbridge last week.