Kildare 1-12 Offaly 1-8: Kildare made it two wins from two as they bid to make a quick return to the second tier of League football.

Westmeath 0-11 Kildare 2-9: If the bookmakers are to be believed, these teams will renew acquaintances in a Division 3 final in April, but Kildare claimed first blood here courtesy of an impressive first half against a gale.