GARETH SMITH insists he has no regrets about his decision to turn his back on his native Dublin in favour of Cavan, despite Pat Gilroy’s extensive sweep of the Leinster county for new talent.

WE may witness the end of an era in Ulster football tomorrow and it seems fitting that Down should be the team primed to bring down the curtain.

Reigning National League and Ulster SFC champions Armagh will begin the 2006 season without experienced defenders Andrew McCann and Justin McNulty in their panel.

Kildare host lowly Sligo in Division 1B in Newbridge today, and the home side are in with a long shot of making the National Football League semi-final line-up.

Armagh boss Joe Kernan has named his two sons in the side to face Limerick in Sunday's final round of the National Football League at Crossmaglen.

CORK have made three changes from the team which thrashed Dublin for the trip to Ballyshannon on Sunday to play Donegal in their final league game.

ARMAGH manager Joe Kernan has announced an unchanged side for the Ulster champions’ clash with Fermanagh in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final at Croke Park on Saturday.

ARMAGH have been in the last two All-Ireland finals and based on yesterday’s performance at Croke Park, that trend is set to continue in September.

Armagh 1-6 Wexford 0-8

Armagh 0-15, Laois 0-13

Armagh boss Joe Kernan has passed up the opportunity to start Player of the Year Kieran McGeeney in Sunday's NFL clash with Tyrone.

Armagh welcome back influential trio Steven McDonnell, Enda McNulty and Andrew McCann for Sunday's NFL Div 1A clash with Roscommon.

KIERAN McGeeney readily admitted yesterday that he was feeling the effects of Armagh's almost superhuman effort in the second half of the All-Ireland football final in Croke Park.

Armagh boss Joe Kernan and his selectors have kept faith with their starting 15 ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland quarter-final replay with Sligo in Navan.

Armagh have made just one change to their starting line-up ahead of Sunday¹s All-Ireland quarter-final tie with Sligo at Croke Park.

FULL-BACK Gary Fahey and midfielder Michael Donnellan are expected to be named in the Galway team, due to be announced tonight, for the All-Ireland champions' eagerly awaited quarter-final clash with Kerry at Croke Park on Sunday.

Dublin's Jason Sherlock, Armagh's Andrew McCann and Galway's Gregory Kennedy have all been suspended for 12 weeks as a result of being sent off in league games in January and February.