James McCartan never had any trouble sticking up for himself during his playing days.

Down’s Benny Coulter has declared himself fit for Sunday’s Ulster SFC final with Donegal.

Down will appeal against what James McCartan feels is an unjust suspension for Conor Garvey.

Down wing back Conor Garvey will have his appeal against a one-match ban heard by the GAA's Central Appeals Committee next Tuesday night.

Cork dual star Eoin Cadogan faces a difficult choice the weekend after next — the Leeside hurlers face Offaly on July 7 in Páirc Uí Chaoimh while the next day, July 8, the Cork footballers face Clare in the Munster SFC final.

Yesterday was my first time in this year’s championship watching a game from home.

James McCartan joked that he had a taxi ordered and the engine was running.

Arthur McConville will make his Championship debut for Down when they take on Fermanagh in Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final at Brewster Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Pat Gilroy pointed to a lack of intensity as the reason why Dublin slipped to a second Allianz League defeat yesterday.

Down 0-15 Dublin 1-10

As the clock whittled down in the dying minutes of normal time, Kieran Donaghy suddenly stopped with ball in hand short of the halfway line in front of the Páirc Esler stand.

The margin separating the teams when they clashed in the 2010 All-Ireland final was wafer-thin but since then the chasm between the footballers of Cork and Down has increased substantially.

DOWN manager James McCartan, who had 12 e players unavailable prior to last Sunday’s NFL Division 1 opener against Donegal, has been handed a considerable boost prior for this weekend’s clash with Cork.

James McCartan insists survival in Division One remains Down’s priority despite a one-point win over Ulster champions Donegal in Newry on Saturday night.

Down 1-10 Donegal 1-9

Down manager James McCartan said that his side were on the end of 'a footballing lesson' at times during yesterday's All-Ireland qualifier loss to Cork.

Cork 2-20 Down 0-14

Down are set to field an unchanged team when they clash with Cork in tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier at Croke Park (throw-in 6pm).

Gerard McCartan and Caolan Mooney will start for Down in their All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier against Antrim at Casement Park (throw-in 7pm).

Conor Garvey has been drafted into the Down team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier against Leitrim in Newry (throw-in 3pm).

Danny Hughes will be an absentee for Down's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Clare on Saturday.

Forwards Benny Coulter and Conor Maginn have been added to Down's injury list ahead of their All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Clare.

The Down team to face Armagh in tonight's Ulster SFC quarter-final shows just one change to the side that lost last year's All-Ireland final to Cork.

ARMAGH captain Steven McDonnell said the GAA would do itself a disservice if it decided to change the start time of the county’s Ulster SFC quarter-final against Down on May 28 so as not to clash with the Champions League final.

Kerry 1-13 Down 1-11

AMID the hype and the hope, a kernel of doubt lurks in the minds of some in Down.

Peter Fitzpatrick will start for Down in Sunday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Kildare at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm), manning the midfield alongside Kalum King.

All-Ireland SFC Qualifier Round 4

Down are sweating on the fitness of their captain Ambrose Rodgers ahead of Sunday's Allianz NFL Division 2 final against Armagh at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

TADHG KENNELLY famously claimed that he gave up on half a million Australian dollars to return to Kerry last year but Martin Clarke won’t be thinking about his spurned salary when he lines out for Down this season.

Wicklow 1-15 Down 0-17

Down 2-9 Laois 0-7

Down 1-16 London 1-07

Fermanagh v Down, 3.30pm, Enniskillen

ROSS CARR last night named his starting line-up for tomorrow’s Ulster SFC clash with Fermanagh in Enniskillen.

Tipperary 0-18 Down 1-14

Monaghan 1-12 Down 1-09

Down 0-16 Tyrone 0-9

Derry 1-14 Down 3-11, Casement Park

Draws were the order of the day in Leinster where reigning provincial champions Moorefield were given a testing time by Longford winners Dromard at St. Conleth’s Park, Newbridge.

Down 1-15 Mayo 0-8