Kerry minor manager Jack O’Connor believes county board bosses must appoint a Director of Football to ensure the Kingdom’s finest underage talents are not lost before transition to senior ranks.

Kildare 1-22 Westmeath 0-9

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice believes that his side would be unlucky to miss out on the Allianz Football League Division 1 semi-finals if they beat Cork in tomorrow’s clash in Tralee (3pm).

WESTMEATH 0-13 KERRY 2-15

Derry 3-16 Westmeath 0-12

Westmeath 1-07 Dublin 0-14

Galway football has been dealt a massive blow with news that defender Colin Forde will miss their entire 2014 campaign after emigrating to England.

DCU 2-15 Westmeath 2-9

Westmeath 0-11 Dublin 0-12

Fermanagh 3-10 Westmeath 1-15

Fermanagh 3-10 Westmeath 1-15

Dublin 1-22 Westmeath 0-9

Clare senior hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald will give championship debuts to four players in Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Waterford in Thurles (throw-in 4pm).

Westmeath 3-15 Carlow 1-10

Their Leinster championship opener against Carlow may be only a matter of hours away but Westmeath veteran Dessie Dolan was in nostalgic mood earlier this week as RTÉ launched its 2013 championship coverage.

Derry 1-18 Westmeath 0-15

Tyrone have made three changes in personnel for Sunday’s Allianz Football League Division 1 final with Dublin at Croke Park.

Derry 2-17 Westmeath 1-05

Derry 2-17 Westmeath 1-5

Westmeath 0-17 Armagh 0-16, Mullingar

Westmeath 1-10 Laois 1-8

Galway 0-13 Westmeath 1-10

Galway 0-13 Westmeath 1-10

This year’s Elite national boxing championships are only at semi-final stage but already we know that five titles will change hands this year.

Newbridge College 12 King’s Hospital 5

Westmeath 1-22 Athlone IT 0-13

St Brigid’s 2-08 Padraig Pearses 0-09

Meath 2-10 Mayo 1-11

Tipperary manager David Power was “lost for words” after his side relinquished their All-Ireland MFC crown last Saturday at Croke Park.

Roscommon claimed back-to-back Connacht minor titles for the first time ever at Dr Hyde Park yesterday.

With former senior manager Tommy Breheny in charge, significant hope was attached to this particular Sligo team, but Mayo shaded a poor Connacht MFC semi-final.

Antrim 0-16 Westmeath 1-07

JOE McMAHON will make his first appearance for the Tyrone senior footballers since suffering a broken jaw in a club game two months ago in Sunday’s Ulster SFC semi-final against Donegal at Clones.

CORK County Board have called for fair play after All-Ireland-winning captain Graham Canty was snubbed for a trip to America on St Patrick’s Day.

WESTMEATH finally claimed an Allianz NFL victory, at the 17th time of asking, with a three-point win over Tipperary at Semple Stadium yesterday.

CONNACHT received a much needed boost with this victory on Saturday night, their first Magners League win since mid-September.

Westmeath 1-7 Derry 0-13

Louth 1-15 Westmeath 2-10

THE All-Ireland SFC qualifier between Kildare and Antrim will go ahead as scheduled tomorrow night in Newbridge, and Dermot Earley jnr will be available to line out for the Lilywhites.

Dessie Dolan has been handed a starting role by Westmeath manager Pat Flanagan for their Leinster SFC semi-final clash against Louth on Sunday at Croke Park (throw-in 5.50pm).

Westmeath 0-15 Wicklow 1-11

Dessie Dolan is poised to make his long-awaited return for Westmeath in their Leinster SFC quarter-final against Wicklow at Tullamore on Sunday (throw-in 3.30pm).

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