Kildare 0-19 Dublin 0-24: Bord na Mona O’Byrne Cup final: For the second time in five years, Jason Ryan was left to rue the red card extra-time rule against Dublin, as the Dubs took full advantage of replacing dismissed Michael Darragh Macauley in the additional periods at Newbridge yesterday

Dublin ended Kildare’s recent dominance of the Bord na Móna O’Byrne Cup at the end of a hugely entertaining game that needed extra time to produce a definitive result.

Kildare 0-21 UCD 1-05: Jason Ryan has raised the issue of college teams competing in the inter-county pre-season tournaments again after his side trounced UCD at St Conleth’s Park to set up a Bord na Móna O’Byrne Cup semi-final against DIT on Sunday.

Kildare 2-07 Carlow 1-09: An injury-time goal from Padraig Fogarty rescued an understrength and underwhelming Kildare in Athy last night.

O’Byrne Cup

Kildare 1-22 Westmeath 0-9

Kildare 0-15 Kerry 2-15, Newbridge

Eamonn Fitzmaurice has dismissed suggestions last Sunday’s defeat to Mayo was another example of a Kerry second-half fadeout.

Kildare 1-21 Tyrone 3-16

Kildare 1-21 Tyrone 3-16

Kerry make two changes from the team that lost to Dublin for tomorrow’s Division 1 round two clash with Derry in Killarney.

Mayo GAA officials are “100% sure” Elverys will honour their sponsorship deal with the county despite the retail chain announcing it was going into receivership yesterday.

Kildare 1-10 Meath 0-09

Kildare 1-10 Meath 0-09

The pre-season just keeps getting better for Kildare manager Jason Ryan.

Clare have included just two of their All-Ireland winning team in their side for tomorrow’s Waterford Crystal Cup quarter-final against Limerick in Sixmilebridge.

Kildare 3-20 Longford 0-6

Kildare 4-24 Athlone IT 0-12

Athlone IT 1-13 IT Carlow 0-6

Offaly held off a spirited fightback from 14-man Kildare to book their place in the Leinster U21 FC semi-final against Louth.

MARK Collins grabbed the late point that ensured UCC warmed up for their forthcoming Sigerson Cup campaign in perfect fashion, as they claimed victory over Carlow IT in last night’s HE SFL Division 1 (Ryan Cup) final at the Waterford IT grounds in Carriganore.

A SEASONED Garrycastle had the necessary know-how to chisel out a hard-earned victory over a youthful Athy at Newbridge yesterday, and book their place in the Leinster Club SFC final.

Garrycastle 1-10 Athy 1-6

ATHY may be young, but they certainly know how to play.

ATHY were nowhere near their best but they still had too much firepower for an Edenderry team that showed plenty of grit but not enough attacking intent.

TEARS of joy flooded onto the St Conleth’s Park pitch in Newbridge yesterday as Athy ended a 24-year wait for a county title in convincing circumstances.

CORK’S status as All-Ireland junior football market leaders was reinforced in Semple Stadium on Saturday when they collected a fourth title in seven years.

KILDARE juniors set up an All-Ireland final against Cork but needed a workmanlike performance to see off a gritty Lancashire in Newbridge.

KILDARE’S Ciaran Kelly played the captain’s role to perfection with two goals as the Lilywhites lifted their first Leinster Junior title since 2004 at St Conleth’s Park last night.

A SECOND HALF goal from Kerry full forward Darron O’Brien proved to be the crucial score in deciding this Munster Vocational Schools “B” division final at Mallow last night.

GOALKEEPER Daniel O Caoimh was Coláiste Eoin’s hero with two spellbinding second-half saves in this Leinster Colleges ‘A’ SFC semi-final in Blessington on Saturday.

THERE are two changes to the Kildare team that play All-Ireland champions Tyrone in the quarter-final at Croke Park tomorrow.

EXTRA TIME kings Dublin did it again on Saturday when needing another added 20 minutes before accounting for a resilient Kildare in the ESB Leinster MFC final replay at Dr Cullen Park.

DESPITE having led by six points at one stage, Dublin needed a Gary Sweeney point 90 seconds into injury time to rescue a draw in the ESB Leinster MFC final at Croke Park yesterday.

Rhode (Offaly) 1-6 Stradbally (Laois) 0-6

YESTERDAY morning on radio, Mick O'Dwyer jokingly quipped that he was beginning to wonder if Laois would ever win another game.