THE focus in this game will largely be focused on how Thomas Walsh fares out in the midfield battle.

Carlow manager Luke Dempsey has handed five players their first Championship starts, while Thomas Walsh returns to the line-up for this Sunday's Leinster SFC opener against Wicklow at O'Moore Park, Portlaoise.

CORK dual star Eoin Cadogan could discover this week if he will be fit for the county’s senior championship openers in football and hurling.

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Donegal 2-13 Carlow 1-06

Louth 1-13 Carlow 1-11

Sligo 0-16 Waterford 1-11

Leitrim 1-12 Carlow 0-7, Carrick-on-Shannon

Éire Óg (CW) 2-04 Colmcille (LONG) 0-10 (aet)

Eire Og (Carlow) 3-10 Kiltegan (Wicklow) 1-12, Dr. Cullen Park

County senior final action in Tyrone, Roscommon, Carlow, Tipperary and Limerick provided the GAA football action around the country today as all five finals produced winners.

Meath 1-25 Carlow 0-8

Antrim footballers firmly made their long journey to Cusack Park, Ennis a fruitful one with a convincing 13 points victory over Clare by 1-13 to 0-3 this afternoon.

CLARE 0-10 CARLOW 1-12

Wexford 0-11 Carlow 1-13

Kieran McGeeney's career as an inter-county manager got off to losing start at St. Conleth's Park, in Newbridge today as a resilient Longford side sent Kildare into the O'Byrne Cup Shield following a 0-9 to 0-7 victory.

An episode of sitcom 'Will and Grace' has been performed and broadcast live in the US, with no mishaps.

Eric McCormack has hit out at critics for turning against Will and Grace, simply because the seven-year-old show isn't "fresh" anymore.

IRISH actor Colin Farrell has made it into the world's top 50 most beautiful people list.

Debra Messing, co-star of the sitcom Will and Grace, has given birth to a son.

Hollywood’s annual award season started today as the Golden Globe nominations were announced.

Debra Messing, star of comedy Will and Grace, is pregnant, spokeswoman Annette Wolf has confirmed.

Will & Grace actress Megan Mullally has secretly wed her long term partner Nick Offerman in Los Angeles.

Victoria Beckham is to cameo on the hit American sitcom Will & Grace, in another attempt to grab the attention of the American public, who still have no idea who she is, according to peoplenews.com.

The West Wing will face tough competition this year as it guns for another best drama Emmy.

Hollywood actor Michael Douglas is to play a gay policeman in a special episode of hit US comedy Will and Grace, it emerged today.

Dave Matthews Band won four awards yesterday at the second annual My VH1 Awards, an irreverent fan-based ceremony honouring everything from the year’s best song to the best display of a musician’s belly-button.