The Irish Examiner columnist Michael Clifford told aspiring journalists how much he loves picking up one thread of a story and then finding another.

Shane Dooley showed just why Emmet McDonnell was quick to call him into the county football squad with a stellar performance for Tullamore in the Offaly SFC last night, helping his club to a 0-16 to 1-7 victory over Walsh Island.

Longford 1-20 Donegal 1-12

Leitrim 1-12 Monaghan 2-11