Frank Dawson and Kevin Ryan have been reappointed for another year as the Antrim senior football and hurling managers respectively.

Louth 1-17 Antrim 1-11

Antrim 0-06 Monaghan 0-11

Frank Dawson was unrepentant about Antrim’s defensive strategy, which had the hallmarks of damage limitation written all over it.

Roscommon 0-11 Antrim 1-06

Outspoken TD Luke Ming Flanagan claimed nearly the full mobile phone allowance available to politicians, but did not use taxpayers’ funds to purchase a hands-free phone kit for his car.

Monaghan top Division 3 of the Allianz Football League, while there were wins also for Meath, Roscommon and Fermanagh today.

Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan appealed by letter to gardaí for their “consideration” in quashing his penalty points for driving while on his mobile phone.

Pressure was piled on TD Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan to answer further questions about the quashing of his penalty points after a county manager rejected a claim he “sorted out” their cancellation.

A “victim of corruption”.

Roscommon County Manager Frank Dawson has said he did not "sort out the penalty point issue" for Luke Ming Flanagan which saw penalty points wiped from the TD's licence.

Roscommon South Leitrim TD Luke Ming Flanagan has said he does not believe his quashing of penalty points is a resigning matter, though he accepted it was "corrupt and stupid".

There were three home victories on the opening day of action in Division 3 of the Football League.

The ratification of Mick O’Dowd as Meath’s new senior football manager took place at a County Board meeting in Navan last night.

New Dublin football manager Jim Gavin has set the tone for his time in charge by stressing team spirit and a serious work ethic are key to getting the county back to the top of the pile.

The Antrim County Board have plumped for Frank Dawson to be the county's next senior football manager, following a statement released last night (Friday).

The identity of the new Antrim senior football manager is expected to be revealed next week after three candidates were interviewed for the position on Tuesday night.

CROSSMAGLEN joint-manager Tony McEntee has warned the best is yet to come from his side.

A hedge fund swindler who set off a national manhunt when he faked his suicide to avoid reporting to prison rode his scooter to a small-town police station in Massachusetts and turned himself in while talking to his mother on his cell phone.

The Down County Board are on the look out for a new senior and Under-21 football manager after Paddy O'Rourke's failure to be re-appointed last night.