PORTLAOISE cemented their status as Leinster football’s most successful club by claiming their seventh provincial title at the expense of Westmeath’s Garrycastle yesterday.

Portlaoise 1-9 Garrycastle 1-5

Garrycastle (Westmeath) 1-8 Ballyboden St Enda’s 0-6

WESTMEATH SFC FINAL:

Mullingar Shamrocks clubman Simon Quinn will make his senior championship bow for Westmeath in tomorrow afternoon's GAA All-Ireland football championship qualifier against Tipperary at Ardfinnan, throw-in at 3pm.

Wolfe Tones clubman Niall McLoughlin has been named in the Meath team to take on Fermanagh in tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier (Pairc Tailteann, throw-in 7pm).

Experienced midfielder Liam McBarron has been called into the Fermanagh side for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Wexford (Clones, throw-in 2pm).

Dublin 1-12 Westmeath 0-5

Galway 0-10 Westmeath 1-8

Westmeath manager Tomas O Flatharta is hoping teenage terror James Durkan can set Salthill alight tomorrow night and lead the Lake county to victory over Galway (Pearse Stadium, throw-in 7pm).

Sligo 0-14 Westmeath 1-12

Athlone teenager John Connellan could have a vital role to play for Westmeath when they take on Sligo in the third round of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers tonight (Markievicz Park, throw-in 7pm).

2004 All-Star Dessie Dolan has earned a quicker than expected recall to the Westmeath side for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Limerick (Cusack Park, throw-in 5pm).

All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier:

Westmeath 0-11 Offaly 0-15

Donal O'Donoghue is back in the Westmeath side, after a spell out through injury, for Sunday's NFL Division 2B clash with Antrim (Cusack Park, throw-in 2.30pm).

Westmeath manager Tomás Ó Flatharta has handed six players their senior inter-county debuts for Sunday's O'Byrne Cup clash with Carlow.

GAA officials have played down the Cork hurlers’ withdrawal from the All-Star trip to Singapore, saying withdrawals have always been a feature of the scheme.

Westmeath's forward woe has continued with the news that Gary Dolan has been ruled out of Sunday's Bank of Ireland SFC Qualifier second-round clash against Clare.

Westmeath boss Páidí O Sé has injury worries ahead of the his side's opening defence of their Leinster crown against Kildare at Croke Park on Sunday.

BRIAN McGUIGAN will be back for Tyrone’s Ulster SFC clash with either Cavan or Antrim. McGuigan is due home on June 9 from Australia, 10 days ahead of the Clones clash.

GPA chief executive Dessie Farrell believes that GAA has suffered a public relations nightmare over the debate to discuss Rule 42 at Congress.

Leinster champions Westmeath will start the new season a vastly different side from that which landed provincial honours this year.

Enda Muldoon drove Derry to a surprise All-Ireland SFC quarter final win over Leinster champions Westmeath at Croke Park, as the inspirational corner forward hit a goal and six points in his side's 2-09 to 0-13 victory.

Derry and Westmeath clash for the first time in the championship today as both sides bid to secure a place in the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Wexford have made one change to their side for this Sunday's All-Ireland hurling semi-final against Cork.

PAUL CODD, a member of one of Wexford’s most famous hurling dynasties, has been drafted in by the Leinster champions for Sunday’s Guinness All-Ireland SHC semi-final clash with Cork at Croke Park.

LAOIS captain Chris Conway has been ruled out of today’s Leinster SFC final replay against Westmeath.

Westmeath All Star midfielder Rory O’Connell has been handed a starting role for tomorrow's Leinster SFC final replay against Laois at Croke Park.

Westmeath’s Leinster SFC final hopes almost ended in an enthralling tussle at Croke Park this afternoon, but a 72nd minute equalising point from skipper Chris Conway saw champions Laois live to fight another day, in a 0-13 to 0-13 stalemate.

Wexford 1-14 Westmeath 2-15

Westmeath 0-14 Dublin 0-12

SO, for the second time in two weeks we were treated to the highly unusual sight of Westmeath players, officials and management bounding across the Croke Park pitch in joyous abandon.

Westmeath 2-16 Mayo 2-10

UNPACK the crampons, Longford have picked their way to the sort of altitude that gives men nose-bleeds.

Cork 1-8 Westmeath 2-5

A last-minute fisted goal from Cork substitute Padraig Griffin spoiled what would have been a famous win for Westmeath, as Billy Morgan began his new term as Cork manager with a 1-8 to 2-5 draw at a sodden Pairc Ui Rinn in tonight’s Allianz NFL Division 1A clash.

Colm Coyle's Monaghan side is back in business. The former Meath star's unflappable belief in his young warriors was justified at St Tiernach's Park today.

Meath 2-13, Westmeath 2-13

Westmeath1-17

Westmeath boss Luke Dempsey will keep with a winning formula for this weekend's Leinster SFC clash with Carlow at Croke Park.

Westmeath 2-12 Limerick 1-14