Niall McDermott's second-half goal proved the boost Cavan needed as they finally inflicted a 12th competitive defeat in a row on Westmeath.

ULSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL:

Armagh 1-12 Cavan 0-9

Ulster 2-26 Leinster 3-21 (aet)

Kerry 0-15 Cavan 0-9

ALL-IRELAND SFC RD4 QUALIFIER:

Cavan 1-17 London 1-8

Monaghan 1-10 Cavan 0-12

3-12 Leinster 0-17

Dublin Institute of Technology 3-08 University College Cork 0-07

Ulster 3-12 Leinster 0-17

Dublin Institute of Technology 3-8 University College Cork 0-7

Antrim 1-14 Cavan 2-09

Whether it was a coincidence or not, the timing was definitely noteworthy.

Fermanagh 0-15 Cavan 3-13, Brewster Park

Cavan 1-10 Donegal 1-16

Roscommon condemned Cavan to another league defeat at Dr Hyde Park.

This Sigerson Cup tie at Gurteen Ennis was as one-sided as the scoreline suggests.

Cavan 0-11 Longford 2-16

ANOTHER miserable afternoon and another damp squib of a game involving Donegal but the fact is that Jim McGuinness’ side have now ploughed through two opponents on the way to an Ulster semi-final date with Tyrone.

IT has taken longer than he hoped, but Maurice Horan finally achieved a competitive victory as Limerick football manager at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

CAVAN attacker Seanie Johnston has emerged a major doubt for their All-Ireland SFC round 1 qualifier against Wicklow on Saturday evening in Kingspan Breffni Park after suffering a recurrence of an elbow injury.

THE truth, as Malachy O’Rourke will happily observe, can often be stranger than fiction.

Cavan 0-13 Fermanagh 1-13

Weekend hosts NUI Maynooth caused the shock of the 2010 Ulster Bank Sigerson Cup so far with a two-point win over UUJ, while DCU, UCC and Athlone IT also advanced to the last-four following today's quarter-final clashes.