This was a strange encounter at Pearse Stadium yesterday.

Allianz Football League Division 2: Galway 1-8 Louth 0-11

Meath 5-8 Louth 2-8

Stephen Fitzpatrick, son of manager Peter Fitzpatrick, has been drafted into the Louth team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Meath at Kingspan Breffni Park (throw-in 7pm).

Mick Fanning will make his seasonal debut for Louth in Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final against Carlow in Portlaoise (throw-in 3.30pm).

THERE is a temptation to portray Saturday night’s Division 3 league final victory in Croke Park as a moment of redemption for Louth footballers.

Louth 1-15 Westmeath 0-13

THREE near misses in 15 months has left Louth obsessed on winning some silverware.

Wexford claimed top spot of Allianz Football League Division 3 despite a late Cavan goal, while Westmeath, Tipperary and Limerick also registered wins in the division.

CORK County Board have called for fair play after All-Ireland-winning captain Graham Canty was snubbed for a trip to America on St Patrick’s Day.

SHANE LENNON will have good reason to remember the first National League match played at the Geraldines grounds at Haggardstown, near Dundalk, on Saturday night.

Division Three

THE clash of Dublin and Louth looked like being the tie of the Qualifiers but it turned into a major anti-climax. Maybe we shouldn’t be that surprised.

Centre back Mick Fanning is expected to line out for Louth in tomorrow evening's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier against Dublin.

LOUTH forward JP Rooney insisted that last night’s decision not to replay the Leinster senior football final is the right one.

LOUTH forward JP Rooney admits he had little sympathy for under-fire referee Martin Sludden as he was bundled out of Croke Park last Sunday.

WELL, one thing’s for certain — there won’t be a word this week about the World Cup final, certainly not in the north-east.

Meath 1-12 Louth 1-10

Louth manager Peter Fitzpatrick has named the same starting line-up for this weekend's Leinster SFC final, for the fourth game in succession.

Louth manager Peter Fitzpatrick has named an unchanged side for Sunday's Leinster SFC semi-final against Westmeath at Croke Park (throw-in 5.50pm).

ONE can imagine the pundits dismissing this game as a carnival showpiece, such was the freedom afforded to the forwards on both sides, but you’d have to be a real crank not to have been entertained by this stupefying game.

Louth 1-22 Kildare 1-16

Shane Lennon has been named to start for Louth in tomorrow's Leinster SFC quarter-final against Kildare, despite suffering a broken thumb against Longford last time out.

IT certainly wasn’t a game for the ages or anything like that but Louth boss Peter Fitzpatrick cared not a jot, satisfied that his side had realised their goal.

Louth 1-11 Longford 1-7

Sligo, Cavan, Wexford and Louth have all won their NFL Division Three matches today.

Antrim maintained their unbeaten run as Sligo and Louth also recorded victories in Division 3 of the National Football League this afternoon.

SLIGO 1-17 LOUTH 2-10

Louth are poised to field an unchanged team for their NFL Division 3 trip to Sligo on Sunday afternoon (Markievicz Park, throw-in 2.30pm).

LOUTH kept what is becoming a customary run of wins in January going by claiming the prized scalp of Kildare in Newbridge.

Louth 1-16 Kildare 0-14

Leinster champions Dublin were forced to dig deep against a determined Wexford side, before taking a 2-10 to 0-8 O'Byrne Cup first round win at Parnell Park.

JOHN EVANS declared July 4 as Independence Day for Tipperary football after Saturday’s landmark qualifier win against Louth.

Tipperary 2-10 Louth 1-12

Laois 1-15 Louth 1-11

Louth 1-13 Carlow 1-11

TIPPERARY manager John Evans admitted that he could have cried when Cork’s U-21s snatched an injury-time victory in last Saturday’s provincial final and he was on the verge of tears again yesterday as the senior team clinched promotion from Division 3.

Longford 0-8 Down 0-13, Pearse Park

Down 1-13 Louth 1-12

Louth 1-14 Limerick 0-06

Louth 2-19 Wicklow 1-10

Louth manager Eamonn McEneaney has made six changes in personnel to his side for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Limerick (Gaelic Grounds, throw-in 7pm).