Person: Kieran Martin

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Allen key to Offaly’s progression to O’Byrne Cup final

Offaly set up an O’Byrne Cup final clash with Longford next weekend, their victory sealed by two late points from substitute Cian Farrell.

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Visitors impress on opening day of O'Byrne Cup

Longford, Offaly and Westmeath delivered victories, with Carlow also beginning brightly this afternoon.

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Clare rise to the occasion in tense encounter with Westmeath

Not for the first time in Clare jerseys, David Tubridy and Gary Brennan rose to the occasion with huge displays to propel their team to victory in Mullingar and to within touching distance of the Super 8s.

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Westmeath battle through to Round 3 of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers

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Offaly hurling needs '20-year plan', says former Limerick All-Star Moran

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Westmeath claim more silverware with Division 3 success

Royals win first senior shootout

Meath 1-19

Mon, 15 Jan, 2018

Cribbin knew in his heart rout was likely

Disappointed. Embarrassed. Outclassed.

Mon, 26 Jun, 2017

Westmeath won’t roll out Croker blanket

Westmeath’s Kieran Martin believes they are in a better position to seriously challenge Dublin this year and has indicated they won’t rely on a blanket defence strategy.

Sun, 25 Jun, 2017

Westmeath prevail in Leinster quarter-final replay to set up clash with Dublin

Back-to-back All-Ireland champions Dublin will face old foes Westmeath next weekend after Tom Cribbin's side edged out Offaly at the second attempt in the Leinster quarter-finals.

Sat, 17 Jun, 2017

Westmeath back on track with easy win over Treaty

Allianz FL Division 4

Mon, 13 Feb, 2017

I can handle the heat, says marked man Diarmuid Connolly

Dublin’s Diarmuid Connolly says he has learned to deal with the sort of provocation that Westmeath admitted to in the wake of last weekend’s Leinster football final.

Wed, 20 Jul, 2016

Another rout as Dublin's Invincibles meet only token Westmeath resistance

Dublin 2-19 Westmeath 0-10: Same as it ever was, then. An 11th Leinster title in 12 seasons for Dublin, another lopsided scoreline and a renewed bout of hand-wringing as to what the rest of the province – and everyone else – can possibly do to reduce a gap that shows no sign of closing anytime soon.

Mon, 18 Jul, 2016

Jim Gavin disappointed with goading of Diarmuid Connolly

Jim Gavin last night admitted to a sense of disappointment at the post-match confession from his counterpart Tom Cribbin that Westmeath had attempted to provoke Diarmuid Connolly into a loss of temper.

Mon, 18 Jul, 2016

Paul Bealin: Westmeath will find comfort in crowded defence

Sometimes it’s hard not to feel the lady doth protest too much. A year on from parking the bus at Croke Park in last year’s Leinster final — and doing a pretty good job of it for 40 minutes or so — Westmeath are talking about going for goals in tomorrow’s rematch. And lots of them.

Sun, 17 Jul, 2016

Offaly v London - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship - Round 1B

Offaly advance despite lingering Mullingar hangover

Offaly 0-17 London 1-7: Offaly may have beaten London but it was evident that they still hadn’t left the one-point defeat by Westmeath in the Leinster Champions behind them, with manager Pat Flanagan admitting that the players were suffering from a hangover as a result of events in Mullingar a fortnight ago.

Mon, 27 Jun, 2016

Westmeath lay a 56-year bogey to rest

Westmeath 1-12 Kildare 1-11: Shot down in spring, but singing in summer. Such is the way of Westmeath under Tom Cribbin these last couple of seasons.

Mon, 27 Jun, 2016

Little piece of history against Kildare would lift gloom for Westmeath

Former Westmeath All Star John Keane has described Sunday’s Leinster semi-final as the county’s make-or-break fixture for 2016 and believes victory over Kildare would dispel the dark clouds hanging over Tom Cribbin’s side.

Thu, 23 Jun, 2016

Victorious Kieran Martin bloodied in attack after final-whistle

Westmeath 0-13 Offaly 0-12: There were unsavoury scenes at the end of this Leinster SFC quarter-final, as Westmeath star Kieran Martin was struck after the final whistle.

Mon, 13 Jun, 2016

Battling Westmeath live to fight another day

Westmeath 1-9 Offaly 0-9: Westmeath maintained their Division 3 status for another week at least with this hard-earned three-point victory over Offaly in Cusack Park, Mullingar.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2016

Starlet Kyle Cawley inspires Sligo win

Sligo 1-11 Westmeath 1-10: Teenager Kyle Cawley’s cool 54th-minute goal inspired Sligo to a one-point win over Westmeath to kick-start the county’s league campaign.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2016

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Shane Carey grabs hat-trick as DCU run riot

DCU 6-14 Athlone IT 1-7: Monaghan’s Shane Carey fired a brilliant 3-6 as holders Dublin City University made a strong statement of their intention to capture back-to-back Sigerson Cup titles for the first time.

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

Darren Gallagher, Donall McElligott and Barry McKeon with David Lynch 3/1/2016

Wins for DCU, Laois, UCD, Westmeath, DIT and Maynooth University in O'Byrne Cup action

DCU showed an ability to pick off long-range points when assisted by the elements in the first half, eventually helping them to a 1-8 to 1-2 victory over Wexford in their O’Byrne Cup Group A clash in last night.

Thu, 07 Jan, 2016

All-Stars 2015: Virtually all the Stars are the brightest

A few days before the All-Stars are announced each year, three or four of us in the Gaelic football department here in The Jes in Galway city try and see can we second-guess the selection committee.

Sat, 07 Nov, 2015

Philly McMahon shortlisted for player award

Dublin’s Philly McMahon is in line to pick up the 2015 footballer-of-the-year award, having been named on the all-Dublin three-person shortlist.

Thu, 01 Oct, 2015

The peaks in a summer of troughs

So there we have it, another season finishes with Dublin as All-Ireland champions...

Mon, 21 Sep, 2015

Football Championship Q&A: From now to a glorious day in September

Q. Who or what has been the biggest disappointment of the football championship so far?

Sat, 01 Aug, 2015

Tomás Quinn: Tom Cribbin and Westmeath deserve credit

Sitting in the Hogan Stand two weeks ago watching John Heslin roll in the game-clinching goal, it was hard not to get drawn in by the pure joy and excitement the Westmeath squad and supporters were experiencing.

Mon, 13 Jul, 2015

Rampaging Dublin keep landing the killer blows

Dublin 2-13 Westmeath 0-6: Gone in 60 seconds? It’s a tempting cliché to toss out in light of the two goals Dublin scored early in the second-half to turn this Leinster final encounter decisively in their favour.

Mon, 13 Jul, 2015

Dubs cruise to fifth consecutive Leinster title with strong second-half performance

The opposition and the defensive challenge was a novel one for Dublin but the end result was familiar as the All-Ireland favourites strode to a fifth consecutive Leinster football title success at Croke Park.

Sun, 12 Jul, 2015

Ger Egan says Westmeath will go all out to attack Dublin

It is becoming a feature of this year’s Leinster football championship that teams are being given all sorts of sound advice about defending stoutly against Dublin and promptly ignoring it.

Tue, 07 Jul, 2015

Westmeath hungry for success as doubts lifted, says Ger Egan

Earlier this year, Ger Egan conceded he’d almost questioned himself as a footballer after Westmeath’s horror 2014 campaign yielded 12 defeats in 12 games.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2015

Tom Cribbin: ‘Once we clicked there was no stopping us’

Tom Cribbin admitted it was a little ‘miracle’ to emerge from the depths of despair grasping a Leinster final place, but the man who actually conjured it, Kieran Martin, could only shrug.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2015

Westmeath write history, and make it memorable too

Westmeath 3-19 Meath 2-18: To put all the madness in its proper context, consider where Westmeath were exactly a year ago to the day.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2015

Kieran Martin: Tom Cribbin’s angry words brought best out of Westmeath

A cool head from Kieran Martin produced the goal that sent Westmeath into Sunday’s Leinster semi-final against Meath, but it could be a huge moment in the managerial career of Tom Cribbin.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2015

Tom Cribbin credits Westmeath’s team ‘leaders’

It’s amazing what a good dressing down from a manager does.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2015

Perfect 10 the secret to Westmeath's win

Westmeath produced a dream ten minutes to knock Wexford out of the Leinster football championship and set up a provincial semi-final for themselves against Meath in two week's time.

Sun, 14 Jun, 2015

Narrow one point victory for Galway over Westmeath

Allianz FL Division 1 Round 2: Westmeath 2-12 Galway 2-13: It’s an awful pity that Paddy Sweeney didn’t live to see this day. A stalwart of the Killannin club which also produced Kevin Walsh, Sweeney also served as an officer of Galway football board but was killed in a work accident over a year ago.

Mon, 09 Feb, 2015

Galway up on top: All the action from Division 2

Full-forward Patrick Sweeney scored 1-5 as Galway moved to the top of the Allianz Football League Division 2 table with a 2-13 to 2-12 win over Westmeath at Cusack Park.

Sun, 08 Feb, 2015

UCD do damage in first half

UCD 0-15 Athlone IT 0-7

Wed, 04 Feb, 2015

Sigerson Cup Previews

Eoghan Cormican looks at the upcoming games and gives his verdict.

Tue, 03 Feb, 2015

Martin’s unlikely goal inspires Athlone IT past Trinity challenge

Athlone IT 3-10 Trinity College Dublin 0-10

Thu, 29 Jan, 2015

Lorcan Smith stars as Westmeath edge Longford

Westmeath 2-11 Longford 0-10: Two second-half goals helped Westmeath to victory over neighbours Longford in their final O’Byrne Cup group game.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2015

Last-gasp miss allows Cavan to beat Westmeath by a point

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

Sat, 28 Jun, 2014

Teen super sub Burns makes the grade

Louth 1-14 Westmeath 1-9

Mon, 19 May, 2014

Louth take the win in Leinster SFC opener

Louth 1-14 Westmeath 1-9

Sat, 17 May, 2014

Kingdom clicking into gear

Westmeath 0-13 Kerry 2-15

Mon, 31 Mar, 2014

Relegation for Westmeath at hands of Kerry

WESTMEATH 0-13 KERRY 2-15

Sun, 30 Mar, 2014

Horan: We’re way too open

Mayo 2-17 Westmeath 3-09

Mon, 10 Mar, 2014

Mayo take victory in second-half counter attack

WESTMEATH 3-9 MAYO 2-17

Sun, 09 Mar, 2014

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