Stradbally 1-10 Ballinacourty 1-6

Ballinacourty 2-07 Dromcollogher-Broadford 0-11

Ballinacourty 0-12 Stradbally 0-05

Abbeyside 3-16 Fourmilewater 0-06

Abbeyside 2-11 Dungarvan 0-16

Abbeyside 1-21 Ballygunner 4-06

Goals in either half from Conor McHugh and Robbie Gaughan helped Dublin account for 12-man Longford in their Leinster MFC quarter-final at Parnell Park on Saturday afternoon.

Having watched their hurling counterparts win by 44 points, Kildare footballers ran riot on Westmeath to register an equally impressive 17-point victory.

Kildare 3-23 Westmeath 1-12

Tyrone boss Mickey Harte cast a cold and critical eye on what he deemed a less than adequate performance, despite his team’s comfortable nine-point winning margin at Healy Park.

Tyrone 2-11 Westmeath 0-8

The famine is over, according to Seamus McEnaney, though whether Meath can maintain their fine Division 2 form to achieve the promotion they crave remains to be seen.

Allianz Football League Division 2: Westmeath 0-5 Meath 0-17

TWO first-half goals within a minute from Alan Mulhall and Ken Casey set up Offaly’s win in the opening round of the O’Byrne Cup at O’Connor Park, Tullamore yesterday.

FULL-FORWARD Denis Glennon proved the decisive difference as he pointed Westmeath to victory over Wicklow in a football challenge at Blessington yesterday.

CLASS easily overcame courage in Navan where the quality of Dublin champions St Brigid’s shone through to secure a Leinster club SFC quarter-final spot.

NOT a classic in Navan by any means yet a replay that won’t easily be forgotten, 120 energy sapping minutes failing to separate the teams.

IT says everything about the topsy-turvy nature of this game that both teams will look back on theclosing credits of yesterday’s Meath SFC final and balance regrets with gratitude.

JUST what is it about Cork and Waterford when they engage in hurling championship battle?

CORK are chasing their 13th Munster intermediate hurling crown when they take on Waterford in tonight’s decider at Fraher Field, Dungarvan at 7.30pm, a repeat of last year’s final encounter in Páirc Uí Chaoimh when Cork enjoyed a 5-24 to 3-9 triumph.

LAST year’s beaten finalists Waterford held off a spirited Clare fightback to book their place in the Munster intermediate hurling championship final on July 22.

Westmeath have made two changes to their team for the Leinster SFC semi-final against Dublin on Sunday.

TIPPERARY manager Liam Sheedy introduces two newcomers to the heat of Munster senior hurling championship action for Sunday’s semi-final showdown with arch-rivals Cork at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Waterford IT 1-29 Limerick IT 1-24, Cork IT (after two periods of extra-time)

Dublin 1-16 Westmeath 1-6

Nemo Rangers (Cork) 1-10 Ballinacourty (Waterford) 1-7

It is not just the senior hurlers of Cork and Waterford that are preparing to do battle this week - the rival counties will also contest tonight's Munster Under-21 hurling final at Walsh Park (throw-in 7pm).

A MASTER class in free-taking from Dave Bennett saw Lismore safely to victory in an exciting Waterford Senior Hurling Championship opener at Cappoquin on Saturday.

Mount Sion 1-19 Abbeyside 0-11

Offaly 2-11 Westmeath 0-14

Abbeyside 1-11 Mount Sion 1-9

MEATH senior hurling manager John Hunt has refused to play Sunday’s re-arranged NHL Division 2 Group 1 tie against Down in Portaferry.

New Offaly boss Paul O'Kelly has put in place a three year plan to bring success back to the Faithful county.