Down 1-16 Leitrim 1-08

Down 1-13 Clare 1-12

Dublin 2-10 Down 0-13

A NASTY mist had descended on Páirc Esler in Newry on Saturday night by the time the managers came back out to chew over this one.

ANOTHER defeat for Galway, then, but the visitors didn’t leave Newry last night without attempting to dispel the rumours of discontent that followed them to Ulster earlier in the day.

Down 2-11 Galway 1-09

THE morning after the nightbefore and James McCartan isleaning against a wall in one of the few quiet corners the Citywest Hotel has to offer ruminating over what came to pass and what might have been.

SO much for history and its lessons. Yesterday’s final brought together a team that couldn’t win an All-Ireland final and a county that had never known what it was like to lose one. And look what happened.

Cork 0-16 Down 0-15

DOWN boss James McCartan has kept faith with the starting 15 that saw off Kildare in last month’s All-Ireland semi-final for tomorrow’s Croke Park decider against Cork.

HE was Down’s star player when they overpowered Mayo in the All-Ireland minor final five years ago, and had a host of AFL clubs scrambling for his services; but his name isn’t Marty Clarke — meet Paul McComiskey.

1. Terrific composure and vision in possession

Down 1-16 Kildare 1-14

JACK O’CONNOR’S seeking refuge in the disallowed goal decision served a purpose he certainly hadn’t envisaged – that of highlighting just how tenuous was the thread connecting Kerry with their All-Ireland aspirations.

All-Ireland SFC Quarter-Final

Tyrone 0-14 Down 0-10

Donegal 2-10 Down 1-15 (aet)

DIVISION TWO league finals tend to leave little in the way of a lasting impression but yesterday’s footprint dug a little deeper, if only for another entry into the catalogue of memorable displays from Steven McDonnell.

Armagh 0-17 Down 1-12

Down 0-14 Tipperary 1-11

Kildare 0-8 Down 1-16, Newbridge

Donegal 1-13 Down 1-12

Derry 1-13 Down 1-15

A GOAL by Colm O’Driscoll two minutes into injury time gave Cork a dramatic victory over Down in a tumultuous Cadbury All-Ireland U-21 football final at Portlaoise yesterday.

Cork 1-13 Down 2-9

A Bank of Ireland cashier who used an illegal magnetic data skimmer - leading to almost €320,000 being taken from 87 customer accounts - has been given a suspended sentence.

GAVIN SMULLEN hit a golden goal in Navan’s Páirc Tailteann to keep Kildare’s dreams of a first All-Ireland U21 FC title since 1965 alive.

A love Ulster rioter who threw blocks at gardaí and helped to cause nearly €40,000 of damage to parked cars has been given a three year sentence by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Down 1-15 Monaghan 2-15

Cavan 2-11 Down 3-8

Down senior football manager Ross Carr has included a number of championship newcomers in his newly announced 34-man panel, following the county's disappointing NFL campaign.