As a man with a keen eye for a score in almost 15 years operating at senior level for Louth, Colin Kelly was always going to attempt to make the county a force in an attacking sense once he took over the reins.

Kildare belied much of the pre-match portents of doom to crush Louth in Croke Park and cruise to a Leinster semi-final date with either Meath or Carlow.

Seventeen-year-old Leaving Cert student Ryan Burns has been named on the bench for Louth's Leinster Championship opener against Westmeath on Saturday night.

Louth 0-17 Galway 0-11

A local authority has spent more than €250,000 to date on a controversial pier project.

The impact of a contentious pier on Ireland’s answer to Hawaii’s legendary ‘Pipeline wave’ will not be significant, a new report claims.

As if he was not under enough pressure following a heavy Leinster SFC defeat to Dublin, Louth manager Peter Fitzpatrick had to cancel training on Monday night due to 21 of his players being unavailable.

Louth team advisor Brian McEniff has wholeheartedly endorsed Peter Fitzpatrick’s assessment of Dublin as “a machine“.

Louth 0-12 Westmeath 1-6

LOUTH footballers have received a huge boost with the news that Brian McEniff will play a more significant role for the Wee County in 2012.

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).

Defender John O'Brien is available to play for Louth in Saturday night's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Meath at Kingspan Breffni Park.

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

Mick Fanning and John O'Brien are back on Irish soil and likely to resume their inter-county football careers with Louth.

The current emigration figures of the Gaelic Players Association membership could rise sharply before the end of 2011.

A LOCAL authority has lodged revised plans for a contentious €6 million pier development in response to surfers’ concerns for ‘world-class’ waves at the location.

LOUTH forward Shane Lennon has defended the presence of college teams in the O’Byrne Cup and claimed they have raised the bar for inter-county teams.

Managers sweating over the debilitating effects of emigration on their panels have been handed a ray of hope with agovernment initiative could deliver as many as 200 coaching jobs to out of work GAA players.

MANAGERS sweating over the debilitating effects of emigration on their panels have been handed a ray of hope with agovernment initiative could deliver as many as 200 coaching jobs to out of work GAA players.

CLARE County Council is to withdraw its planning application for a contentious €6 million pier at Doolin and re-lodge scaled down plans.

The Tipperary County Board remained tight-lipped about the senior hurling manager vacancy at last night’s County Board meeting in Thurles.

FOUR high profile Louth footballers may be forced to emigrate due to the worsening economic climate.

ALMOST 50 objections, including a number from surf clubs across the country, have been lodged against Clare County Council’s plan to construct a €6 million pier at Doolin.

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

THAT only two points separated them in the end was a testament to Westmeath’s spirit, but Louth were full value for a win that puts them into the Leinster final for the first time since 1960.

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

Louth 1-10 Tyrone 1-18

BRIAN DARBY will keep up the family tradition by lining out with Offaly against Westmeath in Saturday night’s Leinster senior football championship in Tullamore.

Homegrown talent Delta Goodrem and 'The Veronicas' ruled at the 2008 MTV Australia Awards on Saturday, taking home the top awards of the night.

Louth manager Eamon McEneaney has named an unchanged team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier against Cork (O'Moore Park, throw-in 2pm).

Louth marked their return to top-flight football with a win today as Darren Clarke and Shane Lennon both netted against Down in the 2-14 to 1-13 victory in Drogheda.