BARRY OWENS’ Fermanagh side made a winning start to their campaign at Dr Cullen Park in comfortable fashion. The two-time All Star was immense in shutting down Thomas Walsh and Brendan Murphy, who both had fruitless stints at full-forward.

A GOAL by full-forward Ger Hogan midway through the second half sealed St. Colman’s passage to the Harty Cup quarter-finals at Ardmore yesterday.

DERRY midfielder Fergal Doherty is a major doubt for the second round of the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Derry 1-18 Carlow 2-9, Dr Cullen Park

Wicklow 3-13 Carlow 0-12

Meath 1-25 Carlow 0-8

Four Carlow players will get their first taste of championship action tomorrow after Paul Bealin named them in his team for the Leinster SFC first round tussle with Meath at Croke Park (throw-in 3.50pm).

Offaly 2-19 Carlow 3-7

More than half of the Carlow team for Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final against Offaly will be making their championship debuts in Portlaoise (throw-in 2.10pm).

Paul Phibbs ensured Mick O’Dwyer’s reign as Wicklow manager got off to a winning start as he slotted home an injury-time goal at Aughrim.

Westmeath 0-16 Carlow 2-8

In form Carlow have been forced to leave a couple of vacancies in their football line-up ahead of Sunday's O'Byrne Cup semi-final tie with Westmeath.