LUKE DEMPSEY’S new-look Longford side went top of the National Football League Division 2A table when they came from behind to beat Fermanagh in this re-fixed game in front of 3,000 at Pearse Park.

Michael Ellard and Brendan Larkin

Leinster football manager Luke Dempsey has defended his decision to omit Offaly and Ireland International Rules star Ciaran McManus from his squad for Saturday's inter-provincial football final against Ulster in Paris.

Munster take on Leinster in the second of the M Donnelly inter-provincial football semi-finals at Portlaoise (3pm) today.

LEINSTER'S footballers take on Munster in Portlaoise tomorrow (3pm) looking to debunk the myth that the eastern province has fallen off the pace in the modern era of the Railway Cup.

MUNSTER have included seven of Kerry’s All-Ireland SFC winning team for their Interpro semi-final against Leinster at Portlaoise tomorrow (3pm).

Beaten provincial finalists Laois have four players in the Leinster squad for Sunday's M Donnelly inter-provincial semi-final against Munster in Portlaoise.

Longford manager Denis Connerton has named an unchanged team from that which triumphed over

Longford rekindled their championship hopes and memories of their February league wins over Kerry and Westmeath as a brace of extra-time goals saw them to their first championship win over Monaghan, 4-15 to 1-17 in an exhaustive qualifier in Clones.

Carlow 4-15 Longford 1-16

Carlow 0-07 Longford 0-07

UNPACK the crampons, Longford have picked their way to the sort of altitude that gives men nose-bleeds.

Donegal 1-17 Longford 1-11

Longford forward Niall Sheridan is back at full-forward ahead of Sunday's NFL Div 2B clash with Carlow at Dr Cullen Park.

Results from Day 1 of Irish Senior Ladies' Open Championship played at Co. Louth