Down 1-14 Monaghan 1-13

The game needed a dramatic intervention from somebody and Tommy Freeman was the man to provide it.

Monaghan 1-12 Antrim 1-9

Eamonn McEneaney has revealed he is tempted to throw Tommy Freeman into battle at Clones tomorrow.

Limerick manager John Allen has handed championship debuts to Conor Allis and Shane Dowling for Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium.

A miserable afternoon for Monaghan at Healy Park ended with the news that Westmeath had beaten Derry to condemn the Farney men to Division Three next season.

This game was effectively over after 10 minutes, by which stage the Oak Leafers were 1-4 to nil ahead and in total control in all sectors.

DCU are going all out to regain the Sigerson Cup title they lost last year and it’s going to take a good team to stop them.

DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY manager Niall Moyna was happy with this result, although it gives him a fixtures headache.

JACK BRADY and sub Donal Smith struck second-half goals as DCU, without several key players, advanced to the O’Byrne Cup semi-final at Ballymahon yesterday.