Under-21 player Paddy Dowd has been brought into the Longford side for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier against Tipperary (Pearse Park, throw-in 7pm).

THIS All-Ireland Vocational Schools SFC B final turned out to be a titanic struggle at a windswept Cashel yesterday when the gale, blowing straight down the field throughout, was a major factor in the outcome.