Paul Barden has committed to a 15th season in the Longford shirt.

Looking at the World Cup quarter-finals in the last few days, it would be fair to say Spanish referee Carlos Velasco Carballo and his colleagues made more mistakes than the GAA match officials this past weekend.

Tipperary football selector Michael O’Loughlin is delighted his county have a home draw against Longford in the second round of the qualifiers.

Derry 2-14 Longford 2-16

Derry 2-14 Longford 2-16

Wexford 1-15 Longford 1-13

Longford 0-19 Offaly 0-15

Limerick veteran John Galvin admits intercounty training and preparation has become “professional in all but name.”

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Glenn Ryan has quit as Longford senior football manager after five seasons in the position. An extra-time defeat to Wexford in the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers last month was his final match in charge.

With many teams recording their first wins in the Longford SFC, next weekend’s final round of games will be intriguing, with Longford Slashers v St Mary’s Granard the pick of the round.

GAA officials have come down hard on the footballers of Wexford and Longford following the mass brawl that marred their second round qualifier.

GAA officials have come down hard on the footballers of Wexford and Longford following the mass brawl that marred their second round qualifier.

Coming home from Croke Park yesterday evening, the radio was littered with comments, most negative, about James McGrath’s decision to send off Pat Horgan.

Wexford 2-15 Longford 0-16

Longford 0-16 Wexford 2-15 (AET)

Longford 2-14 Limerick 0-09

I caught five games over the weekend culminating in the double-header in Croke Park yesterday, where both referees had decent games.

Former Longford assistant manager Declan Rowley believes Glenn Ryan’s tenure in charge of the county is coming to an end.

Wicklow 1-15 Longford 0-16, Aughrim

Champions Donegal will begin their defence of the Ulster SFC against Tyrone at Ballybofey on Sunday (4pm) with the same 15 players who started last September’s All-Ireland final win over Mayo.

Armagh 3-8 Longford 1-9

All-Ireland SFC champions Donegal have had 12 players nominated for 2012 GAA GPA All-Stars Football awards, and are guaranteed to win the Footballer of the Year award.

Longford 1-15 Limerick 1-21 (after extra time)

Longford 0-17 Derry 2-8

Former Longford star Trevor Smullen is backing the current crop of talent to emulate what was achieved six years ago when they beat Derry in an All-Ireland qualifier at Pearse Park.

Manager Jason Ryan says that Wexford's current strength in depth helped push them over the line in yesterday's Leinster SFC quarter-final replay win over Longford in Tullamore.

Jason Ryan hailed the strength in depth of his squad as Wexford scored six of the game’s last seven points to snatch victory over Longford after more than 140 minutes of action.

Wexford 1-13 Longford 0-15

Aidan Brannigan faces an anxious wait to see if he faces a retrospective suspension as Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) meet today.

A draw was just about the right result from this hugely entertaining tie, and it is a bizarre turn of events that will see the sides face off for the fourth time in-a-row in next Sunday’s replay.

Jason Ryan broke out into a broad grin when asked if he felt Wexford had room for improvement, after their battling draw with Longford.

Longford 2-9 Wexford 0-15

Glenn Ryan hailed his side’s mental fortitude in making such an important breakthrough by winning their first Leinster championship game since 2007.

Longford 1-10 Laois 0-12

The rise of Longford football continued on Saturday night in Croke Park.

Longford 1-12 Wexford 0-13

Top scorer Sean McCormack has made a welcome return to the Longford team for tomorrow's Allianz League Division 3 final against Wexford.

With nothing at stake, as both counties had already clinched promotion, they rested their regulars.

Longford boss Glenn Ryan was “delighted” with the battling qualities shown by his team who came from behind to earn a draw and promotion in Thurles on Saturday night.

Longford registered their fifth league win in-a-row to consolidate their place at the top of the Division 3 table and are now virtually guaranteed promotion to Division 2.

Promotion-chasing Longford maintained their 100% record with a very impressive eight-point defeat of struggling Sligo at Markievicz Park.

Longford are unbeaten, while Cavan, Wexford and Roscommon also claimed victories following the round 4 action in Football League Division 3 this afternoon.

Longford maintained their 100% record with a swagger at ice cold Kingspan/Breffni Park on Saturday night.