Westmeath 0-14 Louth 2-9

Meath 1-8 Louth 2-14, Pairc Tailteann

Derry 0-19 Louth 1-16

Louth 0-17 Kildare 2-15

Louth 0-13 Tyrone 2-13

Louth 0-12 Westmeath 1-6

APPEARING in their first Leinster Club SFC tie since a 2007 drubbing at the hands of the same opponents, Louth champions St. Patrick’s provided much stiffer opposition this time and only a point in the last minute of extra-time from Portlaoise defender Conor Boyle spared the hosts’ blushes.

Meath 5-8 Louth 2-8

Stephen Fitzpatrick, son of manager Peter Fitzpatrick, has been drafted into the Louth team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Meath at Kingspan Breffni Park (throw-in 7pm).

Mick Fanning will make his seasonal debut for Louth in Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final against Carlow in Portlaoise (throw-in 3.30pm).

Louth 1-15 Westmeath 0-13

KEITH CRIBBIN struck at the death for Kildare to dramatically deny Louth silverware for the second time in six months.

WELL, one thing’s for certain — there won’t be a word this week about the World Cup final, certainly not in the north-east.

Louth manager Peter Fitzpatrick has named the same starting line-up for this weekend's Leinster SFC final, for the fourth game in succession.

Louth manager Peter Fitzpatrick has named an unchanged side for Sunday's Leinster SFC semi-final against Westmeath at Croke Park (throw-in 5.50pm).

KIERAN McGEENEY admitted to making a mistake in withdrawing goalscorer Pádraig O’Neill in the first half of Kildare’s shock Leinster SFC defeat by Louth last Saturday.

ONE can imagine the pundits dismissing this game as a carnival showpiece, such was the freedom afforded to the forwards on both sides, but you’d have to be a real crank not to have been entertained by this stupefying game.

Louth 1-22 Kildare 1-16

LOUTH kept what is becoming a customary run of wins in January going by claiming the prized scalp of Kildare in Newbridge.

Louth 1-16 Kildare 0-14

Dublin 1-22 Louth 0-12

Longford 1-10 Fermanagh 2-10, Pearse Park

Kildare 1-9 Louth 0-7

Laois 2-10 Louth 1-13

Mick O'Dwyer has got his wish today - his new Wicklow charges will face their biggest test to date when they come up against Dublin in a unique O'Byrne Cup semi-final next Saturday.

Laois chalked up their first win under new manager Liam Kearns this afternoon as they made use of a second half wind advantage to secure a 1-11 to 0-7 O'Byrne Cup first round victory over Kildare.

Louth 3-14 Leitrim 1-11

Ray Finnegan has been drafted into the Louth line-up for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier replay against Tyrone (Omagh, throw-in 3.30pm).

Star forward JP Rooney has given Louth a timely boost ahead of their mammoth task against Connacht giants Galway in their football qualifier at Parnell Park on Saturday.