Person: Robbie Smyth

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Robbie Smyth and Barry McKeon back for Longford

Smyth is regarded as the best forward in the county and his presence will be a significant boost.

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Spending on Cork senior ladies football team up almost €30k in 2019

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Energia All-Ireland League weekend round-up: Cork Con come good in last 10 mins

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Longford comfortable winners despite 17 wides

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Win over Longford sets up Kildare for clash with All-Ireland champions Dublin

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All-Ireland League - Division 1A/1B Round-Up

AIL round-up: Students from UCC and Dublin University both enjoy impressive wins

Three teams in the lower half of All-Ireland League Division 1A all won on Saturday

Sun, 27 Jan, 2019

Longford v Kildare - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 2

Kildare manager Cian O’Neill lets rip at critics

Kildare 1-16 Longford 1-13

Mon, 25 Jun, 2018

Michael Quinn celebrates at the final whistle 27/5/2018

Impressive Longford hold nerve against Meath

Magnificent Longford’s long wait for a Leinster championship win finally ended when they created a massive shock with a thoroughly deserved victory over 14-man Meath before an attendance of 5,591 at Pearse Park yesterday.

Mon, 28 May, 2018

Armagh’s escape to victory leaves Denis Connerton fuming

Armagh 1-11 Longford 1-10: This was the ultimate smash and grab operation.

Mon, 12 Feb, 2018

NUI Galway make it look easy despite hail, rain and wind

NUI Galway will play wither UCC or Garda College in Round 2 of the Sigerson Cup as first-half goals from Damien Comer and Brian Donovan set them on the road to an easy win over IT Sligo.

Wed, 24 Jan, 2018

Royals win first senior shootout

Meath 1-19

Mon, 15 Jan, 2018

O’Byrne Cup round-up: Andy McEntee’s Meath stay in race for silverware

Meath are eyeing up their first piece of silverware under Andy McEntee after cruising comfortably through to the last four of the Bord na Mona O’Byrne Cup.

Mon, 08 Jan, 2018

Donegal v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 4B

Gallagher: Donegal face long road to redemption

Although Donegal almost joined the who’s who of Longford’s qualifier scalps, manager Rory Gallagher was just content to get back to winning ways after seeing his side hammered out of Ulster by Tyrone.

Mon, 03 Jul, 2017

Longford open All-Ireland campaign with eight-point win over Louth

Longford impressed throughout as they began their All-Ireland campaign, with a well-earned eight-point SFC Round 1 qualifier win against 13 men Louth at Drogheda's Gaelic Grounds.

Sat, 17 Jun, 2017

Laois blow Longford away in clinical six-minute spell

Four goals in six minutes of devastation sent Longford packing and set Laois up for a Leinster quarter-final clash with bitter rivals Kildare.

Mon, 22 May, 2017

Subs arrive to guide Cork out of the ‘bearpit’

Longford 1-6 Cork 2-9: From limp to lively, Cork reached the last 12 of the All-Ireland SFC — the first time they have done so without reaching the Munster final since that glorious season of 2010.

Mon, 18 Jul, 2016

Colm O’Neill and Pa Kelly power Cork into next round of Football qualifiers

Cork progressed to Round 4A of the All-Ireland qualifiers this afternoon largely thanks to the half-time introductions of Colm O’Neill and Pa Kelly.

Sat, 16 Jul, 2016

Cork on guard ahead of tough Pearse Park mission

A fortress? Hardly. Still, enough teams have left Pearse Park over the years with their summer in ruins to have the Cork footballers forewarned for their meeting with Longford this afternoon.

Sat, 16 Jul, 2016

Denis Connerton the Monaghan menace once again

Longford 2-13 Monaghan 1-13: Well, Monaghan can hardly say they weren’t forewarned. Twelve years ago, Denis Connerton brought an unfancied Longford outfit to Clones and plundered Monaghan’s home in the only previous championship meeting between these sides.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2016

Down v Longford - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship - Round 1B

Longford terminate Down's horror season

Down 3-17 Longford 2-24 (aet): Eamonn Burns will consider his future as Down manager after the county’s worst season on record came to a miserable end on Saturday.

Mon, 27 Jun, 2016

Pat Flanagan’s faith rewarded as fiery Offaly advance

Offaly 2-21 Longford 2-13: Offaly manager Pat Flanagan was understandably jubilant after Offaly won their first Leinster Championship match in nine years but was quick to challenge his players to go further.

Mon, 16 May, 2016

Westmeath slide into the abyss

Longford 0-13 Westmeath 0-11: Longford consolidated their position in Division 3 and relegated their neighbours in the process; Westmeath’s third consecutive demotion.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016

Meath v Longford - Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup Final

Mick O’Dowd happy with Meath progress

O’Byrne Cup final - Meath 1-17 Longford 1-11: They may be more serfs than royals of Leinster but Mick O’Dowd envisages Meath’s senior footballers are now coming of age.

Mon, 25 Jan, 2016

Longford v Wicklow - Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup Section D

Second-half showing gets Longford home semi

Longford 1-9 Wicklow 1-5: A strong second-half performance saw Longford secure a home semi-final with O’Byrne Cup champions Dublin on Sunday.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

Tierney hails Con pair

Terenure College 7 Cork Constitution 21

Mon, 05 Jan, 2015

Smyth proud as U18 starlets show true Rebel spirit

In today’s success-or-nothing world, filled with soundbytes about how the runners-up are merely the first losers and winners never quit, it’s easy to overlook or belittle achievements.

Fri, 29 Aug, 2014

Diffley edges Slashers home

It will be a repeat of the 2010 Longford SFC final on October 6 when Longford Slashers take on Dromard.

Mon, 16 Sep, 2013

Dromard make semi-final

Dromard booked their place in the Longford SFC semi-finals with a 2-12 to 1-06 win over Mostrim in a one-sided game played in Glennon Brothers Pearse Park yesterday.

Mon, 02 Sep, 2013

Furlong goal helps Wicklow past Longford

Wicklow 1-15 Longford 0-16, Aughrim

Sun, 26 May, 2013

Familiar look to Donegal side tasked with beating Tyrone

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.

Fri, 24 May, 2013

Hurley leads charge as Kildare end drought

Kildare 1-12 Longford 0-12

Thu, 04 Apr, 2013

Under-21 Football Championships round-up

Kildare failed to score from the 42nd minute onwards against Longford but did enough to claim their first Cadbury Leinster Under-21 Football title since 2008, while Cavan and Donegal advanced to an Ulster final meeting on April 17.

Wed, 03 Apr, 2013

Kildare and Longford advance to Leinster final

Kildare and Longford advanced to a Leinster final, while Donegal, Derry, Down and Cavan won through to the Ulster semi-finals in the Cadbury Under-21 Football Championship today.

Wed, 20 Mar, 2013

Martin and Dolan hit the net in Westmeath win

Westmeath 2-7 Longford 1-8

Sun, 10 Feb, 2013

O’Brien off mark as Wexford battle back for victory

Wexford 2-08 Longford 1-10

Mon, 04 Feb, 2013

Late Wexford surge seals win

Wexford 2-8 Longford 1-10

Sun, 03 Feb, 2013

Smyth snatches crucial goal as Longford sink Lake County

AFTER losing to Kildare in the opening round, title-holders Longford made the most of their second chance in getting the better of neighbouring rivals Westmeath in the Leinster Minor Football Championship Qualifier Round 1 game at Pearse Park, and will have home advantage again when they take on Wicklow on Tuesday evening next with a place in the quarter-final at stake.

Thu, 28 Apr, 2011