Westmeath and Carlow will contest the Bord na Móna Walsh Shield Final next Sunday in Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow, following this weekend's action.

NUIG, UCD, DIT and Antrim booked places in next weekend's Bord na Móna Walsh Cup quarter-finals, following this weekends action.

All-Ireland champions Dublin and reigning O'Byrne Cup champions Kildare claimed first round wins in the Bord na Móna O'Byrne Cup today, while Longford, Wexford, Offaly, Meath and Wicklow were also victorious this afternoon.

Carlow's Mount Leinster Rangers and Oulart the Ballagh of Wexford will meet in the AIB Leinster Club SHC Final, while Sixmilebridge advanced to the Munster decider against Na Piarsaigh of Limerick, following today's action.

Laois 3-13 Carlow 0-12

Kilkenny and Wexford will meet in the Bord Gais Energy Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship final following semi-final wins over Offaly and Carlow respectively this evening.

GAA President Liam O'Neill has said that the decision to play the All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier between Carlow and Laois on a Friday night is something that was worth exploring.

The GAA's decision to break new ground by hosting a Friday night fixture in the first round of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers next week has been criticised by some of the players who will be involved in the game.

Midland rivals Carlow and Laois will make history next week when they meet in the first ever Championship match to be played on a Friday night.

Offaly and Limerick will meet in the Allianz Football League Division 4 final at Croke Park on Saturday, April 28, with both also earning promotion this afternoon.

Limerick maintained their place at the top of Division 4 of the Allianz Football League this afternoon, while there were wins also for Tipperary, Offaly and Clare/Carlow this afternoon.

Limerick maintained their unbeaten start to the Allianz Football League Division 4 campaign following a two-point win over Waterford, while Tipperary, Leitrim and Clare also recorded victories.

Galway led from start to finish to set up a Bord na Móna Walsh Cup semi-final against either Dublin or UCD next weekend, while Wexford also advanced to the last four following today’s action.

Retired Wexford stalwart Darren Stamp helped Oulart-the Ballagh edge out Kilmacud Crokes in a tense AIB Leinster Club SHC quarter-final tie at Parnell Park.

Kiltale were crowned Meath SHC champions for the first time since 2007 as a Mark O’Sullivan goal helped them see off Killyon in today’s decider in Navan.

Wexford manager Liam Dunne and his Westmeath counterpart Brian Hanley have both named unchanged teams for their All-Ireland SHC preliminary round qualifier at Wexford Park on Saturday evening.

Laois and Kilkenny will contest the Bord Gais Energy Leinster Under-21 Hurling final on July 11 after securing semi-final wins tonnight.

Laois 0-20 Carlow 0-13

Carlow and Westmeath claimed wins in the opening round of Division 2A of the Hurling League this afternoon.

Meath 1-10 Laois 2-8

Carlow 1-14 Westmeath 4-10

Willie Hyland's injury-time goal earned Laois a 3-16 to 3-13 Allianz Hurling League Division 2 victory over Clare, before an attendance of 300 spectators at O'Moore Park in Portlaoise.

Carlow 1-15 Limerick 3-18

Carlow 2-17 Kerry 1-12

O’Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny) 0-14 Oulart-The-Ballagh (Wexford) 1-8

Kilmacud Crokes, Garrycastle, Skyrne and Rhode have advanced to the semi-finals of the AIB Leinster Club Senior Football Championship following today's matches around the province.

The provincial club Football Championships got underway in Ulster and Connacht today, while there was also plenty of county football final action across the country.

Carlow 0-11 Clare 1-9

Leitrim leapfrogged Carlow in Division 4 of the National Football League after a 1-16 to 1-12 win over the Leinster side in Dr. Cullen Park yesterday.

Galway and Wicklow claimed Walsh Cup and Kehoe Shield honours respectively, while Carlow booked a place in the Walsh Shield decider following this afternoon's action in Leinster.

Liam MacCarthy Cup holders Kilkenny will begin their five in-a-row assault in 2010 with a Leinster SHC semi-final tie against either Dublin, Carlow or Laois, following tonight's draw at Croke Park.

Following a keenly contested draw between Dublin and Kildare in the ESB Leinster Minor Football Championship final at Croke Park this afternoon, it's off to Carlow next weekend for the replay.

Leitrim 0-13 Wicklow 0-11, Carrick-on-Shannon

Clare 0-12 Carlow 0-10

Eire Og (Carlow) 3-10 Kiltegan (Wicklow) 1-12, Dr. Cullen Park

County senior final action in Tyrone, Roscommon, Carlow, Tipperary and Limerick provided the GAA football action around the country today as all five finals produced winners.

Cushendall were crowned the first provincial club champions of 2008 thanks to a 1-14 to 1-13 victory over Down champions Ballygalget in the Ulster club SHC final at Casement Park, on a day which saw 13 county finals around the country, and also action in the Ulster and Connacht provincial club championships.

Dungarvan midfielder Jamie Nagle will make his senior championship debut for Waterford against Offaly in tomorrow's GAA All-Ireland SHC qualifier at Semple Stadium, throw-in 5pm.

Westmeath got their Christy Ring Cup defence off to a rip-roaring start at Cusack Park as they demolished Roscommon on a 3-23 to 0-13 score-line.

Leighton Glynn have overcome a calf muscle injury to be named in the Wicklow team for tomorrow night's Leinster SFC quarter-final encounter with Laois (Dr. Cullen Park, throw-in 7pm).

Meath 1-25 Carlow 0-8

ALLIANZ NFL DIVISION 4 ROUND-UP - Carlow 1-10 Tipperary 1-9, Dr. Cullen Park

A 30th minute goal from top-scorer Niall McNamee helped to pave the way to a facile 3-19 to 0-8 win over Carlow, in Division 4 of the Allianz National Football league at Dr. Cullen Park this afternoon.

Kieran McGeeney's career as an inter-county manager got off to losing start at St. Conleth's Park, in Newbridge today as a resilient Longford side sent Kildare into the O'Byrne Cup Shield following a 0-9 to 0-7 victory.