Louth too strong

Louth 1-14 Longford 1-08

Longford, already consigned to a quick return to Division 3, didn’t make it easy for the home side, and at one stage in the opening half led by five points. But Glenn Ryan’s men had no answer to Louth’s third-quarter blitz.

After turning over two-point in arrears, Louth, taking advantage of the strong breeze, claimed eight unanswered points in 15 minutes, leading scorers, Brian White and Shane Lennon, claiming two each.