Roscommon finally get chance to shine against Leitrim

Connacht SFC semi-final: Roscommon v Leitrim, 3.30pm ... First in last year. Last in this year.

By the time referee Anthony Nolan lofts the ball into the sky at Dr Hyde Park tomorrow afternoon, five teams will already have made their exit from the All-Ireland championship.

Sligo, meanwhile, will have stepped inside the whitewash on three occasions. For their neighbours, Roscommon, Nolan’s first whistle will bring to an end their 11-week wait for summer to finally begin.