As it happened: wins for Mayo and Donegal in football league, Waterford hurlers beat Limerick
Darragh Stakelum of Tipperary holds off Ben Conneely of Offaly at Glenisk O'Connor Park in Tullamore. Pic: Matt Browne/Sportsfile
That's a big win for the Rossies, and that's the last of the early slate of games with Meath and Cavan the later throw-in.
Waterford's attitude was on point from the start and they deserved their victory over Limerick, John Fogarty writes.
With 0-11, Sean O'Shea kept the All-Ireland champions in the game longer than they should have been in Ballyshannon but Jimmy McGuinness' men eventually make it two from two in the League, Maurice Brosnan reports.
It’s now four points from the first two games for John Cleary’s , something that the Rebels have now achieved in the top two divisions for the first time since 2015. Barry O'Mahony sends this full-time report.
A second league win for Andy Moran's in his debut spring, but Ger Brennan's struggling start is compounded. Read Eoghan Cormican's on-the-whistle report.
Maghnus Dunne sends this report from Cushendall, where overpowered Antrim.
Offaly 1-18 Tipperary 5-24
Waterford 1-21 Limerick 0-20
Jason Forde gets his hat-trick, he's now got 3-10, 2-3 from play. JMK
Diarmuid Murtagh pops over a two-pointer to see th Rossies turn the screw.
Five minutes to go here and the pace has slowed. Tipp have been sharp and clinical, but Offaly have been their own worst enemy.
One worry for Limerick and now one for Waterford: captain Conor Prunty leaves the field injured. Waterford have been dogged. Charlie Treen has three points to his name. Calum Lyons and Jamie Barron are finding more space now but Limerick are back to 15.
Diarmuid Murtagh and Enda Smith find the net for the Rossies.
Donagh O'Sullivan added a late goal for the Kingdom to bring it back to a one-score game but the home side take the win and they're two from two.
Jason Forde adds a fourth goal, brilliantly set up by Gearoid O'Connor
Premier in cruise control now, Noel McGrath, Conor Stakelum and Jack Leamy push the advantage to 13.
scoreline. Andy Moran's debut league as Mayo boss continues its 100% winning start. Ger Brennan's debut league as Dublin remains winless and pointless.
Penalty goal for Shane Bennett after Matthew Fitzgerald was deemed to have denied Reuben Halloran a goalscoring opportunity. Fitzgerald is off the field and Waterford are four ahead.
Penalty goal for Shane Bennett after Matthew Fitzgerald was deemed to have denied Reuben Halloran a goalscoring opportunity. Fitzgerald is off the field and Waterford are four ahead.
Tipp leading by 10 here after John McGrath adds an excellent point. Offaly have looked to Adam Screeney to get back into this one, but the Faithful are still turning over possession too easilty.
Louth 1-12 Cork 1-17
All over, a massive away win for John Cleary’s side.
Cian McHale (free), Jack Carney, Sam Callinan, and Jordan Flynn have delivered four-in-a-row of Mayo white flags. Their lead is now seven strong, 1-18 to 2-8. Just three second half scores from Dublin and none in the last 13 minutes. There's three minutes remaining here in Castlebar, a steady flow already heading for home. EC
John McGrath hits the net five minutes after coming on.
Sean O'Shea notches a great score -- but it's just the one point this time before Murphy opens his account.
Two changes for Offaly here, Dan Bourke and Ter Guinan, U20 All-Ireland winners are on at the break for Conor Doyle and Ross Ravenhill, while Tipperary have brought on Darragh Stakelum and John McGrath for the second half.
A Sean O'Shea two pointer has Keryr making a case here.
- Away side in control here in Drogheda.
In the later Division One game, we've reached the break:
Hugh McFadden adds another two-pointer for the hosts.
Michael Murphy is introduced to a huge reception, as you'd expect.
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— Maurice Brosnan (@m_brosnan) February 1, 2026
A Paddy Small goal has revived Dublin's misfiring challenge. He fielded a Niall Scully delivery and, via a deflection, found the net from a tight angle. they trail. 53 minutes gone.
- A Sherlock 45 settles the Rebels.
Waterford's lead at the break was deserving for the way in which they have taken this game to Limerick and Reuben Halloran's free-taking has been flawless. Worryingly for the visitors, Adam English retired with a shoulder/collarbone injury.
Interesting observation here. Jim McGuinness is joined as usual by Neil McGee and Colm McFadden. However, Antoin McFadden (Colm’s brother and an athletic performance coach) is very involved on the line as well.
- A point from Louth sub Tadhg McDonnell cuts the gap to five points.
Darragh Beirne goal for Mayo. They lead 1-11 to 1-5 after 45 minutes. In the opening 10 minutes of the half, Dublin have kicked four wide, two short, and hit the woodwork.
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Offaly hanging with Tipp here despite the numerical disadvantage, but giving possession away to the Premier far too easily.
Looks like Adam English has shipped a bad collarbone injury.
Donegal are going heavy on two-pointers with the breeze. Langan nails his second in the space of five minutes.
- Away side keeping Louth at arm's length.
Straight red for Dublin defender Seán MacMahon. Off the ball incident involving himself and Ryan O'Donoghue. Dublin down to 14 for the remaining 30 minutes.
Teams have been level seven times and there's a bit of rust in the Limerick display. Their full-back line has been excellent, though. Their players are requiring more running repairs than Waterford whose attitude at the very least can't be questioned.
Jason Forde converts the penalty after Andrew Ormond was brought down by Ben Miller, who was black carded for the infringement. Offaly reduced to 14 and seven behind.
Cormac Costello rattles the Mayo crossbar with a goal chance three minutes into the second-half. The miss follows a pair of Dublin wides. A breakaway David McBrien point edges .
Here we go again.
- Ciarán Downey points for Louth on the resumption BOM.
The Farney have edged ahead through Michael Brannigan after 21 minutes.
15,197 is the attendance at Castlebar, Eoghan Cormican tells us.
Offaly back to within one, brilliant strike from Brian Duignan after the long ball in from Brecon Kavanagh. Ciaran Cleary broke it down fro Duignan to capitalise
Waterford's opening quarter has been a major improvement on last week. They have the wind but Limerick have been made to graft for most of their scores, 15 mins.
- Tipp with the game's first goal after Andrew Ormond and Josh Keller carved Offaly open with a clever one-two before teeing up Paddy McCormack.
- Jim McGuinness's side are in control at the break.
- Mayo in front against Dublin, by 0-10 to 1-5. EC
A pair of two-pointers from Brian Hurley and Steven Sherlock help the Rebels to an eight-point advantage at the break.
Daire Ó Baoill sidesteps Shane Murphy and fires to the net.
Sean Bugler for Brian Howard on the half hour is Dublin's third sub of the half. Ciaran Kilkenny and Kevin Stephenson already in for Ethan Dunne and Killian McGinnis respectively.
An unusual one in Waterford: Cian Lynch finds Paul Kinnerk's glasses on the pitch in the early stages and hands them over to the Limerick coach.
Sean O’Shea is the glue for Kerry. He’s scored 0-3 (a two point free and a 45) and assisted another 0-3. Donegal will be frustrated with some wastefulness in this half. The bite in this game is glorious. Right from the throw-in, with Tadhg Morley and Conor O’Donnell wrestling in the ground. These two straight up don’t like each other. Maurice Brosnan
Only Dublin's second lost restart on 27 minutes fed another Mayo goal chance. But again, goalkeeper Evan Comerford was equal to the shot of James Carr. Jordan Flynn followed with a point attempt short. Stephen Coen followed with a point attempt wide. Despite the waste, . Ciaran Kilkenny has come in for Ger Brennan's side.
Paddy Small puts Dublin within a point of their hosts.
- Good response to the goal by Louth with Sam Mulroy leading his side’s charge.
Tony Brosnan keeping Donegal honest in Ballyshannon with another superb two-pointer from the right hand touch line to put Kerry in front.
Kevin Egan sends team news from Tullamore: Offaly had a mountain to climb against the All-Ireland champions this morning, but the challenge in front of them is now positively Himalayan after Adam Screeney, Daniel Bourke, Sam Bourke and team captain Cathal King were all ruled out due to various injuries following their Fitzgibbon Cup appearances during the week. Ruairí Kelly, Ciarán Cleary, Eoghan Cahill and Colin Spain come into the Faithful County starting 15, Tipperary start as selected.
- Killian McGinnis points for the Dubs before Mayo reciprocate through Stephen Coen.
- Chris Óg Jones goal after a Brian Hurley pass.
Tony Brosnan on the loop with a second three pointer for Kerry, they lead in Ballyshannon .
Colm O’Callaghan's aerial ability in midfield helping Cork gain a foothold.
All square in Castlebar as Sean O'Shea's two-point effort from downtown skews away from goal. 15 minutes gone there.
David McBrien with Mayo's second two-pointer for a 0-7 to 1-2 lead on 15 minutes. After their kickout woes against Donegal, Dublin retained their first six restarts. Fergal Boland intercepted the seventh for a goal chance, kicked by Darragh Beirne, that Evan Comerford stopped.
Darragh Beirne draws the home side level after 12 mins.
Chris Óg Jones points from play for the Rebels, after 11 minutes.
It's half-time in a couple of the earlier games.
the visitors hit too goals to get back in it.
- An even start here after eight minutes in front of a large crowd.
And just like that the sides are level, with Sean O'Shea lofting a two-pointer.
The hosts start brightly with early points from Finnbarr Roarty and Conor O'Donnell.
Early goal Dublin. Luke Breathnach with the finish in the third minute. The visitors lead 1-0 to 0-2.
We've had the anthem at Ballyshannon and the ball is thrown in there and for the 1.30pm slate of games.
The big news from Ballyshannon is that David Clifford is out of the Kerry team; Killian Spillane steps up.
One change also on Dublin side, writes. Con O'Callaghan does not start. He was their top-scorer in the defeat to Donegal. Cormac Costello starts instead.
Patrick Curran starts for Jack Fagan. Conditions bright and breezy in Waterford. The pitch is in decent nick but is expected to cut up. -
Eoghan Cormican is at the always-tasty meeting of Mayo and the Dubs in Castlebar.
"One change to Mayo team," he writes. "Fergal Boland, whose January was focused on Tooreen's bid for All-Ireland intermediate club hurling glory, replaces Tommy Conroy. Cian McHale, who kicked 1-5 in UL's midweek Sigerson quarter-final win, is added to the bench."
Barry O'Mahony is in Drogheda where Cork will look to make it back-to-back wins.
"Three changes for Louth with sub goalkeeper Tiernan Markey coming in for Nial McDonnell. Padraic Tinnelly replaces Emmet Carolan and Eoghan Callaghan comes in for Conal McKeever.
For Cork, Rory Maguire drops out for Matty Taylor and Steven Sherlock starts instead of Ruairí Deane."
Integral GAA Grounds in Drogheda ahead of the Allianz Division 2 Football League encounter between Louth and Cork (1.30pm). pic.twitter.com/e17NxRvVJv
— Barry O'Mahony (@barryomahony_9) February 1, 2026
Some Sunday lunchtime reading before the action?
Football's finest minds are now exploring smart tactical possibilities, Éamonn Fitzmaurice writes.
And Maurice Brosnan spoke to Cork boss Ben O'Connor last night after the Rebels' win in Galway.
John Fogarty is at that Waterford-Limerick game and sends this early update: "Some early whispers in Walsh Park that Jack Fagan won't be starting for Waterford. Would be another blow to an already depleted Waterford side. There don't appear to be any fresh injury concerns in the Limerick camp."
Strap in for another busy afternoon of league action.
We have correspondents throughout the country and will keep a close eye on events from Ballyshannon -- where Kerry take on Donegal in football's top flight -- to the intriguing hurling showdown between Waterford and visitors, Limerick, and all points in between.
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