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Cork players celebrate after their side's victory over Meath. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile
Here's Eoghan Cormican's full-time report from Cork's win over Meath at Páirc Uí Rinn.
A couple of Armagh wides wrap up the proceedings at the Athletic Grounds. Donegal win again.
Huge defensive stand from the Donegal rearguard. Oisin Conaty's penalty is saved by Mulreany and a second attempt is denied also. Will that be enough? Three to play.
Callum O'Neill has kicked an Armagh point, and they now have a penalty to cut the gap to one.
Oisin O'Neill and Jason McGee swap points. Gap still five, but this game is far from over.
It doesn't last long, however. Donegal 'keeper Gavin Mulreany hits a two-pointer of his own, but Armagh are not going away. They find a reply in turn - this time a one-pointer. Five the difference.
Conor O'Donnell again. He bursts through the Armagh cover and fires over. Darragh McMullan finds a beauty off his left in reply though. Still four between the sides at the Athletic Grounds. Armagh's first two-pointer of the day. Donegal have scored three - and a goal
Armagh, through Ben Crealey, grab a point when the goal might have been on. Nonetheless, they're staying in touch, despite a big Jason McGee score for Donegal. Five the gap.
Hard to overstate the importance of that Conor O'Donnell goal. The longer Donegal kept the ball the more vital it seemed that they get something from it. O'Donnell has been brilliant this season but he had a very quiet game up to that. Massive score.
Lengthy, lengthy Donegal attack ends in a cracking goal for centre-forward Conor O'Donnell. Six between them now.
Six minutes into the second half in Armagh and the Donegal lead stands at three.
Cavan have their win of the Division 2 campaign. Lynch kicks their 16th of the day and they prevail by three. Badly needed.
We're set for a big finish in Cavan, as the home side's lead is cut to two. Three minutes of normal time remain.
Really finely balanced at half-time in Armagh. The home side has a decent breeze at their backs as they start four points back, and they'll be looking to be less wasteful in front of goal than Donegal who had five wides and dropped almost as many short in that opening period.
Lookman continues to carry the Kildare fight but Paddy Lynch ensures the Cavan lead remains at three.
Down to three as Lookman grabs another for the Lilywhites. Eight-plus to play in Cavan.
10 minutes to go at Kingspan Breffni, with Cavan's lead now cut to four - Ben Lookman the scorer.
Shane O'Donnell adds a Donegal score. Four between them now as the half-time whistle sounds.
Cavan stretch their lead and open up a five-point gap over Kildare, halfway through the second half, while Donegal lead by three at the Athletic Grounds - 0-12 - 0-9.
Donegal by two. Young Conor McCahill with a superb score.
Was all very tight at Kingspan Beffni prior to a Paddy Lynch two-pointer. Three between Dermot McCabe's men and Kildare now.
Donegal into the lead. Jim McGuinness' men lead Armagh by a point - 0-8 to 0-7 - after 22 minutes at the Athletic Grounds. Michael Langan's pair of two-pointers crucial to that. Armagh with a lot of ball against the wind.
All square. Oisin O'Neill with a big score after patient Armagh play.
15 minutes played at the Athletic Grounds, and Armagh cut Donegal's lead to two through Cian McConville - 0-5 to 0-7.
In NFL D2, Kildare lead Cavan 0-8 to 0-5 a minute into the second half.
Donegal leading Armagh 0-5 to 0-2 after ten minutes in Division 1. Very little of the midfield 'piggery' that Kieran McGeeney spoke about earlier this month with both sides winning a lot of clean ball from restarts.
Three minutes gone between Donegal and Armagh. Donegal lead 0-2 to 0-0.
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— Spórt TG4 (@SportTG4) February 22, 2026
An brat oráiste ardaithe laistigh do 20 soicind ag Lanagan
What a start by Donegal
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Full-time in Birr and Galway have beaten Offaly 2-23 to 0-18. In NHL Division 1B, Antrim beat Carlow 0-25 to 0-12.
Armagh-Donegal is about to get underway and the wind and rain has thankfully died down. Donegal do have a breeze at their backs for the opening half. Huge crowd at a packed BOX-IT Athletic Grounds.
It's all over between Louth and Tyrone. Louth have won 1-15 to 0-13.
Good win for the Clare footballers in Ennis. They beat Laois 0-24 to 2-15 in Division 3. In Division 4, Longford beat Tipperary 1-15 to 0-16.
72 minutes gone in Ardee and Louth lead Tyrone by four.
Cork win! 1-23 Meath 1-21. Luke Fahy blocked an Adam O'Neill goal effort in the dying seconds to seal the win. A significant boost to their hopes of gaining promotion to Division 1.
Meath had won a controversial two-point free to afford them the opportunity for a leveller, but instead of taking aim, the visitors went short and Seán Meehan got in to dispossess. Three minutes left.
Cork 1-23 Meath 1-21 with 64 minutes played. Meath had brought it back to a one-point game but Chris Óg Jones restores Cork's lead to two.
Jordan Morris kicks just wide an incredibly difficult two-point free from close to the stand sideline. Eoghan Frayne does the business from distance in the next play. Meath back to within three. Seven minutes left. Cork now ensconced in hanging on territory.
Mayo have beaten Monaghan 2-30 to 2-11. There was a significant contribution off the bench from Mayo debutant Kobe McDonald who scored 1-4.
Kobe McDonald comes on for his debut and immediately scores 1-1. Yikes. pic.twitter.com/PjIFmQkBev
— Maurice Brosnan (@m_brosnan) February 22, 2026
Also in NFL D2, Louth still lead Tyrone 1-11 to 0-11 after 56 minutes.
Kilkenny have beaten Waterford 1-21 to 1-20.
Cork 1-22 Meath 1-16 after 58 minutes.
A few changes to report to the teams in the Athletic Grounds. Jason Duffy and Darragh McMullen are in for Tomas McCormack and Fergal O'Brien for Armagh, Aidan Forker comes on to the bench as well. Oisin Caulfield comes in for Shea Malone for Donegal but still no sign of Michael Murphy who is not on the panel after two cameos the last two weeks. Throw-in is at 3.45.
Cork's Ian Maguire has been sent off for an off the ball incident with Adam O'Neill. O'Neill initially held Maguire down. Maguire's reaction has seen him dismissed. Cork down to 14 for final 14 minutes.
Cork 1-20 Meath 1-14 with 54 minutes played. Another massive moment. Eoghan Frayne ball over the top. James Conlon collected inside the cover. He pulled the trigger, but the sting was taken out of his shot by a superb diving Seán Meehan block. Cork go down the field. Mark Cronin's kick hangs in the breeze. Colm O'Callaghan is underneath to gather and point. A Jordan Morris goal effort is then smothered before he points.
In NHL D1A, Galway lead Offaly 1-15 to 0-11 after 54 minutes.
Great response to a Laois goal by Clare in Division 3. The Banner lead 0-16 to 1-10 after 47 minutes.
Key swing at Páirc Uí Rinn. Jordan Morris sends wide a two-point free, which he won himself, for the visitors. It follows a Jack O'Connor point given as white when Meath reckoned it should have been orange waving. Cork have come back down the field, into the wind, for Seán McDonnell and Dara Sheedy back-to-back points. Cork's lead out to six. 50 minutes gone.
Cork 1-19 Meath 1-13. Two points in quick succession for Cork from Sean McDonnell and Dara Sheedy.
Cork 1-17 Meath 1-13. Luke Fahy with a point for Cork, responding to one by Jack O'Connor for Meath.
Kilkenny 1-18 Waterford 1-16 with 60 minutes played. Twice Waterford have put straight ball against the wind down the throat of the Kilkenny defence. Silly play and it's costing them. John Fogarty
It's all level between Kilkenny and Waterford, 1-16 each.
Goal for Mayo by Aidan O'Shea. They lead Monaghan by doubles scores, 1-21 to 1-9.
Cork respond with a point from Chris Óg Jones. Their lead is back to four points.
Kilkenny 1-15 Waterford 1-14. Like the Kilkenny full-back line in the first half, Waterford's is more than coping with the ball coming its way. Kilkenny's best chance of winning may come from distance.
Stephen Bennett reduces the gap!@WaterfordGAA #AllianzLeagues #KKvWAT pic.twitter.com/84LkXfH3h3
— The GAA (@officialgaa) February 22, 2026
Half-time score from the NFL D3 game between Laois and Clare. Laois lead 0-9 to 0-8.
Goal for Monaghan against Mayo. Jack McCarron gets it. Mayo lead 0-19 to 1-7.
A serious shower has just fallen at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds ahead of the Armagh-Donegal D1 game. A lot of surface water on the grandstand side of the pitch. We’ve had thunder too.
Remarkable half-time score from Tralee where the Cork ladies footballers lead Kerry 0-14 to 0-0.
It's also half-time between Louth and Tyrone in NFL D2 with Louth leading 1-8 to 0-5. Louth had led by five at one stage.
6,223 is the attendance at Páirc Uí Rinn. Eoghan Cormican
It's all over at Markievicz Park between Sligo and Limerick in NFL D3. Sligo have won 1-18 to 1-15.
Some other half-time scores. NFL D4: Tipperary 0-7 Longford 0-9; NFL D1A: Offaly 0-6 Galway 0-9.
Half-time at Páirc Uí Rinn with Cork leading 1-15 to 0-11. Cork didn't want the hooter. They had all the momentum.
A crowd of 7,466 in Nowlan Park. A massive one is expected for the visit of Cork this day week.
Having fisted off the post in the previous play, Chris Óg Jones has fired in the game's opening goal. Slipped through by Ian Maguire. Mark Cronin follows with a point. Cork ahead 1-13 to 0-11 in the 34th minute.
Goal for Cork! Chris Óg Jones gets it. Cork lead 1-12 to 0-11.
30 minutes gone at Páirc Uí Rinn and Cork lead Meath 0-12 to 0-10.
Elsewhere in NFL Division 2, Louth lead Tyone 1-7 to 0-5 while in Division 3, Clare lead away to Laois, 0-6 to 0-5.
Kilkenny 1-11 Waterford 0-13. A game is threatening to break out at Nowlan Park. A flurry of scores towards the end of the half brought Waterford to within a point before a Cian Kenny free doubled Kilkenny's lead. Kilkenny will have a strong breeze in the second half although Waterford are the type of team who like to play it short.
Cork 0-11 Meath 0-9. Superb kicking at Páirc Uí Rinn. Meath are eight kicks from eight. Cork with just one wide and two short from 12 attempts. But as we write that, Aaron Lynch with first Meath wide after 25 minutes. We cursed them. Eoghan Cormican
Half-time between Mayo and Monaghan. Mayo lead 0-17 to 0-6.
Cork 0-10 Meath 0-8. Chris Óg Jones with a point for Cork, restoring their lead to two.
Great response from Cork through with a two-point from Mark Cronin. Cork lead 0-9 to 0-7.
It's 0-7 each between Cork and Meath. The controversial 50-metre advancement rears its head at Páirc Uí Rinn. Colm O'Callaghan penalised for dissent after Meath awarded free. Meath bring advanced free back outside arc, with goalkeeper Seán Brennan coming forward to raise orange. O'Callaghan's reply is to claim ensuing Cork restart. Eoghan Cormican
30 minutes gone betweek Monaghan and Mayo and Andy Moran's side lead 0-13 to 0-5. Waterford are right back in it against Kilkenny, trailing by a point.
Point for Cork from Dara Sheedy and they lead 0-6 to 0-5 against Meath. Steven Sherlock adds a point from a free and Cork now lead by two.
A second sucessive Cork restart lost and Ruairí Kinsella levels for Meath after a quarter of an hour.
Cork 0-5 Meath 0-4. Another sniff of green for Cork. Meath are again turned over high up the field. Chris Óg Jones flashes over. Important score after three previous white flag opportunities came to nought. Meath have replied with a pair from Aaron Lynch and Jordan Morris' opener.
Waterford, their defenders anyway, are finding their range. Mark Fitzgerald, Shane Bennett and Paddy Leavey have scored from distance. Michael Kiely follows them and they are two behind Kilkenny.
Some other scores... NFL Division 3: Sligo 1-12 Limerick 1-9; NFL Division 1: Monaghan 0-4 Mayo 0-8; NFL Division 4: Longford 0-0 Tipperary 0-3; NHL Division 1A: Kilkenny 1-6 Waterford 0-5; NHL Division 1A: Offaly 0-3 Galway 0-2
Cork lead Meath 0-4 to 0-2. Mark Cronin's two-pointer followed by Ian Maguire spoiling of the resultant Meath restart. Move finishes with Dara Sheedy opting for a fisted point when there was a sniff of green. Cork have retained their opening two restarts. Point came off the first, a goal almost came off the second. Seán Brennan smothers Paul Walsh low drive. Sherlock nails consequent '45.
There have been more wides than scores thus far in Kilkenny. The wind towards the Carroll Stand should be suiting Waterford but they have posted six of them. Kilkenny have struck five and dropped two short.
They are underway at Páirc Uí Rinn. Meath get the first point through Aaron Lynch but Cork hit back with a two-pointer from Mark Cronin and a point from Dara Sheedy. They lead 0-3 to 0-1.
Two changes for Cork for the battle with Meath.
— Barry O'Mahony (@barryomahony_9) February 22, 2026
Seán Meehan comes in for Rory Maguire while Ian Maguire replaces Seán Walsh. pic.twitter.com/bImO6sg0oJ
Great response from Mayo after conceding the opening two points against Monaghan. Mayo lead 0-6 to 0-3.
At half-time between Antrim and Carlow in NHL Division 1B, Antrim lead Carlow 0-10 to 0-9.
There's been a goal for Kilkenny against Waterford. Martin Keoghan scores the first goal of the game. Dispossesses Aaron O'Neill and while his first shott was stopped by Billy Nolan, he followed up with a ground stroke to the net. The Cats lead 1-3 to 0-6 after 10 minutes.
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— Spórt TG4 (@SportTG4) February 22, 2026
Mossy le cúl ar an dara iarracht 👌
Keoghan pounces on the Waterford mistake !!
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Good start for Monaghan against Mayo, they lead 0-2 to 0-0 after five minutes.
At half-time in NFL Division 3, Sligo lead Limerick 1-10 to 1-6.
Quick thinking from the sideline 🧠
— The GAA (@officialgaa) February 22, 2026
David Blanchfield slots over @KilkennyCLG's opening score 👏#AllianzLeagues #KKvWAT pic.twitter.com/Y2DYaQYIuL
There are also changes to the Meath team. Ronan Ryan start at full-back for the Royals, no All-Star Seán Rafferty. Cian McBride in in the half-forward line for Matthew Costello. Neither Rafferty nor Costello will tog. Conor Gray and James Conlon will wear No.3 and No.12 respectively.
Eoghan tells us a crowd of around 6,000 is expected at Páirc Uí Rinn for Cork's first competitive game at the ground in nearly two years.
An update from John Fogarty who is at Nowlan Park for the Division 1A hurling league meeting of Kilkenny and Waterford:
Changes in UPMC Nowlan Park. For Kilkenny, Eoin Murphy starts for the first time in the league. For Waterford, Michael Kiely replaces Peter Hogan in midfield.
Good afternoon. We've got some interesting games today, including the Division 2 top of the table clash between Cork and Meath at Páirc Uí Rinn. That throws in at 2pm. In Division 1 of the football league, Monaghan play Mayo at 1:45pm and Armagh face Donegal at 3:45pm. in Division 1A of the hurling league, Kilkenny pay Waterford at 1:45pm and it's Offaly against Galway at 2pm.
M A Martin (Nemo Rangers), M Shanley (Clonakilty), D O’Mahony (Knocknagree), T Walsh (Kanturk), M Taylor (Mallow), R Maguire (Castlehaven), L Fahy (Ballincollig), C O’Callaghan (Éire Óg), S Walsh (Mitchelstown), P Walsh (Kanturk), M Cronin (Nemo Rangers), S McDonnell (Mallow), C Ó Jones (Uíbh Laoire), D Sheedy (Bantry Blues), S Sherlock (St Finbarr’s)
D Newman (St Finbarr’s), J O’Driscoll (Valley Rovers), S Meehan (Kiskeam), D Cashman (Millstreet), I Maguire (St Finbarr’s), C Cahalane (Castlehaven), D Buckley (Newcestown), R Deane (Bantry Blues), C Corbett (Clyda Rovers), C Daly (Clonakilty), C O’Mahony (Mitchelstown)
S Brennan, S Lavin, S Rafferty, B O’Halloran, D Keogan, S Coffey, C Caulfield, B Menton, J Flynn, C Duke, R Kinsella, M Costello, J Morris, E Frayne, A Lynch.
B Hogan, R Ryan, J Muldoon, K Smyth, A O’Neill, C McBride, J Scully, J O’Connor, O Martin, C O’Connor, D McGowan.
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