Denis Walsh describes how an \u2018anaemic\u2019 Waterford side turned a croner to beat Limerick, following a drab loss to Cork last week.<\/p>\n
Late rally gets Waterford over the line against Limerick<\/a><\/p>\n Eoin Brennan wraps up the NFL Division 3 action from this weekend.<\/p>\n [NFL Division Three wrap: Westmeath secure impressive win over Clare<\/a>]<\/p>\n Ian O\u2019Riordan was in Louth as Cork blew away their hosts in the first half.<\/p>\n [Louth fall flat against Cork as Rebels march on through Division Two<\/a>]<\/p>\n Gordon Manning was in Castelbar to see ANdy Moran\u2019s Mayo triumph over Dublin for their second successive league victory.<\/p>\n [Ger Brennan hints at major cuts after Dublin fall to Mayo in Castlebar<\/a>]<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the report on Tipperary\u2019s crushing win over Division 1A newcomers Offaly.<\/p>\n [Jason Forde unrelenting for Tipperary in bruising win over Offaly<\/a>]<\/p>\n Ian Cooney was at Dr Hyde Park as the Rossies stormed past the Farney Men in the battle between two promoted sides.<\/p>\n [Second-half surge sees Roscommon past Monaghan at the Hyde<\/a>]<\/p>\n And here\u2019s the beautiful point by Se\u00e1n O\u2019Shea in that Donegal-Kerry game.<\/p>\n Well, that was good day of action. Our reports are starting to come in from the earlier throw-ins. Chris McNulty was watching as Donegal reversed last year\u2019s All-Ireland final result to beat Kerry.<\/p>\n [D\u00e1ire \u00d3 Baoill goal powers Donegal to Division 1 win over Kerry<\/a>]<\/p>\n 69 Mins: Ah lads… Jack Flynn is a joke! He smashes a shot from outside the arc to put Meath back in front, and then Morris gets on the ball at the next play to seal it for Meath!<\/p>\n Full-time: Cavan 1-18 Meath 2-17<\/p>\n 67 Mins: Meath work the right shot for a couple of minutes, but when it comes it hits the post from Kinsella. Then there\u2019s madness in the meath backline, as first McVeety and then McKiernan are both handed the ball by Meath men inside their own twenty, and McKiernan fists over to level things again. Caoimhan McGovern then puts Cavan in front.<\/p>\n Cavan 1-18 Meath 2-14 <\/p>\n 64 Mins: The TG4 commentators say the teams are \u2018like two boxers\u2019 now, and it\u2019s true that they\u2019re both staggering towards the finish here. Meath land the next blow though, through James Conlon.<\/p>\n Cavan 1-16 Meath 2-14<\/p>\n 62 Mins: Kinsella snatches at a half-chance of a point, and Robbie Brennan looks miffed to say the least.<\/p>\n Cavan 1-16 Meath 2-13<\/p>\n 60 Mins: McKiernan curls a free over to level things up again. <\/p>\n Cavan 1-16 Meath 2-13<\/p>\n 59 Mins: A great chance for Cavan to take the lead, but Cormac O\u2019Reilly puts it wide off his weaker foot, despite being in fine form today otherwise. At the other end, Morris makes no such mistake.<\/p>\n Cavan 1-15 Meath 2-13<\/p>\n 57 Mins: It\u2019s a level game now, as Gerard Smith loops a shot over on the left boot, under no pressure. He looked a little unsure when he got into space, but they stood off him and he curled it over.<\/p>\n Cavan 1-15 Meath 2-12<\/p>\n 55 Mins: Gear\u00f3id McKiernan gets two points in a row to pull Cavan back into it. Meath just can\u2019t shake them off yet. <\/p>\n Cavan 1-14 Meath 2-12<\/p>\n 53 Mins: James Conlon has done well since coming on at half-time. This time he runs on the loop for Costello, but cuts back at the last second to take the kick on his right. A lovely score. <\/p>\n Cavan 1-12 Meath 2-12<\/p>\n 49 Mins: Bryan Menton wins the kickout well, and it\u2019s played inside for Conlon, but the goal chance goes to waste as the pass is behind. He points it anyways. Then at the next kickout, Morris gets on the ball and slots a pinpoint pass for Caulfield to run onto and slot over. <\/p>\n Cavan 1-11 Meath 2-11<\/p>\n 47 Mins: Dara McVeety is having a really good day on the ball for Cavan. He slips around his man, but is pulled, so Brady gets another chance at a free and sticks it. <\/p>\n Cavan 1-11 Meath 2-9<\/p>\n 46 Mins: Goal for Meath! Jordan Morris slots his penalty off the post and in.<\/p>\n Cavan 1-10 Meath 2-9<\/p>\n 45 Mins: More wides for Meath, which will worry Robbie Brennan. But then they win the kickout and breakthrough, where Cian McBride is hauled down.<\/p>\n Penalty for Meath!<\/p>\n Cavan 1-10 Meath 1-9<\/p>\n 44 Mins: Ois\u00edn Brady puts Cavan in the lead with a free.<\/p>\n Cavan 1-10 Meath 1-9<\/p>\n 42 Mins: Cavan draw back level again, thanks to McKiernan free. Frayne tried to find James Conlon on his own for a goal chance, but the pass beat the Meath man.<\/p>\n Cavan 1-9 Meath 1-9<\/p>\n 36 Mins: We\u2019re only back 20 seconds and Matthew Costello gets through on goal, but opts to fist it over. At the other end, Conor Brady goes for the net, but spoons it wide. <\/p>\n Cavan 1-8 Meath 1-9 <\/p>\n Half-time: Cavan 1-8 Meath 1-8<\/p>\n Jordan Morris went for the two-pointer at the hooter, but didn\u2019t quite reach. A good half of football all told<\/p>\n 33 Mins: Gear\u00f3id McKiernan had Cavan level with a point, but he could have taken the risk and played Tiernan Madden in on goal. Eoghan Frayne responded quickly for the Royals, but Dara McVeety\u2019s quick solo-and-go sees Cavan go level again.<\/p>\n Cavan 1-8 Meath 1-8<\/p>\n 30 Mins: GOAL for Cavan! Peter Corrigan fires it into the net off his left boot, after McVeety linked up well with Cormac O\u2019Reilly to make the chance.<\/p>\n Cavan 1-6 Meath 1-7<\/p>\n 28 Mins: A lovely score from Ois\u00edn Brady, as he beats his man and fires over.<\/p>\n Cavan 0-6 Meath 1-7<\/p>\n 27 Mins: Meath are playing a lovely brand of football right now. They\u2019re half-backs are getting forward constantly, and there\u2019s plenty of kick-passes into the full-forward line. Kinsella misses another, as do Morris and Jack Flynn, so they need to work on their accuracy.<\/p>\n Cavan 0-5 Meath 1-7<\/p>\n 23 Mins: Off the line! Cavan are living on their nerves right now. Ciar\u00e1n Caulfield breaks through the defence and squares it to Cian McBride, but it\u2019s scrambled away at the last second. Duke gets a point a minute later for the Royals.<\/p>\n Cavan 0-5 Meath 1-7<\/p>\n 20 Mins: Ruair\u00ed Kinsella skips past his man and cracks a lovely point over for Meath.<\/p>\n Cavan 0-5 Meath 1-6<\/p>\n 16 Mins: Cavan fire back with a free, before Ruair\u00ed Kinsella wastes a lovely team move for the Royals with a wide. Gear\u00f3id McKiernan nails a two-point-free for the hosts, but Jordan Morris fires back.<\/p>\n Cavan 0-5 Meath 1-5<\/p>\n 13 Mins: Goal for Meath! It\u2019s a great goal, I think, as Ruair\u00ed Kinsella lobs Brady to find the net. It\u2019s a matter of whether you think he meant it, but I\u2019d be inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt.<\/p>\n Cavan 0-2 Meath 1-4<\/p>\n Denis Walsh\u2019s full-time thoughts after Waterford defeated Limerick are with us now:<\/p>\n \u2018After a massive second half performance Waterford caused the first upset in Division 1A of the hurling league with a tremendous four point victory over Limerick, 1-21 to 0-20. The game swung on a black card penalty nine minutes into the second half, which Shane Bennett arrowed to the top corner of Nickie Quaid\u2019s net. <\/p>\n That put Waterford four points in front and in the time that remained they never lost the lead. Limerick brought the deficit back to just a point with five minutes of normal time remaining but Waterford managed to steady themselves and closed out the victory with the last two scores of the game deep in stoppage time.\u2019<\/p>\n 5 Mins: Jack Flynn gets a big goal chance, but Liam Brady is equal to his effort in the Cavan goal. Bryan Menton attempts to salvage a point but it\u2019s well blocked. <\/p>\n Meath 0-1 Cavan 0-1<\/p>\n 2 Mins: Meath vs Cavan is underway in Breffni Park, with Dara McVeety getting the first score for the hosts. Se\u00e1n Coffey responds for the Royals.<\/p>\n Cavan 0-1 Meath 0-1<\/p>\n Full-time: Roscommon 3-16 Monaghan 1-16<\/p>\n A super win for the Rossies, and it could be very important in the relegation battle. And that means the madness of the 1-2pm throw-ins is over, so let\u2019s hope Meath and Cavan serve up a good game in the NFL Division 2.<\/p>\n Nearly over at Dr Hyde Park, where Roscommon are seven points to the good.<\/p>\n Full-time results –<\/p>\n NHL Division 1A: Offaly 1-18 Tipperary 5-24<\/p>\n Waterford 1-21 Limerick 0-20<\/p>\n NHL Division 1B: Down 0-25 Wexford 0-27<\/p>\n Waterford need the next score as Limerick sneak back into things. The game is getting wild in the middle third, but Limerick have a free in to level things. It\u2019s a miss from Diarmaid Byrnes though, and Waterford score in the next play.<\/p>\n 68 Mins: Waterford 1-18 Limerick 0-19<\/p>\n Down have got things back level against Wexford in Division 1B.<\/p>\n 65 Mins: Down 0-25 Wexford 0-25<\/p>\n Diarmuid Murtagh sends over a two-pointer to keep Roscommon in a good lead.<\/p>\n 58 Mins: Roscommon 3-12 Monaghan 1-13<\/p>\n Billy Nolan comes out of goals to send a massive free over the bar for Waterford.<\/p>\n 61 Mins: Waterford 1-17 Limerick 0-17<\/p>\n And Gordon Manning brings news of Mayo\u2019s win over Dublin:<\/p>\n \u2018A comfortable 1-18 to 2-9 win for Mayo in the end. Dublin played most of the second half with just 14 men after Se\u00e1n MacMahon was red-carded following an off the ball incident in the 40th minute. Positive start to the year for Andy Moran with two wins from two while Ger Brennan is still waiting for his first league victory as Dubs boss.\u2019<\/p>\n Ian O\u2019Riodan sums things up after a good win for Cork against Louth:<\/p>\n \u2018An injury time goal may have brought a little more respect to the final score, but Louth still played catch up against Cork for most of the second half, ultimately losing their Division Two meeting in Drogheda 1-17 to 1-12.<\/p>\n The game finished in bright afternoon sunshine, only by then Louth were chasing shadows, Cork completing a dominant performance with Steven Sherlock, Sean McDonnell and Mark Cronin leading. It continues the winning start for Cork manager John Clearly, although that late goal may yet be telling in Louth\u2019s scoring difference.\u2019<\/p>\n Incredibly, Down have battled back against Wexford, only trailing by three with eight minutes and added time left.<\/p>\n 62 Mins: Down 0-22 Wexford 0-25<\/p>\n In NFL Division 3, Westmeath lead Clare by three and Sligo lead Fermanagh by four, with just over 15 minutes to play in each.<\/p>\n Limerick won\u2019t quite go away with Shane O\u2019Brien replying with a point after Jamie Barron and Charlie Treen pointed for the D\u00e9ise.<\/p>\n Here are the thoughts of Malachy Clerkin after Donegal beat the 2025 All-Ireland champions Kerry:<\/p>\n \u2018Full-Time: Donegal 1-22 Kerry 1-18. Donegal got out the gap in the end but they made harder work of it than they needed to. Kerry came with a late surge and brought the gap back to three in the final minute. But a breakaway score by Michael Murphy sealed the win. Donegal were the better side – as you\u2019d expect with the number of front-line players they had available compared to Kerry. But with Sean O\u2019Shea in outstanding form, Kerry fought to stay in the game and won\u2019t be too downcast heading back south.\u2019<\/p>\n Second half goals from Jason Forde and John McGrath have put the game beyond Offaly.<\/p>\n 54 Mins: Offaly 1-12 Tipperary 4-18<\/p>\n Roscommon have raced back into the lead at Dr Hyde Park, with goals from Diarmuid Murtagh and Enda Smith. <\/p>\n Roscommon 3-11 Monaghan 1-10<\/p>\n Full-time NFL Division 1: Donegal 1-22 Kerry 1-18<\/p>\n Mayo 1-18 Dublin 2-9<\/p>\n Shane Bennett finishes a penalty for the hosts to go in front by three.<\/p>\n 43 Mins: Waterford 1-11 Limerick 0-11<\/p>\n 68 Mins: Goal for Kerry! Donagh O\u2019Sullivan scrambles it home for the Kingdom! Two minutes left here.<\/p>\n Donegal 1-21 Kerry 1-18<\/p>\n Reuben Halloran\u2019s free-in puts Waterford back in front at home. Then Gear\u00f3id Hegarty misses a goal chance for Limerick.<\/p>\n 41 Mins: Waterford 0-11 Limerick 0-10<\/p>\n 64 Mins: Donegal look happy to take their time from here, which is fair enough considering their advantage now. <\/p>\n Donegal 1-21 Kerry 0-18<\/p>\n Denis Walsh gives a half-time update at Waterford vs Limerick:<\/p>\n \u2018Two Reuben Halloran frees in first half stoppage time gave Waterford a one point lead at the break against Limerick, 0-10 to 0-9. Having played with a fresh breeze Waterford will have wanted a much greater cushion, but they played with the kind of aggression and intensity that had been so badly missing in Cork a week ago. It was nip and tuck for most of the first half with the teams level on eight occasions. A terrific Shane Bennett point from about 90 metres gave Waterford an 0-8 to 0-6 lead early in the second quarter but they didn\u2019t build on their short spell of dominance. A few minutes before the break Limerick lost their centre fielder Adam English to an injury.\u2019<\/p>\n 57 Mins: Can we not give two-pointers for every brilliant score? Se\u00e1n O\u2019Shea sells dummies to three Donegal backs and fires over, but it\u2019s only enough for a one-pointer. \u00d3 Baoill respons with a beauty of his own, and Shane O\u2019Donnell does brilliantly to force O\u2019Shea to overcarry and give Murphy a simple tap-over.<\/p>\n Donegal 1-20 Kerry 0-17<\/p>\n Two points in a row for Mayo, from Cian McHale and Jack Carney.<\/p>\n 57 Mins: Mayo 1-14 Dublin 2-8<\/p>\n An update from Malachy Clerkin in Donegal: <\/p>\n \u2018Donegal lead by seven in Ballyshannon with 20 minutes left on the clock. Duelling two-pointers – a couple each for Michael Langan and the exceptional Sean O\u2019Shea – have been the highlight of the second half so far. But though Kerry are sticking at their task, Donegal are comfortable enough here. Dara \u00d3 Baoill has continued his fine form of the opening half and Finbarr Roarty has three points from play. Also, MIchael Murphy has just come on to huge roars form the home crowd.\u2019<\/p>\n And now Hugh McFadden has added another two-pointer. <\/p>\n Donegal 1-18 Kerry 0-13<\/p>\n Paddy Small\u2019s goal and Cormac Costello\u2019s two-pointer have put a bit of life back into things at McHale Park. <\/p>\n 54 Mins: Mayo 1-14 Dublin 2-8<\/p>\n Cork stretch back into a seven point lead.<\/p>\n 51 Mins: Louth 0-10 Cork 1-14<\/p>\n Half-time NFL Div 1: Roscommon 1-6 Monaghan 1-8<\/p>\n 49 Mins: Joe O\u2019Connor is stripped of the ball, and Donegal go on a patented Donegal counter-attack. Shane O\u2019Donnell\u2019s hand pass goes behind \u00d3 Baoill, but some great improvisation sees him scoop the ball up and fire a point over on the spin.<\/p>\n Donegal 1-16 Kerry 0-12<\/p>\n A Jason Forde penalty has put Tipp into a good lead at O\u2019Connor Park in Tullamore.<\/p>\n 35 Mins: Offaly 1-10 Tipperary 2-12<\/p>\n Half-time NHL Div 1A: Waterford 0-9 Limerick 0-8<\/p>\n A long-range free puts the hosts one in front at the break.<\/p>\n 43 Mins: A good score from Shea Malone puts eight between the sides. Then Se\u00e1n O\u2019SHea lands a big two-point-free.<\/p>\n Donegal 1-15 Kerry 0-12<\/p>\n Goal for Mayo! For the second week running Darragh Beirne slots home for Mayo, and they have a big lead now.<\/p>\n 45 Mins: Mayo 1-11 Dublin 1-5<\/p>\n A couple of dead balls from Sam Mulroy brings Louth back in touch with Cork.<\/p>\n Louth 0-9 Cork 1-12<\/p>\n Full-time NHL Div 1B: Antrim 1-19 Clare 2-30<\/p>\n 39 Mins: Donegal stretch their lead out again thanks to another two-pointer from Langan, and the Roarty finishes another move. They\u2019re really playing some good stuff.<\/p>\n Donegal 1-14 Kerry 0-8<\/p>\n Red card for Dublin! Se\u00e1n MacMahon is sent to the line for the visitors. <\/p>\n 40 Mins: Mayo 0-11 Dublin 1-5<\/p>\n Honours still even in Walsh Park, as Limerick reel the hosts back in with back-to-back points.<\/p>\n 30 Mins: Waterford 0-8 Limerick 0-8<\/p>\n 35 Mins: We\u2019ve just thrown back in in Ballyshannon, and Michael Langan starts the half by throwing over a two-pointer without breaking a sweat. <\/p>\n Donegal 1-11 Kerry 0-8<\/p>\n Monaghan have snuck in front at Dr Hyde Park thanks to Michael Bannigan\u2019s point. Enda Smith beat the \u2018keeper for the hosts, after Louis Kelly hit the net for Monaghan.<\/p>\n 21 Mins: Roscommon 1-5 Monaghan 1-6<\/p>\n Some good stuff from Wexford so far, as they take a decent lead in Ulster.<\/p>\n 22 Mins: Down 0-7 Wexford 0-16<\/p>\n Offaly are putting it up to the All-Ireland champions at home so far, a close game. Their goal came from Brian Duignan, while Paddy McCormack hit the net for Tipp.<\/p>\n Offaly 1-6 Tipperary 1-9<\/p>\n Ten minutes left in Antrim, and Clare\u2019s lead is unassailable.<\/p>\n 61 Mins: Antrim 1-14 Clare 2-22<\/p>\n After a really poor performance in Cork last week, Waterford have made a decent start at home. All even between the sides after 20 minutes.<\/p>\n 20 Mins: Waterford 0-6 Limerick 0-6<\/p>\n And Ian O\u2019Riordan sheds some light on what\u2019s happening in Louth, as Cork take a big lead at half-time.<\/p>\n \u2018An early Division Two showdown between Louth and Cork in Drogheda, two of the main contenders, hasn\u2019t yet proved as ultra-competitive as some predicted. Thanks in part of a sweetly finished goal by Chris Og Jones, Cork are up 1-10 to 0-5 at half-time, Louth\u2019s own scoring falling well short of desired.Up 0-3 to 0-5 after 20 minutes, Jones then netted for Cork from close range, and John Cleary\u2019s team have dominated from there. Steven Sherlock added a two-point free, Brian Hurley adding another two-pointer from play, that one gifted from a poor Louth kick-out. Louth have also shot eight wides, and will some require Sam Mulroy magic to bring them back into this one.\u2019<\/p>\n A half-time update from Gordon Manning at McHale Park:<\/p>\n \u2018Mayo lead 0-10 to 1-5 at half-time in Castlebar. Luke Breathnach netted early for Dublin while Mayo \u2013 wearing throwback commemorative jerseys \u2013 had two goal chances foiled by Evan Comerford during the opening period. Ryan O\u2019Donoghue and Eoin Murchan are enjoying a good tussle. Dublin boss Ger Brennan has already made three subs, including their starting midfield making way. Dunne, Howard, McGinnis out; Kilkenny, Stephenson, Bugler in.\u2019<\/p>\n A half-time update from Malachy Clerkin in Donegal:<\/p>\n \u2018Half-time: Donegal 1-9 Kerry 0-8. A smartly-taken goal by Daire \u00d3 Baoill five minutes before the break has put Donegal in the box seat in Ballyshannon. Up until just short of the half-hour mark, Kerry were matching them stride-for-stride but when \u00d3 Baoill found himself in a world of space on 20 metres from goal, all that was left was for him to round Shane Murphy and slot home. Donegal have the wind in the second half – big task on Kerry\u2019s hands now.\u2019<\/p>\n In McHale Park, Mayo lead by two at half-time, while Roscommon lead Monaghan by a point in the later throw-in in Division 1.<\/p>\n Half-time: Donegal 1-9 Kerry 0-8 <\/p>\n A late score from Peadar Mogan puts Donegal into a four-point lead at the half. Some finish to the half from Jim McGuinness\u2019s men.<\/p>\n 32 Mins: Goal for Donegal! Daire \u00d3 Baoill raises a green flag just minutes after getting treated for injury. Maybe that\u2019s why he\u2019s all on his own in front of goal, as he receives the ball, steps around Shane Murphy and slots it home.<\/p>\n Donegal 1-8 Kerry 0-8<\/p>\n Clare have stretched their lead to 11 in their Division 1B clash.<\/p>\n 44 Mins: Antrim 0-10 Clare 1-18<\/p>\n Mayo still lead by two, with Fergal Boland and Stephen Coen the latest scorers, along with a Paddy Small response.<\/p>\n 28 Mins: Mayo 0-9 Dublin 1-4<\/p>\n 28 Mins: Kerry increase their lead to two, but Daire \u00d3 Baoill leads the charge as Donegal nearly scramble a goal at the other end. It ends up in a 45, with a brilliant save from Shane Murphy.<\/p>\n Donegal 0-6 Kerry 0-8<\/p>\n From Malachy Clerkin: Kerry faring just fine here in Ballyshannon without David Clifford, leading 0-8 to 0-7 after 28 minutes. Tony Brosnan has kicked two Clifford-worthy two-pointers and Se\u00e1n O\u2019Shea has been money from distance as well. Kerry have a breeze at their backs, making long-range shooting a mite easier, which could be good news for Donegal as the game wears on.<\/p>\n Denis Walsh is in Waterford for the all-Munster Division 1A hurling clash, which is just throwing in:<\/p>\n \u2018After a week of torrential rain in Waterford, Walsh Park looks in terrific shape for the visit of Limerick. Waterford are still without the Ballygunner contingent but the return of Calum Lyons and Michael Kiely adds some experience and class to the starting 15 after last week\u2019s 14 point hiding in Cork. Jack Fagan, though, has not recovered from the ankle injury he suffered in P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Chaoimh and is replaced by Patrick Curran. Limerick line out as selected with Matthew Fitzgerald making his National League debut at corner-back, having played on the Limerick under-20s for the last two seasons.\u2019<\/p>\n 23 Mins: Another two-pointer from play for Tony Brosnan sneaks Kerry noses back in front.<\/p>\n Donegal 0-6 Kerry 0-7<\/p>\n Ciar\u00e1n Kilkenny is on for Dublin in McHale Park as they trail Mayo.<\/p>\n Mayo 0-8 Dublin 1-3<\/p>\n Goal for Cork in Division 2. They\u2019ve taken control of things early and Chris \u00d3g Jones hits the net. <\/p>\n 19 Mins: Louth 0-4 Cork 1-5<\/p>\n 18 Mins: The clock stops as Se\u00e1n O\u2019Brien comes off, looking in some pain. Liam Smith replaces him. <\/p>\n Donegal 0-4 Kerry 0-5<\/p>\n 17 Mins: Tony Brosnan is doing a fine job of filling in for David Clifford, elegantly curling a left footed two-pointer over the bar. <\/p>\n Donegal 0-4 Kerry 0-5<\/p>\n 15 Mins: Ironic cheers in Ballyshannon, as Se\u00e1n O\u2019Shea misses a two-point-free, but it was from miles out to be fair to him. Daire O\u2019Baoill chips over a score to put the hosts in front.<\/p>\n Donegal 0-4 Kerry 0-3<\/p>\n It\u2019s all square in McHale Park, as a Ryan O\u2019Donoghue two-pointer and a single point from Darragh Beirne bring Mayo back to a draw game.<\/p>\n Mayo 0-5 Dublin 1-2<\/p>\n 11 Mins: A nice bit of handbags, as Kerry aren\u2019t happy with a slightly awkward tackle that turns over Dylan Casey. Sean O\u2019Shea landed a lovely shoulder on Ciaran Moore to put an end to the attack, before the pushing and shoving started. Roarty kicks his second to level things.<\/p>\n Donegal 0-3 Kerry 0-3<\/p>\n Half-time NHL Div 1B: Antrim 0-7 Clare 1-13<\/p>\n 8 Mins: With no David Clifford, Tony Brosnan is on the left-footed frees. He curls his first one over perfectly to put the Kingdom in front. So far there\u2019s a lot of lateral play from the hosts.<\/p>\n Donegal 0-2 Kerry 0-3<\/p>\n In Division 2, Louth and Cork are drawing after 5 minutes.<\/p>\n 5 mins: Louth 0-1 Cork 0-1<\/p>\n 6 Mins: Finbarr Roarty lifts the crowd with a great score, but a two-point-free from Sean O\u2019Shea levels things.<\/p>\n Donegal 0-2 Kerry 0-2<\/p>\n Shane Meehan\u2019s goal starts to put a meaningful difference between the side in Cushendall.<\/p>\n 33 Mins: Antrim 0-5 Clare 1-12<\/p>\n A hectic start in McHale Park, as Sam Callinan and Fergal Boland land scores, before Luke Breathnach rattles the back of the net for the Dubs.<\/p>\n 3 Mins: Mayo 0-2 Dublin 1-0<\/p>\n 2 Mins: A sign of things to come possibly, as Tadgh Morley wrestles with his man on the floor in the half-back-line as the ball is thrown in. A lovely score from Conor O\u2019Donnell off the left boot. <\/p>\n Donegal 0-1 Kerry 0-0<\/p>\n The national anthem is being sung in Ballyshannon now, so the spate of 1.30pm throw-ins (Donegal-Kerry, Mayo-Dublin, Louth-Cork) will be getting underway in just a moment.<\/p>\n Antrim are keeping in touch with Clare, but the Banner are showing some touches of class so far.<\/p>\n 24 Mins: Antrim 0-5 Clare 0-9<\/p>\n With no live broadcast for Mayo vs Dublin, Gordon Manning is there to cover the old rivals\u2019 latest match-up:<\/p>\n \u2018Clear blue skies above MacHale Park as the Mayo and Dublin players go through their respective warm-ups. There are changes to both teams: Mayo \u2013 Fergal Boland replaces Tommy Conroy in attack. Cian McHale has been added to the bench. Dublin \u2013 Cormac Costello replaces Con O\u2019Callaghan in attack.\u2019<\/p>\n Malachy Clerkin is at Fr Tierney Park for today\u2019s major game, with less than fifteen minutes before throw-in:<\/p>\n \u2018A glorious winter afternoon in Ballyshannon for Donegal v Kerry, a repeat of last year\u2019s All-Ireland final. The sold-out crowd have had their dreams dashed ever so slightly by the news that David Clifford hasn\u2019t made the trip. Oisin Gallen has been added to the Donegal bench. Throw-in at 1.30.\u2019<\/p>\n Mark Rodgers has five points already, four from play, as Clare have made a good start in Antrim.<\/p>\n 13 Mins: Antrim 0-3 Clare 0-7<\/p>\n For the first time in what feels like many years, the Limerick hurlers will start the year without being big favourites to lift the Liam McCarthy. Their upset loss to Dublin last year makes the Treaty County a bit of an unknown prospect in the year ahead.<\/p>\n [\u2018There\u2019s no way of buttering it up. Limerick hurlers are back in the pack\u2019<\/a>]<\/p>\n The action is underway in Antrim, as the 2024 All-Ireland champions Clare take a small lead over the hosts.<\/p>\n 6 Mins: Antrim 0-1 Clare 0-2<\/p>\n The early games are just about to get underway. Antrim host Clare in Division 1B in the major throw-in at 1pm.<\/p>\n After a slightly snippy Jim McGuinness came back at critics of Donegal\u2019s performance in last year\u2019s All-Ireland after the Dublin victory last week, Malachy Clerkin writes that Donegal minds will be set on getting back at the Kingdom this weekend.<\/p>\n [Jim McGuinness can sniff out disrespect in an instant, but chasing Kerry matters above all<\/a>]<\/p>\n The (one) late throw-in today is the Division 2 clash between Meath and Cavan, a local derby that doesn\u2019t happen too often. Meath\u2019s star forward Jordan Morris has been back and forth between the two, playing for Cavan\u2019s Kingscourt at club level, but for the Royals at county. Gordon Manning looks into the corner-forward\u2019s ties on both sides of the border.<\/p>\n [Jordan Morris adds new chapter to storied Cavan-Meath rivalry<\/a>]<\/p>\n Se\u00e1n Moran thinks that Donegal will get a measure of revenge on Kerry this weekend following their All-Ireland final loss in July. You can find out why in his previews for the weekend\u2019s action.<\/p>\n [NFL previews: Donegal primed for All-Ireland rematch as Kerry travel to Ballyshannon<\/a>]<\/p>\n Hello and welcome to live coverage of the second weekend of the National Football and Hurling leagues. After Saturday saw some thrilling contests in Derry<\/a>, Armagh<\/a> and Galway<\/a>, let\u2019s hope it\u2019s an equally exciting Sunday. The replay of last year\u2019s football final takes place in Ballyshannon, as Donegal look for revenge on Kerry, while Dublin look to get their first win of the league over old rivals Mayo. In the small ball, All-Ireland champions Tipperary visit Division 1A newcomers Offaly, while Limerick look to kick off with a win over Waterford.<\/p>\n![\"Waterford's](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DIWZSLKSSBR6FMBPNEJHVHTI5U.jpg\")
Waterford’s Jamie Barron in action against Limerick in their Division 1A clash. Photograph: Inpho <\/p>\n![\"Mayo's](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FJUI3VNBFTWHE33O2MA7AHNU7Q.jpg\")
Mayo’s Darragh Beirne takes his goal against Dublin in McHale Park. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo\/Inpho <\/p>\n![\"Michael](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/H2ZIGXHJC5HHXGAF5QYAOHTEL4.jpg\")
Michael Murphy arrives at Fr Tierney Park in Donegal. Photograph: James Crombie\/Inpho <\/p>\n![\"Andy](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LPXRHLBBB7ULHL3XGSRCYYXN7A.jpg\")
Andy Moran beat old rivals Galway and Padraic Joyce in his first league game as Mayo manager last week. Photograph: James Crombie\/Inpho <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Results NFL Division 1: Donegal 1-22 Kerry 1-18, Mayo 1-18 Dublin 2-9, Roscommon 3-16 Monaghan 1-16 NFL Division…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":275792,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,95595,126611,112],"class_list":["post-275791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-national-football-league","tag-national-hurling-league","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}