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Groundsmen work on clearing water from the Athletic Grounds pitch before Armagh-Donegal. Photograph: Morgan Treacy\/Inpho <\/p>\nSunday\u2019s football fixtures<\/p>\n
Division 1: Monaghan 2-11 Mayo 2-30 (FT), Armagh 0-19 Donegal 1-20 (FT)<\/p>\n
Division 2: Cork 1-23 Meath 1-21 (FT), Louth 1-15 Tyrone 0-13 (FT), Cavan 0-16 Kildare 0-13 (FT)<\/p>\n
Division 3: Sligo 1-18 Limerick 1-15 (FT), Westmeath 1-26 Fermanagh 2-11 (FT), Clare 0-24 Laois 2-15 (FT), Wexford 1-19 Down 1-29 (FT)<\/p>\n
Division 4: Wicklow 2-26 London 0-16 (FT), Leitrim 1-15 Antrim 2-20 (HT), Longford 1-15 Tipperary 0-18 (FT)<\/p>\n
Sunday\u2019s hurling fixtures<\/p>\n
Division 1A: Kilkenny 1-21 Waterford 1-20 (FT), Offaly 0-18 Galway 2-23 (FT)<\/p>\n
Division 1B: Antrim 0-25 Carlow 0-12 (FT)<\/p>\n
Here are the highlights of Armagh-Donegal.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s Division 1 after this weekend\u2019s fixtures, courtsey of GAALeagueTables on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n
Malachy Clerkin\u2019s take on today\u2019s all-Ulster affair. Stay tuned for his report later tonight.<\/p>\n
\u2018FT: Donegal 1-20 Armagh 0-19.<\/p>\n
There was a burst of late drama as Armagh had a penalty saved in the 67th minute but on the whole, this was a pretty comfortable win for Donegal. Conor O\u2019Donnell\u2019s goal gave them a cushion midway through the second half, a lovely finish after a long, long bout of handpassing around\u00a0the Armagh arc. Jason McGee was heroic in the second half, pulling down a world of kick-outs and ending the game with four points from play. It means Donegal are top of the league, unbeaten and clearly the best team of the spring so far.\u2019<\/p>\n
Jim McGuinness\u2019s side go clear on top of NFL Division 1, with four wins from four.<\/p>\n
69 Mins: Ois\u00edn Conaty blasts a poor two-point effort well wide, but he had to go for something.<\/p>\n
Full-time: Armagh 0-19 Donegal 1-20<\/p>\n
68 Mins: Donegal get great pressure on Armagh, but they get a little bit eager and foul O\u2019Neill. The two-point effort goes wide though. Armagh 0-19 Donegal 1-20<\/p>\n
67 Mins: Penalty for Armagh! Jarly \u00d3g Burns makes a storming run, which is held up by McGonagle, and the ref adjudges it to be a penalty. <\/p>\n
Conaty hits the post! And the follow-up from Conaty is saved off the line by McCole! I think Mulreany gets a touch on the penalty there. Armagh 0-19 Donegal 1-20<\/p>\n
66 Mins: Ois\u00edn Conaty has a hugely speculative effort on goal. He\u2019s been the main threat of hitting the net for the Orchard County, but no chance from that far out. They come away with a point anyways. Armagh 0-19 Donegal 1-20<\/p>\n
64 Mins: Finbarr Roarty does incredibly well to recover and push the ball out of Callum O\u2019Neill\u2019s hand, right as the Armagh man was about to pull the trigger for a point. It\u2019s an amazing piece of defending. Armagh 0-18 Donegal 1-20<\/p>\n
62 Mins: Ryan McHugh gets forward again to feed Jason McGee for another point. Armagh 0-18 Donegal 1-20<\/p>\n
61 Mins: Ois\u00edn Conaty barrels through and nearly gets in for a goal, but his effort fades wide. It\u2019s a free anyways, so we go back to a four-point-game. Armagh 0-18 Donegal 1-19<\/p>\n
59 Mins: Gavin Mulreany gets a two-pointer of his own in response, putting six in it again. Armagh race up the pitch, and Ross McQuillan gets a lovely point. Armagh 0-17 Donegal 1-19<\/p>\n
57 Mins: A superb two-pointer from McMullen has given Armagh a little bit of life back. Armagh 0-16 Donegal 1-17<\/p>\n
54 Mins: Conor O\u2019Donnell shows great pace and drive to single-handedly breach the Armagh defence, before somehow spooning the ball over at close range. Armagh 0-14 Donegal 1-17<\/p>\n
52 Mins: A lovely score from Jason McGee, who has been very good today. Up the other end, McMullen blares one wide. Armagh 0-14 Donegal 1-16<\/p>\n
50 Mins: Armagh work a lovely score from Crealey and are certainly not out of this one. Armagh 0-14 Donegal 1-15<\/p>\n
49 Mins: A big moment passes for Armagh, as Conaty finally escapes the attentions of Roarty, gets in behind, but is stopped one-on-one with Gavin Mulreany. Armagh 0-13 Donegal 1-15<\/p>\n
48 Mins: Armagh finally respond to the Donegal onslaught, with Conor Turbitt scoring. Then they win the kickout and Ross McQuillan pops one over. Armagh 0-13 Donegal 1-15<\/p>\n
46 Mins: Conor McCahill shakes off his man and fists one over. Donegal have renewed energy after that goal. Armagh 0-11 Donegal 1-15<\/p>\n
44 Mins: Goal for Donegal! Conor O\u2019Donnell blasts it beyond Blaine Hughes after a stretch of possession lasting over two minutes, where Donegal probed and prodded until the gap was made. Armagh 0-11 Donegal 1-14<\/p>\n
41 Mins: Cian McConville gets a chance for a goal after a poor kickout, and blasts it just over the bar. Armagh 0-11 Donegal 0-14<\/p>\n
39 Mins: Oisin O\u2019Neill misses a two-point opportunity. Then Donegal race down the other end, where Peadar Mogan breaks through and lays it off for Gallen to put it just over the bar. Armagh 0-10 Donegal 0-14<\/p>\n
36 Mins: The first two Armagh efforts of the half drop short, and are gathered well by Mulreany, but they fight really well to get it back, and O\u2019Neill sticks it over brilliantly. Armagh 0-10 Donegal 0-13<\/p>\n
Despite the better weather late this afternoon, the groundsmen still had some job getting the putch back in shape.<\/p>\n
Groundsmen work on clearing water from the Athletic Grounds pitch before Armagh-Donegal. Photograph: Morgan Treacy\/Inpho <\/p>\n
Full-time: Cavan 0-16 Kildare 0-13<\/p>\n
Highlights of a good opening half in the Athletic Grounds.<\/p>\n
Malachy Clerkin has some reaction at half-time of Armagh vs Donegal:<\/p>\n
‘Half-time update: Donegal lead Armagh by 0-13 to 0-9. Armagh probably the happier – they were facing a strong enough wind in the first half and used the ball far more efficiently. Donegal have scored three two-pointers but missed with another\u00a0five. The sun has come out after the downpours and thunderstorms of earlier. Entertaining game.’<\/p>\n
NFL Division 2: 66 Mins: Cavan 0-14 Kildare 0-11<\/p>\n
Half-time: Armagh 0-9 Donegal 0-13<\/p>\n
34 Mins: A Donegal two-point effort goes wide and short, but McHugh is on hand to gather it, and Conor O\u2019Donnell sends it over for a point. Armagh 0-9 Donegal 0-13<\/p>\n
33 Mins: There\u2019s a chance for Donegal to go for goal, but having been burned by the last chance, McGee decides to take the point instead. Then up the other end, Ross McQuillan uses a little bit of soccer skill to get away from his man, and then gets a lovely score from out wide. Armagh 0-9 Donegal 0-12<\/p>\n
31 Mins: Oisin Conaty tries to lay the ball off, but it doesn\u2019t quite come off. Somehow, he emerges out of the scrap for the ball with clean possession and is fouled. O\u2019Neill sticks the free, getting Armagh back on track. Armagh 0-8 Donegal 0-111<\/p>\n
28 Mins: A good bit of rucking and shoving about there after a tight call by the referee, but not much of note. Gavin Mulreany sticks over the two-point free after. Armagh 0-7 Donegal 0-11<\/p>\n
NFL Division 2: 57 Mins: Cavan 0- 13 Kildare 0-9<\/p>\n
24 Mins: Ryan McHugh breaks through the centre and has a low shot at goal from 20 yards, which goes just wide. Looked like McQuillan got a touch to it, but a wide is given. Armagh 0-7 Donegal 0-9<\/p>\n
23 Mins: Conor McCahill gets a brilliant score, sending his man almost into the stands with a dummy solo, and then hooking it over off his right boot. Armagh 0-7 Donegal 0-9<\/p>\n
21 Mins: Oisin O\u2019Neill kicks an inspirational score on the loop, but he just drifted inside the arc, so only one point. At the other end, his opposite number, Jason McGee, pops a score over from well iside the arc. Armagh 0-7 Donegal 0-8<\/p>\n
NFL Division 2: 47 Mins, Cavan 0-9 Kildare 0-9 <\/p>\n
16 Mins: Cian McConville dictates things for a moment, then slips Oisin O\u2019Neill into space, and the full-forward adds a point. Armagh 0-6 Donegal 0-7<\/p>\n
14 Mins: Ross McQUillan is cleared out of it by Caol\u00e1n McGonagle, stopping the game. Darragh McMullen had fisted one over just before, and then Blaine Hughes\u2019s free effort from the McQuillan foul drops for McConville, who scores. Armagh 0-5 Donegal 0-7<\/p>\n
11 Mins: Ryan McHugh gets a handy one for Donegal. At the other end Ois\u00edn Conaty rounds Finbarr Roarty and strikes a great score. But then it\u2019s back up and Langan pops a two-pointer over casually. Armagh 0-3 Donegal 0-7<\/p>\n
8 Mins: Jarly \u00d3g Burns gets in space up the middle again and pops it over on his left. Then Eoghan B\u00e1n Gallagher responds really well with a point for Donegal. Armagh 0-2 Donegal 0-4<\/p>\n
NFL Division 2, half-time: Cavan 0-5 Kildare 0-5<\/p>\n
5 Mins: Oisin Gallen pops over a lovely score over for Donegal. Then Jarly \u00d3g Burns makes a great run through the middle, is dragged down, and Ois\u00edn O\u2019Neill gets the first score for Armagh from a free. Armagh 0-1 Donegal 0-3<\/p>\n
NFL Division 2, full-time: Louth 1-15 Tyrone 0-13<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the Armagh team to face Donegal, with some late changes made. <\/p>\n
Ard Mhacha changes \u2014 CLG Dh\u00fan na nGall (@officialdonegal) February 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n And the visitor\u2019s XV features one change, with the impressive teenager Conor McCahill in the starting lineup.<\/p>\n And here\u2019s the thoughts of Se\u00e1n Moran after a great game in Nowlan Park: <\/p>\n ‘A cracker of a league match ended with Kilkenny recovering a deficit in injury-time to win by a point after John Donnelly was fouled in the 75th minute. Cian Kenny converted to leave the home side a point ahead, 1-21 to 1-20, and the local support in UPMC Nowlan Park well satisfied. <\/p>\n Waterford will be frustrated that having levelled at 1-13 apiece in the 41st minute \u2013 the goal made by Stephen Bennett\u2019s driving run and a great, tight-angle finish by Se\u00e1n Walsh \u2013 they failed to build on the momentum, leaving themselves open to the inevitable Kilkenny comeback. <\/p>\n Despite facing the wind after half-time, the visitors had much more joy in going long into the full forwards than they had enjoyed in the first half and it made for an absorbing contest.<\/p>\n When Bennett\u2019s injury-time free from distance fell short and Kilkenny won a free out, they got the ball to Martin Keoghan and he levelled, setting the stage for the decisive late intervention.\u2019<\/p>\n Here are the highlights of the Kilkenny-Waterford clash this afternoon. <\/p>\n NFL Division 2 update: <\/p>\n Full-time: Cork 1-23 Meath 1-21<\/p>\n 68 Mins: Louth 1-14 Tyrone 0-13<\/p>\n 26 Mins: Cavan 0-4 Kildare 0-4<\/p>\n Full-time, NHL Division 1A: Offaly 0-18 Galway 2-23<\/p>\n Malachy Clerkin is at the Athletic Grounds for the Division 1 meeting of Armagh and Donegal, which starts in just over 10 minutes:<\/p>\n ‘Another abysmal day weather-wise in the Athletic Grounds, where thunder and lightning have been the main sounds heard as the sodden crowd file in for Armagh v Donegal. All-Ireland captain Aidan Forker has been added to the Armagh panel but there\u2019s no sign of Michael Murphy in the Donegal 26. The home side could really do with a win here to avoid getting dragged into a relegation scrap. As for Donegal, they\u2019re defending the only unbeaten record in Division One. Throw-in is at 3.45.’<\/p>\n NFL Division 2 update: <\/p>\n 57 Mins: Cork 1-22 Meath 1-19, 60 Mins: Louth 1-12 Tyrone 0-12, 22 Mins: Cavan 0-3 Kildare 0-3<\/p>\n Full-time: Monaghan 2-11 Mayo 2-30<\/p>\n 76 Mins: Cian Kenny sticks a free to put the Cats in front. One last chance for the D\u00e9ise, but Kilkenny rise it and that\u2019s it! Kilkenny have won it!<\/p>\n Full-time: Kilkenny 1-21 Waterford 1-20<\/p>\n NHL Division 1A update: Offaly 0-14 Galway 1-19<\/p>\n 74 Mins: Mossy Keoghan levels it for Kilkenny! There\u2019s killings going on in the last few minutes here, lads crashing into each other left and right. Only a minute left. Kilkenny 1-20 Waterford 1-20<\/p>\n 72 Mins: Eoin Murphy is down getting treatmnent and Benett has a good chance from a free to widen the gap again. It\u2019s a tough free, and it drops short. Kilkenny 1-19 Waterford 1-20<\/p>\n Monaghan get a goal back, but the game is a dead duck at this stage. The only thing raising the crowd now is the debutant, McDonald, who has a score of each kind now, after a lovely two-point effort.<\/p>\n 62 Mins: Monaghan 2-11 Mayo 2-27<\/p>\n 69 Mins: Stephen Bennett puts two between the sides, but Eoin Cody responds from a free. There will be five minutes added time. Kilkenny 1-19 Waterford 1-20<\/p>\n NFL Division 2 update:<\/p>\n 51 Mins: Cork 1-19 Meath 1-14, 48 Mins: Louth 1-10 Tyrone 0-11<\/p>\n 66 Mins: Sean Mackey and Dessie Hutchinson link up well to level matters. Then Sean Walsh puts the D\u00e9ise back in front. Kilkenny 1-18 Waterford 1-19<\/p>\n Kobe McDonald gets a first score in league football.<\/p>\n And now a first goal! He races into a tonne of space and buries one into the bottom corner off the outside of his boot! 56 Mins: Monaghan 1-11 Mayo 1-25<\/p>\n 63 Mins: Richie Reid makes his way on for Kilkenny, with his side a point ahead. Kilkenny 1-18 Waterford 1-17<\/p>\n 58 Mins: Darragh Corcoran gets a massive score from his own half to put Kilkenny back in front. Kilkenny 1-17 Waterford 1-16<\/p>\n A huge roar from the Mayo faithful in Clones as Kobe McDonald enters the fray. 53 Mins: Monaghan 1-9 Mayo 1-22<\/p>\n NHL Division 1A update: 39 Mins: Offaly 0-8 Galway 1-11. Cathal Mannion with the goal. <\/p>\n Goal for Mayo! Aidan O\u2019Shea smashes a ball into the back of the net. 50 Mins: Monaghan 1-9 Mayo 1-21<\/p>\n NFL Division 2: Meath start the half with a goal and a point. 36 Mins: Cork 1-15 Meath 1-12. <\/p>\n Paddy Durcan races forward to get in on the scoring. The O\u2019Donoghue shakes off a couple of men and fires over from a tough angle. Monaghan 1-8 Mayo 0-21<\/p>\n 51 Mins: Off the bench, Ed McDermott get a great score to put the Cats in front. Kilkenny 1-15 Waterford 1-14<\/p>\n McCarron already has 1-2 off the bench after another point. 45 Mins: Monaghan 1-8 Mayo 0-19<\/p>\n 48 Mins: Mossy Keoghan gets a superb point to put Kilkenny level. Kilkenny 1-14 Waterford 1-14<\/p>\n Goal for Monaghan! Jack McCarron bundles the ball beyond Hennelly to get the hosts back in the game. 44 Mins: Monaghan 1-7 Mayo 0-19<\/p>\n Jack McCarron taps over Monaghan\u2019s first score of the second half from a free. 43 Mins: Monaghan 0-7 Mayo 0-18<\/p>\n 43 Mins: Waterford take the lead for the first time today! Kilkenny 1-13 Waterford 1-14<\/p>\n Darragh Beirne chips over the first score of the second half on his left foot. 40 Mins: Monaghan 0-6 Mayo 0-18<\/p>\n 41 Mins: Goal for Waterford! Sean Walsh finds the net at close-range after a mazy run and a hand pass from Stephen Bennett sent him through. Kilkenny 1-13 Waterford 1-13<\/p>\n Se\u00e1n Moran\u2019s impressions of the first half of Kilkenny-Waterford:<\/p>\n ‘After a nondescript 25 minutes\u2019 hurling, the Division 1A encounter between Kilkenny and Waterford burst into a contest at UPMC Nowlan Park. A five-point scoring volley from the visitors threw the match back into the balance after an eighth-minute goal by Martin Keoghan had left Kilkenny in control despite playing against a strong breeze.<\/p>\n That advantage will be with them in the second half and Waterford will have to produce more of the same shooting to keep up \u2013 which will be complicated by the elements, as most of their scores came from distance in the first half. Crowd 7,466′<\/p>\n 38 Mins: Back underway in Nowlan Park, and Kilkenny get the first score. Then Eoin Cody seems to be dragged down, but the ref thinks he\u2019s looking for the free, and awards it the other way. Cody can\u2019t believe it, but he has his defenders and goalkeeper to thank for stopping Waterford from bringing it back to a point after. Kilkenny 1-12 Waterford 0-13<\/p>\n NHL Division 1A, half-time: Offaly 0-6 Galway 0-9 <\/p>\n NFL Division 2 update: <\/p>\n 35 Mins: Louth 1-7 Tyrone 0-7, Cork 1-15 Meath 0-11<\/p>\n Full-time, NHL Division 1B: Antrim 0-23 Carlow 0-12<\/p>\n There\u2019s Mossy Keoghan\u2019s goal that has Kilkenny just in front at the break. <\/p>\n NHL Division 1A update: <\/p>\n 27 Mins: Galway 0-7 Offaly 0-5<\/p>\n NFL Division 2 update:<\/p>\n 25 Mins: Cork 0-12 Meath 0-9, 29 Mins: Louth 1-7 Tyrone 0-5<\/p>\n NFL Div 1, Half-time Monaghan 0-6 Mayo 0-17<\/p>\n Feargal Boland kicks a monster two-pointer at the buzzer to put Mayo 11 points up. What a score!<\/p>\n NHL Div 1A, Half-time: Kilkenny 1-11 Waterford 0-13<\/p>\n Cian Kenny knocks over a late free to keep Kilkenny in front, after a brilliant fight back from the D\u00e9ise in the second quarter.<\/p>\n Andrew Woods breaks the line and then chips over a lovely score as the weather worsens in Clones. 32 Mins: Monaghan 0-6 Mayo 0-13<\/p>\n 33 Mins: Another couple of scores on the bounce from Waterford. Reuben Halloran, their form player of the league, fires one over, and then sub Se\u00e1n Mackey goes on a mazy run, flicks it up off the stick and fires it over. Kilkenny 1-10 Waterford 0-12<\/p>\n NHL Division 2 update: 15 Mins: Cork 0-7 Meath 0-5, 15 Mins: Louth 1-3 Tyrone 0-2<\/p>\n Division 1A update: 17 Mins: Offaly 0-3 Galway 0-3<\/p>\n 30 Mins: Superb save from Billy Ryan to deny Paddy Deegan at close range. Kilkenny 1-9 Waterford 0-8<\/p>\n 28 Mins: Cian Kenny finally breaks Waterford\u2019s momentum, and then Timmy Clifford adds another for the Cats. Kilkenny 1-8 Waterford 0-8<\/p>\n Jordan Flynn gets a two-pointer, and then a one-pointer back-to-back. 24 Mins: Monaghan 0-5 Mayo 0-10<\/p>\n 26 Mins: Paddy Leavey scores a bomb of a point from miles out, for Waterford\u2019s third score in a row. Then Michael Kiely flashes a goal chance just over. Kilkenny 1-6 Waterford 0-7<\/p>\n NFL Division 2 update:<\/p>\n 9 Mins: Cork 0-4 Meath 0-2, 9 Mins: Louth 1-1 Tyrone 0-2<\/p>\n 22 Mins: Mikey Butler gets a super point from out wide, especially for a corner-back. Then Darragh Corcoran is a bit lucky not to see red for a shoulder to the head on Waterford\u2019s Shane Bennett. Kilkenny 1-6 Waterford 0-3<\/p>\n 18 Mins: Miche\u00e1l Bannigan is leading the charge for Monaghan, keeping them in touch with another point. Then Hennelly comes up from the goal for a two-point-free for the vistors, and pops it wide. Monaghan 0-4 Mayo 0-8<\/p>\n 19 Mins: The Waterford forwards have been too wasteful so far. They did really well to recycle it back to Walsh but he struck wide on the turn. Then Kilkenny go up the other end and makes them pay. Kilkenny 1-5 Waterford 0-3<\/p>\n All the 2pm throw-ins are underway now. Meath grab an early lead over Cork in Division 2 football. 2 Mins: Cork 0-0 Meath 0-1<\/p>\n 15 Mins: Liam Moore beat his man and scored a tremendous point at one end, but his opposite number does likewise, with Sean Walsh pointing from a tight angle. Then Cody gets a free and puts it wide. Kilkenny 1-4 Waterford 0-3<\/p>\n Mich\u00e9al McCarville adds a point for the hosts. 14 Mins: Monaghan 0-3 Mayo 0-7<\/p>\n Penalty for Mayo! Darragh Beirne is pulled down on goal.<\/p>\n Ryan O\u2019Donoghue takes, but skies it over the bar. 13 Mins: Monaghan 0-2 Mayo 0-7<\/p>\n 11 Mins: Stephen Bennett\u2019s influence is keeping the scorebaord ticking for Waterford, but just barely. Kilkenny 1-3 Waterford 0-2<\/p>\n Mayo have worked their way back into things well, with Feargal Boland the latest scorer. O\u2019Donoghue looks back on form so far. 10 Mins: Monaghan 0-2 Mayo 0-5<\/p>\n 7 Mins: Goal for Kilkenny! Mossy Keoghan finds the back of the net on the rebound, after Billy Nolan made a brilliant initial save. Eoin Cody adds a point after. Kilkenny 1-3 Waterford 0-1<\/p>\n 3 Mins: David Blanchfield opens the scoring for the Cats. A slow start overall. Kilkenny 0-1 Waterford 0-0<\/p>\n Monaghan\u2019s Miche\u00e1l Bannigan gets the opening point of the game. 2 Mins: Monaghan 0-1 Mayo 0-0<\/p>\n Se\u00e1n Moran is at Nowlan Park:<\/p>\n ‘A mercifully dry afternoon in UPMC Nowlan Park is the scene for this potentially crucial relegation match between Kilkenny and Waterford, who have the current advantage of having beaten Limerick \u2013 so the head-to-head could be very important.<\/p>\n Pre-match changes see multiple All Star Eoin Murphy return to the side in goal in place of Aidan Tallis, who has played there for the opening matches of the league.Waterford bring in Mikey Kiely to start instead of Peter Hogan, most of whose All-Ireland winning club mates are also back for this. A good crowd is already in place and Sean Stack will referee.’<\/p>\n Half-time: Antrim 0-10 Carlow 0-9<\/p>\n Eoin Murphy starts in place of Aidan Tallis for Kilkenny.<\/p>\n And in football\u2019s Division 1, Mayo start as selected earlier in the week for their clash in Clones. <\/p>\n Monaghan change Thomas Hughes in for Karl Gallagher, Ryan Mohan in for Fionan Carolan and Kian Mulligan starts in goal for Beggan.<\/p>\n Kilkenny\u2019s lineup named to start for their game against Waterford. We\u2019ll be back with the late changes if there\u2019s any.<\/p>\n Derek Lyng & his selectors have named the Kilkenny panel to take on Waterford in round 4 of the Allianz Hurling League. <\/p>\n \ud83c\udf9f Tickets at usual SuperValu & Centra stores or online at \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/N37mbqKjSR<\/a><\/p>\n B\u00ed linn agus tacaigh leis na Cait \ud83d\udda4\ud83d\udc9b<\/p>\n The match will be live on\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/OPqWy2bKcM<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kilkenny GAA (@KilkennyCLG) February 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n And here\u2019s Waterford\u2019s XV.<\/p>\n Antrim are really starting to play some good stuff now, with the passing coming off better than Carlow\u2019s long ball tactics. 28 Mins: Antrim 0-9 Carlow 0-5<\/p>\n A couple of early frees for both sides where the ref adjudges players to have thrown the sliotar, rather than hand passed. Seems to be a bit of a crackdown so far in the leagues. 21 Mins: Antrim 0-6 Carlow 0-4<\/p>\n With five minutes on the clock it\u2019s the hosts who have the lead at Corrigan Park. 5 Mins: Antrim 0-2 Carlow 0-1<\/p>\n The first throw-ins of the day are nearly ready to get underway, with Sligo-Limerick and Wicklow-London in NFL Division 3 and 4, and Antrim playing host to Carlow in Division 1B hurling. <\/p>\n In the major hurling tie of the day, Kilkenny play host to Waterford, with the D\u00e9ise coming off back-to-back wins over Limerick and Offaly. Nowlan Park is in fine shape despite the conditions over the week.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, in hurling\u2019s Division 1A, Cork are sitting at the top of the pile by two points. Galway and Offaly will both be looking to pick up their first points of the season (2.00pm), while Kilkenny and Waterford both have a chance to climb nearer the top (1.45pm)<\/p>\n A reminder of the state of play across all four divisions of the National Football Leagues, courtsey of GAALeagueTables on X (formerly Twitter). Donegal need to pick up points to regain dominance atop Division 1, with Roscommon level after their win over Galway last night.<\/p>\n The GAA\u2019s planned integration of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association and Camogie Association in 2027 was described as \u2018unrealistic\u2019 late last year. Gaelic Players Association chief executive and former Mayo footballer, Tom Parsons, backed the GAA\u2019s commitment to the plans ahead of the GAA congress.<\/p>\n \u2018We need to keep our foot on the gas\u2019: Tom Parsons believes GAA remain committed to 2027 integration timeline<\/a><\/p>\n In a low-stakes edition of, perhaps, the most classic football rivalry, Kerry ran out clear winners over a lacklustre Dublin side last night. Gordon Manning reports on a humdrum affair in Croke Park. <\/p>\n Late Dublin threat does little to alarm Kerry in lacklustre Croke Park meeting<\/a><\/p>\n As GAA Congress meets next weekend, one of the areas under scrutiny will be the cost of intercounty backroom teams. With costs now rising into the millions in several counties, Jarlath Burns has previously promised to tackle the issue in his role as president. Gordon Manning reports on the ins-and-outs of the situation.<\/p>\n GAA Congress gets its chance to halt the runaway train of intercounty costs<\/a><\/p>\n Each team, intercounty and club alike, are drawing up plans for the best way to handle the end of games. There are three score values now, and each one offers a different set of equations to factor in. The numbers behind what would\u2019ve been called the percentage play two years ago may no longer add up, writes Ciar\u00e1n Murphy.<\/p>\n Read his column here: Two-pointers mean percentage plays ain\u2019t what they used to be in football\u2019s new endgames<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s another busy day of league action today with standout clashes in both the hurling and football.<\/p>\n We will have live build-up and updates here with the first of the Division One football matches throwing in at 1.45pm in Clones where Monaghan meet Mayo, while in Nowlan Park Kilkenny welcome Waterford in Division 1A of the hurling.<\/p>\n You can find full details of all of the day\u2019s football action here: Weekend\u2019s football league fixtures<\/a>, throw-in times and TV details<\/p>\n And all of the hurling previews here: Weekend\u2019s hurling league fixtures<\/a>, throw-in times and TV details, including Tipperary v Limerick<\/p>\n Also, catch up on all of yesterday\u2019s action with our reports and reaction<\/a>.<\/p>\n
19 Jason Duffy for 2 Tomas McCormack 20 Darragh McMullan for 10 Fergal O Brien
On the panel Aidan Forker is now 17 pic.twitter.com\/psb6tqCUnt<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Nowlan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/7MPFVDD2BEEAM3QUDLDQTKCHFE.jpg\")
Nowlan Park will play host to the Kilkenny-Waterford clash in Division 1A. Photograph: Tom O\u2019Hanlon\/Inpho <\/p>\n![\"Kerry's](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NB7YZNPHDKWOX2B2WA4VBPAQVU.jpg\")
Kerry’s Tony Brosnan points up to Hill 16 after scoring a goal against Dublin in their Division 1 clash at Croke Park. Photograph: Nick Elliott\/Inpho <\/p>\n