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Hailstones, floodlight fail and Dubs glory - 27 of this year's best football league pictures

Some of the best images from this spring’s action.

1. The lights go out on the opening night between Tyrone and Monaghan in Omagh.

Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO / Russell Pritchard/INPHO

2. The relief. Donegal’s Michael Murphy crashes a penalty off the bar and Derry’s Thomas Mallon sees his goal remain intact.

Presseye / Lorcan Doherty/INPHO Presseye / Lorcan Doherty/INPHO / Lorcan Doherty/INPHO

3. Look who’s back….Tommy Walsh returns from Oz to line out for Kerry.

James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

4. Ouch! Mayo’s Evan Regan broke his collarbone against Kerry with this fall.

James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

5. Down’s late smash and grab handed them a dramatic win over Kildare.

Tommy Grealy / INPHO Tommy Grealy / INPHO / INPHO

6. Armagh’s Jamie Clarke commiserates with Tipperary’s Alan Campbell.

Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO / Russell Pritchard/INPHO

7. Diarmuid Murtagh was a happy man after this goal for Roscommon against Down.

Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO / Russell Pritchard/INPHO

8. Plenty Donegal players there to try to stop Cormac Costello from netting but they don’t succeed.

Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

9. Fine save from Galway’s Manus Breathnach to deny Westmeath’s Ger Egan.

James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

10. A race for the breaking ball amongst a bunch of Tyrone and Mayo players.

Mike Shaughnessy / INPHO Mike Shaughnessy / INPHO / INPHO

11. Dean Rock gets the vital touch to find the net against Tyrone.

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

12. Bryan Sheehan braves a hail shower against Dublin. 

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

13. Kieran Donaghy has the post-match bantz with Dubs fan Gerry Gowran.

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

14. Nice touch as the Cork footballers showed support for Jamie Wall who suffered a serious spinal injury last year.

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

15. Mayo’s Seamus O’Shea gets back to block Dublin’s Bernard Brogan.

Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

16. Barry John Keane gets the vital touch to grab a goal against Donegal.

Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO / INPHO

17. The half-time score of the infamous Dublin and Derry clash at Croke Park spoke volumes.

Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

18. Mayo’s David Clarke tries his best but there was no stopping Brian Hurley’s match-winning goal for Cork

James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

19. Kerry were glad to witness the return of the Gooch in Omagh.

Presseye / Andrew Paton/INPHO Presseye / Andrew Paton/INPHO / Andrew Paton/INPHO

20. Denis Bastick rises high for Dublin against Monaghan.

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

21. Michael Murphy hits the deck after being challenged by Cork’s Fintan Goold.

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

22. A first win in Croke Park since 2006 for the Offaly senior footballers in the Division 4 decider.

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

23. Job done in the Division 3 decider for Armagh.

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

24. All smiles for Roscommon’s Cathal Cregg and Ciaran Cafferkey after their Division 2 final win.

Tommy Grealy / INPHO Tommy Grealy / INPHO / INPHO

25. Noel Galvin and Bernard Brogan collide in the Division 1 league final.

Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

26. It was ultimately a bad day at the office for the Cork footballers.

Tommy Grealy / INPHO Tommy Grealy / INPHO / INPHO

27. But all smiles for the Dublin footballers as they complete the three-in-a-row.

Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

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