IT WAS THE last round of games in the Allianz hurling league and there was a couple of key games as well in the football league. We were following all the action.
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Results
Allianz Hurling League
Division 1A
Tipperary 2-28 Cork 4-21
Dublin 0-26 Galway 2-14
Kilkenny 2-20 Clare 2-19
Division 1B
Waterford 0-22 Wexford 0-16
Offaly 2-17 Antrim 0-19
Limerick 1-25 Laois 1-19
Division 2A
Kerry 3-17 London 2-10
Westmeath 1-14 Carlow 1-13
Wicklow 0-12 Derry 1-8
Division 2B
Meath 2-21 Down 0-16
Armagh 0-23 Mayo 0-10
Kildare 1-19 Donegal 3-11
Division 3A
Monaghan 3-13 Fermanagh 0-12
Tyrone 1-14 Roscommon 1-13
Fingal 2-17 Louth 3-14
Division 3B
Warwickshire 3-18 Leitrim 4-14
Allianz Football League
Division 2
Roscommon 2-10 Meath 0-14
Laois 2-10 Galway 0-10
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Here’s what’s in store:
Allianz Hurling League
Division 1A
Kilkenny v Clare, Nowlan Park, 2pm
Cork v Tipperary, Páirc Uí Rinn, 2pm
Dublin v Galway, Parnell Park, 2pm
Division 1B
Wexford v Waterford, Innovate Wexford Park, 2pm
Limerick v Laois, Kilmallock, 2pm
Antrim v Offaly, Ballycastle, 2pm
Division 2A
Kerry v London, Austin Stack Park, Tralee, 2pm
Westmeath v Carlow, Cusack Park, Mullingar, 2pm
Derry v Wicklow, Owenbeg, 2pm
Division 2B
Donegal v Kildare, Letterkenny, 2pm
Meath v Down, Trim, 2pm
Mayo v Armagh, Elverys MacHale Park, Castlebar, 2pm
Division 3A
Fermanagh v Monaghan, Brewster Park, Enniskillen, 2pm
Tyrone v Roscommon, Healy Park, Omagh, 2pm
Fingal v Louth, Swords, 2pm
Division 3B
Longford v Sligo, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 1pm
Warwickshire v Leitrim, Páirc na hÉireann, Birmingham, 1pm
Allianz Football League
Division 2
Galway v Laois, Tuam Stadium, 2pm
Roscommon v Meath, Dr Hyde Park, 3pm
Division 4
Leitrim v London, Páirc Sean Mac Diarmada, 1pm
Here are the permutations before the last round of hurling league games today.
We’ll be mainly focusing today on the Division 1A hurling action in Nowlan Park, Parnell Park and Páirc Uí Rinn along with the big Division 1B game in Wexford Park.
0-5 apiece the latest score in Division 4 of the football league between Leitrim and London. That game started at 1pm in Carrick-on-Shannon.
There’s also a re-fixture today in the Ulster U21 football championship between Armagh and Antrim after the game was called off last Wednesday night due to floodlight failure at the Athletic Grounds.
Offaly 1-0 Antrim 0-0
Shane Dooley hits the net after 40 seconds for the Faithful in Ballycastle.
Tipperary 0-1 Cork 0-1
Ronan Maher fires over the opening point of the game for Tipperary but Seamus Harnedy cancels that out for Cork.
Laois 1-0 Limerick 0-0
Zane Keenan fires a penalty to the net for Laois.
Galway 1-0 Dublin 0-1.
Dotsy O’Callaghan bags the opening point of the game for Dublin but then Cathal Mannion nets for Galway.
Clare 0-2 Kilkenny 0-1
Kilkenny edging it so far.
Cork 0-3 Tipperary 0-1
Alan Cadogan puts Cork two points ahead.
Kilkenny 0-3 Clare 0-3
Matthew Ruth and Colin Ryan swap points.
Tipperary 0-3 Cork 0-3
Seamus Callanan ties the teams with a point for Tipp.
Clare 0-4 Kilkenny 0-3
Tony Kelly edges Clare in front.
Waterford 0-2 Wexford 0-1
Colin Dunford points for Waterford as they go ahead.
Galway 1-1 Dublin 0-3
Dotsy O’Callaghan raises another white flag for Dublin.
Goal for Clare from Shane O’Donnell!
Cork 0-4 Tipperary 0-3
Cork hit the front courtesy of Patrick Horgan from a free.
Galway 1-2 Dublin 0-3
Two point lead for Galway.
Waterford 0-4 Wexford 0-2
Stephen Bennett points for Waterford.
Kilkenny 1-5 Clare 1-3
Kevin Kelly bags a goal for Kilkenny.
Cork 0-6 Tipperary 0-5
Plenty scores so far in Páirc Uí Rinn.
Division 1B latest
It’s 1-4 to 0-4 in favour of Laois against Limerick while Waterford in front in the big game of the day by 0-5 to 0-4 against Wexford.
Division 2 FL latest
It’s 0-3 to 0-1 in favour of the Galway footballers against Laois.
Cork 0-9 Tipperary 0-7
Horgan converts a free and Cork go two in front.
Offaly 2-5 Antrim 0-4
Seven point advantage now for Offaly.
Dublin 0-9 Galway 1-5
Dublin go narrowly in front in Parnell.
Galway 0-5 Laois 1-1
Donie Kingston bags a goal for the Laois footballers.
Waterford 0-6 Wexford 0-4
Jake Dillon pushes Waterford ahead by two.
Clare 1-8 Kilkenny 1-6
Two point lead for the Banner in Nowlan Park.
Waterford 0-8 Wexford 0-5
Waterford pretty happy so far with their trip to Wexford Park. Pauric Mahony pushes them ahead by three.
Galway 2-6 Dublin 0-11
Boom! Joe Canning with a goal and Galway go back in front at Parnell.
Clare 1-9 Kilkenny 1-7
Colin Ryan knocks over a ’65 and Clare just keeping Kilkenny at bay as they stay in front.
It’s all happening at Nowlan Park. Kilkenny get a penalty which John Power takes but it’s Tony Kelly who saves it on the line!
Clare 2-9 Kilkenny 1-8
Second goal for Clare and it comes from Shane O’Donnell.
Half-Time
Armagh comfortably in front by 1-10 to 0-3 at the break against Antrim in the Ulster U21FC.
Half-Time: Clare 2-9 Kilkenny 1-9
Division 1B Half-Time:
Waterford lead Wexford 0-13 to 0-7 and look on course for promotion.
Division 1A Half-Time
Galway lead Dublin 2-9 to 0-13 thanks to goals from Joe Canning and Cathal Mannion.
Division 2FL Half-Time
Galway in front 0-10 to 1-1 in their re-arranged game against Laois.
Division 1A Half-Time
It’s a dead rubber in Páirc Uí Rinn with both sides already having quarter-final berths booked but there’s been plenty points. It’s 0-15 to 0-13 in favour of Cork against Tipperary at the moment.
Second-half action about to get underway around the country.
Clare 2-9 Kilkenny 1-12
Fine start to the second-half by Kilkenny. They’ve wiped out Clare’s lead and have drawn level.
Cork 0-16 Tipperary 0-15
Cork in front narrowly early in the second-half.
Galway 2-10 Dublin 0-16
The teams are level now thanks to a Ryan O’Dwyer point.
Cork 2-16 Tipperary 0-15
Cork push clear with two goals in quick succession! Conor Lehane with the first, Patrick Horgan with the second and there’s seven between the teams now.
Waterford 0-15 Wexford 0-8
Relentless accuracy from frees by Pauric Mahony has been key for Waterford today. He’s just pushed his team seven points clear.
Dublin 0-19 Galway 2-11
Johnny McCaffrey amongst the point scorers after a really good start to the second-half by Dublin.
Clare 2-11 Kilkenny 1-14
All square in Nowlan Park, it’s delicately poised after Kevin Kelly knocks over a free for the Cats.
Clare 2-13 Kilkenny 1-14
Clare push on again, they’re two clear.
Limerick 0-17 Laois 1-10
Four point lead now for Limerick in Kilmallock in Division 1B.
Cork 3-19 Tipperary 0-19
Third goal for Cork from Paudie O’Sullivan!
Cork 4-19 Tipperary 0-19
And then Patrick Horgan strikes a fourth goal for Cork!
Kilkenny 2-15 Clare 2-14
Jonjo Farrell goal for Kilkenny!
Cork 4-19 Tipperary 1-19
Kieran Bergin goal for Tipperary!
Clare 2-16 Kilkenny 2-15
Tony Kelly edges Clare in front.
Waterford 0-18 Wexford 0-12
Wexford have shown signs of recovery but this still looks like Waterford’s game to lose with 15 minutes left.
Cork 4-20 Tipperary 2-21
And we’ve goal number six in Páirc Uí Rinn. It’s Jason Forde who’s bagged it with all six goals coming in the second-half.
Dublin 0-22 Galway 2-12
Dublin go four clear thanks to David Treacy. It’s looking like they’re going to survive at the moment.
Full-Time: Armagh 2-13 Antrim 1-5
It’s Armagh who are through to the semi-finals of the EirGrid Ulster U21 football championship. Comfortable win for the Steven McDonnell managed side.
Cork 4-21 Tipperary 2-25
Five minutes left and there’s two points in it in Páirc Uí Rinn.
Cork 4-21 Tipperary 2-27
All square now as Conor Kenny points for Tipperary.
Kilkenny 2-20 Clare 2-18
Kilkenny in front but it’s looking like they’ll play Clare in the relegation final regardless.
Division 1B Full-Time: Limerick 1-25 Laois 1-19
Limerick round off their league campaign with a six point win but they’re still going to miss out on promotion.
Division 1A
Full-Time: Tipperary 2-28 Cork 4-21
What a comeback from Tipperary. They trailed by 12 points at one stage in the second-half.
Full-Time: Kilkenny 2-20 Clare 2-19
Kilkenny triumph but both teams are going to play each other in the relegation final.
Division 1A Full-Time
Dublin 0-26 Galway 2-14
Six point win for the Dubs and they avoid relegation.
Division 1B Full-Time
Waterford 0-22 Wexford 0-16
Six point win for the Deise and they’re full value for that. They claim promotion and are going back up to Division 1A.
Offaly 2-17 Antrim 0-19
Four point win for the Faithful in Ballycastle.
Division 2 Full-Time: Laois 2-10 Galway 0-10
Six point win for Laois, big victory for them.
Division 2FL: Meath 0-7 Roscommon 0-5
Meath are in front narrowly early in the second-half in Dr Hyde Park.
Roscommon 2-9 Meath 0-11
Roscommon pushing clear of Meath at Dr Hyde Park.
Roscommon 2-10 Meath 0-13
Time running out and the home side still in charge.
Full-Time: Roscommon 2-10 Meath 0-14
Big win for Roscommon in their push to get out of Division 2.
