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Kerry's Kieran Donaghy and Tyrone's Justin McMahon. Presseye/Andrew Paton/INPHO
AS IT HAPPENED

As it happened: Kerry v Tyrone, Dublin v Monaghan, Mayo v Donegal - Sunday GAA

There’s 15 league games on around the country today.

IT’S THE LAST round of games in the Allianz football league with the key Division 1 showdowns in Omagh, Clones, Castlebar and Derry.

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Afternoon all. Happy Easter and welcome along to a huge Gaelic football day. There’s matters of promotion, relegation and Division 1 semi-finals at stake today. We’re following all the action.

So here’s today’s fixtures, all games 3pm unless stated.

Division 1
Mayo v Donegal, Elvery’s MacHale Park, Castlebar
Derry v Cork, Celtic Park, Derry
Monaghan v Dublin, St Tiernach’s Park, Clones
Tyrone v Kerry, Healy Park, Omagh

Division 2
Westmeath v Roscommon, Cusack Park, Mullingar
Down v Laois, Páirc Esler, Newry
Galway v Kildare, Tuam Stadium
Meath v Cavan, Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Division 3
Sligo v Armagh, Markievicz Park
Louth v Limerick, Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda
Clare v Fermanagh, Cusack Park, Ennis
Tipperary v Wexford, Clonmel Sportsfield

Division 4
Wicklow v London, Blessington, 2pm
Carlow v Longford, Netwatch Cullen Park, 2pm
Offaly v Antrim, O’Connor Park, Tullamore, 2pm

Offaly 1-5 Antrim 1-2
The big game of the day in the basement division is in Tullamore. The winners of this game will claim promotion along with Longford while a draw will suffice for Antrim. It’s a three-point lead for Offaly at the moment. Nigel Dunne with Offaly’s goal and CJ McGourty hit the net for Antrim. Bernard Allen has hit 0-4 for the Faithful.

Latest scores in the other Division 4 games:

Carlow 1-4 Longford 0-9
John Murphy with Carlow’s goal but table-toppers Longford leading so far.

Wicklow 0-4 London 0-4
All square so far in Blessington.

Big game of the day is in Omagh. A win or a draw for Kerry and Tyrone are relegated. If Tyrone win by two points or more then, it’s Kerry who are likely to go down.

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Some big names back in action for Kerry today, it’ll be interesting to see will they be sprung from the bench.

Half-Time in Division 4
Offaly 1-5 Antrim 1-2
Longford 0-12 Carlow 1-6
Wicklow 0-5 London 0-4

Two changes for Dublin with Denis Bastick and Brian Fenton in for Tomas Brady and Ciaran Kilkenny.

Kerry 0-1 Tyrone 0-0
Kerry off the mark in Omagh thanks to Johnny Buckley.

Donegal 0-1 Mayo 0-0
Odhran MacNiallais pops over a point for Donegal.

Kerry 0-1 Tyrone 0-1
Sean Cavanagh brings the Red Hands level from a free.

Donegal 0-2 Mayo 0-1
Jason Doherty pulls a point back from a free for Mayo but Donegal still in front.

Tyrone 0-2 Kerry 0-1
Sean Cavanagh sends Tyrone in front from a free after Peter Harte was fouled.

Tyrone 0-3 Kerry 0-1
And great score by Darren McCurry to extend Tyrone’s lead.

Cork 1-1 Derry 0-0
Great start for Cork against Derry with Stephen O’Donoghue finding the net and Daniel Goulding scoring a point.

Division 2
Laois in front against Down by 0-2 to 0-0 while Meath lead Cavan by 0-2 to 0-1.

Mayo 0-2 Donegal 0-2
All square now in Castlebar.

Tyrone 0-3 Kerry 0-2
Marvellous long-range point for Kerry by David Moran.

Division 2
All square in Salthill at 0-2 apiece between Galway and Kildare.

Division 3
Sligo ahead of Armagh by 0-2 to 0-1 while it’s 0-2 apiece between Limerick and Laois. Tipperary in front by 0-1 to 0-0 against Wexford.

Tyrone 0-4 Kerry 0-2
The locals will be happy so far as Peter Harte taps over a neat point for Tyrone. They’re two clear.

Plenty interest over the Atlantic in the action in Omagh it seems.

Dublin 0-2 Monaghan 0-0
Bright start by Dublin thanks to points from Kevin McManamon and Bernard Brogan.

Division 2
Fintan Kelly with Roscommon’s latest point and they’re flying with a 0-4 to 0-0 lead against Westmeath. Down in front 1-3 to 0-3 against Laois.

Division 3
Goal for Tipperary’s Peter Acheson as they’re in front 1-2 to 0-2 against Wexford. A goal as well for Fermanagh’s Sean Quigley as they lead 1-0 to 0-2 against Clare. That’s bad news for Wexford and Clare in their fight against relegation.

Cork 1-4 Derry 0-4
Mark Collins points and Cork go three clear in Celtic Park.

GOAL! Dublin 1-2 Monaghan 0-1
Raheny’s Bryan Fenton hits the net and the Dubs are four clear of Monaghan.

GOAL! Donegal 1-3 Mayo 0-4
Patrick McBrearty with the opening goal of the game in Castlebar.

Division 2
Galway lead Kildare 0-6 to 0-5 with Peadar Óg Ó Gríofa pointing to bring the Tribesmen level before Shane Walsh sends Galway ahead.

Philip McMahon Dublin defender Philly McMahon before today's game. Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

Dublin 1-3 Monaghan 0-2
Four points between them now in Clones.

Offaly 1-12 Antrim 1-6
Offaly in a good position now as they aim to claim promotion today.

GOAL! Galway 1-6 Kildare 0-7
Shane Walsh hits the net in Tuam Stadium.

Dublin 1-3 Monaghan 0-3
Paul Finlay points a free as Monaghan continue to eat into Dublin’s lead.

Division 2
Cavan in front narrowly by 0-4 to 0-3 against Meath in Navan.

Donegal 1-5 Mayo 0-4
Third point of the day for MacNiallais stretches Donegal’s lead.

Tyrone 0-5 Kerry 0-4
Superb long-range free for Kerry from Sheehan.

Dublin 1-4 Monaghan 0-4
Conor McManus converts a free for Monaghan to cut the gap to three.

Kerry 0-5 Tyrone 0-5
Fine long-range point by Paul Murphy after he burst upfield and the teams are level.

Tyrone 0-6 Kerry 0-5
Good work by Mattie Donnelly to finish off his left at the end of a Tyrone move as they go back in front.

Donegal 1-5 Mayo 0-7
Donegal still hold a narrow lead in Castlebar.

Tyrone 0-7 Kerry 0-5
Ronan McNabb with Tyrone’s latest point.

Division 4 Full-Time
Offaly 1-13 Antrim 1-7

Offaly secure promotion from Division 4 and they’ll take on Longford in the league decider on April 25.

Division 4 Full-Time
Longford run out 1-18 to 1-12 winners over Carlow

Division 4 Full-Time
London win out in Blessington by 2-8 to 0-12 against Wicklow.

Half-Time
Division 1

Cork 1-7 Derry 0-7
Donegal 1-5 Mayo 0-7

Division 3 
Tipperary 2-8 Wexford 0-6
Sligo 0-12 Armagh 0-4

Half-Time
Division 1
Tyrone 0-8 Kerry 0-7

Division 2
Roscommon 0-6 Westmeath 0-5
Galway 1-10 Kildare 0-7
Down 2-7 Laois 0-8

Division 3
Clare 0-8 Fermanagh 1-3

Dublin ahead 1-8 to 0-5 against Monaghan in a game that was delayed. Not long to go until half-time in Clones.

Martin McElhinney with Lee Keegan Donegal's Martin McElhinney with Mayo's Lee Keegan. Mike Shaughnessy / INPHO Mike Shaughnessy / INPHO / INPHO

Ryan Wylie and Kevin McManamon Dublin's Kevin McManamon and Monaghan's Ryan Wylie. Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

Enjoyable football so far around the country. Gaelic football lives on!

Half-Time
Dublin in front 1-9 to 0-5 against Monaghan in Clones.

GOAL! Roscommon 1-7 Westmeath 0-6
Boost for Roscommon in their promotion drive as Conor Daly as hits the net.

Tyrone 0-8 Kerry 0-8
Sheehan swings over a free and Kerry are level.

Darran O’Sullivan on for Kerry at half-time for Alan Fitzgerald.

Tyrone 0-9 Kerry 0-9
Darren McCurry with a lovely point for Tyrone but that’s matched by an excellent point by Kerry’s Paul Geaney.

Kerry 0-10 Tyrone 0-9
Paul Murphy sends Kerry in front by one with his second point of the day, Tommy Walsh on for Kerry.

Goal for Kerry from Paul Geaney!

GOAL! Galway 2-10 Kildare 0-10
Galway looking more assured now as Fiontan O Curraoin nets, Kildare’s relegation fears deepen.

Kerry 1-11 Tyrone 0-10
Tyrone bounce back through a point from McCurry after the concession of that goal but then they spurn a great goal chance as Bryan Sheehan blazes wide. Then Donaghy fields a high ball and offloads to Geaney who scores and brings his total to 1-2 for the day.

Division 1
Cork ahead 1-8 to 0-8 against Derry, Dublin lead Monaghan 1-10 to 0-6 while Mayo have gone 0-9 to 1-5 in front against Donegal.

Mayo 0-9 Donegal 1-6
Colm McFadden brings the teams level in Castlebar.

GOAL! Derry 1-11 Cork 1-9
Enda Lynn finds the net for the home side in Celtic Park.

Mayo 0-10 Donegal 1-6
Michael Conroy from play restores Mayo’s lead. Whoever wins this game is likely to clinch a place in next Sunday’s semi-final double-header.

Division 2
Roscommon in front 1-9 to 0-9 against Westmeath while Down are in front 2-10 to 0-12 by Laois. Cavan lead Meath 0-11 to 0-9 in Navan.

Down 3-10 Laois 0-12
Down are now seven points clear of Laois in Newry and it looks like they’ll be playing Division 1 football next year.

Kerry 1-12 Tyrone 0-12
Three points now between the teams in Omagh.

Dublin 1-13 Monaghan 0-6
Johnny Cooper with Dublin’s latest point in Clones. They’re ten clear now.

Division 2
Cavan now 0-12 to 0-9 clear of Meath and in pole position to get promoted. It’ll be tight though on scoring difference if Roscommon, currently 1-9 to 0-10 ahead of Westmeath, hold on for a win there.

GOAL! Galway 3-10 Kildare 0-10
Shane Walsh strikes home Galway’s third goal. They look set to be safe as relegation beckons for Kildare.

GOAL! Roscommon 2-9 Westmeath 0-10
That could be such an important goal for Roscommon as Senan Kilbride finds the back of the net.

And Colm Cooper takes to the field for Kerry!

Kerry 1-12 Tyrone 0-14
Gap down to the minimum in Omagh.

Mayo 1-8 Donegal 0-11
All square in Castlebar.

Kerry 1-12 Tyrone 0-15
All square now as Sean Cavanagh points for Tyrone.

Dublin 1-17 Monaghan 0-6
No doubting who’s in control in Clones.

Kerry 1-13 Tyrone 0-15
Great point from Anthony Maher to relieve the pressure that Kerry face.

Meath 0-13 Cavan 0-12
Now it’s Meath back in the ascendancy in the promotion race.

Tyrone 0-16 Kerry 1-13
Darren McCurry points and it’s all square again.

Kerry 1-14 Tyrone 0-16
Colm Cooper with the assist and Kieran Donaghy with the point.

Mattie Donnelly smacks the ball off the post!

Full-Time – Division 2
Meath 0-14 Cavan 0-12

Full-Time – Division 2
Roscommon 2-13 Westmeath 0-12

Full-Time – Division 1
Derry 2-15 Cork 1-11
Kerry 1-14 Tyrone 0-17
Donegal 1-9 Mayo 0-12

Full-Time – Division 2
Down 3-12 Laois 1-15

Stephen Griffin’s late point hands Donegal a semi-final place ahead of Mayo.

Cork, Monaghan, Dublin and Donegal through to Division 1 league semi-final places.

Full-Time – Division 2
Galway 3-12 Kildare 1-12

Roscommon and Down promoted from Division 2, Westmeath and Kildare relegated to Division 3

Cork v Donegal and Dublin v Monaghan in Division 1 league semi-finals.

Full-Time – Division 1
Dublin defeat Monaghan 1-22 to 1-11.

Full-Time – Division 3
Sligo 1-19 Armagh 1-8
Limerick 2-13 Louth 2-11
Wexford 2-15 Tipperary 2-12
Clare 1-14 Fermanagh 2-8

Armagh and Fermanagh promoted from Division 3, Louth and Wexford relegated to Division 4.

That’s all from us today, thanks for joining in.

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