The Tribesmen held a three point lead heading into injury time.
Elsewhere Tyrone overcame Down int he Dr McKenna Cup semi-final.
Shane O’Neill saw his Galway team win out at Parnell Park.
John Hetherton struck the game’s only goal on the hour mark.
There was also pre-season action in the Dr McKenna Cup and McGrath Cup today.
Mattie Kenny’s side triumphed in Mullingar this afternoon.
There was early season action in Leinster today.
The talismanic forward scored 13 points to guide the Tribesmen to a convincing victory over Davy Fitzgerald’s side.
The Sky Blues have 24 players involved in the third-level competition over the coming weeks.
Galway are set to travel to Wexford for the final of the pre-season competition.
Davy Fitzgerald’s defending champions overcame Kilkenny at Bellefield on Sunday afternoon.
McGrath Cup, Munster hurling league, O’Byrne Cup and Walsh Cup action will take centre stage.
Eamon Dillon hit Dublin’s only goal of the game.
The new Laois manager has players unavailable to him for the 2019 season.
Meanwhile, in the Dr McKenna Cup Section B Round 1, Armagh thrashed St Mary’s University College.
The Dubs emerged as comfortable winners in tonight’s Walsh Cup tie played in dreadful conditions.
Westmeath footballers defeated Carlow while the Laois hurlers overcame Offaly.
Wexford won the trophy for the first time in 16 years in unusual circumstances.
35-year-old Conal Keaney featured in a challenge match against Waterford on Friday night.
Davy Fitzgerald’s side are heading for a Walsh Cup final meeting with the Cats next weekend.
Davy Fitzgerald’s Wexford were 42-point winners over Wicklow today.
Dublin accounted for Antrim by 11 points in Parnell Park to advance to the Walsh Cup semi-finals.
The new boss has drafted back in figures who were absent in 2017.
The new Dublin boss got up and running with a Walsh Cup victory last night.
Last round of fixtures in the Leinster pre-season fare this weekend.
The Dubs were too strong for Meath tonight in Abbotstown.
The Cats scored six goals at O’Moore Park this evening.
The 2018 Walsh Cup kicked off this afternoon.
The upcoming pre-season leagues are due to start at the end of December and beginning of January.
The Cats set the tone for the bigger battles that lie ahead with a two point win over Galway.
Tribesmen will play either Kilkenny or Wexford in next week’s final.
Walter Walsh and Jonjo Farrell each scored a brace of goals for Kilkenny this afternoon.
Their reward for tonight’s win is a spot in the Walsh Cup semi-finals.
Two goals apiece for Jonjo Farrell and Richie Leahy for the Cats.
Micheal Donoghue’s men earned a convincing victory over NUI Galway.
After a few months away, it’s so good to have it back!
Alex Quinn and Cian O’Sullivan found the net as the Metropolitans saw off a spirited Carlow side.
The opening fixtures for the O’Byrne Cup and Walsh Cup have been announced.
The former Clare manager is impressed with what he has seen so far in the south-east.
It’s the third time in six years that the Sky Blues have won the competition.