Good morning and welcome to our live blog of today’s Allianz League action. We have an early start today because of the 12.30 throw-in for Derry v Kerry at Celtic Park.
It’s Gordon Manning here, I’ll be with you all afternoon keeping you updated on the latest scores, stories and any other GAA developments from across the country.
Our intrepid squadron of reporters have been cast to various corners of the island to cover matches today so we’ll also be bringing you their pieces throughout the afternoon.
I, meanwhile, have been cast to my couch to watch wall to wall sport on tv for the entire day – it’s kind of like being back in college again, to be honest!
We’ll fill you in on all of last night’s action shortly but first, here are today’s Allianz League fixtures:
FOOTBALL
DIVISION ONE
Derry v Kerry, Celtic Park,12.30pm
Mayo v Galway, MacHale Park, 2.30pm
DIVISION TWO
Down v Cork, Páirc Esler, 1pm
Louth v Roscommon, Gaelic Grounds, 2pm Meath v Cavan, Páirc Tailteann, 2pmMonaghan v Westmeath, St. Tiernach’s Park, 2pm
DIVISION THREE
Clare v Leitrim, Cusack Park, 2pm Sligo v Kildare, Markievicz Park, 2pm
Fermanagh v Antrim, St Joseph’s GAA, Ederney, 2.30pm
Laois v Offaly, O’Moore Park, 4pm
DIVISION FOUR
London v Wicklow, McGovern Park, 12.30pm
Limerick v Wexford, Mick Neville Park, 2pm
HURLING
DIVISION 1A
Kilkenny v Galway, Nowlan Park, 1.45pm
Tipperary v Wexford, Semple Stadium, 3.45pm
DIVISION 1B
Antrim v Westmeath, Corrigan Park, Belfast, 2pm
Laois v Offaly, O’Moore Park, 2pm Carlow v Waterford, Netwatch Cullen Park, 2pm
DIVISION TWO
Donegal v Tyrone, O’Donnell Park, Letterkenny, 2pm
DIVISION THREE
Roscommon v Armagh, Dr Hyde Park ,1pm
DIVISION FOUR
Fermanagh v Longford, Kinawley, 1pm
Warwickshire v Lancashire, Páirc na hÉireann, Birmingham 2pm
One of the stories emerging from last night was the news Michael Fitzsimons is unlikely to return for Dublin this year. While not entirely unexpected, it is yet another link in the Dublin chain falling off.
Here are yesterday’s league results:
FOOTBALL
DIVISION ONE
Donegal 0-20 Dublin 0-16
Armagh 1-23 Tyrone 0-19
DIVISION FOUR
Tipperary 3-13 Longford 1-18
Carlow 2-15 Waterford 0-12
HURLING
DIVISION 1A
Cork 1-16 Limerick 1-16
DIVISION TWO
Down 2-26 Derry 0-13
Kildare 2-28 Kerry 0-17
DIVISION THREE
Cavan 1-17 Sligo 1-12
London 1-18 Wicklow 1-17
DIVISION FOUR
Louth 2-23 Monaghan 0-11
