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Derry’s Brendan Rogers: ‘From the outset this year, we wanted to win the league’

The Derry midfielder talks up the importance of Sunday’s Division One showdown against Dublin

Anticlimactic final weekend comes at a bad time for football league

Tightness of scheduling and its associated distraction, the imminence of championship, have caused complaints

GAA league final fixtures released as Clare take on Kilkenny at Semple Stadium

Derry meet Dublin in the Division One football final in Croke Park at 4pm

Five Things We Learned from the GAA Weekend: Dublin’s league record has hidden depths

Dublin are still leagues apart; Tipperary are lacking leaders; the mystery of Cathal O’Neill; Tyrone left in state of despair; Clare see a clear path

Clare rout Tipperary to make hurling final as football league suffers Sleepy Sunday

After an underwhelming afternoon with no major surprises, Dublin will play Derry in the Division One final and Roscommon join Monaghan in falling to relegation

Division Three round-up: Westmeath need to pick themselves up for final

Dessie Dolan’s side lacked spark in defeat to Sligo while Antrim send Wicklow down to Division Four

All’s well that ends well for Kerry and Galway

Results elsewhere render Kerry’s win meaningless for both counties

Down too strong for Clare as they set up decider against Westmeath

Two second-half goals helped the home side cruise to victory at Páirc Esler

Derry set up final clash with Dublin and confirm Roscommon’s relegation

Mickey Harte’s side put in signature second-half performance to run out 13-point winners

Dublin swat Tyrone aside to book final showdown with Derry

Dessie Farrell’s side make in five successive wins as young players continue to add depth

Mayo take advantage of Monaghan misfortune to claim comeback win

Last-gasp save from Rory Byrne denies Monaghan sub Joel Wilson a match-winning goal

Fermanagh win the battle but fail to hold on to Division Two status

Division Two round-up: Louth battle back against Kildare to stay up; Donegal captain Patrick McBrearty limps off in win over Meath; late scores earn Armagh draw in Cork

‘This is the be-all and end-all’: Four counties still chasing glory in crunch weekend for Division Four

While critics call for league finals to be scrapped, Laois, Longford, Wexford and Leitrim are pursuing a place in the Division Four decider. Each knows that winning it would give their county a lasting lift

Football previews: Last call for most counties before championship beckons

Difficult assignment for Fermanagh in Cavan as they seek to retain Division Two status

GAA league permutations: Top teams pick and choose but an anxious time for others

Allianz Football League: Several final weekend verdicts remain open as counties aim for the highest status available

Jason Foley unlikely to feature for Kerry in Munster championship

Kerry hopeful that injured defender Jason Foley will be fit to return for action later in the summer

Roscommon’s Cathal Heneghan set to be banned for crucial Derry clash

Forward appeared to step down on the leg of Kerry’s Jason Foley during match at Dr Hyde Park last Sunday

Tomás Ó Sé: You cannot get preseason, league and championship into six months and not expect players to break

Ó Sé, in his second term as the Kerry under-20 boss, on senior management, the split season and more

Seán Moran: League’s championship promise may be clouding but it remains bright at the top

Incentives to reach Sam Maguire look elusive but for top teams, league performance is still proving a priority

Cork’s Ian Maguire: ‘There is no panic in the squad... we are getting momentum at the right time’

The Rebel’s have managed to climb back from the cliff edge with three wins on the bounce securing Division Two football for next year

For the Everyday Athletes of the GAA, craic is mined far from pints and taco fries

What might have been characterised as intrusions not so long ago are regarded as smart and willing choices now

Subplots takes over as Kerry and Roscommon head for D-Day

Several issues have already been settled but football finalists are still to be decided

Ryan McEvoy’s late point earns Down a precious point against Westmeath

Division Three: Promotion battle will go down to the final round of games after draw in Mullingar

Kerry victory leaves Roscommon on the brink of relegation

Roscommon wasteful at home as Kerry give themselves chance to make league final

Derry withstand late Mayo rally to go back top of Division One

Shane McGuigan’s scores 1-6 in impressive display from Mickey Harte’s side in Castlebar

Monaghan crash out of Division One after 10 years with defeat to Tyrone

Tense Ulster derby at Healy Park sees home side come out on top and ease relegation concerns

Cork retain Division Two status with storming finish against Meath

Rebel county scored last seven points after Meath had led by three points

Cavan’s shortcomings cruelly exposed under Armagh’s stamp of authority

Five undefeated outings for Armagh in Division Two ensure the side’s passport is stamped for next season

Unbeaten Donegal seal their promotion while ensuring Kildare drop to Division Three

Jim McGuinness guides his native county straight back to top-flight football, after their relegation this time last year

Impressive win for Dublin leaves Galway still fighting to stay in division

Con O’Callaghan leads line brilliantly for Dessie Farrell’s well-drilled outfit, shooting nine points and tormenting Galway’s overworked defence

Louth score six goals to blow Fermanagh away in relegation battle

Visitors were creators of their own downfall and the Wee County were in no mood for charity

Stakes high for four teams in Division Two as relegation dogfight intensifies

Division Two dogfight: Louth and Fermanagh meet in a pivotal clash in Ardee while Cork and struggling Kildare both still have work to do

Malachy Clerkin: The GAA should make more of St Patrick’s Day - and more of its intercounty stars

By squeezing the season and stripping the leagues of meaning, this is another lost opportunity by an association that seems to want to remind its elite teams of their place in the world

Kerry come calling and Roscommon once more look for the energy to survive

Life as a yo-yo county: since 2015 Roscommon have been promoted to Division 1 four times. Now they face a potential fourth relegation

National Football League previews: Monaghan face struggle to preserve top flight status

Farney County in dire need of a victory over neighbours Tyrone to boost their Division One survival hopes

Conor Glass and Derry eager to clinch a place in league final

Towering midfielder Conor Glass believes securing a Division One league final appearance would be another positive step in Derry's development

NFL duties to see Rory Beggan and Mark Jackson miss the rest of the Allianz Football League

Beggan, Jackson and Charlie Smyth will remain in the USA after taking part in last weekend’s NFL combine as kickers

Division Three round-up: Offaly ease relegation concerns as they beat Wicklow

Wicklow are now pointless from five games and look set for relegation

Armagh beat Fermanagh to move step closer to promotion to Division One

Defeat sees Kieran Donnelly’s side drawn into battle at the bottom

Donegal beat Louth in Ballyshannon in Division Two

Jim McGuinness's team have now picked up nine points from five outings

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