National Football League

Hurling can learn from football’s third-man-in rule; Shaun Patton stakes his claim on Donegal goal

‘It becomes a game of chance and the ball’s going to bounce one way or another’

Late Oisin Conaty penalty miss costs the home side at the Athletic Grounds

Andy Moran praises ‘special talent’ McDonald on his senior debut

Veteran Gearóid McKiernan plays key role in turning things around against Lilywhites

Leinster champions defeat Tyrone for the first time in 32 years in Ardee

Sendings off aid both Sligo and Clare to fourth round home victories

Kobe McDonald scores 1-4 on debut for victorious Mayo, while Kilkenny pip Waterford in hurling

Division Two leaders played the final 13 minutes with 14 men after Ian Maguire was sent off with Cork leading by six

Late goal from Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne threatened to give the game at Croke Park a lively finish

Mark Dowd’s side come from 13 points behind in the final quarter to take a stunning victory

Ulster side join Meath and Cork on six points as Offaly stay routed to the bottom of Division Two

Proposed licensing system would hold counties to new rules on finances and management-team sizes

Donegal take on Armagh on Sunday as the form team in the league

Bugler optimistic as new players integrate and senior leaders step up

Mathew Costello faces race against time to recover from leg injury sustained in Royals’ victory against Louth

Classy forward scored nine points to drive Red Hands toward first win of league campaign

Ulster champions gave their best display of the season to leave Mayo with plenty to ponder

A referee’s decision and some slack shooting give the Orchard men a sour feeling

Colm O’Callaghan’s goals bookended the opening period and ended the game as a contest

Cork and Tyrone both win well in Division Two

Visitors struggled to get a foothold as Conor O’Donnell and teenager Conor McCahill shone for Jim McGuinness’s team

Down continue perfect league start despite late fright from Westmeath

Ger Brennan’s side pick up the first league points of 2026 thanks to a late goal by sub Joe Quigley on his debut

Ben Loakman scored 10 points for Kildare but it was not enough

The Royals led by 11 points at half-time but had been pegged back by Louth

Goals from Cian Hernon and Johnny Maher, and a pair of two-pointers from Shane McGrath threw this contest on its head

Kerry welcome Galway to Tralee while Monaghan face Dublin at Croke Park

Sendings off at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday caused the new Cork manager to see red

Follow all of the day’s action across the National Football and Hurling Leagues

Goals for Jordan Morris and Ruairí Kinsella in close encounter at Breffni Park

Jim McGuinness’s team were pretty comfortable, although the odd weakness will have to be worked on

Down and Wexford notch back-to-back wins as their good starts continue

Poor league start has new Dubs manager looking to a shake-up for the championship

The excellent Steven Sherlock led the way as they had seven different scorers

Rossies bag 2-4 within 13 minutes of the restart to overcome half-time deficit

Seán O’Shea leads Kingdom’s fightback in Ballyshannon but hosts hold out

The livewire forward will come up against several of his Kingscourt clubmates at Brefni Park on Sunday

A fourth-minute goal by Alex Beirne set Kildare on their way

Controlling most of the midfield traffic and much slicker in attack, Derry cruised to the finish line