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It’s a busy day of action around the country.
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Division 1B HL full-time scores:
Waterford 0-17 Wexford 2-20
Austin Gleeson and Pauric Mahony help close the gap, but Lee Chin and David Dunne respond at the other end. Dunne has 2-2 to his name.
Galway 1-5 Tyrone 0-4
46 mins – Brannigan with his second of the game as Tyrone get going in the second half.
Daithi Casey got clear for the winning score for Kerry. Both sides had a player sent-off in injury time, Kerry’s Gavin Crowley and Donegal’s Tony McCleneghan.
Full-time: Monaghan 0-12 Mayo 0-13
Full-Time: Kerry 2-18 Donegal 3-14
Monaghan 0-12 Mayo 0-13
Late, late drama in Clones with boos for decisions the referee has made. Looks like Paddy Durcan has just got the winner, is there time left for Monaghan to equalise?
Monaghan are down to 13 now with two sent off in two minutes.
Kerry 3-14 Donegal 2-17
Sean O’Shea free brings Kerry level, great kick.
Full-time: Clare 1-21 Tipperary 0-19
Late goal there as the Banner win by five.
Donegal 3-14 Kerry 2-16
Donegal ahead deep in injury-time, dramatic finish.
Monaghan down to 14 as Ryan Wylie is dismissed. All square, four minutes added.
Goal for Donegal from Darach O’Connor.
Waterford 0-13 Wexford 2-18
60 mins – Second goal for David Dunne!
Clare 0-20 Tipperary 0-19
70 mins – Forde makes it a one-point game.
Galway 1-3 Tyrone 0-4
37 mins – Conor McAliskey opens the second-half scoring in Tuam.
Monaghan 0-12 Mayo 0-12
66 mins – The sides are level as Conor McCarthy nails a free.
Kerry 2-15 Donegal 2-14
And Kerry edge ahead courtesy of a Sean O’Shea pointed free.
Clare 0-20 Tipperary 0-18
67 mins gone in Cusack Park as fresh legs are introduced by both sides.
Monaghan 0-11 Mayo 0-12
62 mins – Niall Kearns points for Monaghan as they look to finish this clash out strong. Set for an interesting final few minutes with one in it.
Donegal 2-14 Kerry 2-14
Kerry cut Donegal’s lead to the minimum through that Geaney goal before Stephen O’Brien is set up by club-mate Sean O’Shea for a point.
Waterford 0-11 Wexford 1-15
Davy Fitz’s men have drove on since rattling the net as Lee Chin slots another free.
Goal for Kerry from Paul Geaney!
Monaghan 0-10 Mayo 0-12
60 mins – Black card for Diarmuid O’Connor while Conor McCarthy points the resultant free to make it a two-point game again. Cillian O’Connor has been sprung from the bench.
Clare 0-18 Tipperary 0-17
59 mins – Jason Forde equalises before Reidy puts Clare one up one once again.
Monaghan 0-9 Mayo 0-12
55 mins – It’s a three-point game in Clones as Mayo get on top — Neil Douglas with a 45 and then a free-kick after. He has five now.
Goal for Donegal from Odhran MacNiallais!
Waterford 0-10 Wexford 1-13
44 mins – GOAL for Wexford, and it’s David Dunne to bring a halt to the host’s momentum.
Clare 0-17 Tipperary 0-16
55 mins – One-point game at Cusack Park.
Waterford 0-10 Wexford 0-13
42 mins – Waterford with the momentum now with four points in-a-row to reduce the deficit to three.
Half-time: Galway 1-3 Tyrone 0-3
Monaghan 0-9 Mayo 0-10
50 mins – David Garland pulled the scoreboard level before Regan was on song with a free at the other end to restore Mayo’s one-point lead.
Clare 0-16 Tipperary 0-14
50 mins – Two in it as Sean Curran splits the posts for Tipp.
Waterford 0-7 Wexford 0-13
38 mins – Back underway in Walsh Park with Lee Chin and Jamie Barron trading scores.
Donegal 1-12 Kerry 1-11
48 mins – Donegal go a point ahead thanks to substitute Stephen McBrearty. Kerry bring in Jack Savage and James O’Donoghue for David Clifford and Barry John Keane.
Monaghan 0-8 Mayo 0-9
45 mins – Jack McCarron has pulled one back for the Farney.
Clare 0-16 Tipperary 0-12
47 mins – The Banner are four points up with David Reidy among the latest scorers at Cusack Park.
Monaghan 0-7 Mayo 0-9
42 mins – Paddy Durcan and Neil Douglas (free) have given the visitors a two-point lead in Clones.
Kerry 1-11 Donegal 1-10
42 mins – That McCleneghan goal keeping Donegal in the hunt as they are only a point adrift.
Clare 0-14 Tipperary 0-11
40 mins – Podge Collins is on for the Banner and Malone has added another score.
Galway 1-3 Tyrone 0-3
Things go from bad to worse for Tyrone, they’re down to 14 with Darren McCurry shown a straight red.
Derry 1-5 Westmeath 2-4
25 mins – The latest from the other late (2.30pm) Division 3 FL throw-in at Celtic Park.
Goal for Donegal from Tony McCleneghan.
Hurling-wise it’s half-time (unless stated):
Division 1A
Division 1B
Half-time around the grounds from the 2pm FL throw-ins:
Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
Division 4
Half-time: Waterford 0-6 Wexford 0-12
Galway 1-2 Tyrone 0-1
15 mins – Tiernan McCann finally gets the Ulster outfit up and running.
Galway 1-2 Tyrone 0-0
12 mins – Tyrone are under pressure in Tuam and yet to open their account. They’ve notched up three wides.
Half-time: Clare 0-13 Tipperary 0-10
Waterford 0-4 Wexford 0-11
30 mins – Mahony seems to be running the show for Waterford but quite a margin has opened.
Half-Time: Kerry 1-8 Donegal 0-8
Kerry 1-8 Donegal 0-8
Sean O’Shea and Ronan Shanahan on target for Kerry with McBrearty (2) replying for Donegal.
Monaghan 0-7 Mayo 0-7
34 mins – Mayo took the lead for the first time on 32 minutes before Karl O’Connell hit a super score to restore parity.
Galway 1-1 Tyrone 0-0
5 mins – Early days in the late Division 1 FL throw-in and Damien Comer is running riot.
Clare 0-12 Tipperary 0-10
33 mins – Two points in it in Cusack Park.
Galway 1-18 Antrim 1-16
Two point lead for Galway in the early Division 1B HL match in Pearse Stadium.
Kerry 1-6 Donegal 0-6
14-man Donegal hanging in there with McBrearty notching a brace of pointed frees.
Waterford 0-2 Wexford 0-8
23 mins – Pauric Mahony adds another after an extremely slow start from Waterford.
Division 3 FL latest
Waterford 0-1 Wexford 0-7
19 mins – Jake Dillon finally gets Waterford off the mark.
Monaghan 0-6 Mayo 0-6
26 mins – Another free for Regan to draw the game level.
Clare 0-9 Tipperary 0-9
24 mins – John Conlon and Cathal Malone tagged on two more for Clare while Jason Forde then equalised matters.
Waterford 0-0 Wexford 0-7
17 mins – Lee Chin has just scored his second free for Wexford. Mark Fanning has hit three of his own.
Division 2 FL latest
Down 0-4 Louth 0-2
Division 1B HL latest
Limerick 0-7 Laois 0-5
Monaghan 0-5 Mayo 0-4
20 mins – Jack McCarron has sprung to life and got his second of the day in Clones. It’s a tough, physical game so far.
That’s a massive setback for Donegal with Mullins sent-off on his debut after an off the ball tussle involving Kerry’s Brendan O’Sullivan. O’Brien’s goal for Kerry moments before came courtesy of the ball being fed to him by David Clifford.
Red card for Donegal’s Nathan Mullins.
Clare 0-7 Tipperary 0-7
18 mins – All square yet again as Noel McGrath helps Tipp draw level.
Clare 0-6 Tipperary 0-5
15 mins – It was level in Cusack Park at the quarter-hour mark but Cathal Malone has just edged Clare in front.
Goal for Kerry from Stephen O’Brien.
Down the divisions, here’s a look at the scores so far from the 2pm football throw-ins:
Division 2
Louth 0-2 Down 0-0
Division 3
Fermanagh 0-1 Wexford 0-1
Armagh 0-3 Sligo 0-0
Division 4
Antrim 0-3 Leitrim 0-2
Monaghan 0-3 Mayo 0-2
13 mins – Rising star Shane Garland opens his account for the Farney before Evan Regan cancels it out at the other end. This one is heating up nicely.
Kerry 0-5 Donegal 0-3
14 mins – McBrearty brought Donegal level before Kerry countered with a Keane score from play and an O’Shea effort from play.
Monaghan 0-2 Mayo 0-1
10 mins – The 2017 beaten All-Ireland finalist’s first score of the day comes through Andy Moran.
Throw-in delayed at Walsh Park.
Kerry 0-3 Donegal 0-2
10 mins – Sean O’Shea and Patrick McBrearty from a free swap points before O’Shea arcs one over from play.
Clare 0-3 Tipperary 0-2
7 mins – Meanwhile in Division 1A of the hurling, it’s tit-for-tat between Clare and Tipp in early exchanges. John Conlon hit the last score to put the Banner in front.
Monaghan 0-2 Mayo 0-0
4 mins – The hosts draw first blood in Clones through Karl O’Connell and Conor McCarthy.
Kerry 0-1 Donegal 0-1
4 mins – Jamie Brennan and Barry John Keane, David Clifford with the assist, swap early points. Donegal have a couple of chances for a goal but Kerry scramble clear.
Galway 1-10 Antrim 0-11
Two point lead for Galway in the early match in Pearse Stadium that started at 1pm.
Afternoon all and welcome along to the opening Sunday afternoon of action in the Allianz GAA leagues.
Here’s the key fixtures today, we’ll be focusing on the Division 1 football and Division 1A hurling encounters.
Football
Division 1
Kerry v Donegal, Killarney, 2pm
Monaghan v Mayo, Clones, 2pm
Galway v Tyrone, Tuam, 2.30pm
Division 2
Louth v Down, Drogheda, 2pm
Roscommon v Meath, Dr Hyde Park, 2.30pm
Division 3
Armagh v Sligo, Athletic Grounds, 2pm
Fermanagh v Westmeath, Enniskillen, 2pm
Offaly v Longford, Tullamore, 2pm
Derry v Westmeath, Celtic Park, 2.30pm
Division 4
Antrim v Leitrim, Corrigan Park, 2pm
Wicklow v Waterford, Aughrim, 2pm
Hurling
Division 1A
Clare v Tipperary, Ennis, 2pm
Waterford v Wexford, Walsh Park, 2pm
Division 1B
Limerick v Laois, Gaelic Grounds, 2pm
Galway v Antrim, Pearse Stadium, 1.30pm