PJ Leddy

RTÉ Sport contributor

Jack Lavin was among the goals for Sligo

Sligo survive first-half scare to overcome Leitrim

Having been given a first-half scare at Carrick-on-Shannon second half goals by Darragh Cummins and Jack Lavin gained Sligo a hard fought for and come from behind win over a battling Leitrim side.

Football • 18 May

In the opening ten minutes of the restart, Ryan O'Donoghue fired over two Mayo points

Mayo book final place with second-half surge in Leitrim

After a ding dong battle with Leitrim in the opening half Mayo, who only led by the minimum at the break, upped their game in the second half to claim a clear cut but far from impressive win over the home side at Carrick-on-Shannon.

Football • 01 May

Bronagh Devlin was the star of the show for Antrim

Goals galore as Antrim beat Leitrim in Division 4 semi

Antrim, led by Bronagh Devlin, dominated a very entertaining and hard fought Lidl National Football League Division 4 league semi-final at Kingscourt and were full value for their four points over last year's TG4 All-Ireland intermediate champions Leitrim.

GAA • 30 Mar

Mickey Harte's side are firmly in the promotion shake-up

Offaly eventually come good to secure win over Leitrim

Winless Leitrim provided Offaly with something of a shock early on, but then the Faithful County side got their game back on track just before the interval when John Furlong finished to home side's net and put the visitors on the road to a hard-fought win.

Football • 02 Mar

Alex Beirne scored the only goal of the game

Kildare add to Leitrim's misery with 23-point hammering

High-flying and undefeated Kildare had a runaway win over a Leitrim outfit from whose panel twenty of last year's players have departed in what was a Division 3 top of the table versus bottom of the table clash.

Football • 16 Feb

Mark Barry was in fine scoring form for Laois

Leitrim have little answer to Laois firepower

Laois bounced back from last week's loss to Offaly to claim a runaway win over a well-below par Leitrim outfit in an extremely one-sided contest where the home supporters had to endure a difficult afternoon.

Football • 08 Feb

Mohill players and supporters, including Diarmuid Casey celebrate afterwards

Mohill prevail after penalties to retain Leitrim crown

After a pulsating Leitrim senior final replay ended on level terms in Ballinamore - 1-14 to 0-17 - it went to penalties to decide the issue where defending champions Mohill came out on top when Sean Harkin converted their fourth spot kick to give them victory.

Football • 12 Oct 24

Leitrim goalkeeper Nevin O'Donnell chipped in with three points

Leitrim come good to see off dogged Waterford

Leitrim produced a fine second-half performance to finally shake off Waterford and get their Tailteann Cup campaign off to a winning start.

Football • 11 May 24

Leitrim scored just a single point in the first half

Sligo cruise to semi-finals as Leitrim fall flat

After building up an eight-point lead at the interval, Sligo went on to claim a comfortable win over neighbours Leitrim and a Connacht semi-final place.

Football • 07 Apr 24

O'Rourke seals hat-trick at death to sink Wexford

A Ryan O'Rourke penalty conversion deep in added time secured a 3-07 to 2-09 victory for Leitrim over Wexford.

Football • 18 Feb 24