Leinster champions Dublin overcame a three-point half-time deficit to beat Offaly in the Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup while there were also wins for DIT, Kildare, Meath, Maynooth University, UCD, Westmeath and Wexford.
O’Byrne Cup Round 2 results
Dublin 0-17 Offaly 0-13
Laois 1-7 Maynooth University 0-18
Kildare 2-07 Carlow 1-09
Meath 1-17 Longford 1-09
Westmeath 3-11 DCU 2-13
Wexford 1-13 IT Carlow 0-13
Wicklow 1-12 DIT 3-10
Louth 0-12 UCD 2-08
League and Leinster champions Dublin recovered from a three-point half-time deficit (0-07 to 0-10) to beat a game Offaly outfit at Parnell Park.
Forward Dean Rock was the star man for the Dubs, rattling off nine points as Jim Gavin's side slowly reeled in their less fancied opponents, before taking a 57th-minute lead they held till the finish for a 0-17 to 0-13 win.
New Offaly manager Pat Flanagan will no doubt be pleased with the efforts of his Division 4 side however, as they followed up Sunday's encouraging win over Laois by making Dublin work hard for the victory.
Gavin said he was "impressed by how our players responded in the second half" and added that "there was good application after half-time".
Things went from bad to worse for Laois however, as they slumped to an eight-point loss against Maynooth University.
The students stormed out of the blocks in Portarlington, scoring eight without reply at one stage for an 0-11 to 0-04 interval advantage.
Darren Strong picked up two yellow cards in the opening 25 minutes to reduce the hosts to 14 men.
Maynooth went twelve points clear before Laois scored their first point from play and even a late consolation goal from Ross Munnelly couldn't put a positive spin on a scoreline of 0-18 to 1-07.
There was late heartbreak for Louth as UCD sub Ed O'Byrne palmed to the net in injury-time to earn the students a one-point win.
The sides were deadlocked 0-05 each at the half-way point before the contest came to life in the second half.
A goal edged UCD in front but Louth fought back before Ryan Burns' late free looked to have snatched it.
O'Byrne stunned the Haggardstown crowd with his late decisive effort to make it 2-08 to 0-12.
A last-gasp goal from Padraig Fogarty also got Kildare out of jail against Carlow in Athy.
The Lilywhites led by 1-05 to 0-04 at the break, seemingly heading for a comfortable win, but Carlow came roaring back to level at 1-07 apiece by the 58th-minute.
A free from Daniel St Ledger put the Barrowsiders two points up as the clock ticked into injury-time before Fogarty's goal denied them what would have been a notable scalp and it finished 2-07 to 1-09.
Meath had a very slow start against Longford at Pairc Tailteann, as Francis McGee's goal sent his side five points ahead just after the quarter hour.
Sean Tobin raised a green flag to drag the Royals level (1-05 each) by half-time however, before Rory O'Dowd and Jamie Queeny led a a burst of seven points without reply.
Longford rediscovered their shooting boots eventually but Andrew Tormey's second yellow card came too late for them to exploit the numerical advantage and Meath ran out 1-17 to 1-09 victors.
Westmeath brought a miserable 15-match losing streak to an end with the slenderest of wins over DCU.
Goals from James Dolan and Ger Egan gave the Lakemen a platform against the students, who had thrashed Longford in round one, before Conor McNally's strike made it 2-05 to 1-06 at the mid-way point.
The students drew level before Lorcan Smyth edged Westmeath ahead with their third goal but Davy Byrne replied with a major of his own to ensure a tense finish.
A final point from Ray Connellan, who scored seven on the night, proved crucial as Westmeath hung on for a much-needed 3-11 to 2-13 triumph, which gets new boss Tom Cribbin off the mark.
In Enniscorthy, Wexford also got their first win under David Power.
The Model County were 1-05 to 0-04 ahead of IT Carlow at half-time and though they took their foot off the gas after pulling five points clear through a Michael Furlong score, they came out on top: 1-13 to 0-13.
Wicklow paid the penalty for early indiscipline against DIT as Conor Madden converted twice from the spot inside the first 20 minutes.
The Garden County steadied the ship however and had recovered to move 0-11 to 2-02 ahead by the interval.
A topsy-turvy game turned back in the college's favour though and their third goal proved crucial in securing a 3-10 to 1-12 win.
