SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Allianz Football League Division 1
Armagh 1-07 Monaghan 0-10
Dublin 0-12 Mayo 2-11
Allianz Football League Division 3
Antrim 2-10, Wicklow 1-07
Fermanagh v Laois, Brewster Park - OFF
Allianz Football League Division 4
Carlow 2-12 Waterford 2-08
SUNDAY 20 FEBRUARY
Allianz Football League Division 1
Kerry v Donegal, Fitzgerald Stadium, 1.45pm
Tyrone v Kildare, O'Neills Healy Park, 3.45pm
Allianz Football League Division 2
Derry v Cork, Owenbeg, 1pm
Galway v Offaly, Pearse Stadium - OFF
Meath v Down, Páirc Tailteann, 2pm
Roscommon v Clare, Dr Hyde Park, 2pm
Allianz Football League Division 3
Limerick v Louth, UL North Campus, 2.15pm (note, change of venue)
Westmeath v Longford, TEG Cusack Park - OFF
Allianz Football League Division 4
Leitrim v London, Connacht GAA Centre, 1pm (note change of venue)
Sligo v Cavan, Markievicz Park - OFF
Wexford v Tipperary, Chadwicks Wexford Park, 2pm
ONLINE
Live blogs on RTÉ Sport Online and the RTÉ News app.
RADIO
Live updates and commentaries on RTÉ Radio 1's Sunday Sport.
TV
TG4 cameras will bring live coverage of Kerry v Donegal in Killarney and Tyrone v Kildare in Omagh from 1.30pm, while a deferred showing of Derry v Cork from Owenbeg (live on the TG4 app) commences at 5.35pm.
Highlights of all the weekend's action on Allianz League Sunday on RTÉ Two and RTÉ Player from 9.30pm.
WEATHER
Very windy and wet with strong to near gale force westerly winds and severe gusts, especially along western and northern coasts, with very high seas leading to some coastal flooding. Rain will be widespread and heavy at times, leading to localised flooding, before clearing southeastwards to frequent showers through the afternoon.
Some showers will be heavy with isolated thunderstorms and hail possible. After a mild start, it will turn much colder from the northwest after the rain clears with highest afternoon temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees. For more go to met.ie.
Another notable first
Cavan's Maggie Farrelly will again make history by becoming the first woman to referee in the Allianz Football League when she takes charge of the Leitrim-London Division 4 encounter at the Connacht GAA Centre on Sunday.
Farrelly is well used to achieving firsts, having last November become the first woman to referee a men's county final, when she oversaw the Cavan SFC final replay between Ramor United and Gowna.
A highly-experienced official, Farrelly began refereeing in 2006, swiftly rising through the ranks to oversee the 2007 All-Ireland junior football final.
She refereed the 2014 All-Ireland Ladies final between Dublin and Cork.
A year later she refereed her first men's inter-county game – Fermanagh versus Antrim at minor level – and in 2016 she become the first female referee to officiate a senior men's inter-county game for the refixed McKenna Cup clash between Fermanagh and St Mary's.
Kerry and Donegal look to join leader on five points
Two games today in the top flight. Kerry welcome Donegal to Fitzgerald Stadium, while Tyrone, minus Kieran McGeary, Pádraig Hampsey, Michael McKernan and Peter Harte, host Kildare at O'Neills Healy Park.
A slick first-half showing from the Kingdom was enough of a cushion against Dublin in difficult conditions. A response that satisfied boss Jack O'Connor after they snatched a draw from the jaws of victory a week earlier.
Despite losing Michael Murphy to injury in the first half, Donegal were too good for a lethargic Kildare on 6 February. An important won for the Ulster side given the nature of how they let things slip in only taking a point against Mayo in round one.
As for the Lilies, can they hurt a Tyrone team shorn of key men? In what is a competitive section, teams need to avail of every opportunity.
Keeping an eye on the trap door
A few weeks back on the RTÉ GAA Podcast, Pat Spillane spoke about the prospect of Cork and Meath ending up in the Tailteann Cup, more or less saying that they would be too good for the second tier competition.
Who's to say that Cavan in Breffni Park, for example, would not give the Rebels or the Royals their fill of it in such a scenario? Pat also feels the football championship should have a third tier. But would there be enough teams to make such a tier viable? Probably not, you would have to say.
And so back to the matters at hand.
Galway, Derry and Roscommon lead the way with maximum points so far. The three teams many would have expected to be in the hunt for promotion. Clare also have designs on making the jump to the top flight. A test of their credentials will come away to the Rossies.
Galway's match with Offaly, however, has fallen foul of the weather.
Derry have had comfortable wins so far over Down and Offaly and will now look to make home comforts count against Cork.
Keith Ricken's side played out a tense stalemate against Clare a fortnight ago. Battling qualities will be needed in abundance if they are get something from their long journey north. A defeat will leave them looking at a possible relegation scrap. With Kerry to come in a Munster semi-final, the requirement to amass enough points is paramount in the weeks ahead if they want to avoid the Tailteann Cup.
With the returning Slaughtneil and Glen players now back in the squad, Rory Gallagher's side seem intent on channeling the hurt of last summer's championship loss to Donegal. They are a team on a mission; a team with aspirations to be considered a top-eight side.
Pointless after two games, both Meath and Down are preparing for something of a do-or-die encounter at Páirc Tailteann. Proud counties, who no doubt feel that they belong in the race for Sam.
There are no guarantees, however, in this new footballing structure.
Top two look to maintain momentum in Division 3
Limerick and Westmeath lead the way here with two wins from two. The Lake County's game at home to Longford has fallen victim to Storm Franklin. Limerick will be fancied to take the points when they host Louth.
New boss Billy Sheehan has re-energised Laois. They came up short against Westmeath the last day, but their work-rate was impressive, with Eoin Lowry again catching the eye at number 11. However, the unplayable surface at Brewster Park has put pay to their clash with Fermanagh.
In the first of the games, Antrim had a 2-10 to 1-07 win at home to Wicklow.
Bottom tier thrills in store
Before a ball was thrown in the expectation was that Cavan and Tipperary would be the leading lights. The Breffnimen, you suspect, should still the get out of a section they should never have ended up in in the first place.
Tipp, after a draw with Waterford and a loss to Leitrim, are now playing catch up. Wexford, also thought of as contenders are pointless so far, and they now welcome the Premier to Chadwicks Wexford Park. No more room for error here.
Sligo notched up 0-28 against Carlow, a tally that could end up being beneficial if scoring difference comes into play later on. However, their home game against Cavan, a game with big implications for the provincial battle, has been postponed due to heavy rain in Sligo overnight.
London, in many respects the story of the league so far, put their unbeaten run on the line away to Leitrim.
Chris Farley's seven points were instrumental as the Exiles again showed their powers of recovery when edging Waterford.
Andy Moran's troops were impressive eight-point winners away to Tipperary, with Keith Beirne leading the scoring charge.
