Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

McGuigan inspires Derry to win over Louth

Derry have picked up their second win in Division 3 of the Allianz Football League over winless Louth at sun-kissed Celtic Park.

GAA • 23 Feb 20

Galway will be aiming to keep the heat on Division table-toppers Cork when they travel to Dublin

All you need to know: Lidl National Football League

The repeat of the 2019 TG4 All-Ireland senior final between Dublin and Galway is the stand-out fixture in Round 4 of the Lidl National League.

GAA • 21 Feb 20

Mark Timmons of Laois in action against Cavan's Gearóid McKiernan

Sunday's Allianz Football League reports

Cavan, Offaly and Wicklow all racked up victories on a rather low-key Sunday afternoon in the Allianz Football.

GAA • 16 Feb 20

Daniel Connell levelled it up for Longford in injury-time

Allianz HL Division 3A wrap: Longford snatch draw

Longford and Armagh played out a draw, 0-09 apiece, in awful weather at Glennon Bros Pearse Park in Divison 3A of the Allianz Hurling League.

GAA • 16 Feb 20

Ruairi McNamee top-scored for Offaly with 1-04

Offaly withstand Louth fightback to claim first win

Offaly beat Louth to pick up their first victory in Division 3 over in torrentially testing conditions at the Gaelic Grounds in Drogheda.

GAA • 16 Feb 20

Brian Fox proved to be the match winner at the Gaelic Grounds

Fox the match winner as Tipp fight back for away win

Tipperary came from behind to claim their first win in Division 3 of the Allianz Football league against Louth in Drogheda.

GAA • 02 Feb 20

Darren Gallagher was masterful from placed balls

Longford continue good start to 2020 in league opener

Longford continued their fine start to 2020 with a three-point victory over Louth in their first game of Allianz Football League Division 3 at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park.

GAA • 26 Jan 20

Louth seal Junior crown in comprehensive manner

Louth left the disappointment of 12 months ago behind them as goals from Katie Flood, Niamh Rice and Lauren Boyle sealed their third TG4 All-Ireland Junior title.

GAA • 15 Sep 19

Orla Carr of Antrim and Louth's Michelle McMahon Louth

Louth ease to win over Antrim in junior semi-final

Kate Flood led the way with a magnificent haul of 2-6 to power Louth to a convincing 3-15 to 1-05 win over Antrim in the TG4 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship semi-final at sunny St Tiernach's Park, Clones.

GAA • 24 Aug 19

Cian McBride scored the only goal of the game

Meath edge Offaly to book semi-final place

Cian McBride's first-minute goal for Meath ultimately separated the sides as the Royal County edged a war of attrition to reach the Leinster U-20 FC semi-finals.

GAA • 02 Jul 19

2010: The most explosive Leinster championship ever

These days the Leinster SFC is a foregone conclusion, but it wasn't always like that. In 2010 things were very different.

GAA • 09 Jun 19

Matthew Fitzpatrick scored the crucial goals

Antrim bounce back and win first qualifier since 2015

Antrim bounced back from their desolating exit from the Ulster Championship at the hands of All-Ireland finalists Tyrone to dump 13-man Louth out of the qualifiers in Drogheda on a 2-16 to 1-11 scoreline.

GAA • 08 Jun 19

Kierans says the provincial championships have their value

Louth boss calls for retention of provincial system

Louth manager Wayne Kierans says he still wants the provincial championships to be in place after any GAA reforms, depsite Saturday evening's heavy defeat to Dublin at O'Moore Park.

GAA • 26 May 19

Ciaran Kilkenny evades Fergal Donohoe of Louth

Dublin hit 5 goals as drive for 5 starts at a canter

Fourteen-man Dublin got their historic tilt at five in a row underway as they eased to an whopping 26-point, 5-21 to 0-10 victory over Louth in O'Moore Park Portlaoise.

GAA • 25 May 19

Dublin are going for a record ninth provincial crown in-a-row this summer

All you need to know: Leinster SFC quarter-finals

Defending champions Dublin begin their 2019 Leinster campaign against Louth at Portlaoise on Saturday, as part of a double-header with Carlow and Meath. On Sunday, it's Laois versus Westmeath and Longford against Kildare at O'Connor Park.

GAA • 24 May 19

Louth sealed a five-point victory over Wexford

Louth clinch win with late surge to book Dublin clash

Louth kicked the last eight points of the game to storm to a rare five-point Leinster championship victory over a valiant Wexford side in Innovate Wexford Park.

Football • 12 May 19

Laois await the winners of the refixture between Louth and Westmeath to find out their opponents in the Division 3 final

Extended Division 3 to have minimal impact on clubs

The impact of the Allianz Division 3 running into April is likely to have minimal impact on club activity on the counties involved.

GAA • 25 Mar 19

Louth beat Down to stay in promotion hunt

Louth have kept their promotion hopes alive with a magnificent one point away victory to Down in Páirc Esler.

GAA • 24 Mar 19

Fergal Donohoe of Louth attempts to block Carlow's Sean Gannon and

Carlow tear up form book to halt Louth's march

Carlow tore up the form book at home to halt Louth's winning streak by the minimum in an intriguing Division 3 encounter at Netwatch Cullen Park.

GAA • 03 Mar 19

Donal O'Hare to the fore as Down make it three wins from four

Division 3 round-up: O'Hare the hat-trick hero for Down

There were wins for Down, Louth, Westmeath and Offaly in football's third tier.

GAA • 24 Feb 19

Nigel Rabbitte kicked one of those late points for Longford

Div 3 round-up: Wins for Longford, Carlow & Westmeath

Three late scores from Longford's three substitutes saw them pick up the points on offer in their Allianz FL Division 3 clash with Louth in Drogheda.

GAA • 27 Jan 19

Kieran Martin was among the Westmeath scorers at St Loman's Park

Football round-up: Westmeath rescue draw, Louth win

Louth get the better of Wicklow and Westmeath secure a draw against Offaly late on in the Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup, while Monaghan ease past Anrim in the Dr McKenna Cup

GAA • 30 Dec 18

Newtown Blues celebrate with the cup. Pic: @LouthGAA

Newtown strike late to give Naomh Mairtin the blues

Newtown Blues left it late to claimed their 22nd Louth senior championship title over maiden finalists Naomh Mairtin on a crisp autumn day in the Gaelic Grounds in Drogheda.

GAA • 21 Oct 18