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Sunday's Football Championship results and reports

The action as it happened from Sunday's six championship matches across Connacht, Leinster and Ulster, including Down v Donegal, Laois v Dublin and Roscommon v Galway.

Football • 23 Apr 23

Kilkenny's Adrian Mullen (L) and TJ Reid (R) close down Conor Shaw

Kilkenny class overwhelms Westmeath

Defending champions Kilkenny went through their paces at an easy level then they got their Leinster senior hurling championship campaign off to a winning start by out-classing Westmeath.

Hurling • 23 Apr 23

Westmeath's Luke Loughlin set up the only goal of the game in Mullingar, scored by Luke Dolan

Westmeath ease past Tipperary in dead rubber

Despite being a man down for more than half the game, Westmeath comfortably won a dead rubber Division 3 contest in very pleasant conditions in Mullingar, the Lake County surprisingly already out of contention for promotion and facing a side already relegated after five defeats and a draw to date.

Football • 26 Mar 23

Niall O'Brien of Westmeath celebrates his goal

Westmeath secure top-flight status and send Laois down

Westmeath's senior hurlers have secured top-flight spring hurling for 2024 and relegated Laois to Division 2 with a hard-earned, but deserved, victory at FBD Semple Stadium.

GAA • 27 Mar 23

Brian Concannon of Galway in action against Davy Glennon of Westmeath

Galway overwhelm battling Westmeath

Galway ran out 4-27 to 1-12 winners against Westmeath in their Allianz Hurling League clash in Mullingar.

GAA • 19 Mar 23

Fermanagh forward Ultan Kelm is tracked by David Lynch of Westmeath

Fermanagh edge Westmeath to keep promotion bid on track

Lee Cullen's injury-time point helped promotion-chasing Fermanagh to a 0-15 to 2-08 victory over Westmeath in Division 3 of the Allianz Football League.

Football • 18 Mar 23

Peter Casey of Limerick tries to get past Gary Greville

Straightforward victory for Limerick over Westmeath

All-Ireland champions Limerick, as was widely expected, proved to be fartoo good for a plucky Westmeath side in Mullingar.

GAA • 12 Mar 23

John Heslin scored 1-12 in Westmeath's landslide win

Heslin leads Westmeath rout of abject Antrim

John Heslin scored 1-12 as Westmeath kept in contention for promotion to Division 2 with a facile 4-27 to 0-08 win against Antrim in Mullingar.

Football • 05 Mar 23

Joseph Boyle of Westmeath is tackled by Conor Cahalane (L) and Dáire O'Leary

Kingston on form as Cork hold off stubborn Westmeath

Cork have had turkey shoots and scares against Westmeath in recent years but this was neither.

GAA • 26 Feb 23

Pat Havern kicked four points for the winners

Second-half surge from Down sees them defeat Westmeath

Down kept their Division 3 promotion hopes alive in Newry with a pulsating second-half performance at Páirc Esler to come from seven points behind to beat Westmeath by 1-10 to 0-11 in an enthralling finish.

Football • 25 Feb 23

Westmeath triumphed in the midland derby to join Offaly on four points after three games

Super-sub Martin propels Westmeath to win over Offaly

A strong second half display enabled Westmeath to repeat last year's Tailteann Cup win against neighbours Offaly in what was a very competitive and hard-fought game played in front of a very big crowd in Mullingar.

Football • 19 Feb 23

Darragh Egan feels his side can find a rich scoring groove

Egan feels Wexford are firing in the right direction

Wexford manager Darragh Egan feels his side are heading in the right direction as they picked up their first Allianz Hurling League win of the year against Westmeath.

GAA • 12 Feb 23

Wexford's Cathal Dunbar (L) races away from Shane McGovern of Westmeath

Wexford step on gas to ease past battling Westmeath

Wexford eased to a 2-23 to 1-15 Allianz Hurling League Division 1 win against Westmeath at TEG Cusack Park.

GAA • 12 Feb 23

Ronan Maher caught the eye for Tipperary

Daly: Tipp's transition period will be a short one

Allianz League Sunday pundit Anthony Daly believes Tipperary's transition period can be smooth enough to ensure that they prove a force in 2023.

GAA • 06 Feb 23

Mark Rodgers first goal set Clare on their way

Clare run riot to sink Westmeath at Ennis

A devastating return of 3-15 from their full-forward line powered Clare to a comprehensive opening victory over newcomers Westmeath in Division 1A of the Allianz Hurling League in front of 3, 523 in Cusack Park Ennis on Sunday afternoon.

GAA • 05 Feb 23

Luke Loughlin plundered 1-01 in Westmeath's rout of Longford in the midlands derby

Westmeath turn on style to crush sorry Longford

A dominant second half display saw Westmeath inflict a heavy defeat on neighbours Longford at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park.

Football • 05 Feb 23

Cavan's Dara McVeety scored two points from centre-back

Cavan gain revenge over Tailteann conquerors Westmeath

Cavan deservedly avenged their Tailteann Cup final defeat to Westmeath with an unflattering three-point win in Mullingar.

Football • 29 Jan 23

Dessie Dolan is one of five new managers of counties competing in Division 3

Allianz League: New managers to cut teeth in Division 3

Division 3 of the Allianz Football League promises to be ultra competitive in 2023 although the prize of a place in the Sam Maguire Cup race is no longer on offer for competing counties.

Football • 26 Jan 23

Galway's Adrian Tuohy rises for a fetch over Niall Mitchell of Westmeath

Galway impress with Walsh Cup defeat of Westmeath

Henry Shefflin's Galway got their year off to an impressive start when an understrength side scored a 3-28 to 0-10 win over Westmeath in the Walsh Cup at Duggan Park, Ballinasloe.

GAA • 08 Jan 23

Jason Sherlock will link up with Dessie Dolan in Westmeath

Sherlock added to Dolan's Westmeath management team

Former Dublin ace Jason Sherlock has been appointed as performance coach for the Westmeath footballers.

Football • 17 Nov 22

The incident occured during the Westmeath U-15 football final

GAA paramedic ref relieved to aid player in distress

The treatment and abuse of referees is a major talking point in the GAA world right now, but events at a Westmeath underage match last weekend, where a player was in distress, only served to illustrate the importance of match officials.

Football • 19 Oct 22

The Downs end 17-year wait for county title

The Downs are Westmeath senior football champions after a 17-year wait, Lar Wall's charges deservedly dethroning hat-trick seeking St Loman's, Mullingar in horrible conditions in Mullingar.

Football • 09 Oct 22

Niall O'Brien scored 0-08 for the winners

Castletown-Geoghegan back on top in Westmeath

Castletown-Geoghegan regained the Westmeath senior hurling title after a five-year, the side managed by former Westmeath football star Alan Mangan full value for their five-point win against Clonkill.

GAA • 02 Oct 22

RTÉ GAA Podcast: Dessie Dolan on managing Westmeath

New Westmeath senior football manager Dessie Dolan joins Mikey Stafford, Rory O'Neill and Niall McCoy to talk about his first management gig (not involving a team in his school).

Football • 22 Sep 22

Dessie Dolan (R) pictured with former Westmeath manager Jack Cooney after their side's victory in the Tailteann Cup final against Cavan

Dessie Dolan confirmed as new Westmeath football boss

Westmeath football legend Dessie Dolan will take over his native county for the 2023 season.