While critics call for league finals to be scrapped, Laois, Longford, Wexford and Leitrim are pursuing a place in the Division Four decider. Each knows that winning it would give their county a lasting lift
Longford GAA
Three months after being threatened with expulsion from the league by the GAA’s CCCC, Cavan hurlers knuckling down to their task in Division 3A
Wexford and Tipperary among the teams eyeing promotion and escape football’s basement division
Original proposal would have seen counties not play league hurling on grounds they did not have sufficient clubs
Statement signed by clubs, management and the captains of all Tier 1 hurling teams comes in wake of five county boards also opposing the move
Louth, Fermanagh, Longford and Cavan say they will vote against the proposal, while Leitrim hurling manager Olcan Conway labels it ‘a cost-cutting exercise’
Counties with too few clubs could be confined to the Lory Meagher Cup
The announcement of the O’Byrne Cup fixtures reveals Dublin will start football season away to Laois or Offaly
Louth champions Ardee to meet Kilmacud Crokes in the next round
Ballygunner and Sarsfields meet in Munster SHC quarter-final while Leinster SFC quarter-finals are down for decision
Limerick beat Longford at the Gaelic Grounds while last year’s finalists Cavan see off Laois
In a fixture memorable for several superb scores, good play and errors, the sides were level on five occasions
Tipperary are aiming to beat the the All-Ireland champions for the first time since 2018
Division Three round-up: Tipperary relegated and Longford also drop down to Division Four after loss to Down; Antrim and Fermanagh secure tight home wins against Cavan and Westmeath
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