Carlow clinched promotion when they out-fought and out-battled a tough opposition in this Lidl National Football League Division 4 semi-final in Portarlington.
Carlow manager Joe Murphy hailed his players for the fight they showed to defeat Longford in yesterday evening's Allianz Football League Division 4 final at Croke Park.
Carlow are Allianz Football League Division 4 champions after coming through an epic battle with Longford this evening at Croke Park where it took extra time to separate the sides.
Dublin got their Leinster U20 football championship campaign off to a winning start last night (Wednesday) by edging out Wexford on a 1-18 to 1-15 scoreline.
There was no shortage of drama at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park this afternoon as Longford pulled off a remarkable comeback against Wicklow to earn promotion to Division 3 of the Allianz Football League at their opponents' expense.
Below are all of today's final round Allianz Hurling League fixtures as well as the scheduled games in the Munster U20 football championship and the Leinster minor hurling championship...
Galway and Waterford will be the two sides making their way to UPMC Nowlan Park for the Centra National Camogie League Division 1A final on Sunday April 12, after the Tribeswomen overcame Cork by 0-18 to 1-9 at Athenry this afternoon.
Sara Doyle created a slice of history at Heartland Credit Union Páirc Seán MacDiarmada on March 8 when Carlow recorded a vital victory against Leitrim in Division 4 of the Lidl National Football League.
We're down to the penultimate round of the national football league this weekend and the promotion, relegation and final pairings pictures will become clearer.
Kildare secured their Allianz Hurling League Division 1B status this afternoon by seeing off Carlow on a 3-22 to 1-19 scoreline at Cedral St Conleth's Park.
Carlow maintained their perfect run in Division 4 of the Lidl National Football League when they chalked up their seventh win of the campaign and in the process inflicted a first defeat of the season on Leitrim.
Waterford are out in front by themselves after winning in Antrim but just one result separates the other five in what is turning out to be an incredibly tight Division 1A race in the Centra National Camogie League, with no winless teams after three rounds of games in the top tier.
Kildare ace Jack Sheridan is set to miss Sunday's Allianz Hurling League Division 1B clash against Carlow after having an appeal against his red card rejected.
Clare will be playing their league hurling in Division 1A next season after cementing their fifth consecutive in Division 1B at Carlow's expense this evening.
Waterford backed up their opening round win over Cork by completing the double over the 2025 All-Ireland finalists in Athenry today, holding Galway to just six scores in a tense Centra National League Division 1A clash.
A motion to dispense with the All-Ireland senior hurling championship preliminary quarter-finals was passed at the GAA's Annual Congress earlier today.