Ciarán Downey believes Louth can win an All-Ireland SFC title in the next few years.

After years of underachievement, the Wee County were crowned Leinster champions for the first time in 68 years last summer and are now chasing promotion to the top flight of the Allianz League ahead of the visit of Division 2 table-toppers Derry to Ardee on Saturday.

Speaking at a press event in Armagh City which also attended by Derry's Paul Cassidy, the in-form Newtown Blues forward said: "I know Sam Mulroy got a bit of stick a few years ago for mentioning, 'Why can't we win an All-Ireland?'

"Of course there's a long way to go between here now and getting there. There's definitely a lot in the middle to cover first. But our goal isn't just to be a Division 2 team.

"We're an ambitious group and we believe that we can mix it with anybody in Ireland.

"It's about consistently getting there and challenging at that level and taking the scalps when they come. I wouldn't be ruling us out, that we can't win an All-Ireland in the next five, six years."

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