That's all from me on this fabulous weekend of national hurling league action. As ever, thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed our coverage.

HL1A full time: Galway 4-28 Waterford 3-23

The Tribesmen win a magnificent game of hurling in Salthill to join Tipperary on six points at the top of the table. Roll on the championship!

HL1A: Galway 4-28 Waterford 3-23

Waterford wing back Lyons takes another fine point on the run.

HL1A: Galway 4-28 Waterford 3-22

What a point from Galway full back Daithi Burke! Lyons replies with his fourth! The aggregate score has gone to 71 points in 70 minutes!

HL1A: Galway 4-27 Waterford 3-21

Starting with Padraic Mannion, Galway work the ball upfield to Concannon who finishes off a terrific team point. Whelan quickly adds to his tally.

HL1A: Galway 4-25 Waterford 3-21

Hutchinson draws the foul and Stephen Bennett swings over the free.

HL1A: Galway 4-25 Waterford 3-20

Hutchinson and substitute Patrick Curran pull back a couple of Waterford points. Eight minutes of normal time remaining.

Goal!

Great vision from Canning to spot and pick out Concannon, whose finish is as emphatic as it was confident - 4-25 to 3-18!

HL1A: Galway 3-25 Waterford 3-18

Niland replies to a Prendergast point. Hutchinson pulls it back to a five-point game again but Whelan's retort is instant! Then Conor Cooney nails a terrific point from long range!

Wow!

Canning turns Conor Prunty and effortlessly points from close to the right-hand sideline. Then Cathal Mannion whacks a high point up and over to leave six between the sides at the second water break - 3-22 to 3-16!

HL1A: Galway 3-20 Waterford 3-16

Canning pitches a trademark sideline cut over the bar as the standard refuses to drop. Bennett strikes that one off with a converted free.

HL1A: Galway 3-19 Waterford 3-15

Another exchange between Bennett (free) and Whelan as the Tribesmen maintain their four-point lead.

HL1A: Galway 3-18 Waterford 3-14

Stephen Bennett's unerring free looked to be equidistant from the two uprights as it sailed between them. Back come Galway again through Whelan.

HL1A: Galway 3-16 Waterford 3-13

Cooney weaves his way past a couple of tackles to stretch the gap and Loftus quickly tacks on another one.

HL1A: Galway 3-15 Waterford 3-13

Jamie Barron calmly sweeps the sliothar over the bar and we are back to a one-point game but Niland retorts immediately with another fine effort.

Goal!

Absolutely stunning from Hutchinson. He makes a wonderful catch and has an outside chance of getting a goal. But he decides to go for it and whacks the sliothar to the net off the inside of right post - 3-14 to 3-12!

HL1A: Galway 3-14 Waterford 2-12

Niland with the first score of the second half.

HL1A half time: Galway 3-13 Waterford 2-12

The Tribesmen reel off 2-4 withut reply to lead by four points at the end of a truly remarkable opening period in sunny Salthill!

Injured!

Aidan Harte replaces the injured Shane Cooney for Galway.

HL1A: Galway 3-13 Waterford 2-12

A sublime point from Canning on the turn out on the left wing!

HL1A: Galway 3-12 Waterford 2-12

Now Concannon - who had a hand in all three Galway goals - gets himself a point!

Goal!

On the stroke of 35, Concannon blasts the third Galway goal after Shaun O'Brien had saved Cooney's initial effort - 3-11 to 2-12!

HL1A: Galway 2-11 Waterford 2-12

Canning whips over a close-range free in the 35th minute of a brilliant first half.

Goal!

Canning ghosted in to full forward and once Cancannon picked him out there was only going to be one outcome! Substitute Evan Niland adds a point and Galway are back within two - 2-12 to 2-10.

HL1A: Galway 1-9 Waterford 2-12

Whelan was nearly in for a second Galway goal. Possession is maintained and the ball is recycled to Canning, who takes his point. But Shane Bennett replies.

Goal!

What a finish! Shane Bennett picks it out under pressure and finds the right corner of the net. Hutchinson adds a point - 2-11 to 1-8!

HL1A: Galway 1-8 Waterford 1-10

Terrific points at either end as Lyons' third is cancelled out by Sean Loftus.

Goal!

Hard to tell what exactly happened there but it was Adrian Tuohy who finished to the Waterford net. Brian Concannon's cross seemed to have first been deflected onto the post by Austin Gleeson. Canning adds a free and the gap is down to two - 1-9 to 1-7!

HL1A: Galway 0-6 Waterford 1-9

Stephen Bennett (free) and Lyons increase the Waterford lead to seven. Galway looked to be in for a goal chance but play is called back for a free, which Canning taps over, having shaken off a knock.

HL1A: Galway 0-5 Waterford 1-7

Conor Whelan comes from deep to slot the last score before the first water break. Na Deise have started best and lead by double scores.

Yellow card!

Dessie Hutchinson booked for catching Murphy.

HL1A: Galway 0-3 Waterford 1-6

No advantage to Waterford so we go back for the free, which Stephen Bennett arrows over the bar!

HL1A: Galway 0-3 Waterford 1-5

With ten minutes played, Conor Cooney gets Galway's first point from play. Cathal Mannion follows up with another one but Kieran Bennett blasts over Waterford's third, Prendergast their fourth and Calum Lyons their fifth!

Save!

Brilliant save by Galway goalkeeper Eanna Murphy to deny Dessie Hutchinson! Stephen Bennett knocks over the '65' to make it 1-2 to 0-1!

HL1A: Galway 0-1 Waterford 1-1

Joe Canning opens the Tribesmen's account from a free on five minutes.

Goal!

Shane Bennett with a brilliant catch; he picks out Jack Prendergast, who fires a bullet to the bottom left corner of the Galway net - 1-1 to no score!

HL1A: Galway 0-0 Waterford 0-1

Stephen Bennett is afforded way too much time and space. He duly opens the scoring at Salthill.

HL2A full time: Offaly 5-24 Down 1-19

Four wins from four for the Faithful County and they seal promotion to Division One with a game to spare!

HL2B full time: Derry 3-22 Donegal 3-21

It was the game that had everything at Ballinacreen but the Oak Leafers prevail by the minimum to claim their first victory of the year!

HL1A full time: Westmeath 0-16 Tipperary 4-27

Tipp remain unbeaten and move to the top of the table. The Lake County will face Laois in the Division One relegation play-off.

HL3B full time: Louth 3-16 Fermanagh 0-15

The Wee County finish top of the table with a 100% record to clinch promotion!

HL2B full time: Roscommon 0-10 Kildare 4-25

Three wins from three for the Lilywhites and they are now out on their own at the top of the Division 2B table.

HL2A full time: Meath 0-17 Carlow 5-28

With a comprehensive victory, the Barrowsiders move two points ahead of the Royal County on the Division 2A table.

Goal!

Mark Kehoe hits a fourth Tipperary major in injury time at Mullingar.

HL3B full time: Leitrim 1-17 Cavan 1-20

The Breffni County battle to victory in Carrick-on-Shannon!

Goal!

A third Louth goal courtesy of James Costello - the Wee County have done enough against Fermanagh, now leading by 3-14 to 0-15!

HL2B: Roscommon 0-10 Kildare 4-21

Jack Travers adds to the winners' tally for the day.

HL1A: Westmeath 0-14 Tipperary 3-26

Doyle hits another consolation point from a 65th-minute free.

HL1A: Westmeath 0-13 Tipperary 3-26

Fantastic strike from Westmeath's Derek McNicholas.

Goal!

Six goals today for Offaly! Eoghan Cahill hits the latest - 6-20 to 1-16!

We are in the closing stages of all seven 2pm throw-ins so don't go anywhere...

Goal!

Sean Keating nets for Cavan in the 64th minute - 1-17 to 1-14!

HL1B full time: Kilkenny 1-29 Laois 0-22

Ten between them in the end as the Cats maintain their 100% record and Laois lose again.

HL1B: Kilkenny 1-28 Laois 0-22

Bergin extends the winning margin deep into added time. Cats 'keeper Murphy pulled off a truly phenomenal save a few minutes ago.

HL3B: Leitrim 1-13 Cavan 0-16

But Diarmuid Carney's free ties the scores up one more!

HL3B: Leitrim 1-13 Cavan 0-15

Conal McGuire edges Leitrim back ahead in a tight encounter.

Goal!

A flurry of goals at Balinascreen, where it's now 3-15 to 3-13 to Derry! Ciaran Mathewson and Gerry Gilmore for Donegal either side of a John Mullan reply.

Goal!

Cahill finds the net from an Offaly penalty - 5-16 to 1-13!

Goal!

Paul Matthews fires his second goal for Louth, who lead Fermanagh by 2-11 to 0-15 at the second water break.

Red card!

Robert Byrne is off and Tipperary are down to 14 men with 22 minutes left.

Goal!

Conor Woods pulls one back for Down from a penalty. But four minutes later Langton hits Offaly's fourth major. Following a Sands point for the Ardsmen, it's 4-16 to 1-13 in favour of Offaly.

Goal!

Forde nets again for Tipp, who are now 18 points clear of Westmeath - 3-19 to 0-10!

Save!

Eoin Murphy denies Scully a Laois goal but Scully strokes over the '65' and it's a six-point game after 62 minutes - 1-24 to 0-21!

Goal!

Jack Sheridan nets the fourth Kildare goal and follows up with a point - 4-17 to 0-5!

Goal!

Jason Forde tucks away a Tipperary penalty before Michael Breen and Paddy Cadell tack on points to make it 2-18 to 0-9. Westmeath's Darragh Egerton is in the sin bin.

HL2A: Offaly 3-15 Down 0-10

Eoghan Cahill adds another point for the Faithful County.

HL1B: Kilkenny 1-23 Laois 0-18

Fifteen minutes remaining. King and Scully (free) reduce the arrears to eight.

HL3B: Leitrim 1-9 Cavan 0-10

Three points in a row from Leitrim's Karl McDermott!

HL1B: Kilkenny 1-23 Laois 0-16

Cody (free), Fogarty and Adrian Mullen stretch Kilkenny's lead to ten at the second sos uisce.

HL1B: Kilkenny 1-20 Laois 0-16

Martin Keoghan points at the end of a terrific Kilkenny move - and is then replaced by John Donnelly.

HL1B: Kilkenny 1-19 Laois 0-15

Ross King adds to Scully's seventh score of the day as the O'Moore men rally. Scully clips over a free from the right wing - his eighth score.

HL2B half time: Derry 2-13 Donegal 1-11

A goal shortly before the break keeps Donegal's hopes alive at Ballinascreen.

HL1B: Kilkenny 1-18 Laois 0-12

Scully and Dunphy peg back a couple of Laois points.

HL2A half time: Meath 0-9 Carlow 3-15

Carlow look to be in complete control at Pairc Tailteann.

HL3B half time: Leitrim 1-4 Cavan 0-9

Cavan finish the half strongest to take a two-point interval advantage.

HL1B: Kilkenny 1-17 Laois 0-10

Bergin makes it double scores again following an exchange of frees between Cody and Scully.

HL1A half time: Westmeath 0-7 Tipperary 1-15

The Lake County are providing stubborn opposition but the Premier County's class is starting to show.

HL2A half time: Offaly 3-11 Down 0-8

Brian Duignan, Liam Langton and Oisin Kelly with the Faithful County goals in Tullamore.

HL2B half time: Roscommon 0-4 Kildare 3-15

The Lilywhites' 100% record is not going to come under threat today!

HL3B half time: Louth 1-9 Fermanagh 0-11

An injury-time Geoghegan free is the difference between the teams at the break in Darver.

HL3B: Leitrim 1-3 Cavan 0-8

Philip Brady doubles the difference!

HL3B: Leitrim 1-3 Cavan 0-7

Sean Keating and Diarmuid Carney (free) edge the Breffni boys ahead as half time approaches.

Goal!

Looks like Tipperary are going to ease to the top of Division 1A. John McGrath's finish has them nine clear of Westmeath, 1-13 to 0-7.

Goal!

Derry lead Donegal by 2-10 to 0-7. Brian Cassidy has just struck the hosts' second three-pointer.

Goal!

Kildare are running riot in The Hyde. Sheridan makes it 3-10 to 0-3!

HL3B: Louth 1-7 Fermanagh 0-9

Darren Geoghegan nails a Louth '65' in this top-of-the-table clash.

HL1A: Westmeath 0-5 Tipperary 0-12

Robbie Greville fires a superb Westmeath point after Paddy Cadell had stretched Tipp's lead, but Barry Heffernan restores the seven-point gap.

Goal!

David Slattery registers Kildare's second goal of the game and they lead Roscommon by 2-8 to 0-3!

Goal!

Oisin Kelly nets Offaly's third - 3-10 to 0-5!

HL1B half time: Kilkenny 1-15 Laois 0-9

Double scores at the break. Jack Kelly closed the first-half scoring for the visitors after Blanchfield and Conor Fogarty added to the Black & Amber tally.

Goal!

Offaly are flying against Down - Liam Langton's major makes it 2-9 to 0-3 after 20 minutes.

HL1B: Kilkenny 1-13 Laois 0-8

Scully's free has the gap back to seven but the Cats reply with a Cody free in the 35th minute.

HL3B: Louth 1-4 Fermanagh 0-6

A Paddy Lynch point edges the Wee County back in front.

HL2A: Offaly 1-7 Down 0-3

Jason Sampson with his third after Eoghan Sands slotted one for the Ardsmen.

HL1A: Westmeath 0-3 Tipperary 0-6

Noel McGrath replies to a Killian Doyle free.

Goal!

Jack Sheridan's 13th-minute strike has Kildare three clear of Roscommon - 1-3 to 0-3!

HL1B: Kilkenny 1-12 Laois 0-6

'Picky' Maher replies to a converted Cody free. Ten minutes left in the first half.

HL1A: Westmeath 0-2 Tipperary 0-5

Robbie Greville and Maher swap points at Mullingar.

Goal!

Paul Matthews blasts to the Fermanagh net and Louth lead by 1-2 to 0-3!

Goal!

But the Laois goalkeeper is picking the sliothar out of his net seconds later after Liam Blanchfield toe-poked it over the line - 1-11 to 0-5!

HL1B: Kilkenny 0-11 Laois 0-5

Enda Rowland thumps over a monster free for the midlanders...

HL1B: Kilkenny 0-11 Laois 0-4

Purcell and Reid take turns to bang over their second points.

Goal!

What a start for Carlow in Navan as they lead y 1-2 to no score!

Goal!

Cathal O'Donovan fires to the Cavan net and Leitrim lead by 1-0 to 0-0!

HL1B: Kilkenny 0-10 Laois 0-3

Paddy Purcell and Michael Carey trade points before the first water break.

Goal!

Brian Duignan gives Offaly a dream start against Down!

HL1A: Westmeath 0-0 Tipperary 0-2

Brendan Maher and the returning Seamus Callanan land early Tipp points.

HL1B: Kilkenny 0-9 Laois 0-2

Running away from goal, Bergin splits the posts from a tight angle to claim his third point. Scully replies from his second converted free.

HL1B: Kilkenny 0-8 Laois 0-1

At the third attempt, Reid raises a white flag. Cody adds the eighth from a long-range free.

HL1B: Kilkenny 0-6 Laois 0-1

Billy Ryan clips over a delightful score from the left wing on the run. Richie Reid follows up with his second narrow wide. Scully also misses the target at the other end.

HL1B: Kilkenny 0-5 Laois 0-1

PJ Scully whips over a Laois free on nine minutes following a foul on Dunphy. But Cody replies at the other end after Sean Downey is pulled up for charging.

HL1B: Kilkenny 0-4 Laois 0-0

Corner men Cody (free) and Bergin double their personal tallies.

HL1B: Kilkenny 0-2 Laois 0-0

James Bergin doubles the Cats' lead on three minutes - Enda Rowland then makes a brilliant diving save to deny Cody!

Team news:

Matthew Whelan, Conor Phelan and Colm Stapleton are the three Laois men omitted from the starting team, by the way.

HL1B: Kilkenny 0-1 Laois 0-0

Forty seconds in, Eoin Cody opens the scoring. Laois mounted the first attack but Maher's shot flew wide.

Team news:

Ciaran McEvoy, Stephen Maher and Aaron Dunphy come into the Laois starting team. Seconds away from throw-in at Nowlan Park.

Brian Cody's Cats are strongly fancied to claim a fourth straight victory but the O'Moore County are unlikely to roll over without a fight.

Kilkenny (Allianz HL Division 1 v Laois): Eoin Murphy; Tommy Walsh, Joey Holden, Paddy Deegan; Darragh Corcoran, Huw Lawlor, Michael Carey; Richie Reid, Conor Fogarty; Adrian Mullen, Martin Keoghan, Billy Ryan; James Bergin, Liam Blanchfield, Eoin Cody.

Laois (HL1 v Kilkenny): Enda Rowland; Diarmuid Conway, Sean Downey, Donnachadh Harnett; Jack Kelly, Matthew Whelan, Conor Phelan; Fiachra Fennell, Paddy Purcell; James Ryan, Colm Stapleton, Ciaran Collier; PJ Scully, Ross King, Eoin Gaughan.

We'll be providing regular updates on all the action.

HL3B:

Pace setters Louth meet Fermanagh at Darver while Leitrim will be attempting to avoid a third successive defeat when they welcome Cavan to Carrick-on-Shannon.

HL2B:

In Division 2B, it's Derry V Donegal and Roscommon V Kildare.

HL2A:

Meath welcome Carlow to Navan and Down travel to O'Connor Park to face table-topping Offaly.

HL1B:

In Group B of Division One, meanwhile, Nowlan Park is the venue for the day's first throw-in ... Kilkenny V Laois at 1:45.

HL1A:

There are two games in Group A of Division One. Westmeath entertain Tipperary at 2pm and Galway host Waterford at 3:45.

NHL Round Four:

A total of nine matches take place this afternoon as Round Four of the 2021 national hurling league concludes.