That's all from me for this weekend. Today saw Donegal, Longford, Offaly and Wexford march on in the football championship while Clare were too good for Waterford in the Munster SHC. Thanks for reading.

Leinster SFC full time: Carlow 2-13 Longford 0-25

Longford advance to a Leinster quarter-final meeting with Meath in Navan next Sunday. They looked very impressive in attack and a little porous at the back. Carlow's season is over.

Leinster SFC: Carlow 2-13 Longford 0-25

Substitute Dylan Farrell adds on to the winning tally with a late point.

Goal!

The second Carlow goal arrives in the 68th minute - Foley the scorer this time, 2-13 to 0-24!

Leinster SFC: Carlow 1-13 Longford 0-24

Colm Hulton sticks over a consolation point for Carlow but corner back Paddy Fox gets forward and replies.

Save!

Collum somehow denies Blake a second Carlow goal after a magnificent mid-air adjustment. What a save from the Longford custodian!

Leinster SFC: Carlow 1-12 Longford 0-23

Chris Blake pulls one back on the hour but we have arrived at the stage where Carlow need goals to keep their season alive.

Leinster SFC: Carlow 1-11 Longford 0-23

Gallagher fists his point to keep the scoreboard moving. Some total from Longford here!

Leinster SFC: Carlow 1-11 Longford 0-22

Rian Brady's fifth point stetches the gap to nine but Darragh Foley replies.

Leinster SFC: Carlow 1-10 Longford 0-21

Longford are shooting the lights out here now. Hagan slots over his second as they move closer to the Last Eight.

Leinster SFC: Carlow 1-10 Longford 0-20

Magic from Robbie Smyth as he wallops over a terrific 20th Longford point from distance!

Leinster SFC: Carlow 1-10 Longford 0-19

Full forward Joseph Hagan was almost in for a Longford goal but he takes his point and the gap is six at the second water break.

Goal!

Carlow refuse to roll over and they strike back with a stunning Conor Crowley finish to the top corner of the net! Brilliant finish - 1-10 to 0-18!

Leinster SFC: Carlow 0-10 Longford 0-18

McGivney and Smyth tack on two more Longford scores and Padraic Davis' men look to be on their way...

Leinster SFC: Carlow 0-10 Longford 0-16

Substitute Broderick grabs his third second-half point.

Leinster SFC: Carlow 0-9 Longford 0-16

David McGivney with a wonderful point as Longford stretch their lead back out to six; Brady adds another one - Longford's turn to hit three in a row.

Yellow card!

Donal McElligott is the third Longford man to be booked by Conor Lane.

Leinster SFC: Carlow 0-9 Longford 0-14

A goal looked certain as Dessie Reynolds burst through the Carlow defence but it's over the bar for a Longford point!

Leinster SFC: Carlow 0-9 Longford 0-13

Broderick clips over a left-footed free following a foul on Blake. Storming start to the second half from the Barrowsiders!

Leinster SFC: Carlow 0-8 Longford 0-13

Paddy Collum deflects a close-range Paul Broderick effort over his bar as Carlow come looking for a goal!

Leinster SFC: Carlow 0-7 Longford 0-13

Chris Blake on target for Carlow within seconds of the restart at Tullamore.

Leinster SFC half time: Carlow 0-6 Longford 0-13

With a seven-point half-time lead, Longford are on course to complete the Leinster senior football championship quarter-final line-up.

Munster SHC full time: Waterford 0-21 Clare 1-22

Victory for Clare, who progress to a semi-final meeting with Tipperary next Sunday, while Waterford - who were severely depleted today - go into the Qualifiers.

Save!

Eibhear Quilligan denies Waterford a late, late goal!

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-21 Clare 1-22

Right on cue, Tony Kelly creates an inch of space for himself and mines a vital Clare point. The Banner are then awarded a free and Kelly swings it wide from the '45'.

Just a goal between them now as we move into three minutes of stoppage time...

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-21 Clare 1-21

After Clare spurn a great goal chance, Calum Lyons thumps over a long-range point and Gleeson pulls back another!

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-19 Clare 1-21

Mikey Kearney closes the gap to give with three minutes remaining but Gleeson's subsequent shot drifts right and wide...

Leinster SFC: Carlow 0-2 Longford 0-8

Robbie Smyth slots Longford's fourth unanswered score.

Leinster SFC: Carlow 0-2 Longford 0-7

Longford pull away with points from Robbie Smyth, Rian Brady and Darren Gallagher (free).

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-17 Clare 1-20

Bennett (free) and substitute Patrick Curran make it a six-point game with seven minutes left. Clare have left themselves vulnerable to a strong Waterford finish!

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-15 Clare 1-20

Neil Montgomery's point is cancelled out by Kelly's tenth of the day as we pass the hour mark in Semple Stadium.

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-14 Clare 1-19

McCarthy raises a white flag for Clare and Gleeson hits back from a long-range Waterford free.

Leinster SFC: Carlow 0-1 Longford 0-4

Rian Brady nudges the Longford men three clear.

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-13 Clare 1-18

Gleeson closes it back to an eight-point game but you get the feeling Na Deise need a goal or two... Instead, they hit their tenth wide. Clare have recorded 20.

Leinster SFC full time: Wicklow 0-14 Wexford 2-11

Some win for the Model County who will entertain reigning provincial and All-Ireland champions Dublin in next Sunday's provincial quarter-final!

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-12 Clare 1-18

We take a breather for the second water break after Bennett pops over a Waterford free to reduce the arrears to nine.

Leinster SFC: Carlow 0-1 Longford 0-3

They are up and running in Tullamore, where Longford have a two-point advantage early on.

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-11 Clare 1-18

Cathal Malone's point is cancelled out by Kieran Bennett before Ian Galvin provides the Banner's 18th point from out wide.

Leinster SFC: Wicklow 0-13 Wexford 2-10

Back come Wicklow with a converted Jackson free.

Leinster SFC: Wicklow 0-12 Wexford 2-10

Shanley's pointed free is the insurance point for the Model County.

Clare have now registered 17 wides! Their score to date is 1-16. Waterford have only amassed ten points...

Seven minutes of injury time to be added on in Aughrim, where Wexford lead Wicklow by three points.

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-10 Clare 1-16

Bennett (free) and Kelly swap points once more. Gleeson sends a shot left and wide. Nine between the sides after 45 minutes.

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-9 Clare 1-15

Another exchange of pointed frees between Bennett and Kelly before the former misses the target with a shot from play. Cathal Malone hits Clare's 15th wide.

Leinster SFC: Wicklow 0-12 Wexford 2-9

Rossiter's point means the visitors are three ahead with 63 minutes played. Who will be hosting the Dubs next Sunday?

Goal!

Martin O'Connor gets forward to finish to the Wicklow net and Wexford lead by 2-8 to0-12 with 62 minutes gone!

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-8 Clare 1-14

Within 30 seconds of the restart in Thurles, Stephen Bennett whips over a Waterford point from play. Gleeson then fires left and wide from a sideline cut before Kelly replies from a straightforward Clare free.

Ten minutes to go in Aughrim, where Wicklow still lead by a single point.

Leinster SFC: Wicklow 0-12 Wexford 1-8

Donal Shanley converts a free into the wind and it's a one-point game at the second water break.

Leinster SFC: Wicklow 0-12 Wexford 1-7

A free from goalkeeper Mark Jackson doubles the gap as Wexford's Daithi Waters returns from the sin bin.

Leinster SFC: Wicklow 0-11 Wexford 1-7

Seanie Furlong gets his first to a long deliver and diverts it over the bar for the lead point.

Munster SHC half time: Waterford 0-7 Clare 1-13

Bennett arrows over a long-range Waterford free. Kelly (1-6) replies with one from his own '65' and the gap is nine at the short whistle. Waterford have been poor, with no forward scoring from play and they are lucky not to be 20 points behind.

Leinster SFC: Wicklow 0-10 Wexford 1-7

A scoring burst from the Garden County and they are level - Murphy, Chris O'Brien and Conor Byrne with the points.

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-6 Clare 1-12

Reidy increases the gap but, true to form, the point is followed by yet another Clare wide. Kelly - who is operating at full forward - then wins a free in the 33rd minute and the former Hurler of the Year swings it over.

Leinster SFC: Wicklow 0-7 Wexford 1-7

John Tubritt's point leaves the goal between the sides again.

Goal!

Kelly gives Shane Nolan no chance - low to the bottom right corner - 1-10 to 0-6! Shane Fives has been sin-binned for giving away the penalty.

Penalty!

Shanagher's shot is inches wide but he was being fouled as he pulled the trigger, so it's a penalty to Clare...

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-6 Clare 0-10

Another Bennett free has the gap back to three but Clare reply with a brilliant solo point from Taylor, who wins possession himself and clips over a beauty.

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-5 Clare 0-9

At the other end, Bennett eases over another simple free. Liam Cahill must be delighted to be only four behind.

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-4 Clare 0-9

Aidan McCarthy's point is followed by two more poor Clare wides - nine points and twelve wides inside 24 minutes for Brian Lohan's men. Surely they are going to regret this?...

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-4 Clare 0-8

Na Deise are awarded the softest of frees and Stephen Bennett does the rest.

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-3 Clare 0-8

Kelly pings over a Clare free from halfway for his fourth point of the championship.

Seven points and nine wides from the Clare hurlers in the opening quarter - they lead by four at the first water break.

Leinster SFC full time: Offaly 3-19 Louth 0-19 (AET)

Veteran Niall McNamee inspires the Faithful County - who dominated extra time - to a thrilling victory over Louth. John Maughan's charges will take on Kildare next weekend but the Wee County's year is over.

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-3 Clare 0-7

Dessie Hutchinson taps over a free before Gleeson hits an inspirational point from the left wing and Na Deise will be delighted to be just four points adrift after being dominated for 16 minutes.

A series of terrible wides from Clare, who are six clear of Waterford but should be almost out of sight.

Leinster SFC half time: Wicklow 0-6 Wexford 1-5

The visitors lead by two points at the interval in Aughrim.

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-1 Clare 0-6

Austin Gleeson opens Waterford's account in the tenth minute and David Reidy replies immediately. Wing back Diarmuid Ryan adds the sixth!

Goal!

Peter Cunningham fists Offaly's third goal and they are home and hosed now against Louth - 3-17 to 0-19!

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-0 Clare 0-4

Ryan Taylor continues Clare's super start in Thurles but Aron Shanagher's effort goes wide.

Leinster SFC: Offaly 2-17 Louth 0-19 (extra time being played)

Mark Abbott makes it a four-point game!

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-0 Clare 0-3

Kelly follows up his converted free with a ridiculous point from close to the left sideline!

Leinster SFC half time in extra time: Offaly 2-16 Louth 0-19

The Faithful County three to the good with ten minutes to play thanks to McNamee's goal.

Munster SHC: Waterford 0-0 Clare 0-1

Running away from goal, Tony Kelly opens the scoring with a terrific strike over his shoulder.

Leinster SFC: Wicklow 0-5 Wexford 1-3

Paraic Hughes replies to Mark Kenny's point.

The Munster SHC opener between Clare and Waterford is just minutes away! Two hundred lucky supporters will witness this match in Thurles, which has a capacity of around 46,000.

Goal!

A second goal for Offaly as Niall McNamee fists Peter Cunningham's pass to the Louth net - 2-16 to 0-19!

Leinster SFC: Offaly 1-16 Louth 0-19 (extra time being played)

Ciaran Downey equalises, but...

Leinster SFC: Wicklow 0-4 Wexford 1-1

Thanks to Podge O'Toole's point the sides are level at the first water break.

Leinster SFC: Offaly 1-16 Louth 0-18 (extra time being played)

Niall McNamee hits the first point of extra time at Pairc Tailteann.

Leinster SFC: Wicklow 0-2 Wexford 1-1

Patrick O'Connor replies with a lovely score in the tenth minute.

Leinster SFC: Wicklow 0-1 Wexford 1-1

Rossiter hits the Model County's first point of the day and they lead by three.

Goal!

Mark Rossiter gives Wexford a dream start in Aughrim! Arran Murphy replies with a Wicklow point - 1-0 to 0-1!

Leinster SFC full time: Offaly 1-15 Louth 0-18

We will have extra time in Navan thanks to that brilliant Mulroy free from off the ground! Mulroy also had a chance to win it with the last kick of normal time but his shot went left and wide.

Leinster SFC: Offaly 1-15 Louth 0-18

Wow! In the third minute of added time, Naomh Mairtin ace Mulroy fires over a 45-metre free at the hospital end to bring Louth level again. Leading by example!

Leinster SFC: Offaly 1-15 Louth 0-17

Wee County captain Mulroy swings one over from play as we move into four minutes of injury time at the end of this absorbing contest!

Leinster SFC: Offaly 1-15 Louth 0-16

Dreadnots veteran Anthony Williams on target as the Wee County refuse to throw in the towel.

Leinster SFC: Offaly 1-15 Louth 0-15

Farrell goes down and earns the free, which he pops over himself to increase the gap to three with five minutes left.

Goal!

A huge score in Navan. Dunican misses an Offaly free but possession is lost on the restart after the Faithfuls pushed up and Bernard Allen ends up lobbing Craig Lynch to find the corner of the net - 1-14 to 0-15! The short kick-out costs the Wee County dearly!

Leinster SFC: Offaly 0-14 Louth 0-15

Louth are back in front thanks to a superb point under pressure from Ciaran Keenan.

Leinster SFC: Offaly 0-14 Louth 0-14

Goalkeeper Paddy Dunican strokes over a close-range free awarded for a foul off the ball and it's all-square again.

Leinster SFC: Offaly 0-13 Louth 0-14

Ciaran's brother Declan Byrne fires Louth ahead within seconds! Great contribution from the St Mochtas men!

Leinster SFC: Offaly 0-13 Louth 0-13

Former AFL star Ciaran 'Casey' Byrne draws the Wee County level! What a game we are witnessing here!

Fifteen minutes left in Navan where one point separates Louth and Offaly at the second water break!

Leinster SFC: Offaly 0-13 Louth 0-12

Bill Carroll the scorer as the Faithful County lead by the odd point from 25!

Leinster SFC: Offaly 0-12 Louth 0-12

Niall Darby slots the third successive Offaly point as John Maughan's men reclaim the lead. But full back Dermot Campbell replies for Mickey Harte's charges!

Ulster SFC full time: Down 1-12 Donegal 2-25

Donegal canter through to an Ulster quarter-final meeting with neighbours Derry in Ballybofey on July 11th, while Down's season is over.

Leinster SFC: Offaly 0-11 Louth 0-11

Jordan Hayes equalises after Cian Farrell broke through for his fifth point.

Ulster SFC: Down 1-11 Donegal 2-23

Ethan O'Donnell becomes Donegal's eleventh different scorer on the day as they ease 15 points clear with three minutes left.

Leinster SFC: Offaly 0-9 Louth 0-11

Ruairi McNamee and Farrell close it back to a one-point game. Mulroy replies with a converted free. This is the match of the weekend so far by quite some distance!

Save!

A diving Patton save denies Down a second goal, which would only have been a consolation. But still ... some stop!

Leinster SFC: Offaly 0-7 Louth 0-10

Ryan Burns from Hunterstown Rovers registers the first score after the resumption on Brews Hill.

Goal!

McBrearty gathers Langan's pass and tucks his shot into the far left corner of the net - super finish! 2-21 to 1-10!

Ulster SFC: Down 1-10 Donegal 1-21

Mogan and Brennan add to the winning tally. Ten minutes left in what has been another largely one-sided affair.

Ulster SFC: Down 1-10 Donegal 1-19

He's going to finish up on the losing side but Barry O'Hagan (0-8) has possibly been Man of the Match. Lovely score off his left, there, to which McBrearty replies in kind.

Wide!

Caolan McGonigle drags a Donegal goal chance left and wide! Nine between them at the second water break.

Ulster SFC: Down 1-9 Donegal 1-18

Ryan McHugh helps himself to another point - his fourth - on the stroke of 50 minutes.

Red card!

Down full back Gerard McGovern is sent off with a straight red card for a needless high late challenge on Langan!

Leinster SFC half time: Offaly 0-7 Louth 0-9

A Mulroy free flies over and the Wee County lead by two at the break. They outscored Offaly by five points to one after the water break!

Wide!

O'Hagan goes for a second Down goal but his low shot flies across the face of goal and goes left and wide.

Leinster SFC: Offaly 0-7 Louth 0-8

Louth steal ahead with a run of points from Sam Mulroy (2) and Conor Grimes!

Save!

Down should have had a second goal after Mooney picked out fellow midfielder Ryan McEvoy but the latter fired his shot straight at Patton's feet. A four-point swing as Donegal counter and Langan points to leave nine between them!

Goal!

What a confident finish from Caolan Mooney as he rolls a nonchalant finish past Shaun Patton to the near corner of the Donegal net - 1-8 to 1-16!

Ulster SFC: Down 0-8 Donegal 1-16

Eoin McHugh extends the gap but...

Leinster SFC: Offaly 0-7 Louth 0-5

Farrell fires over a terrific long-range point in the 26th minute.

Leinster SFC: Offaly 0-6 Louth 0-5

Eoghan Callaghan halves the deficit. This one could go right down to the wire!

Leinster SFC: Offaly 0-6 Louth 0-4

Ciaran Byrne reduces the gap ahead of the first water break. Still all to play for here.

Leinster SFC: Offaly 0-6 Louth 0-3

Peter Cunningham and Cian Farrell push the Faithful County two clear before Niall McNamee makes it double scores.

Leinster SFC: Offaly 0-3 Louth 0-3

A thrilling opening ten minutes in Navan, where Liam Jackson has drawn the Wee County level!

Ulster SFC half time: Down 0-8 Donegal 1-15

O'Hagan and McBrearty (free) exchange the last two points of the half and Donegal retire with a commanding ten-point interval advantage.

Black card!

Donegal corner back Stephen McMenamin is sin-binned for ten minutes on 37.

Steps?

Looking at a replay of that Donegal goal, I think I was being conservative when I suggested ten steps! It was more like 13 or 14.

Ulster SFC: Down 0-7 Donegal 1-14

Sublime strike from McBrearty on the run and on the turn from the wrong side! Ten between them.

Goal!

Game over in Newry? Murphy's replacement Brennan blasts a shot to the roof of the Down net after taking about ten steps! 1-13 to 0-7!

Ulster SFC: Down 0-7 Donegal 0-13

Ciaran Thompson with a leisurely score three minutes from the break.

Injured!

Michael Murphy lasted only 28 minutes before limping out of the action at Newry, replaced by Jamie Brennan. McBrearty bags another point for the visitors after substitute Eoin McHugh opts not to shoot for goal and spills possession.

Ulster SFC: Down 0-7 Donegal 0-11

A Langan free nudges the gap back out to five but Kerr strokes over a brilliant left-footed point in response.

Ulster SFC: Down 0-6 Donegal 0-10

Michael Langan aims at the far post and drops over a delightful Donegal point. Down then decide not to bother addressing Niall O'Donnell, who canters in to kick a point.

Team news:

Louth starting as selected against Offaly. Throw-in at Navan is in about five minutes.

Ulster SFC: Down 0-6 Donegal 0-8

McHugh's third point is his best yet! The raiding wing back curls over a terrific shot to stretch his team's advantage. Yellow card for Brendan McCole and Liam Kerr replies from the free.

Ulster SFC: Down 0-5 Donegal 0-7

McBrearty falls over and Deegan deduces that there must have been a foul. The Donegal ace takes the free himself and couldn't miss from there.

Ulster SFC: Down 0-5 Donegal 0-6

O'Hagan is still Down's sole scorer. This time he finds the target from an advanced mark. Some recovery from Paddy Tally's men!

Ulster SFC: Down 0-4 Donegal 0-6

O'Hagan posts a close-in Down point from an acute angle but Donegal were hard done by there as McBrearty was initially awarded a mark by Deegan before the referee decided to throw the ball up.

Ulster SFC: Down 0-3 Donegal 0-6

Superb score from O'Hagan as he nails his third but Donegal counter through Peadar Mogan.

Team news:

Johnny Moloney replaces Bill Carroll and Niall McNamee replaces Bernard Allen is the Offaly starting XV.

Ulster SFC: Down 0-2 Donegal 0-5

Caolan Mooney is shoved in the back taking his shot and O'Hagan easily taps over the resultant close-range free.

Ulster SFC: Down 0-1 Donegal 0-5

McHugh runs through the middle unopposed and spears a classy point off the outside of his right foot. Again, that score is bookended by a couple of Down wides.

Ulster SFC: Down 0-1 Donegal 0-4

Barry O'Hagan breaks the line and thumps over the Mourne County's opener. Confident finish from the No.12. McBrearty drops short at the other end.

Ulster SFC: Down 0-0 Donegal 0-4

Too easy for the Tir Chomail men as Murphy picks out Ryan McHugh, who taps over an easy point.

Ulster SFC: Down 0-0 Donegal 0-3

A third scoring chance for the hosts but Quinn drops his effort short this time. Murphy points off his left at the other end. Clinical from Donegal. 3/3 for them and 0-3 for Down!

Ulster SFC: Down 0-0 Donegal 0-2

Patrick McBrearty takes the pass from Michael Murphy and spins to slot the opening score off that trusty left boot. Down had wides either side of that from Corey Quinn and Conor McCrickard. Then Michael Murphy pops over a free, won by McBrearty.

Game on!

Referee Maurice Deegan throws the ball in and the 2021 Ulster championship is up and running!

The winners will advance to a quarter-final meeting with Derry in two weeks' time.

Team news:

Down and Donegal are both going to start as selected!

Donegal (Ulster SFC v Down): Shaun Patton; Brendan McCole, Neil McGee, Stephen McMenamin; Ryan McHugh, Odhran McFadden Ferry, Eoghan Ban Gallagher; Hugh McFadden, Caolan McGonigle; Ciaran Thompson, Niall McDonnell, Michael Langan; Patrick McBrearty, Michael Murphy, Peader Mogan.

Down (Ulster SFC v Donegal): Rory Burns; Peter Fegan, Gerard McGovern, Gerard Collins; Pierce Laverty, Darren O'Hagan, Daniel Guinness; Caolan Mooney, Ryan McEvoy; Liam Kerr, Ceillum Doherty, Barry O'Hagan; Conor McCrickard, Liam Middleton, Corey Quinn.

The stage is set for five fantastic knock-out matches. I have a feeling they will be more closely-contested than yesterday's games. I'll be back in a couple of hours with text commentary on all the action as it happens.

Leinster SFC:

And there are three first-round games in the Leinster senior football championship. Offaly and Louth face off in Navan, Tullamore hosts Carlow V Longford, and Wicklow have home advantage against Wexford.

Munster SHC:

Thurles provides the setting for a massive quarter-final meeting of Waterford and Clare.

Ulster SFC:

Down and Donegal clash in the preliminary round at Newry at 1pm.

We have five more championship encounters taking place today, including action from the Ulster and Leinster SFCs as well as the Munster SHC.