Rossies net five times against Leitrim to mark winning start to O'Dowd reign
January 04, 2026
Roscommon's Jack Tumulty celebrates his goal against Leitrim ©INPHO/Dan Clohessy
Holders Roscommon cruised to an emphatic 5-17 to 0-14 win over Leitrim in the teams’ first outing in the Connacht FBD Football League this afternoon.
With the game’s original venue in Elphin deemed unplayable due to a frozen pitch, this clash moved to the Connacht Centre of Excellence where new Rossies boss Mark O’Dowd got his reign off to a winning start.
The 2024 champions (this competition wasn’t played last year) saw early goals from Cian McKeon and Diarmuid Murtagh settling them in ahead of more majors from ack Tumulty and Murtagh ushering them towards a commanding 4-10 to 0-8 half-time lead.
📹 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS@RoscommonGAA strike for 5 quality goals in their FBD Round 1 win over @LeitrimGAA!#connachtgaa pic.twitter.com/9mvG9yXJfI
— Connacht GAA (@ConnachtGAA) January 4, 2026
Tom Prior and Mark Diffley pulled back a couple of points for Leitrim after the change of ends, but another goal towards the end via Oisin Cregg would see Roscommon on their way to an 18-point victory in the end.
The earlier game at the Bekan venue saw London and Sligo playing out a 1-11 to 0-14 draw.
The Yeats men, who played against Mayo yesterday, needed a Niall Murphy free with the last kick of the game to avoid defeat to the Exiles for whom Shay Rafter registered 1-6 over the hour.
Tweet📹 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS@LondainGAA and @sligogaa can't be separated after a tough battle at the COE!#ConnachtGAA pic.twitter.com/RyPuv918xB
— Connacht GAA (@ConnachtGAA) January 4, 2026
