Cork’s Eoin Cadogan: “Last year, probably, my football year went a little bit better, and that was one of the reasons why I would have picked it.”

Defender is back to full fitness and looking to get off to a winning start against Limerick

Laois manager Justin McNulty will be one of three ex-Armagh players managing teams in the Leinster SFC this season. Photograph: Inpho

McNulty wary of challenge ahead from Aidan O’Rourke’s Louth side

Ankrom’s strange yet colourfully laid-out chart, titled “Athlete Development Pathway”.

It’s hard to argue with an athlete with clear potential of qualifying for the Rio Olympics

Westmeath’s Callum McCormack gtes to the ball ahead of  Barry-John Molloy of Carlow in their GAA Fotball Senior Championship clash at Cusack Park. Photograph: Lorraine O’Sullivan/Inpho

‘We are a developing team, we are a young team, we are coming forward and this is a great start for Westmeath’

 Dessie Dolan, seen here  with manager Pat Flanagan, is now back to full fitness for Westmeath. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho

Westmeath soared through Division Two and should set themselves up for a crack at Dublin in Croke Park

Westmeath’s Paul Sharry is tackled by Derry’s  Benny Heron during the Division Two final last month.  “It was severely disappointing to lose that day,” says Sharry, “a great chance to bring some silverware back to Westmeath.” Photograph: Inpho

Newly-promoted Lake County hoping to book their place against Dublin by defeating Carlow in Sunday’s Leinster first-round clash

Athletics Ireland’s high performance director Kevin Ankrom: “There are several athletes who for one reason or another don’t reach Sports Council criteria, that are still supported by us,” he said yesterday. Photograph: Inpho

High performance coach aims to secure 12 of those in 2013

Colin Forde with Galway coach Alan Mulholland after winning the All-Ireland Under-21 Football final in 2011. Photograph: Lorraine O’Sullivan/Inpho

Alan Dillon and Andy Moran on bench for Mayo in Connacht quarter-final

Galway’s Kevin Hynes and Fergal Moore signal a wide following a shot by Kilkenny’s Richie Power in last year’s drawn All-Ireland hurling final. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho

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FINAL STANDINGS
AFL Division 1

Team P W D L F A PD Pts
Dublin 7 5 1 1 8-105 5-73 41 11
Tyrone 7 5 0 2 6-87 4-85 8 10
Kildare 7 4 0 3 10-72 8-93 -15 8
Mayo 7 3 0 4 2-87 5-75 3 6
Cork 7 3 0 4 6-73 4-85 -6 6
Kerry 7 3 0 4 2-66 7-70 -19 6
Donegal 7 2 1 4 3-78 4-75 0 5
Down 7 2 0 5 6-72 6-84 -12 4

 

AFL Division 2

Team P W D L F A PD Pts
Derry 7 5 1 1 5-112 5-74 38 11
Westmeath 7 5 1 1 9-76 6-87 -2 11
Laois 7 4 1 2 5-94 6-75 16 9
Louth 7 3 1 3 9-87 7-89 4 7
Galway 7 3 1 3 6-88 5-96 -5 7
Armagh 7 2 2 3 8-89 7-94 -2 6
Wexford 7 2 1 4 8-74 11-87 -22 5
Longford 7 0 0 7 8-53 11-71 -27 0

 

AFL Division 3

Team P W D L F A PD Pts
Monaghan 7 5 0 2 10-85 6-63 34 10
Meath 7 5 0 2 9-84 3-90 12 10
Fermanagh 7 4 1 2 5-93 7-69 18 9
Roscommon 7 4 1 2 5-75 8-61 5 9
Cavan 7 3 1 3 6-77 7-71 3 7
Sligo 7 2 1 4 7-69 4-91 -13 5
Antrim 7 1 2 4 5-76 10-86 -25 4
Wicklow 7 0 2 5 6-66 8-94 -34 2


 

AFL Division 4

Team P W D L F A PD Pts
Limerick 7 6 0 1 2-72 2-65 7 12
Offaly 7 5 0 2 10-71 4-68 21 10
Tipperary 7 4 0 3 6-88 6-72 16 8
Clare 7 4 0 3 4-84 7-65 10 8
Leitrim 7 3 0 4 7-80 7-77 3 6
Waterford 7 3 0 4 8-66 5-81 -6 6
Carlow 7 2 0 5 2-78 5-89 -20 4
London 7 1 0 6 5-60 8-82 -31 2