Westmeath GAA said opponents’ actions ‘a clear refusal to play a properly scheduled and authorised fixture’

Former All-Star Colm Basquel hit 1-4 as Dublin side added gloss to scoreline against Castletown

The 30-year-old was speaking to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Drugs Use

Scotstown take three-in-a-row in Monaghan

St John’s win first Antrim hurling title since 1973; Westmeath and Meath finals go to replays

All-Ireland winner with Donegal succeeds Dermot McCabe

Former Donegal All-Ireland winner was coach under Dermot McCabe last season

Westmeath and Fermanagh were faced with unexpected vacancies but hope to fill them quickly

Former Derry boss Paddy Tally and ex-Mayo teammate Colm Boyle are part of the management team

Kildare oppose Offaly while Fermanagh face Sligo; Limerick take on Wexford and Wicklow play Westmeath

The four sides join group winners Kildare, Wicklow, Fermanagh and Limerick in Monday’s quarter-final draw

Westmeath to level up against Laois, Wexford trip could mark end of the road for Antrim, while Carlow could fall to better-balanced Sligo

Shannonsiders take top spot in Group 3 after one-point win in Portlaoise

Underdogs have been reduced to tiers as Tailteann grows lopsided

The Lilywhites eased to victory over Leitrim at St Conleth’s Park

Well-timed Kildare goals were to be a feature of the game as they progress to semi-finals

Whether close allies in the cause of Kerry, or rivals on Croke Park sidelines, the two men’s relationship was founded on respect

Kildare take on Westmeath in the first senior championship match at the newly-refurbished county ground in Newbridge.

A glance at the Lake County’s league record doesn’t make for encouraging reading as they face Kildare but their scoring difference and attitude are positive

Dublin beat Laois to finish third in Division 1B