Longford

As first games go, this was something of a damp squib. An O’Byrne Cup defeat to Longford in St Conleths Park on a drab and chilly December afternoon (...)

The Leinster football championship is “over” according to former Longford manager Dennis Connerton. He was speaking in the context of the draw for (...)

Kildare 1-21 Longford 3-15 AET This was one of those draws where you’d struggle to make a cast-iron argument that either side deserved to win. It was(...)

On an afternoon when the provincial championships rocked and rolled across the country, it was the oldest of old firms who gave us the first hint of a(...)

Jack McCaffrey and Liam Connerton are perhaps unlikely friends but university and, more recently, a shared injury journey has bound them together tig(...)

Cork 2-9 Longford 1-6 It wasn’t third time lucky for Longford as a fine second half display saw Cork advance to the fourth round of the qualifiers.(...)

Longford 2-13 Monaghan 1-13 A goal by Robbie Smyth with eight minutes of normal time remaining catapulted Longford to victory over last year’s Ulst(...)

Offaly 2-21 Longford 2-13 Nine years is a too long for any county to wait for a win in the Leinster championship, and Offaly won this game with exact(...)

Longford 1-12 Dublin 0-9 “No one is getting carried away,” said Denis Connerton, although no harm pretending. It’s not often Longford get to beat the(...)

Not many football competitions can claim 23 different winners in its 45 years of existence. Or create such a level playing field that every team that(...)