Results

NFL Division 1: Galway 2-18 Mayo 3-18 (report); Kerry 2-18 Roscommon 1-20 (report); Monaghan 0-18 Armagh 1-27 (report)

NFL Division 2: Cork 0-24 Cavan 2-17 (report); Offaly 0-19 Louth 1-21 (report)

NHL Division 1A: Kilkenny 0-20 Offaly 0-16 (report); Cork 3-25 Waterford 1-17 (report)

NHL Division 1B: Clare 3-18 Dublin 1-22 (report)

LGFA Division 1: Meath 0-8 Galway 0-16; Armagh 0-8 Waterford 2-14; Cork 1-10 Kildare 2-7

“Nearly everything about this chaotic contest ran against expectation,” Seán Moran writes of Division 1’s meeting of western rivals Galway and Mayo.

“There was the weather, a breathless day in Salthill, sunny as late spring with 11,515 in attendance. The ambient mood in Pearse Stadium before throw-in was that the visitors should win well. In the end Andy Moran was happy just to make it back down the road with the points – despite having led by 11 going into the final quarter.”

Read Seán’s report in full below:

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Okay folks, that’s all from me on a hectic opening Sunday of the national leagues.

Stay tuned for the match report from Mayo’s brilliant win over Galway.

Thanks very much for joining me throughout the day and we’ll do it all again next week!

2025 Leinster champions Louth earned two points over provincial rivals Offaly in their Division Two opener.

[Louth quell Offaly with second-half surge]

Stephan Barry was at Páirc Uí Caoimh to see Cork’s seven-point comeback win over Cavan.

[Cork recover to edge out Cavan by the minimum at Páirc Uí Chaoimh]

Eoin Brennan was at Cusack Park in Ennis to see Clare’s narrow win over Dublin in Division 1B.

[Clare get off to winning start against Dublin in NHL Division 1B]

Here’s highlights of Armagh’s big win over Monaghan in Clones.

The re-reformed hooter rule might already have been one of the stories of the weekend, after Brian McLoughlin’s last-second equaliser against Tyrone and Jack Carney’s incredible buzzer-beating two-pointer that put six between Mayo and Galway at half-time. But the finish to Kerry-Roscommon made sure that it would be a big talking-point, as Tomás Kennedy seemed to defy time itself to make an incredible catch and fist over the winner.

And here’s that beautiful score from Cork’s William Buckley, the highlight of the second half.

Here’s the highlights of Cork’s dominant win over Waterford.

Here’s a round-up of the NFL Division Three action, as Down, Westmeath and Wexford got off to winning starts.

[NFL Division Three round-up: Down overcome awful conditions to seal win over Clare]

Here is the report on the other Division 1A action, as Kilkenny defeated Offaly by four points.

[Kilkenny finish off Offaly after slow start]

Full-time: Cork 3-25 Waterford 1-17

A great start for Ben O’Connor in the national league, as Cork put on an exhibition in Páirc Uí Caoimh. Waterford’s Reuben Halloran was fantastic, but a lot to work on for the Déise.

71 Mins: Red card for Waterford. Things boil over a little, and Seán Walsh is sent off for pulling a Cork player’s helmet off. Cork 3-25 Waterford 1-17

69 Mins: A wonderful score from Mark Coleman puts 14 between the teams again. Cork 3-25 Waterford 1-17

65 Mins: Reuben Halloran gets two-in-a-row again, one from a free, and then one from play after he bounced the sliotar up off the floor, and struck over from a tight angle. Cork 3-24 Waterford 1-17

62 Mins: With Cork now without Patrick Horgan, William Buckley recreates one of his most famous scores, batting the ball over from down on his knees. Lovely stuff.

Cork 3-24 Waterford 1-15

58 Mins: Reuben Halloran has been the real bright spot on a fairly crap day for Waterford. Another two points from frees. Cork 3-23 Waterford 1-15

56 Mins: Lovely pass from Diarmuid Healy to find Tommy O’Connell, and he strokes it over the bar from halfway. Cork 3-23 Waterford 1-13

54 Mins: Fourteen in front now, Cork have to be praised for not only putting up a great scoreline, but also playing some great hurling throughout. Cork 3-21 Waterford 1-13

50 Mins: Shane Bennett goes for a goal to put Waterford back in the game with a 21-yard free, but it’s saved. Halloran strikes over the 65. Hugh O’Connor gets a lovely score in response. Cork 3-20 Waterford 1-12

46 Mins: GOAL for Cork! William Buckley slaps the ball home with one hand on the hurl. Any hope of a competitive game after the Waterford goal is pretty much gone now. Cork 3-19 Waterford 1-11

43 Mins: Reuben Halloran gets his eighth point of the game from a free. Then he takes on Rob Downey, who pulls him to the floor, similarly to the Waterford black card earlier on, and the ref decides to make the same decision again. Penalty for Waterford, and Rob Downey off. Goal for Waterford! Shane Bennett bounces it off the floor and beats Collins low.

Cork 2-19 Waterford 1-11

41 Mins: Alan Walsh replaced Declan Dalton for Cork, while Calum Lyons enters for the Déise. Fitzgibbon taps a free over. Cork 2-19 Waterford 0-10

39 Mins: Cork hit two points in a row, before Waterford’s Sean Mackey passes up his side’s first goal chance, hitting a tame effort straight at Patrick Collins. Cork 2-18 Waterford 0-10

35 Mins: We’re back on for the second half of Cork vs Waterford. The Déise win a free straight away to pull a point back.

Cork 2-16 Waterford 0-10

Here are some first half highlights from Páirc Uí Caoimh.

Half-time: Cork 2-16 Waterford 0-9

So far, that feels like a training game for Cork. All of their forwards are running riot, and Waterford have been without a foothold throughout the half.

35 Mins: Another Halloran free keeps the scoreboard ticking for Waterford. Cork 2-16 Waterford 0-9

32 Mins: Two scores back-to-back for Reuben Halloran and Waterford. That streak is stamped out by Brian Roche. Cork 2-16 Waterford 0-8

27 Mins: A decision to be made for the referee now, as Brian Roche seemed to be fouled while bearing down on goal. Penalty given. Mark Fitzgerald is given a black card, too. Goal for Declan Dalton, who scores maybe the best penalty I’ve ever seen, despite a good attempt by Billy Nolan.

Cork 2-15 Waterford 0-6

24 Mins: It’s all going to plan so far for Ben O’Connor in his first league game as Cork manager. Diarmuid Healy with the latest for the Rebels. Cork 1-15 Waterford 0-5

22 Mins: Darragh Lyons gets a great score for the visitors.

Cork 1-14 Waterford 0-4

19 Mins: An unusual score from Cork, but a beauty. A poor pass inside left Dalton stranded in the corner, but he fired a diagonal back to Fitzgibbon, who strikes over from the 65. Then William Buckley gets in on the act, another cracker.

Cork 1-13 Waterford 0-3

17 Mins: GOAL for Cork! Alan Connolly only has to tap it home, after Declan Dalton slaps it across the goalmouth to the poacher.

Cork 1-11 Waterford 0-3

14 Mins: Good save from Patrick Collins, who’s been kept busy with dropping shots. Waterford point the 65 after.

Cork 0-10 Waterford 0-2

11 Mins: Nice bit of improvisation from Alan Connolly there, as he kicks the sliotar on the bounce. Dalton gathers it and fires over.

Cork 0-10 Waterford 0-1

8 Mins: Shane Barrett is already standing out, notching two more points there.

Cork 0-9 Waterford 0-1

7 Mins: Cork are taking off at a canter here, sharing the scoring around the forwards.

Cork 0-7 Waterford 0-1

Onto the hurling, Cork take on Waterford in Páirc Uí Caoimh.

3 Mins: Cork 0-3 Waterford 0-1

Roscommon with a huge chance to win the game, but Paul Carey blasts it wide from 14 yards! Kerry on the attack now in the final minute – but it drops short! Looks like a foul on the Rossies a couple of times there, but no joy from the referee. Sean O’Shea boots the free in with no time left on the clock, but the hooter doesn’t come in time, as Tomás Kennedy fists it over after a great bit of fielding. The Roscommon players protest, but that’s that, and Kerry eek out the win.

Full-time: Kerry 2-18 Roscommon 1-20

Full-time scores:

Divison 1A: Kilkenny 0-20 Offaly 0-16

Divison 1B: Clare 3-18 Dublin 1-22

Two close games, but the favourites win out in both.

David Clifford kicks a two-pointer to reply to one from Roscommon a minute earlier.

Kerry 2-17 Roscommon 1-20

Kilkenny lead by four in their Division 1A game against Offaly.

65 Mins: Kilkenny 0-20 Offaly 0-16

Louth lead Offaly by five in the latter stages of their Division Two clash.

The shock of the day could be brewing in Killarney, as Roscommon get their noses in front again Kerry. But there he is, as ever, David Clifford kicking Kerry back to into a draw game.

64 mins: Kerry 2-15 Roscommon 1-18

Full-time: Galway 2-18 Mayo 3-18

The new hooter rules mean that Galway can’t mount a good attack at goal, and Mayo win out in the all-Connacht affair. A great start for Andy Moran, and a great game of football.

68 Mins: What a game in Pearse Stadium! Rob Hennelly has been especially impressive, this time saving from point blank range twice in ten seconds. But Galway nail a two-pointer.

Gakway 2-18 Mayo 3-18

Daire Cregg’s free and a Jack Duggan point have the KErry lead down to a minimum.

61 Mins: Kerry 2-14 Roscommon 1-16

65 Mins: Things have been getting very antsy at Pearse Stadium, and it’s Galway sub Maitias Bairéad who ends up as the casualty, shown a black card by Conor Lane.

Galway 2-16 Mayo 3-18

Armagh are still in a comfortable lead, as Liam McDonal fails to convert a goal chance for Monaghan.

61 Mins: Monaghan 0-13 Armagh 0-22

Kerry lead by just three at home with 15 minutes to go, after Daire Cregg’s two-pointer off his left.

55 Mins: Kerry 2-14 Roscommon 1-14

Things are just as tight in Nowlan Park, with Offaly hanging in well against the Cats.

Kilkenny 0-15 Offaly 0-14

Dublin are back in front in their Division 1B clash against Clare.

54 Mins: Clare 2-14 Dublin 1-19

61 Mins: GOAL for Mayo! Cian McHale looks to have put the game beyond doubt for Mayo. Or has he? GOAL for Galway! Fionn McDonagh strikes home on the turn.

Galway 2-16 Mayo 3-17

A David Clifford penalty has the Kingdom in front by seven.

50 Mins: Kerry 2-14 Roscommon 1-10

Full-time: Cork 0-24 Cavan 2-17

A super comeback from the Rebels to claim the two points at home.

57 Mins: Suddenly Galway are back alive in this game. Hennelly is forced into a great save from O’Flaherty, but the half-forward should really have scored. A minute later an he passes up another goal chance! But a point is taken each time.

Galway 1-16 Mayo 2-17

A goal in Tullamore as well, as Louth hit the front through their star man, Sam Mulroy.

47 Mins: Offaly 0-16 Louth 1-17

55 Mins: GOAL for Galway! Shane McGrath’s soccer strike hits the net for the Tribesmen.

Galway 1-14 Mayo 2-17

54 Mins: Shane Walsh enters the fray for Galway, and straight away makes a goal chance. He skinned Callinan, but by the the time he was taking the shot, the Mayo half-back had recovered brilliantly to get a hand in and smother the shot.

Galway 0-14 Mayo 2-17

McConville takes a lovely score, and Armagh’s forwards are really playing well. Andrew Woods fires a two-pointer back.

45 Mins: Monaghan 0-9 Armagh 0-19

51 Mins: Conor Gleeson is called forward to attempt a two-point free, but he can’t match Hennelly’s efforts.

Galway 0-12 Mayo 2-17

Late on in Cork, and the Rebels trail Cavan by just three with a couple of minutes remaining.

Frees from Adam Screeney are keeping Offaly well in the mix in their first game back in Division 1A.

41 Mins: Kilkenny 0-11 Offaly 0-8

A Dublin goal from Brian Hayes has Clare’s lead down to the minimum in Ennis.

41 mins: Clare 2-11 Dublin 1-13

Cavan have a commading two-goal lead over Cork late in their Division Two clash, while Offaly lead Louth by four early in the second half.

47 Mins: Two points on the bounce give Galway some hope. Then a super save from Conor Gleeson as Jordan Flynn looks to kill the game for Mayo.

Galway 0-12 Mayo 2-15

Both Armagh and Monaghan have opened their accounts for the second half in Clones.

Monaghan 0-5 Armagh 0-16

42 Mins: A Ryan O’Donoghue special, as he fakes the shot and slots over for Mayo.

GOAL for Mayo! Darragh Beirne slips it low into the bottom corner. It’s going well for Andy Moran so far!

Galway 0-10 Mayo 2-15

Half-time in the LGFA Division One:

Cork 1-3 Kildare 1-5

Armagh 0-3 Waterford 1-5

Meath 0-4 Galway 0-9

38 Mins: Rob Hennelly’s cannon of a right boot stretches the Mayo lead to seven.

Galway 0-10 Mayo 1-14

Half-time in the Division Two Leinster clash, and it’s Offaly in front.

Offaly 0-14 Louth 0-11

A Ciaran Brady goal has Cavan in front in Division Two, but Ryan Brady’s black card could give Cork a way back.

54 mins: Cork 0-16 Cavan 2-14

35 Mins: Mayo and Galway are back out in Pearse Stadium.

Galway 0-9 Mayo 1-12

Full-time scores:

Div Four Football: London 0-21 Tipperary 0-21

Division Three Football: Fermanagh 0-12 Wexford 1-13

Division Two Hurling: Mayo 0-12 Laois 6-23

Division Three Hurling: Roscommon 2-15 Wicklow 1-16

Half-times scores:

Division One Football: Kerry 1-9 Roscommon 1-6

Galway 0-9 Mayo 1-12

Armagh 0-15 Monaghan 0-4

Division 1A Hurling: Kilkenny 0-9 Offaly 0-6

Division 1B Hurling: Clare 2-8 Dublin 0-11

Kerry’s Tomás Kennedy strikes a goal back, putting the Kingdom into the lead again.

Kerry 1-9 Roscommon 1-6

Kilkenny lead Offaly by three in Nowlan Park in Division 1A.

34 Mins: Kilkenny 0-9 Offaly 0-6

A Peter Duggan goal moves Clare three points clear of Dublin.

33 Mins: Clare 2-8 Dublin 0-11

It’s a draw game in Killarney, with Diarmuid Murtagh’s goal one of four Roscommon scores in a row.

Kerry 0-8 Roscommon 1-5

After a poor start, Westmeath now lead Sligo in Divsion Three thanks to a brace from Jonathan Lynam.

30 mins: Westmeath 2-6 Sligo 0-7

29 Mins: Armagh continue their dominant start in Clones with Tiernan Kelly on the score sheet this time.

Armagh 0-13 Monaghan 0-4

Clare’s David Reidy fires in a goal to level things in Cusack Park. 28 Mins: Clare 1-7 Dublin 0-10

Half-time: An incredible buzzer-beater from Jack Carney increases Mayo’s lead to six at half-time.

Galway 0-9 Mayo 1-12

Armagh’s efficiency in front of the posts has been the major difference in Clones so far.

24 Mins: Monaghan 0-4 Armagh 0-9

Offaly are taking to Division Two well in the football, leading Louth 0-8 to 0-7. Cork are still on top of Cavan at home.

After a good 2025, Dublin hurlers are starting well this year. Dónal Burke leads the scoring for the Dubs.

20 Mins: Dublin 0-8 Clare 0-5

Kilkenny have eased back into the lead in Division 1A.

18 Mins: Kilkenny 0-5 Offaly 0-3

30 Mins: Another nice score from Jordan Flynn, who was left totally unmarked in the scoring zone.

Galway 0-9 Mayo 1-10

Monaghan have been playing good stuff so far, but have made a mess of some scoring chances.

17 Mins: Monaghan 0-3 Armagh 0-7

27 Mins: Rob Hennelly raises the orange flag again with another great strike off the floor.

Galway 0-8 Mayo 1-9

Kerry are beginning to get a grip of things, with Tadgh Morley popping over a point.

16 Mins: Kerry 0-6 Roscommon 0-2

25 Mins: Bizarre mistake from Oisín McDonagh, dropping a free short from well inside the arc. This after smashing a two-pointer in play from a similar angle just minutes earlier.

Galway 0-8 Mayo 1-7

Offaly lead Louth by two points in their Division Two opener, while Cork hold the same advantage over Cavan at half-time in Páirc UÍ Caoimh.

22 Mins: A sweet strike from Finnian Ó Laoí puts Galway just two behind, before Ciarán Mulhern smashes the crossbar from a tight angle.

Galway 0-8 Mayo 1-7

Micheál Bannigan scores after a nice solo run.

9 mins: Monaghan 0-2 Armagh 0-4

Both the underdogs are leading in the Division One hurling after five minutes. Kilkenny 0-0 Offaly 0-1

Clare 0-1 Dublin 0-3

19 Mins: Galway take the lead for the first time since the game’s opening after a two-pointer.

GOAL for Mayo. Aidan O’Shea rounds the keeper and taps it home to retake the lead.

Galway 0-7 Mayo 1-6

An exchange of points to start proceeding in Killarney.

4 mins: Kerry 0-1 Roscommon 0-1

Oisín Conaty scores a wonderful solo point for Armagh in Clones.

4 Mins: Monaghan 0-0 Armagh 0-2

16 Mins: Fisted score for Fionn McDonagh.

Galway 0-4 Mayo 0-6

The other Division One games are now throwing in, with Kerry facing Roscommon and Monaghan playing Armagh in football, while Kilkenny take on Offaly and Clare play Dublin in hurling.

In Division Two, Dara McVeety has hit the back of the net for Cavan, but they still trail Cork.

28 Mins: Cork 0-9 Cavan 1-5

10 Mins: A great block from Darragh Beirne leads to a Jack Carney point. In the next play, Beirne becomes the benificiary of a Ryan O’Donoghue block, dummying a solo and splitting the posts. Then Finnerty hits back for Galway.

Galway 0-3 Mayo 0-6

6 Mins: A lovely score from Jordan Flynn, and then he finds O’Shea with a kick pass into the full-forward line. O’Donoghue collects the hand-off and taps over. At the other end, Rob Finnerty slashes his goal chance high and over the bar. An open game so far.

Galway 0-2 Mayo 0-4

3 Mins: Robbie Hennelly immediately justifies his recall, smashing a two-pointer off the deck, and then catching a dropping ball from Galway’s next attack.

Galway 0-1 Mayo 0-2

1 Mins: We’re underway at Pearse Stadium for Galway vs Mayo. Daniel O’Flaherty opens the scoring for the hosts.

Galway 0-1 Mayo 0-0

In football’s Division Two, Cork have a slim lead over Cavan thanks to a Seán McDonnell two-pointer.

13 Mins: Cork 0-5 Cavan 0-4

Cian Hernon replaces Matthew Tierney for Galway.

Stephen Coen replaces Rory Brickenden for Mayo.

Laois have taken a small lead in their Division Two hurling game against Mayo…

34 Mins: Mayo 0-0 Laois 5-15

With Mayo trying out 39 players in their pre-season competitions, it’s a mix of new and old faces in green and red today. Notably, Rob Hennelly has worked his way back between the sticks for Mayo. Meanwhile, Galway are hampered by a few injuries and absences, so it should make for an unpredictable game in Pearse Stadium.

While you’re waiting for the big games to throw in, you can catch up on the newest trend in GAA – former managers taking background roles as coaches. Malachy Clerkin investigates the reversal of the usual coach-to-manager pathway.

[Intercounty managers reborn as coaches all the rage as counties expand their expertise]

Laois are off to a flyer in hurling’s Division Two, with Cillian Dunne and James Keyes hitting the net inside the first ten minutes.

14 mins: Mayo 0-0 Laois 2-5

With every game across all codes, except Cork vs Waterford (3.45pm) in hurling, throwing in between 1:00pm and 2:00pm, it’s going to be a tough start for the national league blog!

It’s a big day for Andy Moran, who takes charge of his first national league game as Mayo manager. His former opponent on the field, Ger Brennan, got off to a losing start at the helm for his home county, as Dublin lost out to Donegal by a goal in Croke Park.

[Ger Brennan era off to losing start as Donegal take down Dublin at Croke Park]

The first Sunday of the intercounty season is off and running! Fermanagh and Wexford are throwing in now in Division Three, while Tipperary are getting their season underway over the water in London in Division Four.

While it’s great to have intercounty action back in full swing, the national leagues are still decidedly second-best to the championship, as Malachy Clerkin points out in his column.

[Malachy Clerkin: Welcome back to the league, the faithful droopy-eyed hound of the GAA family]

Malachy Clerkin gives us his picks for the weekend’s football action across the top three divisions.

[NFL previews: Donegal aiming to upset the odds by beating refreshed Dublin in league]

In hurling, Seán Moran and Denis Walsh guide you through each team in Divisions 1A and 1B.

[National Hurling League team-by-team guide to Divisions 1A and 1B]

With Kerry winning the league, Munster championship and the Sam Maguire cup last year, it’s hard not to see them as favourites in 2026. Gordon Manning takes us through the Division One football lineup and who can challenge the Kingdom this year.

[NFL Division One: Who can challenge Kerry in 2026 as teams assessed ahead of new campaign]

Hello and welcome to live coverage of round one of the football and hurling leagues. A fantastic set of club finals whet the appetite for the return of intercounty action after six long months away. Today’s highlights include an all-Connacht affair as Galway take on Mayo in Division One (1:45pm), while all-Ireland champions Kerry face Roscommon (2:00pm), and Armagh and Monaghan (2.00pm) round out the lineup for football’s top tier. In hurling, Kilkenny take on Division 1A newcomers Offaly at 2.00pm, while Cork take on Waterford at 3:45pm. We’ll have updates from all around the country and divisions throughout the day.