National Leagues: Armagh v Donegal as Mayo record big win

There’s a bumper day of National League action ahead with local rivals Kilkenny and Waterford facing off in hurling and Armagh and Donegal taking top billing in the football.

You can follow all the action as it happens in our liveblog below.

Key updates

FULL-TIME: Kilkenny 1-21 Waterford 1-20 Kilkenny show fighting spirit in injury time as David Blanchfield sets up Mossy Keoghan for the leveling point. A minute later, John Donnelly is fouled and Cian Kenny makes himself the match-winner with a composed free. It's tough on Waterford who had a number of good performers like Stephen Bennett and Sean Walsh.

Tony Considine

NFL Div 1

Monaghan 2-11 Mayo 2-30 (Result)

Armagh 0-07 Donegal 0-11 (3.45pm, 30 mins)

NFL Div 2

Cork 1-23 Meath 1-21 (Result)

Louth 1-15 Tyrone 0-13 (Result)

Cavan 0-13 Kildare 0-09 (3pm, 60 mins)

NFL Div 3

Sligo 1-18 Limerick 1-15 (Result)

Clare 0-24 Laois 2-15 (Result)

Westmeath 1-26 Fermanagh 2-11 (Result)

Wexford 1-19 Down 1-29 (Result)

NFL Div 4

Wicklow 2-26 London 0-16 (Result)

Leitrim 1-15 Antrim 2-20 (Result)

Longford 1-15 Tipperary 0-16 (Result)

NHL Div 1A

Kilkenny 1-21 Waterford 1-20 (Result)

Offaly 0-18 Galway 2-23 (Result)

NHL Div 1B

Antrim 0-25 Carlow 0-12 (Result)

NHL Div 2

London 0-20 Westmeath 3-22 (Result)

Meath 1-20 Derry 1-18 (Result)

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29' Armagh 0-07 Donegal 0-11

A free in to Donegal allows Gavin Mulreany to trot up and fire over a two-pointer. Interesting to note Jim McGuinness' side have converted 3 of their 7 attempts from outside the arc, whereas Armagh are yet to look for a two-point score.

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23' Armagh 0-07 Donegal 0-09

Oisin O'Neill curls over a wonderful score that was just a metre shy of being a two-pointer had he not stepped inside the arc. Donegal waste no time in restoring their advantage after a Jason McGee point and a superb bit of skill from Conor McCahill to convert.

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17' Armagh 0-06 Donegal 0-07

The gap is down to one as it stands after Cian McConville and Oisin O'Neill fire over two quick points for the Orchard County. At the other end, an Oisin Gallen free from two-point range comes down short into Blaine Hughes' gloves.

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14' Armagh 0-04 Donegal 0-07

Oisin Conaty does well to shrug off his marker and split the posts from a really tricky angle on the run. Donegal take the kickout quickly and find Michael Langan in space who takes another two-point score. Cian McConville gets off the mark with a fisted point after collecting a Ben Crealey pass.

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9' Armagh 0-02 Donegal 0-04

Shortly after Michael Langan kicks his second score of the game, Armagh get off the mark through an Oisin O'Neill free and a Jarly Og Burns effort. Donegal show great patience to work the ball to Eoghan Ban Gallagher who converts from the right.

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3' Armagh 0-00 Donegal 0-02

The visitors make the perfect start with some direct play as Michael Langan fires over a two-pointer from the top of the arc. A minute later, Hugh McFadden tries his luck from a similar range but no reward this time.

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1’ The ball is thrown in and away we go!

It’s been a breezy late afternoon in Armagh making conditions that bit more challenging at the Athletic Grounds. The man with the whistle for this fixture is Brendan Cawley from the Sarrsfields GAA Club in County Kildare.

Michael Verney is at the game reporting - he sets the scene from Armagh!

Old rivals reunite

They have played out two classic Ulster SFC finals in the past two seasons and today sees another tasty clash between Donegal and Armagh.

Conditions are soft, to say the least, after a woeful downpour in recent hours in Armagh town as Jim McGuinness’ Donegal bid to make it four from four in Division 1 of the League.

Kieran McGeeney has been in the news recently with his “piggery” comments and it is more suited for hogs than footballers in the Athletic Grounds as these great rivals reunite.

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ARMAGH’S TEAM TODAY:

After their narrow defeat to Roscommon last weekend, Armagh continue with Blaine Hughes between the sticks and Gareth Murphy at full-back. Ross McQuillan lines out at right half-back behind Callum O’Neill and Ben Crealey in midfield. Conor Turbitt remains in the half-forward line, while Cian McConville, Oisin O’Neill and Oisin Conaty make up the full-forward rank:

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DONEGAL TEAM NEWS:

Continuing from last Sunday’s win over Mayo, Jim McGuinness’ side start with goalkeeper Gavin Mulreany, with Brendan McCole and Ryan McHugh in the full- and half-back lines respectively. Hugh McFadden gets the nod in the middle third alongside Michael Langan, Conor O’Donnell lines out at centre half-forward, with Conor McCahill and Oisin Gallen either side of Jason McGee in the full-forward line:

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FULL-TIME: Kilkenny 1-21 Waterford 1-20

Kilkenny show fighting spirit in injury time as David Blanchfield sets up Mossy Keoghan for the leveling point. A minute later, John Donnelly is fouled and Cian Kenny makes himself the match-winner with a composed free.

It's tough on Waterford who had a number of good performers like Stephen Bennett and Sean Walsh.

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70' Kilkenny 1-19 Waterford 1-20

Stephen Bennett fires over another point after some patient build up from Waterford. Cian Kenny cuts the gap to one with a free. There will be 5 minutes of injury time added on in Nolan Park!

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61' Kilkenny 1-18 Waterford 1-17

One of the points of the game so far as Kilkenny spray the sliotar around with a few accurate passes before captain Darragh Corcoran splits the posts. In the next attack, Eoin Cody clips over a point.

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57' Kilkenny 1-16 Waterford 1-16

After Bennett converts a free, Kilkenny respond through John Donnelly. Peter Queally has since introduced Dessie Hutchinson who receives a rousing applause from the Deise faithful. Shane Bennett ties things up once again from play.

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42' Kilkenny 1-13 Waterford 1-14

GOAL! Just like that, Waterford go in front. After a powerful 40-yard run towards the target, Stephen Bennett fed Sean Walsh who hit the net from a tight angle. Patrick Curran drills over a quickfire point for the Deise.

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40' Kilkenny 1-13 Waterford 0-13

Waterford start the second-half with a wide - their ninth of the game. Meanwhile, Derek Lyng's side get the first point since the restart through David Blanchfield. Cian Kenny converts another placed ball to stretch the lead back out to three.

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HALF-TIME: Kilkenny 1-11 Waterford 0-13

We have reached the break here in Nolan Park and it's Kilkenny who lead by the bare minimum thanks to a Cian Kenny free which came from a foul on Mikey Butler.

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32' Kilkenny 1-10 Waterford 0-09

The game has really opened up now as Jordan Molloy fires over a point but is quickly answered by Charlie Treen at the other end. Waterford have since introduced Sean Mackey for Calum Lyons.

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27' Kilkenny 1-06 Waterford 0-07

Waterford start to pick off the Kilkenny puckouts and fire over two monstrous points from Mark Fitzgerald followed by Shane Bennett. The latter puts in a wonderful block a minute later for Jamie Barron to pounce and convert.

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18' Kilkenny 1-05 Waterford 0-03

A Cian Kenny free coupled with a pair of points for Timmy Clifford extends the Kilkenny lead out to five points midway through the half. Sean Walsh also scored a superb point in one of the more recent passages of play.

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