Provincial Championships review

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Armagh have held off Tyrone in the preliminary round of the Ulster Football Championship.

Conor Turbitt sent over the match winning point as the 2024 All-Ireland champions held on for a 1-17 to 1-16 win after extra-time.

The Orchard County will face Fermanagh in the quarter-finals.

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Neighbours Meath and Westmeath will meet in Tullamore in the quarter-finals of the Leinster Football Championship next weekend.

Westmeath powered into the last-eight with a 5-25 to 1-16 victory over Longford this afternoon.

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Wicklow can look forward to a quarter-final clash with Dublin after their 2-15 to 1-7 win at Carlow.

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Leitrim have beaten Sligo in the Connacht Football Championship for the first time in 15 years.

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Barry McNulty scored 1-5 as Stephen Poacher’s side won by 3-15 to 1-20.

The last quarter-final of the weekend is just getting underway between New York and Roscommon.

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Cork and Tipperary have booked their places in the semi-finals of the Munster Football Championship.

Sean O’Connor scored six-points in the second-half as Tipperary won by 15-poitns to 1-7 at Waterford.

And Cork powered past Limerick by 4-16 to 1-16 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.