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The Latest Breaking News from Westmeath

Your guide to this weekend’s GAA action

Allianz Division 3 FL final

Irish Independent

Hurling’s ‘squeezed middle’ must be at the forefront of any new structure

Last weekend, Offaly hurling manager Johnny Kelly put forward a proposal for a new competition structure for the game, pre-empting a conversation that will happen in the coming weeks.

Irish Independent

Who progressed, who stagnated and who regressed – How each county fared in the football league

So how was the Allianz Football League for its 32 contestants? The top three Division 1 places were filled by Connacht counties, reflecting the growing strength and a cut-throat side to the draw for the upcoming provincial championship.

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Westmeath find their range in second half to see off defending Leinster champions Kildare

SECOND half goals from Brian Cooney and Matthew Whittaker were enough for Westmeath to see off defending Leinster U20 champions Kildare at a wet and windy Centre of Excellence in Newbridge.

Irish Independent

GAA Championship explainer - if you don't have a clue, you're not alone

The eight provincial finalists this year will be the top eight seeds in the All-Ireland, with two in each group. After that it gets a lot messier.

Belfast Live

Aaron Gillane scores goal on Limerick return in 11-point win over tame Wexford

A bloodless victory for the All-Ireland champions, who ambled into the semi-finals of the National Hurling League with this facile 11-point victory over a poor Wexford.

Irish Independent

What time, what channel and everything you need to know about Limerick vs Wexford

LIMERICK returned from warm-weather training in Portugal to a guard of honour from the Westmeath players at Cusack Park.

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What time, what channel and everything you need to know about Westmeath vs Limerick

THE All-Ireland hurling champions coming to Mullingar. The locals will make sure to have their Sunday shopping done early at Dunnes Stores beside Cusack Park.

Irish Independent

Ongoing criticism and lack of new recruits means professional referees is an idea whose time has come

In 2012, Marty McEvoy, then a member of the GAA’s Management Committee and Kildare’s representative on Central Council, proposed the establishment of a full-time refereeing department in Croke Park.

Irish Independent

Wexford drive on as Westmeath minnows ‘run out of gas’

When it was over, Joe Fortune sounded like a man who had been to hell and back over the past week.

Irish Independent

Lidl Ladies NFL round-up: Meath back on track, Galway stun Dublin as Kerry beat Mayo

Champions Meath got back on track in the Lidl NFL Division 1 with victory against Donegal in Letterkenny on Saturday.

Irish Independent

Cavan gain revenge from their Tailteann Cup final to get their league off to a flyer with victory over Westmeath

Cavan deservedly bagged a precious brace of Division 3 points in front of a big crowd in Mullingar with a three point win over Westmeath.

Irish Independent

Colm Boyle column: Welcome to the League that nobody wants to win

It’s a widely held opinion that the League is the best structured competition in the GAA in terms of competitiveness and equality but for the eight teams in Division One it’s all about survival. Winning a Division One title has never been more irrelevant, which is a real shame.

Irish Mirror

Second O’Byrne Cup cancellation places question mark over future of pre-season tournaments

A second O'Byrne Cup match has been shelved, placing a fresh spotlight on the future of pre-season competitions.

Irish Independent

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Shane Walsh leads dominant Kilmacud to retention of Leinster SFC crown

Kilmacud Crokes retained the Leinster club championship for the first time in their history and moved into the last four of the All-Ireland race with a deserved win over The Downs in difficult conditions in Croke Park.

Irish Independent

Jason Sherlock joins Westmeath backroom team as performance coach

Incoming Westmeath manager Dessie Dolan has confirmed his backroom team for the new season which sees Dublin’s Jason Sherlock come on board as a ‘performance coach’.

Irish Independent

Eddie Hearn is working to corner the GAA over Katie Taylor’s Croke Park homecoming

Eddie Hearn has concerns. Although not yet elevated to the category of sleepless nights, they’re bugging him enough to share with us.

Irish Independent

Kevin O’Sullivan goal sees The Downs cruise past Ardee in Leinster club SFC quarter-final

Westmeath champions The Downs are Croke Park bound after they dispatched St Mary’s Ardee with ease in Mullingar’s Cusack Park.

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Irish Independent

Davy Burke and Brendan Hackett in frame for Roscommon football job

Roscommon will unveil their new senior football boss tomorrow night with a decision to be made between Brendan Hackett and Davy Burke.

Irish Independent

Pat Spillane's top 30 Gaelic footballers of 2022 - and there are a few surprises

Occasionally I like to stir the pot, and act as the GAA’s devil’s advocate.

Irish Independent

Boidu Sayeh: ‘Hell Week’ made me want to go back and play for Westmeath

Taking part in TV’s gruelling commando-style ‘Ultimate Hell Week’ has convinced Westmeath defender Boidu Sayeh to return to the inter-county fold.

Irish Independent

Late Gráinne Byrne points seal Westmeath SFC title for Milltown in final thriller against St Mary’s

Two superb late points by Gráinne Byrne enabled Milltown to eke out a win by the narrowest of margins against St Mary’s, Rochfortbridge in a pulsating Westmeath ladies senior football final in Kinnegad yesterday afternoon.

Irish Independent

Niall O'Brien helps Castletown Geoghegan shed nearly men tag with deserved win in Westmeath

Having lost three finals on the spin, Castletown Geoghegan stood on the brink of an unwanted piece of history.

Irish Independent

‘In Dublin, they’d be out washing the car for you to get on the panel’

In the small print, beneath news of Dessie Dolan’s ratification as Westmeath football manager on the evening of Monday last, was confirmation that Joe Fortune would remain with the county’s hurlers for 2023.

Irish Independent

Dessie Dolan to become new Westmeath football manager on Wednesday night, with John Keane as coach

Dessie Dolan will be confirmed as the next Westmeath football manager tonight.

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