Paddy Small puts Dublin within a point of their hosts.
– Good response to the goal by Louth with Sam Mulroy leading his side’s charge.
Tony Brosnan keeping Donegal honest in Ballyshannon with another superb two-pointer from the right hand touch line to put Kerry in front.
Kevin Egan sends team news from Tullamore: Offaly had a mountain to climb against the All-Ireland champions this morning, but the challenge in front of them is now positively Himalayan after Adam Screeney, Daniel Bourke, Sam Bourke and team captain Cathal King were all ruled out due to various injuries following their Fitzgibbon Cup appearances during the week. Ruairí Kelly, Ciarán Cleary, Eoghan Cahill and Colin Spain come into the Faithful County starting 15, Tipperary start as selected.
– Killian McGinnis points for the Dubs before Mayo reciprocate through Stephen Coen.
– Chris Óg Jones goal after a Brian Hurley pass.
Tony Brosnan on the loop with a second three pointer for Kerry, they lead in Ballyshannon .
Colm O’Callaghan’s aerial ability in midfield helping Cork gain a foothold.
All square in Castlebar as Sean O’Shea’s two-point effort from downtown skews away from goal. 15 minutes gone there.
David McBrien with Mayo’s second two-pointer for a 0-7 to 1-2 lead on 15 minutes. After their kickout woes against Donegal, Dublin retained their first six restarts. Fergal Boland intercepted the seventh for a goal chance, kicked by Darragh Beirne, that Evan Comerford stopped.
Darragh Beirne draws the home side level after 12 mins.
Chris Óg Jones points from play for the Rebels, after 11 minutes.
It’s half-time in a couple of the earlier games.
the visitors hit too goals to get back in it.
– An even start here after eight minutes in front of a large crowd.
And just like that the sides are level, with Sean O’Shea lofting a two-pointer.
The hosts start brightly with early points from Finnbarr Roarty and Conor O’Donnell.
Early goal Dublin. Luke Breathnach with the finish in the third minute. The visitors lead 1-0 to 0-2.
We’ve had the anthem at Ballyshannon and the ball is thrown in there and for the 1.30pm slate of games.
The big news from Ballyshannon is that David Clifford is out of the Kerry team; Killian Spillane steps up.
One change also on Dublin side, writes. Con O’Callaghan does not start. He was their top-scorer in the defeat to Donegal. Cormac Costello starts instead.
Patrick Curran starts for Jack Fagan. Conditions bright and breezy in Waterford. The pitch is in decent nick but is expected to cut up. –
Eoghan Cormican is at the always-tasty meeting of Mayo and the Dubs in Castlebar.
“One change to Mayo team,” he writes. “Fergal Boland, whose January was focused on Tooreen’s bid for All-Ireland intermediate club hurling glory, replaces Tommy Conroy. Cian McHale, who kicked 1-5 in UL’s midweek Sigerson quarter-final win, is added to the bench.”
Barry O’Mahony is in Drogheda where Cork will look to make it back-to-back wins.
“Three changes for Louth with sub goalkeeper Tiernan Markey coming in for Nial McDonnell. Padraic Tinnelly replaces Emmet Carolan and Eoghan Callaghan comes in for Conal McKeever.
For Cork, Rory Maguire drops out for Matty Taylor and Steven Sherlock starts instead of Ruairí Deane.”
Integral GAA Grounds in Drogheda ahead of the Allianz Division 2 Football League encounter between Louth and Cork (1.30pm). pic.twitter.com/e17NxRvVJv
— Barry O’Mahony (@barryomahony_9) February 1, 2026
Some Sunday lunchtime reading before the action?
Football’s finest minds are now exploring smart tactical possibilities, Éamonn Fitzmaurice writes.
And Maurice Brosnan spoke to Cork boss Ben O’Connor last night after the Rebels’ win in Galway.
John Fogarty is at that Waterford-Limerick game and sends this early update: “Some early whispers in Walsh Park that Jack Fagan won’t be starting for Waterford. Would be another blow to an already depleted Waterford side. There don’t appear to be any fresh injury concerns in the Limerick camp.”
Strap in for another busy afternoon of league action.
We have correspondents throughout the country and will keep a close eye on events from Ballyshannon — where Kerry take on Donegal in football’s top flight — to the intriguing hurling showdown between Waterford and visitors, Limerick, and all points in between.
