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The two midlands sides face off in the opening round of the Leinster Football Championship.

The club are aiming to finish off on a high.

Ian Ryan's side welcome UCD and Longford Town to Lissywollen this Bank Holiday weekend.

Westmeath welcome Antrim to the midlands.

Brian Shelley, Dan Byrne and Anthony Faye will lead the team for the foreseeable.

The Mullingar man is part of an 11 team squad for Ireland.

The former Athlone Town player was instrumental for her side.

The midlanders are in Group C.

Offaly got their campaign off to a losing start.

All three games throw in at 7:30pm this evening.

It's now two wins from two for Mick Dillon's side.

Buccs did leave with two losing bonus points.

Westmeath were 12 point winners over Longford in the opening round.

Carlow will be competing in Division Three in 2027.

Laois secured the Division 2 Hurling title at the weekend.

Scheriff scored four times for her side.

Westmeath will play in Division Three in 2027 despite the win.

It's the fourth time the Clara man has achieved this on the PGA Tour.

Tommy Fitzgerald's side were convincing winners in the end.

Athlone Town now sit fourth in the First Division.

Adam Screeney and Liam Hoare enjoyed impressive campaigns for their colleges.

Darin Claasen's side are looking to recover from the big defeat they suffered last weekend.

A win will move Town to within three points of tonight's opposition.

Three goals in the space of five minutes gave the Lake County the win.

Czechia are now just 90 minutes away from a spot at this year's World Cup.

The two sides meet in the Division Two hurling final this weekend.

A win will move Ireland to within 90 minutes of the World Cup in North America.

Laois won the corresponding fixture earlier in the campaign.

Athlone are looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the season.

The Offaly man is continuing to build ahead of the Masters in two weeks.

Longford proved to strong for the O'Moore County.

The Offaly golfer is coming off the back of consecutive missed cuts.

The Lake County were scheduled to face Louth in Mullingar

The Athlone man announced he's set to retire this summer.

Westmeath's meeting with Longford was postponed until Thursday.

Offaly had already lost Division Two status before a 2-22 to 18 point loss to Meath.

Laois and Offaly were in action in Portlaoise and Carlow over the weekend.

Laois, Offaly, and Westmeath are all in action this evening.

Kerry's victory over Meath ensured their promotion from Division Two.

Laois ended Down's winning run in Newry on Sunday.

Laois play Kerry in O'Moore Park this Saturday.

Ian Ryan's side went down 2-0 to Treaty United.

The Lake County footballers surrendered their ticket for promotion in the last moments.

The Lake County face Mayo on Sunday.

The action in Portlaoise throws-in on Saturday.

Offaly take on Longford in Cappincur on Sunday.

This weekend's Division 2B game gets underway in Limerick at 2.30pm.

John Sullivan led Athlone to a league and cup double last year.

Mark McHugh and his players are playing for promotion from Division Three this weekend.

Justin McNulty's side will be looking forward to a Midlands derby in the Leinster Championship next.

Laois are at home with Offaly on the road this weekend.

Colaiste Mhuire Mullingar's manager is singing the praises of his players.

Ian Ryan's side are enjoying a productive start to the season.

Midlands players Aoife Dalton, Anna McGann, and Beibhinn Parsons are all called up.

Jack Scully's side were seven point winners on Saturday.

The Westmeath school secured their first Hogan Cup victory after a thrilling final.

The Faithful County were well beaten.

The Clara man has missed back to back cuts for the first time in four years.

Justin McNulty's side are facing another season in Division Three next year.

Sue Ramsbottom is a Ladies Gaelic Football Hall of Famer.

Colaiste Mhuire Mullingar take on Tralee CBS tomorrow afternoon.

The Faithful County will be playing Division Three football next year.

Kick off is at 7:35pm this evening.

Daingean's Brian Kennedy suffered defeat last night.

70 players were brought on the tour by the club.

Camross defeated Abbeyleix St Lazarian's in a repeat of the 2023 final.

The Down's secured a big win in their hunt for championship success.

Mairead Daly joins the Staff of Offaly Sports Partnership.

It's their first championship meeting since the 2022 final.