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AS IT HAPPENED

As It Happened: Leinster, Connacht and Ulster Sunday GAA club football action

We’re following the action that’s going on all around the country.

ST VINCENT’S, ST BRIGID’S, BALLINTUBBER and Corofin are some of the big clubs involved in today’s club football action with the focus on Leinster, Connacht and Ulster.

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Results

Connacht SFC semi-finals
Corofin (Galway) 7-20 Aughawilan (Leitrim) 0-6
Ballintubber (Mayo) 3-10 St Brigid’s (Roscommon) 1-13

Leinster
SFC quarter-finals
Moorefield (Kildare) 0-17 Rathnew (Wicklow) 2-7
Garrycastle (Westmeath) 1-11 Emmet Óg Killoe (Longford) 1-10
Rhode (Offaly) 4-10 Navan O’Mahony’s (Meath) 0-13
St Vincent’s (Dublin) 3-11 Portlaoise (Laois) 0-10

JFC quarter-finals
Courtwood (Laois) 1-12 Cortown (Meath) 2-8
Moate (Westmeath) 1-13 St Oliver Plunkett’s (Louth) 1-10
Ballon (Carlow) 3-10 Daingean (Offaly) 0-10

Munster
JFC quarter-finals
Glin (Limerick) 1-12 Inane Rovers (Tipperary) 2-8

Ulster
SFC quarter-finals
St Eunan’s (Donegal) 1-9 Roslea (Fermanagh) 0-6
Slaughtneil (Derry) 0-11 Cavan Gaels (Cavan) 0-9

IFC quarter-final
Cloughaneely (Donegal) 2-14 Castledawson (Derry) 2-11

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Welcome along to our coverage of today’s club football action. Here’s what’s in store.

Connacht
SFC semi-finals
Ballintubber (Mayo) v St Brigid’s (Roscommon), Elvery’s MacHale Park, Castlebar, 2pm
Aughawillan (Leitrim) v Corofin (Galway), Páirc Sean MacDiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon, 2pm

Leinster
SFC quarter-finals
Portlaoise (Laois) v St Vincent’s (Dublin), Portlaoise, 2.30pm
Rhode (Offaly) v Navan O’Mahony’s (Meath), Tullamore, 2.30pm
Rathnew (Wicklow) v Moorefield (Kildare), Aughrim, 2pm
Garrycastle (Westmeath) v Emmet Óg Killoe (Longford), Mullingar, 2pm

JFC quarter-finals
Courtwood (Laois) v Cortown (Meath), Portlaoise, 12.45pm
Oliver Plunkett’s (Louth) v Moate All Whites (Westmeath), Louth, 2pm
Ballon (Carlow) v Daingean (Offaly), Dr Cullen Park, 2.30pm

Munster
JFC quarter-finals
Millstreet (Cork) v Naomh Eoin (Clare), Mallow, 2.30pm
Glin (Limerick) v Inane Rovers (Tipperary), Limerick venue, 2.30pm

Ulster
SFC club quarter-finals
Slaughtneil (Derry) v Cavan Gaels (Cavan), Owenbeg, 2.30pm
St Eunan’s (Donegal) v Roslea (Fermanagh), Letterkenny, 2.30pm

IFC club quarter-final
Castledawson (Derry) v Cloughaneely/Buncrana (Donegal), Owenbeg, 12.45pm

Wexford SFC semi-final
St Anne’s v Shelmaliers, Wexford Park, 2.30pm

Lots of big clubs in action today, particular interest in how St Vincent’s, St Brigid’s, Ballintubber, Corofin and Portlaoise fare.

Football wise, we’ll be paying particular attention today to the two big games that see St Vincent’s and Portlaoise meet in a repeat of last year’s Leinster club football final while St Brigid’s and Ballintubber will collide in Connacht.

GOAL! Emmet Óg Killoe 1-0 Garrycastle 0-1

Paddy Thompson hits the net for the Longford champions before Dessie Dolan replies for Garrycastle, the 2012 Leinster club winners.

St Brigid’s 0-3 Ballintubber 0-2
Plenty early scores in Castlebar with Alan Plunkett just after pointing for the Mayo champions.

Corofin 0-3 Aughawillan 0-2
Early lead for the Galway champions in Carrick-on-Shannon.

Leinster SFC quarter-finals latest
Moorefield 0-3 Rathnew 0-1
Rhode 1-0 Navan O’Mahony’s 0-2
Emmet Og 1-1 Garrycastle 0-3

Zach Tuohy a late inclusion in the Portlaoise team.

Ballintubber 1-3 St Brigid’s 0-4
Ballintubber make decisive break by finding the net in Castlebar through Padraic O’Connor. Karol Mannion helps Brigid’s keep in touch with a point.

Some latest scores:

Connacht SFC: Corofin 0-7 Aughawilan 0-3
Leinster SFC: Garrycastle 0-4 Emmet Og Killoe 1-2; Rhode 1-2 Navan O’Mahony’s 0-3.

GOAL! Ballintubber 2-3 St Brigid’s 0-5
Alan Plunkett hits the net to provide another huge boost for Ballintubber.

Corofin 0-9 Aughawilan 0-3
Everything going well so far for the Galway champions in their trip to Leitrim.

Half-Time
Ballintubber 2-4 St Brigid’s 0-7
Corofin 0-11 Aughawilan 0-3

Ballintubber and Corofin making the head way at the break.

GOAL! St Vincent’s 1-2 Portlaoise 0-0
Mossy Quinn hits the net for St Vincent’s, great start for the reigning champions.

Leinster SFC quarter-finals:
Half-Time
Rhode 2-3 Navan O’Mahony’s 0-8
Rathnew 1-3 Moorefield 0-7
Garrycastle 0-7 Emmet Óg Killoe 1-4

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St Vincent’s 1-2 Portlaoise 0-2
Three point lead for the Dublin champions after quarter of an hour.

St Brigid’s 0-10 Ballintubber 2-4
St Brigid’s have clawed back the deficit to draw level in Castlebar.

Corofin 1-13 Aughawilan 0-3
Looks like game, set and match to Corofin. Mike Farragher with their goal.

St Eunan’s 0-5 Roslea 0-0
Donegal champions in control in Ulster. Throw-in delayed for Slaughtneil and Cavan Gaels.

Ballintubber 2-6 St Brigid’s 0-10
Ballintubber back in front in Castlebar.

St Vincent’s 1-4 Portlaoise 0-4
Just three points between the teams in O’Moore Park.

GOAL! St Brigid’s 1-10 Ballintubber 2-6
Karol Mannion finds the net for the Roscommon champions.

St Eunan’s 1-5 Roslea 0-0
Conal Dunne has scored 1-4 for St Eunan’s.

St Vincent’s 1-4 Portlaoise 0-6
Narrow lead for Vincent’s at the break.

GOAL! Ballintubber 3-9 St Brigid’s 1-10
Third goal for Ballintubber and it’s Cillian O’Connor who scores it.

Corofin 6-17 Aughawilan 0-6
Corofin are issuing a serious statement of intent in their Connacht semi-final.

Ballintubber 3-9 St Brigid’s 1-12
Mayo champions holding on at the moment.

GOAL! Rhode 3-9 Navan O’Mahony’s 0-13
Niall McNamee hits the net for Rhode.

Full-Time: Corofin 7-20 Aughawilan 0-6
35 point win for the Galway champions, remarkable win.

Full-Time: Ballintubber 3-10 St Brigid’s 1-13
Goals prove crucial as Ballintubber knock out 2013 All-Ireland champions St Brigid’s.

GOAL! St Vincent’s 2-5 Portlaoise 0-6
Shane Carthy hits the net for the Dublin kingpins.

So it’s going to be Mayo’s Ballintubber and Galway’s Corofin in this year’s AIB Connacht senior club football final.

Leinster SFC quarter-finals: Full-Time
Moorefield 0-17 Rathnew 2-7
Garrycastle 1-11 Emmet Óg Killoe 1-10
Rhode 4-10 Navan O’Mahony’s 0-13

GOAL! St Vincent’s 3-6 Portlaoise 0-7
Third goal arrives for Vincent’s, this time from Shane Carthy again.

St Vincent’s 3-10 Portlaoise 0-10
The champions are marching on with time running out and a semi-final with Westmeath’s Garrycastle beckons.

Ulster SFC quarter-finals latest
St Eunan’s 1-9 Roslea 0-5
Slaughtneil 0-9 Cavan Gaels 0-4

Full-Time: St Vincent’s 3-11 Portlaoise 0-10
Ten point win for the Dublin champions.

Full-Time: St Eunan’s 1-9 Roslea 0-6
St Eunan’s advance to face Omagh at the semi-final stage.

Nearly finished a hectic day of club action. In Ulster, Slaughtneil lead Cavan Gaels by 0-10 to 0-6 entering the final quarter.

Full-Time: Slaughtneil 0-11 Cavan Gaels 0-9
Slaughtneil are now through to face Clontibret at the semi-final stage.

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