Leinster GAA round-up: St Loman's beat Dunshaughlin and Tinahely edge out Portarlington
Leinster Senior Football Club action was in full swing this afternoon.
St Loman's vs Dunshaughlin
St Loman's of Westmeath beat Meath's Dunshaughlin 2-17 to 2-4 in their match.
However, this was a Round 1 encounter, so the Mullingar men still have three huge hurdles to navigate to get their hands on silverware, but they suggested with this performance that they have the focus and quality to go far.
Paddy Dowdall's freewheeling Loman's, who have claimed four of the last five Westmeath titles, sewed up victory, and a quarter-final date with Castletown of Wexford, long before full-time.
Loman's led by eight points at half-time and made sure that the poor record of Meath teams in the Leinster club SFC wouldn't be improved, and if it wasn't for Aaron Murphy's 24th minute goal for Dunshaughlin, the game would have been up by the break.
St Mary's Ardee vs Abbeylara
Two second-half goals set St Mary's Ardee on their way to a Leinster quarter-final appearance as they saw off Abbeylara on Sunday afternoon, with a final score of St Mary’s Ardee 3-14, Abbeylara 2-8.
Louth county champions St Marys Ardee proved too strong for Longford winners Abbeylara.
While they had plenty to spare at the finish, the Marys were stunned at half-time, as a free from Abbeylara’s Ciaran Scanlon found its way to the net to leave the sides level at the break.
However, Abbeylara were dealt a huge blow when they lost Cathal Gilligan to a black card, and Jason Kelly to a straight red card in the first 10 minutes of the second half.
Ardee St Marys made their advantage count, with Tom Jackson and Karl Faulkner grabbing the goals, while Kian Moran and Carl Gillespie tagged on further scores.
The Marys pushed for home, with sub Ronan Carroll and Tom Jackson