GAA: Provincial football championships under way in Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster

The football championship has thrown in this weekend and, after two games yesterday, today sees the first Sunday of action across the country.

There are games in all four provinces and you can keep up with everything as it happens in our liveblog with Barry Landy.

Tony Considine

Connacht SFC quarter-finals

Sligo 0-7 Leitrim 2-6

New York v Roscommon, Gaelic Park, 8.0 – GAA+

Leinster SFC preliminary round

Carlow 0-4 Wicklow 0-9

Longford 1-8 Westmeath 5-9

Munster SFC quarter-finals

Cork 4-16 Limerick 1-15

Waterford 1-7 Tipperary 0-15

Ulster SFC preliminary quarter-final

Armagh v Tyrone, Box-It Athletic Grounds, 4.15

Barry Landy

Connacht SFC quarter-finals

Sligo 0-7 Leitrim 2-7

Sligo's fast start is a distant memory as Leitrim now hold a more than decent six point advantage. Steven Poacher's team have scored 2-5 of the last 2-6 scores of the match - including an orange flag by Barry McNulty and their second goal, scored by Keith Keegan - to leave Sligo in their wake with the break approaching.

Barry Landy

Leinster SFC preliminary round

Longford 1-8 Westmeath 5-8

Anything Brandon Kelly can do, so can Luke McLoughlin. The duo have shared the goals for Westmeath today in a first half barrage on the Longford goal. Shane Corcoran has gotten in on the act too now, netting their fifth. To Longford's credit, they are keeping their own scores ticking over but they have no answer when Westmeath come knocking.

Half-time is approaching.

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THAT'S MORAN LIKE IT

Longford's James Moran celebrates his sixth minute goal during the Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship round one match at Glennon Bros Pearse Park in Longford. Photo: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Barry Landy

Connacht SFC quarter-finals

Sligo 0-7 Leitrim 1-2

Barry McNulty's goal has Leitrim in sight of Sligo. The hosts lead is two after Lee Deignan split the posts from a free - his third score of the afternoon so far.

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Munster SFC (57 mins)

Cork 4-12 Limerick 1-13

Waterford 1-5 Tipperary 0-14

A pair of points from Paul Walsh and Conor Calahane quelled the Limerick comeback somewhat but there's been more drama. Brian O'Driscoll, having just returned to action after his sin bin for the black card, has been sent off. There are eight points in it but time is running down.

Tipperary have surged away from Waterford in the last few minutes, with two scores from Sean O'Connor (one from play and one from a free) and Cian Smith moving them six clear of the Déise.

Barry Landy

Leinster SFC preliminary round

Carlow 0-4 Wicklow 0-8 (HALF TIME)

Longford 1-5 Westmeath 3-4

TWO MORE GOALS!

What began as a close encounter at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park has turned in Westmeath's favour - four goals have been netted inside the first 14 minutes, three to Westmeath. Luke Loughlin scored the Lake County's second and Brandon Kelly has netted his second of the game there.

The whistle has gone between Carlow and Wicklow with the visitors holding a four point advantage.

Barry Landy

Connacht SFC quarter-finals

Sligo 0-4 Leitrim 0-2

Just over 10 minutes gone in the first of two Connacht quarter-finals today, and Sligo are two points to the good against Leitrim. All six points have come from six different scorers on either side.

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Munster SFC quarter-finals

Cork 4-10 Limerick 1-10, SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

15 minutes into the second half at Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Cork have not troubled the scoreboard since the restart. Their 15-point lead at the break has been whittled down to nine by Limerick, enjoying that man advantage.

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Leinster SFC preliminary round

Carlow 0-3 Wicklow 0-6

Longford 1-2 Westmeath 1-1

Big scores in the early minutes of the second Leinster championship match of the afternoon. No sooner had Dylan Farrell found his range from a long distance free for two points, Westmeath's Brandon Kelly wiped that advantage out with a well taken goal at the other end. Only a minute later, James Moran got on in the act - restoring Longford's lead with a goal of his own, pouncing on a rebound.

Wicklow, meanwhile, have given themselves a cushion via Matt Nolan and a Mark Jackson two-pointer.

Barry Landy

Munster SFC

Cork 4-10 Limerick 1-9

Waterford 1-4 Tipperary 0-9

Another goal in Cork and it hasn't gone the way of the Rebels. James Naughton provided it, via a penalty after Brian O'Driscoll was black carded. Naughton has since followed up with a point from a free. Cork have yet to score in seven minutes of the second half - which given how the first half went, feels like an eternity.

In Waterford, Tipperary have edged ahead in a close encounter. Sean O'Connor's two-point effort ended in an orange flag in the air to put two between the teams.

Barry Landy

Leinster SFC preliminary round (2.30pm, 24 mins)

Carlow 0-3 Wicklow 0-3

Successful free attempts from Eoin Darcy and Oisin McGraynor have brought Wicklow level. Though they were fortunate to see Carlow's Ross Dunphy have a shot come back off the post moments earlier.

Barry Landy

CUPPA, ANYONE?

A half-time refreshment and quick scan of the other scores from around the country for Kevin and Jackie Brennan from Rathgormack before the match resumes at Fraher Field in Dungarvan.

Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile

Barry Landy

LATE CHANGE IN SLIGO

Sligo line out at Markievicz Park as named but there has been a change to the Leitrim side. Oisin McLaughlin replaced Ben Guckian, who had been named in the full-forward line.

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Leinster SFC preliminary round (2.30pm, 10 mins)

Carlow 0-2 Wicklow 0-1

In Carlow, a Colm Hulton two-pointer got the scoring underway but Dean Healy responded with Wicklow's opener from play.

Barry Landy

Munster SFC (Both 2pm, Half-Time)

Cork 4-10 Limerick 0-7

Waterford 1-3 Tipperary 0-5

Conor Murray's first score of the game, from play, extended Waterford's lead briefly only for Cian Smith to hit back with the final score of the opening period.

At Páirc Uí Chaoimh, a ravenous Cork are proving, as expected, to be far too strong for Limerick. They lead by 15 points at the break.

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A mixed afternoon for Dara Sheedy (below, left) - scorer of Cork's first goal but replaced little over 10 minutes later with a head injury. Conor Calahane came on in his place, but Sheedy is now back in the action.

Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

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Munster SFC (Both 2pm, 32 mins)

Cork 4-7 Limerick 0-7

Waterford 1-2 Tipperary 0-4

An orange flag raiser from Barry Coleman and a 45 from Ellah Riordan had secured back-to-back scores for the Treaty but Cork remain in total control on home soil. Influential midfielder Ian Maguire has scored their fourth goal.

A Stephen Curry point has edged Ephie Fitzgerald's Waterford in front at Fraher Field.

Barry Landy

Munster SFC (Both 2pm, 25 mins)

Cork 3-6 Limerick 0-4

Waterford 1-1 Tipperary 0-2

GOALS FOR WATERFORD AND CORK!

Michael O'Brien has found the net for the Déise, putting them in control against Tipperary for the first time, despite Eoin Craddock's point from play keeping the deficit to just one.

In Cork, Sean McDonnell has got Cork's third goal in just 24 minutes of play. They are running away with it now, leading by 11 already.

Barry Landy

CARLOW XV TAKING TO THE FIELD

As he begins his fourth championship campaign as Wicklow manager, this is the team Oisin McConville has selected to face Carlow at Netwatch Cullen Park.

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