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Easter weekend: football championship round-up

Apr 9, 2023 18:38 By Michael Cooke
Easter weekend: football championship round-up
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A round-up of all results from the opening weekend.

Cavan can look forward to an Ulster quarter-final meeting with Armagh in 13 days’ time. That’s after the Orchard men defeated Antrim 0-20 to 1-8 on Saturday.

The biggest story of the weekend occured in the Connacht championship. New York registered their first ever championship win during the early hours of Sunday morning.

The game ended 15 points apiece at Gaelic Park in the Bronx before the Exiles won the resultant penalty shootout 2-0.

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New York will face Sligo in the Connacht semi-final after the Yeats County scored a 2-20 to 0-12 win away to London.

Elsewhere, Roscommon knocked league champions Mayo out of the Connacht championship on Sunday.

The Rossies scored a 2-8 to 0-10 victory at Casltebar and set up a Connacht semi-final clash with reigning champions Galway.

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Meanwhile, Clare produced a shock result at Ennis; the Banner county reached the Munster semi-finals after beating Cork 0-14 to 0-13.

Clare face off against Limerick in the last four while Tipperary will go up against Kerry after beating Waterford 3-9 to 1-11.

In Leinster, Offaly, Wicklow and Laois were all victorious on Sunday.

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Laois overcame Wexford 2-17 to 2-13; Offaly defeated Longford 1-12 to 1-11 while Wicklow were 2-12 to 0-10 winners over Carlow.

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