Luke Connolly, stop it.
It was a decent day for Cork’s footballers. The new season is well and truly under way, they already have silverware to show for it and their nine-point dismantling of Mayo on Sunday proved that they should’ve been shorter odds for the league than the Connacht men were.
Amidst their free-scoring 1-18 tally, Luke Connolly produced a moment of magic that would’ve even impressed a certain Mr Sheehan from a neighbouring county.
In the 46th minute, with Cork free-wheeling to victory despite having missed a penalty just beforehand, Connolly sat a deal ball on the sideline on the turf and pinged it with his laces straight as a die between the posts.
The angle, the distance, the execution.
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Meanwhile, Kildare beat Westmeath in the big clash in Division Three whilst nothing could separate Limerick and Tipperary.
Roscommon fell to a Conor McManus-inspired Monaghan in the top tier but it was Derry who flexed their muscles the most, leaving Fermanagh in their wake with nine points to spare whilst Meath recorded a notable win over Armagh in a competitive-looking Division Two.
Division One
Dublin 2-14 Kerry 0-14
Down 0-7 Donegal 3-15
Cork 1-18 Mayo 0-12
Roscommon 1-9 Monaghan 2-10
Division Two
Derry 3-13 Fermanagh 1-10
Meath 1-10 Armagh
Galway 3-12 Laois 1-10
Tyrone 0-10 Cavan 0-8
Division Three
Clare 1-11 Sligo 0-7
Limerick 1-12 Tipp 2-9
Offaly 0-12 Longford 0-10
Westmeath 0-11 Kildare 2-9
Division Four
Louth 2-9 London 0-9
Carlow 0-10 Antrim 1-12
Wexford 0-14 Leitrim 1-10
Wicklow 0-13 Waterford 1-8
