National Football League round-up:A hat-trick of goals from Pa Kelly steered Cork to the top of the table in Division One as they beat Down 4-11 to 0-10 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.
Down started well only to be torn apart in the 10 minutes before half-time as the Rebels scored 2-4 to take a 3-5 to 0-5 lead at the break.
Laois brushed aside a weak Donegal effort to win 2-9 to 2-6 in Letterkenny thanks to goals from, with the home side scoring their two three-pointers inside a minute towards the end of the game to take the dirty look off the scoreboard.
Meath kept up their winning start to in Division Two with a comprehensive 0-17 to 0-5 victory over neighbours Westmeath, who had defender Michael Ennis sent off in the second half at Cusack Park,
Tyrone are also two from two as their impressive start to the season continued with a 2-15 to 0-9 victory over Derry in the all-Ulster affair at Healy Park.
Monaghan had five points to spare on Kildare in Clones as they won by 0-17 to 0-12 in a game that saw that was overshadowed by a melee just before half-time that resulted in a red card for Lilywhites defender Brian Flanagan.
His team-mate Pádraig O’Neill got a yellow card, while the Monaghan duo Dick of Clerkin and Dessie Mone were also booked.
In the other game in Division Two, Galway and Louth played out a 1-8 to 0-11 draw at Pearse Stadium.
SUNDAY’S NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE RESULTS
DIVISION ONE
Cork 4-11 Down 0-10
Donegal 2-6 Laois 2-9
DIVISION TWO
Galway 1-8, Louth 0-11
Monaghan 0-17 Kildare 0-12
Tyrone 2-15 Derry 0-9
DIVISION THREE
Offaly1-6, Roscommon 0-12
Sligo 4-14 Wexford 1-17
Tipperary 0-13 Antrim 1-13
DIVISION FOUR
Carlow 0-13 Leitrim2-9
Fermanagh 0-11 Clare 0-8
Limerick 1-13 London 1-7