GAA round-up:An experimental Dublin line-up overcame Wexford in Parnell Park this afternoon, running out 2-10 to 0-8 winners as the inter-county season got underway. The new experimental rules also got their first airing and, by and large, passed with the minimum of fuss around the country.
In Newbridge, Kildare survived a Dermot Earley red card to prevail against UCD 0-16 to 1-11.
In the Dr McKenna Cup, Tyrone kicked a raft of points as they dismissed St Mary’s 0-26 to 0-10. Kyle Coney, one of many players back with their native counties after spells in Australia, ran proceedings and scored five of his side’s total.
Femanagh shrugged aside the challenge of a lacklustre Monaghan at Brewster Park. Monaghan never really got into their stride and ended up on the wrong end of a 0-12 to 0-8 scoreline.
In Connacht, Joe Kernan’s first outing as Galway manager saw his new side a facile 0-11 to 0-5 win over Sligo while seven points from the boot of Mark Ronaldson helped Mayo to an 0-11 to 0-9 win over NUIG.
In the matches played on Saturday, Down welcomed back Martin Clarke after his AFL sojourn and the former minor star played a key role in the county’s 1-17 to 0-8 over Queen’s University .
Elsewhere in Ulster, Cavan went down 0-11 to 0-9 to Donegal while UUJ impressed in their 0-16 to 0-12 win over Armagh.
In Munster, an unfamiliar Kerry line-up prevailed against Tralee IT (2-12 to 1-10) while Limerick cruised to a 3-9 to 0-6 win over Waterford IT.
The only game played in Leinster on Saturday saw Laois deny DIT 2-9 to 1-9 with a late goal from Cathal Óg Greene denying the Dublin college.
Sunday’s results
O'Byrne Cup(Leinster SF)
Kildare 0-16 UCD 1-11
Carlow 0-8 Athlone IT 0-12
Wicklow 0-11 Louth 2-18
Dublin 2-10 Wexford 0-8
Longford 0-13 Meath 2-13
Kilkenny 0-6 Offaly 1-23
Westmeath 0-8 DCU 0-18
Dr McKenna Cup(Ulster SF)
Fermanagh 0-12 Monaghan 0-8
Tyrone 0-26 St Mary's 0-10
Antrim 3-7 Derry 0-15
McGrath Cup(Munster SF) quarter-finals
Clare 0-9 UCC 0-12
FDB League (Connacht SF)
Mayo 0-11 NUIG 0-9
Galway 0-11 Sligo 0-5
Munster Cup SH
Cork 1-7 UCC 1-12
Kerry 1-15 UL 3-15
Clare 0-15 Waterford IT 1-9
Waterford 1-26 Limerick IT 1-11
Played on Saturday
O’Byrne Cup
Laois 2-9 DIT 1-9
McGrath Cup
Kerry 2-12 IT Tralee 1-10
Limerick 3-9 Waterford IT 0-6
Dr McKenna Cup
UUJ 0-16 Armagh 1-12
Donegal 0-11 Cavan 0-9
Down 0-17 Queens University 0-8