Louth join Wicklow, Kerry and Roscommon at the top of the Division 2A table following this easy win over Kilkenny in Drogheda yesterday.

A sparse crowd saw Louth overwhelm the visitors in dreadful conditions. Stefan White and Ollie McDonnell led the charge but the winners could have prevailed by a lot more than the 18 points which divided the sides at the finish as complacency sat in during the third quarter when Louth were guilty of some poor shooting.

Louth: B Murtagh, B Phillips, B Keenan, D O'Sullivan, P McGinnity (0-2), J Donaldson, G O'Neill, S Melia, S O'Neill, A Hoey, (0-3), A O'Neill (0-1), A Rooney, S White (1-5), O McDonnell (2-2), A Doherty (0-1). Subs: J Moroney for S O'Neill B Reilly for Doherty K Lynch for Melia.

Kilkenny: E Mulrooney, E Roche, N Morrissey, S Gaul, G Campion, P Mullaley, S Lonergan, J P Corcoran, (0-2), P Fewer, M Dunne, S Phelan, M Gordon, (1-0), K Brennan, S Hennessey, S Brennan. Subs: S Murphy for Hennessey, A Holden for S Brennan, A Murphy for K Brennan.

Referee: E Murtagh (Longford).