Palatine are into the semi-finals of this year's Michael Lyng Motors Senior Football Championship but Fenagh's fate is now out of their hands

After a close first half, Palatine left Tinryland trailing in their wake in the second half 

The form books from the opening round was flipped on it's head as Bagenalstown returned to form while Fenagh failed to build on their impressive win over Tinryland

Rathvilly closed a five point gap in the final ten minutes to take a share of the spoils

The knockout stages await Old Leighlin after a low scoring win over Mount Leinster Rangers

Mount Leinster Ranger's hurling heroics counted for nothing as they started the Michael Lyng Motors Senior Football Championship with a heavy defeat against to a ruthless Rathvilly

MICHAEL LYNG MOTORS SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP 1 ROUND 1 ÉIRE ÓG 2-16 OLD LEIGHLIN 3-13  An incredible finish where Éire Óg hit four two pointers out of their five final scores saw them come away with a share of the spoils against their old ...

Fenagh may have already caused the upset of the Senior Football Championship in the opening round

Rathvilly overcame the fifth minute sending off of Padhraig Bolger to secure a repeat of the 2002 and 2016 SFC finals against Palatine

Palatine are back in the Senior Football Championship final after Shane O'Neill's injury time free was enough to beat Éire Óg

Bagenalstown were no match today for an on form Rathvilly

Éire Óg needed a controversial late penalty from Niall Quinlan to overcome the stubborn challenge of Mount Leinster Rangers and book a place in the Michael Lyng Motors Senior Football Championship semi-final

First half goals by James Dowling and Cathal Coughlan set Old Leighlin on their way to a win over Bagenalstown Gaels that secures top place in Group 1 of the Michael Lyng Motors Senior Football Championship

Although both Palatine and Clonmore knew their destiny before the ball was thrown in they still served up a very competitive encounter

Fierce rivals Éire Óg and Rathvilly played out an entertaining draw in the final group game, leaving Éire Óg second in Group 2

Tinryland have reached the last two Senior Football Championship finals but defeat tonight to Mount Leinster Rangers means they are heading towards a final of a different sort

The places for the knockout stages will be confirmed this weekend across the Senior, Intermediate and Junior Football Championships

Old Leighlin scored four first half goals as they defeated a depleted Mount Leinster Rangers

Palatine joint manager Eddie McGarry says Palatine won't get carried away by their excellent start to the Michael Lyng Motors Senior Football Championship

After a disappointing defeat in the opening round, Rathvilly got back to winning ways against Clonmore

Ciaran Moran scored a first half goal as Palatine defeated reigning champions Éire Óg

It's Round 2 of the Senior, Intermediate and Junior Football Championships this weekend and some important games in store. Kieran Murphy previews the action. 

Clonmore showed they could mix with the big boys in their first game back in the Senior Championship but they were eventually beaten by goals from Colm Hulton and Sean Gannon

Shane O'Neill scored a couple of late points as Palatine landed something over a surprise win over Rathvilly in the opening round of the Michael Lyng Motors Senior Football Championship in Netwatch Cullen Park

The Michael Lyng Motors Senior Football Championship begins on Thursday evening and Kieran Murphy has been speaking to all eight clubs involved 

Mark Furey says Éire Óg are aiming to retain the Championship they won last year under Turlough O'Brien

After a reaching the Division 1 semi-finals earlier this year, Clonmore's Billy Lawlor is looking forward to his club mixing it with the big boys once again now that they are back in the senior grade