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

A promising Carlow U15 football lifted silverware at the weekend

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

Paddy McDonnell scored eight points as Bagenalstown inflicted a second championship defeat of the season on Tinryland

John Nolan and his management team resigned from their positions at Tinryland after disagreements over playing style and an interim management team of Paul Broderick, Conor Byrne and Eddie Dowling was quickly appointed

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

This week's As I Roved out column borrowed the phrase made famous by RTE's Timmy McCarthy to heap praise on Burren Rangers

Shane Clarke landed a last gasp winning point for Bagenalstown Gaels against Mount Leinster Rangers in Netwatch Cullen Park

First half goals by Mikey and David Bambrick set Old Leighlin up for victory in the opening round of the Michael Lyng Motors Senior Football Championship

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

Ahead of the start of the Talbot Hotel Intermediate Football Championship, Kieran Murphy checked in with each of the clubs to discuss their prospects

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

County chairman Jim Bolger said there are exciting times ahead for Carlow after Shane Curran was named as the man that the would like to replace Niall Carew with as the manager of the senior football team

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

As well as their experienced stars, St Mullins have been able to add a sprinkling of youth to their team to help freshen it up

It's been a tough injury jinxed year for Paddy Boland but it all ended well as he scored six points in Sunday's Senior Hurling Championship final replay win

Tommy Buggy's first thoughts in the aftermath of St Mullins' SHC replay win was for this players

St Mullins lifted their 29th Carlow Senior Hurling title in Netwatch Cullen Park as Mount Leinster Rangers were left to rue an early red card