GAA wrap: Donegal beat Dublin in Ballybofey, Armagh beat Tyrone

Kenneth Fox

Donegal's season opened with a four-point win over Dublin in Division One of the Football League.

Meanwhile, Andrew Murnin scored 1-4 as Armagh ran out 1-23 to 18-points winners against Tyrone.

It was 1-14 to 0-2 at half-time. With a strong breeze at their backs, Armagh landed three two-pointers, one goal and left another two behind them. They defended deep while pressing Niall Morgan’s kickout aggressively. His first five restarts all went long, two of which he lost.

Shea O’Hare managed to end a run of four misses in a row with Tyrone’s opening point.

At that stage, Armagh had four on the board.

Morgan was at full stretch to deny a Greg McCabe goal chance and forced into a desperate sprint back as a Darren McCurry shot dropped short and Armagh broke rapidly.

Andrew Murnin’s goal came directly from the Tyrone restart, with the outstanding Rory Grugan selflessly squaring to the back post after a terrific Oisin Conaty kick inside.

On a wretched night for hurling, Darragh Fitzgibbon’s 80th-minute free secured a share of the spoils for Cork against Limerick in front of 23,402 fans at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.