That's all from me on a historic day for the footballers of Mullinalaghta, who beat Kilmacud Crokes in the Leinster Club SFC final. Victories too for the Westmeath footballers and the hurlers of Laois, Westmeath and Meath. Thanks for reading!

Kehoe Cup full time: Kildare 1-15 Meath 1-15 (Meath win 2-0 in a penalty shoot-out)

There had to be a winner on the day and it's the Royals who hold their nerve.

Only one of the first eight penalties have been scored in Newbridge - Meath ahead 1-0...

O'Byrne Cup full time: Carlow 0-8 Westmeath 0-12

New manager Jack Cooney will be pleased with this winning performance from the Lake County.

Kildare have missed their first two penalties in the shoot-out against Meath.

Walsh Cup full time: Offaly 1-16 Laois 2-16

Eddie Brennan gets his Laois reign off to a winning start.

Kehoe Cup full time: Westmeath 2-22 Wicklow 1-7

A comprehensive opening-day victory for Westmeath in Mullingar. Aaron Kennedy with the second goal for Joe Quaid's charges.

Walsh Cup: Offaly 1-16 Laois 2-16

Scully adds to the visitors' tally in added time.

Kehoe Cup full time: Kildare 1-15 Meath 1-15

The Lilywhites battle back to draw and we will have a penalty-taking competition to decide the winner!

Walsh Cup: Offaly 1-16 Laois 2-15

Centre back Mark Egan reduces the gap in the 70th minute.

Walsh Cup: Offaly 1-15 Laois 2-15

Ciaran Comerford puts three between them.

Kehoe Cup: Westmeath 1-21 Wicklow 1-7

Barry O'Meara lands a long-range free.

Walsh Cup: Offaly 1-15 Laois 2-14

An exchange of points; four minutes left.

Kehoe Cup: Kildare 1-12 Meath 1-14

A nervy finish in Newbridge, where there are two minutes left to play.

Walsh Cup: Offaly 1-14 Laois 2-13

Scully edges the visitors bac ahead at Birr and Paddy Keating adds another.

O'Byrne Cup: Carlow 0-7 Westmeath 0-11

Another Loughlin free flies over and the gap is back at four.

Goal!

Aaron Bergin has Laois level with Offaly - 2-11 to 1-14!

O'Byrne Cup: Carlow 0-7 Westmeath 0-10

Luke Loughlin with Westmeath's first of the second half.

All-Ireland Club JFC quarter-final full time: Red Hughs 3-11 Dunedin Connolly's 1-15

Red Hughs progress after extra time at the end of a thriller.

Walsh Cup: Offaly 1-14 Laois 1-11

Gorman cancels out Scully's free.

Meath still lead Kildare by five in the Kehoe Cup, 1-13 to 1-8.

Kehoe Cup: Westmeath 1-15 Wicklow 1-5

Again, the score comes from an Allan Devine free.

O'Byrne Cup: Carlow 0-7 Westmeath 0-9

Lee Walker reduces the gap to two.

Kehoe Cup: Westmeath 1-14 Wicklow 1-5

Clinton makes no mistake from a free.

Walsh Cup: Offaly 1-13 Laois 1-10

Eoghan Cahill thumps over a free.

Walsh Cup: Offaly 1-12 Laois 1-10

Aidan Treacy and James Gorman on target for the Faithfuls, who have have just had a goal disallowed.

The Lake County still lead Carlow by 0-9 to 0-5.

Black card for Sean Petit of Westmeath, who will spend ten minutes in the sin bin.

Kehoe Cup: Westmeath 1-12 Wicklow 1-5

Clinton converts a free on 45 minutes.

Kehoe Cup: Westmeath 1-11 Wicklow 1-5

Devine leaves six in it.

Kehoe Cup: Westmeath 1-10 Wicklow 1-5

Luke Evans and Darragh Reilly trade points.

Kehoe Cup: Kildare 1-5 Meath 1-11

The Royals are pulling away in this one. 38 minutes played.

Goal!

Picky Maher for Laois, who are back within touching distance of Offaly, 1-8 to 1-9.

Absolutely incredible scenes of joy in Tullamore as the underdogs celebrate an unbelievable success.

Leinster Club SFC final full time: Mullinalaghta St Columba's 1-8 Kilmacud Crokes 1-6

The provincial crown goes to Longford for the very first time. What an end to this game!

Four minutes of injury time are up but there was no football at all played so...

Red card for Cian O'Sullivan.

Mullinalaghta are in dreamland right now.

90 seconds of injury time left in Tullamore!

McGivney misses a free.

Leinster Club SFC final: Kilmacud Crokes 1-6 Mullinalaghta 1-8

McElligott adds a point as we approach the hour mark. We'll have four added minutes.

Goal!

Gary Rogers calmly tucks the ball to the bottom left corner, sending the goalie the wrong way!

Penalty!

Mullinalaghta with a chance to win it in the 59th minute as Aidan McElligott goes down...

O'Byrne Cup half time: Carlow 0-5 Westmeath 0-9

Sean Petit scored five first-half points for Westmeath.

Leinster Club SFC final: Kilmacud Crokes 1-6 Mullinalaghta 0-7

Midfielder David McGivney launches over an inspirational St Columba's point in the 56th minute.

Six minutes left and Kilmacud still lead by a goal, 1-6 to 0-6.

Walsh Cup half time: Offaly 1-8 Laois 0-8

Sean Dolan's goal separates the neighbouring counties at the short whistle.

Leinster Club SFC final: Kilmacud Crokes 1-6 Mullinalaghta 0-6

Burke replies to Brady's free.

Kehoe Cup half time: Westmeath 1-9 Wicklow 1-4

Five between them at midway in Mullingar.

Kehoe Cup half time: Kildare 1-4 Meath 1-8

Kildare give themselves hope with a late goal.

Leinster Club SFC final: Kilmacud Crokes 1-5 Mullinalaghta 0-5

Mannion's free presents the Dublin champions with their third unanswered point since the restart.

Kilmacud Crokes nearly engineer a goal chance - 1-4 to 0-5 after 47 minutes.

Kehoe Cup: Westmeath 1-8 Wicklow 1-4

O'Donoghue on target for the Garden County.

Kehoe Cup: Westmeath 1-8 Wicklow 1-3

Devine points for the hosts.

Goal!

Sean Dolan hits the net for Offaly's hurlers, who move ahead of Laois, 1-5 to 0-7!

Leinster Club SFC final: Kilmacud Crokes 1-4 Mullinalaghta 0-5

A spectacular Pearson point doubles the Crokes lead.

Red Hugh's 1-10 Dunedin Connolly's 1-10

The All-Ireland Club JFC quarter-final is going to extra time.

Walsh Cup: Offaly 0-5 Laois 0-7

Scully from a '65'.

Leinster Club SFC final: Kilmacud Crokes 1-3 Mullinalaghta 0-5

Craig Dias kicks the favourites ahead in the 39th minute!

Goal!

Enda Donoghue nets from a free for Wicklow!

No scores in the first seven minutes of the second half of the Leinster Club SFC final.

Goal!

The Westmeath hurlers lead Wicklow by nine, 1-7 to 0-1, thanks to goalscorer Robbie Greville!

O'Byrne Cup: Carlow 0-3 Westmeath 0-6

Darren Lunney and Petit trade scores.

Kehoe Cup: Westmeath 0-7 Wicklow 0-1

Allan Devine on target from play for the midlanders.

Walsh Cup: Offaly 0-2 Laois 0-4

Picky Maher makes it double scores.

O'Byrne Cup: Carlow 0-1 Westmeath 0-5

Debutant Paddy Fagan stretches Westmeath's lead. Great start by them!

The second half has started at O'Connor Park.

Make that 0-5 to 0-1!

The Meath hurlers are now 0-4 to 0-1 up against Kildare.

Walsh Cup: Offaly 0-2 Laois 0-3

Scully's free has the O'Moore men back in front.

O'Byrne Cup: Carlow 0-1 Westmeath 0-4

Sean Petit steers over a free.

Kehoe Cup: Westmeath 0-5 Wicklow 0-0

Darragh Reilly bags his second of the day.

O'Byrne Cup: Carlow 0-1 Westmeath 0-3

A long-range Carlow free flies over.

O'Byrne Cup: Carlow 0-0 Westmeath 0-3

Joe Halligan claims the third Lake County score.

Kehoe Cup: Kildare 0-1 Meath 0-1

First two points shared at Newbridge.

O'Byrne Cup: Carlow 0-0 Westmeath 0-1

Killian Daly on target for the visitors.

Walsh Cup: Offaly 0-0 Laois 0-1

PJ Scully fires over the first point.

Kehoe Cup: Westmeath 0-2 Wicklow 0-0

Darragh Clinton doubles the difference.

Kehoe Cup: Westmeath 0-2 Wicklow 0-0

Robbie Greville opens the scoring in Mullingar.

Leinster Club SFC final half time: Kilmacud Crokes 1-2 Mullinalaghta 0-5

All level at the break at blustery Tullamore!

Leinster Club SFC final: Kilmacud Crokes 1-2 Mullinalaghta 0-5

Mannion is fouled and pops the free over himself to tie the scores up.

Two minutes of injury time on the way...

Save!

Crokes 'keeper David Nestor deals well with a dangerous ball. Wide from Shane Cunningham at the other end.

Wide from Mannion, who is being closely marked by Patrick Fox.

No love lost between these two sides, that's for sure!

Yellow card for James McGivney as tempers flare.

Yellow card for Mannion. Some big hits going in. Some big men falling over quite easily, too.

Midfielder John Keegan hits a frustrating Mullinalaghta wide.

Leinster Club SFC final: Kilmacud Crokes 1-1 Mullinalaghta 0-5

Soft free to the Longford men and they lead thanks to McGivney - three points in less than two minutes.

Level!

And wing back Donal McElligott equalises on 18 minutes, 0-4 to 1-1!

Leinster Club SFC final: Kilmacud Crokes 1-1 Mullinalaghta 0-3

A long Brady delivery is allowed to bounce and the ball goes over the bar!

Black card for Liam Flatman for swinging his opponent to the ground.

David McGivney's free drops short.

Two men down injured. Yellow card for Kilmacud midfielder Conor Casey.

Wide from Mullinalaghta corner back Conan Brady.

Leinster Club SFC final: Kilmacud Crokes 1-1 Mullinalaghta 0-2

But Pearson gets in behind to loop over Crokes' first point.

Good defending again from Columba's!

All-Ireland club JFC HT: Red Hughs 1-5 Dunedin Connollys 0-4

Leinster Club SFC final: Kilmacud Crokes 1-0 Mullinalaghta 0-2

Brady beats the Crokes goalkeeper but his shot flies narrowly over the crossbar!

This is a great tussle at the moment with both sides giving it everything.

Goal!

Mannion starts the move that culminates in Pat Burke slamming a low drive to the Mullinalaghta net! 1-0 to 0-1!

Shane Cunningham off target for the Dublin champions.

Goal chance for Kilmacud but Callum Pearson overcarries and runs into traffic.

A wide from the underdogs, who might well have had a free-in there.

Leinster Club SFC final: Kilmacud Crokes 0-0 Mullinalaghta 0-1

Rian Brady opens the scoring within ten seconds with a stunning left-footed strike from distance.

Game on!

Meath referee David Gough gets us started!

And now it's the national anthem, in glorious analogue.

Huddles in full swing prior to throw-in.

Mullinalaghta manager Mickey Graham looks confident - what plan has he got under that woolie hat to curb the threat of Paul Mannion?

Team news:

No.25 Stephen Williams replaces Dara Mullin at full forward on the Kilmacud Crokes starting XV. St Columba's starting as per progamme.

A beautiful, mild December afternoon at O'Connor Park as the two teams complete their pre-match rituals.

Westmeath (SF v Carlow): Eoin Carberry; Boidu Sayeh, Ronan Wallace, Gareth Carr; Noel O'Reilly, Noel Mulligan, Conor Slevin; Sean Flanagan, Denis Corroon; Anthony McGivney, Paddy Fagan, James Maxwell; Luke Loughlin, Joe Halligan, Tom Molloy.

New Westmeath boss Jack Cooney has named a much-changed side.

Carlow (O’Byrne Cup v Westmeath) – Robbie Molloy; Barry John Molloy, John Murphy, Chris Crowley; Shane Redmond, Simon Doyle, Kieran Nolan; Brendan Murphy, Darragh Foley; Shane Clarke, Paul Broderick, Lee Walker; Conor Crowley, Diarmuid Walshe, Daniel St Ledger. Subs: Craig Kearney, Darren Lunney, Jack Kennedy, Danny Thompson, Josh Moore, Niall Lowry, Niall Roche, Robbie Kane, Robert Sansom, Jamie Clarke, Ciaran Moran.

Great to see Brendan Murphy back in the Carlow team today!

Of course, the old rules will be in play for the Leinster club final.

There seems to have been a mixed response to the new experimental rules from yesterday's O'Byrne Cup games. It'll be interesting to see what the verdict is today.

Not long to throw-in now at Tullamore. Kilmacud Crokes start as favourites but Mullinalaghta will be confident of springing a surprise.

I'll be back soon - have a nice morning!

The Leinster club football final is scheduled to throw in at 1:30, with the other four matches starting at 2pm. I'll be back soon to keep track on all the action.

Kehoe Cup round 1

There are also two first-round games in the Kehoe Cup: Westmeath against Wicklow in Mullingar and Kildare against Meath in Newbridge.

Walsh Cup round 1

The meeting of Offaly and Laois at Birr should also give both managers some indication of where they stand ahead of the 2019 season.

O'Byrne Cup round 1

Carlow entertain Westmeath at Dr Cullen Park in what promises to be an intriguing pre-season contest.

Leinster club SFC final

Today's big game sees Dublin champions Kilmacud Crokes and Mullinalaghta of Longford do battle at Tullamore for the right to be crowned 2018 Leinster club football champions.

We're in Leinster this afternoon for key club and county action, with five games in total taking place, including both football and hurling.

No rest for the wicked

As we hurtle towards the year's end, there's no shortage of GAA activity.