Monaghan lead the way in Division 3A of the national hurling league, beating Donegal by 1-21 to 3-14.

Brian McGuigan netted in the eighth minute as the hosts won today's top-of-the-table clash at Castleblayney.

At Darver, Tyrone got off the mark with a comprehensive 5-16 to 0-12 defeat of Louth, with Damien Casey, Pierse O'Kelly, Duibhir Marshall and Sean Og Grogan (2) netting.

In 3B, there was a thrilling encounter at Carrick-on-Shannon, where Longford got the better of Leitrim, 2-19 to 3-13, to join Warwickshire at the top of the table.

Monaghan - H Byrne; J Guinan, P Finnegan, B Flanagan; B Connor, P Treanor, M Murphy (0-2); E MacSuibhne (0-3, 1f, 1'65), M Treanor (0-1); F Rafter, S Leonard (0-2), C Meegan; D Meegan (0-12, 10f), T Campbell, B McGuigan (1-0). Subs: C Boyle for B Connor, S Forde for C Meegan, PJ Boyle (0-1) for S Forde.

Donegal - P Burns; D Grant, A Stokes, P Doherty; J O'Loughlin, J Boyle (0-1), N Cleary (0-1); D Cullen (1-0), L Henderson (0-6, 5f); E McDermott (0-1), R Kee (1-1), D Flynn (1-2); C Doherty (0-1), K Campbell, D Coulter (0-1). Subs: C Rami for A Stokes, P Nelson for C Doherty.

Referee - K McGeeney.

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Tyrone - J Devlin; D Rafferty, B Begley, M O'Gorman; A Kelly, S Donnelly, T Morgan (0-1); P O'Kelly (1-1), D Begley (0-4); C Cross, D Casey (1-5, 0-3f), C Grogan (0-2); R McKernan (0-1), S Og Grogan (2-0), D Marshall (1-0). Subs: J Kelly (0-2) for R McKernan, P Daly for D Marshall, D Grogan for D Casey, P McStravog for M O'Gorman.

Louth - S Nolan; D Stephenson, S Callan (0-1), R McKeown; C Kerrigan, A McCrave, M Lyons; D Ryan, P McCormack; G Kerrigan (0-1), S Kettle, D O'Hanrahan (0-1); D Murphy (0-8, 7f), S Connelly (0-1), D Mahony. Subs: P Lynch for D Mahony, G Smyth for D O'Hanrahan, C Matthews for M Lyons, M Ryan for G Kerrigan.

Referee - P Murphy.

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Longford - B Elliott; G Moore, E Kavanagh, S Farrell; R O'Brien, K Murray, D Duggan; P Walsh (0-5, 2'65, 1f), P Barden; J Casey (0-2), S Hannon (0-2), C Keegan (0-2, 1f); P Farrington (1-0), E Kiernan, C Mullane (1-8, 0-5f). Subs: S O'Brien for E Kiernan, L Kelly for J Casey.

Leitrim - D Molloy; P Earley, V McDermott, N McLoughlin; K O'Connor, P O'Donnell, M Quinn; C Moreton (0-1), K McDermott; D McGovern (0-1), C Beirne (1-9, 0-8f), L Moreton; Z Moradi, C Cunniffe (1-2), G Hagan. Subs: P Clerkin for P Earley, C O'Donovan (1-0) for G Hagan, D Carton for N McLoughlin, K McGrath for K O'Connor, K Clerkin for L Moreton.

Referee - S Hynes.

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