Leitrim, Donegal and South Down all enjoyed opening round wins in the new Lory Meagher Cup fourth tier hurling championship on Saturday. Leitrim withstood a determined second half comeback from Fermanagh to triumph by 1-12 to 0-14 at Brewster Park. The accurate free-taking of Clement Cunniffe helped the visitors to a six-point interval lead and a goal just after the restart had them nine clear. But with Ryan Bogue helping himself to 0-12, Ryan O'Donnell's charges came storming back to leave just the minimum between the sides in the end. A Kevin Campbell-inspired Donegal also had to work hard in the second half to keep Cavan at bay in Letterkenny, eventually winning by 0-21 to 1-13. Michael Carr goaled for the visitors late on, but it came too late to save them from defeat. Donegal led by 0-10 to 0-6 at half-time, and with Campbell registering 0-15 from placed balls, they widened the gap before Cavan came back at them in the closing stages. In yesterday's other first round clash, South Down came away from Omagh with a 5-6 to 3-9 victory over Tyrone. Tweet

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