Louth remain on course for successive promotions after a magnificent 2-13 to 0-14 victory over Offaly in Tullamore.

Division Four winners in 2016, the Wee County sit top of Division Three after three rounds of games, with a wonderful 100% record. Colin Kelly's charges added a third Leinster scalp in a row, with Ryan Burns netting twice to give them a 2-5 to 0-7 interval lead.

Elsewhere in the third division, Armagh defeated Longford by 3-11 to 3-9 in one of the games of the day at Pearse Park - Jamie Clarke, Oisin O'Neill and Stefan Campbell hitting the net for the winners.

And Antrim got their first win of the campaign as they edged out Sligo by 0-11 to 1-7 at Corrigan Park where CJ McGourty was on target eight times.

Louth - C Lynch; P Rath, P Reilly, K Carr; D Maguire, L Dullaghan, A Williams; T Durnin (0-1), D Byrne (0-3); J Stewart (0-1), P Smith (0-2), B Duffy; R Moore, E O'Connor (0-2), R Burns (2-3, 0-2f). Subs: A Reid (0-1) for R Moore, J Bingham for J Stewart, C McKeever for B Duffy, D Crilly for E O'Connor, J Califf for T Durnin, D McMahon for A Williams.

Offaly - K Garry; B Darby, J Lalor, S Pender; D Hogan, E Rigney, D Hanlon; C McNamee (0-1), E Carroll (0-1); M Brazil, N Dunne (0-6, 3f), P Cunningham (0-1); W Mulhall, G Guilfoyle, B Allen (0-5, 3f). Subs: C Donohoe for B Darby (BC), N Darby for D Hogan, J O'Connor for W Mulhall, S Doyle for C McNamee, N Bracken for M Brazil.

Referee - S Laverty.

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Armagh - B Hughes; M Shields, C Vernon, P Hughes; B Donaghy, N Rowland, A McKay; S Sheridan, A Findon; R Grugan (0-2, 1f), O O'Neill (1-1), N Grimley; A Murnin (0-2), S Campbell (1-4, 0-2f), J Clarke (1-1). Subs: G McCabe for N Rowland, B Crealey for N Grimley, C White (0-1) for A Murnin, C McKeever for O O'Neill.

Longford - P Collum; D Brady (0-1), B Gilleran, C Farrelly; D McElligott, P McCormack, M Quinn (0-2, 1'45); B O'Farrell, J Keegan; D Mimnagh, J McGivney (1-0), B McKeon (0-1); R Smyth (0-4, 1f), L Connerton (1-0), S McCormack. Subs: B Farrell for D Minmagh, L Moran (1-0) for D McElligott (BC), D Masterson (0-1) for R Smyth (BC), L Hughes for C Farrelly, R McEntire for L Moran (BC).

Referee - J Molloy.

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Antrim - C Kerr; C Hamill, P Gallagher, P McAleer; P McBride (0-1), R McCann, P Healy; J Dowling, S Beatty; C Murray (0-1), R Murray (0-1), D Lynch; CJ McGourty (0-8, 6f), C Small, M Fitzpatrick. Subs: S Donnelly for R McCann, S McGarry for C Small, B Bradley for P McBride (BC).

Sligo - A Devaney; R Donovan, K McDonnell, N Gaughan; E McHugh, N Ewing, Brendan Egan; P O'Connor, A McIntyre; C Davey, M Breheny (0-2, 1f), J Kelly; Kyle Cawley (0-1), A Marren (0-3, 2f), N Murphy (1-1, 0-1f). Subs: C Harrison for C Davey, S Gilmartin for P O'Connor, S Coen for Kyle Cawley.

Referee - N Mooney.

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