Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Sam Mulroy celebrates his goal for Louth.Ben Brady/INPHO Freefinal round Louth progress to All-Ireland knockout stages as Clare exit Sam Mulroy and Ciaran Downey hit crucial first-half goals for Louth. 4.22pm, 15 Jun 2025 Share options Results - All-Ireland SFC Louth 2-17 Clare 2-14 Advertisement LEINSTER CHAMPIONS LOUTH enjoyed their first win of the All-Ireland group stages today to progress to next weekend’s preliminary quarter-finals. Louth saw off Clare by three points in Portlaoise, grateful for goals from Sam Mulroy and Ciaran Downey as they went ahead 2-8 to 0-6 at the break. Downey starred in that opening period as he struck 1-5, while Mulroy grabbed 1-1. The first goal arrived after 20 minutes courtesy of Mulroy, before Downey netted soon after and then added a two-pointer to push them nine clear. Clare got an early second-half boost when Rory McMahon netted and then Eoin Cleary’s late goal helped cut the gap Peter Keane’s side faced to four points. They managed to cut the gap to three on two occasions in the closing stages but Clare couldn’t secure the result they needed to prolong their championship with Conor Branigan notching an insurance score for Louth. More to follow… Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Louth progress to All-Ireland knockout stages as Clare exit”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Louth progress to All-Ireland knockout stages as Clare exit”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. 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