KILDARE v LAOIS Newbridge Clearly Mick O'Dwyer doesn't buy into the Robbie Keane school of thinking that a few pints and a bit of karaoke constitute good pre-match preparation. Imposing an alcohol ban on the players for 2006, he says that any player to break the rule "will be gone off the panel in a flash, with no exceptions". Paddy Power to offer bets no doubt as to who will be shown the door first.

With that sort of attitude, John Divilly's first sighting in a Kildare jersey might just be a losing one.

Verdict Laois

MEATH v WESTMEATH Navan Over 14,000 attended when these two met in the O'Byrne Cup final a couple of years back when Meath sneaked it.

Eamonn Barry's new-look outfit are showing enough form to repeat the feat.

Verdict Meath

DUBLIN v WEXFORD Ayrfield (Malahide Road) Dublin fans are probably more worried about setting the video for tomorrow night's "yon-the-wall documentary of 2005. Matty Forde's demotion to the Wexford substitutes bench due to a knee injury not enough then to focus minds.

Verdict Wexford

LOUTH v OFFALY Dundalk Kevin Kilmurray's gesture of removing a player against Kilkenny last Sunday so that both sides finished with 14 men won't be repeated here.

Verdict Offaly

DR MCKENNA CUP ROUND TWO, SECTION A UUJ v CAVAN Breffni Park Forcing a late draw against Armagh will have left confidence in UUJ high.

Verdict

UUJ FERMANAGH v ARMAGH Enniskillen Charlie Mulgrew could do with a win to lighten the Fermanagh mood but he'll hardly get it here.

Verdict Armagh

SECTION B ANTRIM v MONAGHAN Casement Park After putting a strong Derry line-up to the sword last week, Seamus McEnaney's quiet revolution to continue apace.

Verdict Monaghan

DERRY v QUEEN'S Maghera Seven new faces in the Derry line-up today is the net result of that ill-fated trip to Clontibret.

Verdict Derry

SECTION C ST MARY'S v TYRONE Coalisland Roughly 8,000 paid to see Tyrone's first appearance of the season last Sunday and there is little sign of the bubble bursting just yet.

Verdict Tyrone

DOWN v DONEGAL Burren Brian McIver is certainly making full use of his extended panel. Rory Kavanagh is the sole survivor from the starting 15 that saw off St Mary's in the first round, enough reason to tip the hat to the home side.

Verdict Down

McGRATH CUP QUARTER-FINALS Cork v Tipperary, Pairc Ui Rinn; Waterford v Kerry/University of Limerick, Dungarvan; Clare v UCC, Cooraclare; Limerick v Waterford IT, Kilmallock

FBD INSURANCE LEAGUE . . . ROUND TWO SECTION A Mayo v Sligo IT, Charlestown; NUIG v Roscommon, Pearse Stadium SECTION B Sligo v GMIT, Tubbercurry; Leitrim v Galway, Carrick-onShannon O'BYRNE SHIELD (Extra time if necessary) Carlow v DCU, Dr Cullen Park; Kilkenny v DIT, Kilkenny; Longford v Athlone IT, Longford WATERFORD CRYSTAL CUP (Preliminary round) University of Limerick v Cork IT, Claughaun; Waterford v Limerick, Walsh Park