Draw enough for Armagh and Meath to beat the drop

Meath rescued a 0-11 to 1-8 draw against Armagh which saved their top flight status and relegated Dublin from Division One. Armagh were not assured of their own survival prior to the final round of games, but were in a relatively healthy position with a number of results required to go against them if they were to face the exit door. As it was, the point was more than enough for them as they remain in Division One and led for most of Sunday's game in Summerhill before Marion Farrelly score a vital equaliser for the Royals.

The hosts opened with scores from Rachel Casserly and Marion Farrelly, but wind-assisted Armagh took charge with two from Kelly Mallon followed by points from Aimee and Blaithin Mackin. Meath's Ciara Smyth went close to a goal, but Armagh's Mallon made no mistake at the other end and while the hosts hit back with two scores, Armagh were five up at the break with the Mackin sisters on target. With their Division One future in real trouble, Meath reponded well in the second half as Casserly pointed either side of one from Farrelly.

Meadhbh Byrne made it a one-point game, but Armagh rallied through Mallon and Aimee Mackin as it seemed the Orchard were on course for victory, yet a late Meath rally saw them pick off scores through Smyth and Duggan before Farrelly found the vital equaliser. Donegal sealed their promotion from Division Two with a 0-11 to 0-3 win over Wexford and will join Cavan in the top flight next year. The Breffni side had already sealed their place in Division One entering the weekend, so their 1-15 to 2-9 defeat by Westmeath was not fatal to the prospects of a place in the division's final.

Tyrone missed out on promotion despite a 5-10 to 5-5 win over Tipperary, but Antrim are on the up as they sealed their place in Division Two thanks to a 2-8 to 1-9 victory over Down in a winner-takes-all clash in Newry. Fermanagh closed out their Division Three campaign with a six-point win over Limerick. LGFA National League results Division One Dublin 2-8 Cork 1-6 Kerry 2-10 Kildare 2-9 Meath 0-11 Armagh 1-8 Waterford 2-12 Galway 0-10 Division Two Westmeath 1-15 Cavan 2-9 Donegal 0-11 Wexford 0-3 Mayo 2-14 Monaghan 0-9 Tyrone 5-10 Tipperary 5-5 Division Three Antrim 2-8 Down 1-9 Clare 2-9 Roscommon 2-9 Laois 0-9 Louth 0-8 Fermanagh 2-10 Limerick 1-7 Division Four semi-finals Carlow 4-11 Offaly 2-8 Leitrim 2-10 Sligo 1-11 (aet)