That's all folkspublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 27 June 2021
Down 1-12 Donegal 2-25
Thanks for joining us as we got our text commentary going for the opening day of the Ulster Football Championship.
Down made a game of it for about 25 minutes before their house rather caved in but the big talking point after Pairc Esler is whether we will see Michael Murphy in action against Derry on 11 July in Ballybofey or indeed beyond that this summer if Donegal can produce an extended championship run.
Declan Bonner wasn't giving too much away about Murphy's state of health afterward although the Glenswilly man himself appeared to be all smiles in the dugout as the second half wore on.
If you want to pore over the specifics of the game, have a look at our match report here.
We'll be back in action here for next weekend's double bill as Monaghan host Fermanagh at Clones on Saturday followed by Armagh's contest with Antrim at the Athletic Grounds a day later.
In the meantime, have a good week with the sun hopefully continuing to shine as it did in Newry today.