A gulf in class was clear at Croke Park where Dublin cruised through to a Leinster SHC semi-final showdown with holders and All-Ireland champions Kilkenny next month.

Jackie Tyrrell makes his first since last year’s Leinster final as one of five changes to the Kilkenny side for tomorrow’s Allianz HL Division 1A clash with Galway at Nowlan Park tomorrow (2pm).

Jason Forde hit 1-5 as Tipperary manager Michael Ryan celebrated his first competitive game in charge with a big Allianz Hurling League Division 1A victory over Dublin this evening.

Dublin 1-28 Galway 1-19: It wasn’t exactly revenge for 2015 but victory at Parnell Park to secure a Walsh Cup final place at Croke Park must have been sweet for Dublin.

Laois 1-9 Dublin 2-20: Dublin advanced to the Walsh Cup semi-finals as they easily accounted for Laois in O’Moore Park yesterday.

DUBLIN 1-17 LIMERICK 1-16

Dublin edged out Tipp in an entertaining senior hurling challenge last night. 

Allianz HL Division 1 quarter-finals

Bord na Móna Walsh Cup final: Galway 1-22 Dublin 1-20: Walsh Cup success served Kilkenny well in 2014 and Anthony Cunningham admitted it’s a template he wishes to follow with Galway this season.

Galway got an early season boost when they came from behind to capture their second ever Walsh Cup title at Croke Park.

Dublin 4-20 DIT 1-12

Happy days for the Galway senior hurlers in Portlaoise on Saturday afternoon after this Allianz Hurling League Division 1A relegation replay, their top division status maintained for another year, Dublin demoted to 1B just a year after being crowned champions.

Galway 4-21 Dublin 0-19

Dublin 2-20 Galway 0-26 (after extra-time)

There was a palpable sense of relief around the Mardyke after UCC booked their berth in the semi-final of the Fitzgibbon Cup, prevailing in a high quality quarter-final encounter against UCD.

Tipperary’s Noel McGrath was the star of the show as UCD advanced to the quarter-finals of the Fitzgibbon Cup at the expense of WIT at Carriganore last night.

Cork IT served notice they’ll challenge strongly for Fitzgibbon Cup honours by outclassing a strong UCD outfit in a high quality game at Belfield last night.

It’s hard to know what was more impressive – the ruthless exhibition dished out by Galway to the students on the pitch or the marker put down by new Tribe boss Anthony Cunningham afterwards.

ALL-IRELAND winning Dublin manager Pat Gilroy caused some surprise by confirming he won’t be replacing his retired deputy Mickey Whelan.

A SIX point victory hid a multitude of St Brigid’s sins as the Dublin champions turned in a storming finale to book their Leinster Club SFC semi-final spot at Parnell Park, Dublin, yesterday.

CLASS easily overcame courage in Navan where the quality of Dublin champions St Brigid’s shone through to secure a Leinster club SFC quarter-final spot.

Galway 3-14 Dublin 1-10

IT must be a major concern to Dublin manager John McEvoy that his players will go into next month’s All-Ireland U21 hurling final against Galway without a decent challenge under their belts.

WHEN the Galway U21 hurling team bus approaches Semple Stadium for this evening’s Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland semi-final against Limerick, it will awaken plenty of memories for David Burke.

SUBSTITUTE Eamonn Dillon’s 37th-minute goal inspired Dublin to victory in this exciting Leinster U21 hurling championship final at Wexford Park last night.

DUBLIN will be straining to retain their Leinster U21 title in tonight’s Wexford Park decider but their hosts will be motivated by a desire to restore pride as much as thoughts of rare silverware.

A HURLING masterclass in Croke Park yesterday, mighty Kilkenny retaining their Leinster title (and setting a new record in the process, seven in a row) against a Dublin side whose challenge never even got to first base.

Kilkenny 4-17 Dublin 1-15

DUBLIN recovered from a sloppy opening to prevail by 13 points over a limited Offaly in their one-sided Leinster Under-21 hurling championship semi-final at a sun-kissed Parnell Park last night.

DEFENDING Under 21 hurling champions Dublin could afford to hit 21 wides yet secure a comfortable four goal win over hosts Carlow in this Leinster quarter-final tie at Dr Cullen Park last evening.

DUBLIN begin the defence of their Bord Gáis Energy Leinster U21HC crown when they travel to Dr Cullen Park tonight to face Carlow in the quarter-final stage at 7.30pm.

IN the same weekend the movie The Hangover II was released, it was fitting Dublin’s hurlers were presented with the possibility of having their party crashed for the second time in 10 months.

TIPPERARY held off a second-half comeback from Dublin to emerge victorious in a high scoring senior hurling challenge at Geraldine Park, Athy, Co Kildare last night to commemorate the replayed All-Ireland final played between the counties at this venue in 1909.

IT WASN’T pretty, it wasn’t very competitive — in fact, truth be told, this was an ugly beast of an Allianz Hurling League Division 1 final in Croke Park yesterday, a one-sided affair that never got off the ground.

Dublin 0-22 Kilkenny 1-7

CORK hurling manager Denis Walsh has rang the changes for his sides Allianz HL clash with Dublin at Páirc Ui Chaoimh tomorrow with 10 changes from the side surprisingly beaten away to Wexford a fortnight ago.

A FULL-BLOODED Allianz Hurling League encounter in Croke Park on Saturday evening, two honest and whole-hearted teams giving their all in conditions made treacherous by the ferocious hailstone showers that fell before the half time whistle.

THE chances of the Fermanagh footballers’ impasse being resolved quickly rests on the outcome of a meeting of the county board’s management committee on Monday.

“I’M delighted with the win. We got a good beating here last year and the relegation end of things has been put to bed at least,” enthused Dublin manager Anthony Daly after his charges defeated 14-man Offaly in O’Connor Park, Tullamore yesterday and preserved their impressive unbeaten start to the Allianz Hurling League.

Offaly 1-13 Dublin 2-23, Tullamore

EVEN the second-half introduction of some of the heavy artillery failed to help Kilkenny outgun Dublin in a cracking Walsh Cup final at Parnell Park yesterday.

Dublin 2-17 Kilkenny 2-13

DUBLIN look set to appeal Saturday evening’s red card that sidelines midfielder Johnny McCaffrey for at least two vital Allianz hurling league ties.

Dublin 2-13 Antrim 0-12

ANTHONY DALY has admitted Dublin’s hurlers will lose a considerable advantage by the decision to switch their forthcoming Division One home games against Tipperary and Kilkenny from Parnell Park to Croke Park.