Limerick led for most of the game and were thoroughly deserving of their winning margin over a Clare side that had Shane Meehan as their star performer.

The 2016 All-Ireland club champions Na Piarsaigh made their mark on round two of the group phase of the Limerick SHC with a 3-18 to 1-15 win over champions Patrickswell.

A lethal disruption of heart rhythm occurring as a result of a blow to the chest directly over the heart at a critical time caused the death of an alleged victim of manslaughter, a court has heard.

Carbery 1-10 Aghada 0-08

Wing back Brian O'Driscoll will start for Cork in tomorrow's Cadbury All-Ireland Under-21 Football semi-final against Cavan at O'Connor Park in Tullamore (throw-in 3.45pm).

Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh 0-21 St Oliver Plunkett’s 1-16 (aet)

CHAMPIONS Kilmallock have one foot in the quarter-finals of the Limerick senior hurling championship after defeating Garryspillane in a repeat of the 2005 final.

SOUTH Limerick divisional outfit Emmetts will sample the grandeur of county final day for the first time since 1963 after triumphing in yesterday’s Limerick SHC semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds.

LIMERICK leaving cert student Patrick Kirby’s new pink streak hair style cut a dash. But it broke school rules and as a result he is sitting his exam in isolation at Ard Scoil Mhuire in Bruff.

Kilkenny 0-18 Limerick 0-13

Galway 1-18 Limerick 2-14

Limerick 2-14 Galway 1-18

U21 star Finian Hanley and former victorious captain Padraig Joyce have been given starting places in the Galway side to meet Mayo in the Bank of Ireland Connacht SFC final at Pearse Stadium on Sunday.

Laois 1-9 Limerick 2-15

Knockainey 1-11 Bruree 0-11

Limerick include five senior panelists for their Erin Munster U21 hurling semi-final clash with Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds tonight.

Cork 3-10 Limerick 1-11

Limerick 2-13 Waterford 2-9

LIMERICK have had their request for a postponement of next Saturday’s Munster SHC semi-final replay against Waterford turned down by the Provincial Council.

MORE of the same — that could be the rallying call for Limerick manager David Keane going into next Saturday’s Guinness Munster hurling semi-final replay in Thurles (6.15pm).

Waterford 4-13, Limerick 4-13

A THRILLER in Thurles, two magnificent sides still locked together at the end of a pulsating, nerve-jangling, mile-a-moment Munster championship bruiser.

DEFENDING champions Tipperary have left a vacancy at corner forward for tonight’s Munster MHC semi-final against Limerick as they wait for fitness reports on two players who are in line for the position.

ST KIERAN’S has long been a prolific nursery for Kilkenny senior hurling, best illustrated by the fact that 10 of Brian Cody’s All-Ireland winning team of last year came up through the ranks of the renowned hurling college.

Limerick have made 10 changes to their line-up for Sunday's hurling league clash with Dublin at Kilmallock.

THERE are three first round games down for decision tonight in the Munster minor hurling championship and for the first time in the competition the losers will have a second chance.

St Colman’s 2-13 St Flannan’s 0-8

St Colman’s1-6

OUTSTANDING full-back Philip Maher, who missed last weekend’s victory over Limerick because of ‘flu, returns to the Tipperary team for Sunday’s clash with Wexford in the Allianz NHL at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

DIARMUID O’SULLIVAN, who recently announced he was quitting football to concentrate on hurling, will miss Cork’s Allianz NHL clash with Wexford at Wexford Park on Sunday because of a groin injury.

Cork 0-15 Limerick 0-14

Limerick 3-17 Galway 0-8