Longford consolidated their place in Division 3 for next year while still keeping their promotion hopes alive with a fine win over Tipperary in Glennon Brothers Pearse Park. For Tipperary, they need results in their next two games if they want to avoid relegation.

Tipperary are much changed for Sunday's crucial Allianz Hurling League clash with Waterford.

Ronan McCarthy's Cork footballers made it four wins from four attempts in Allianz League Division Three on Saturday night, but only after a ferocious battle with Tipperary in Thurles.

St Senan’s retained their North Kerry SFC title, thanks to two final quarter goals. Brosna were attempting to win their first North Kerry senior title but the more experienced side won after a well contested final at a packed Ballylongford on Sunday.

Shannon, the All-Ireland League’s most successful club, have regained their place in the top tier of club rugby.

PBC 11 Glenstal Abbey 3: Not even the torrential rain and the strong, cold and swirling wind at Thomond Park yesterday could dampen the delight of Presentation Brothers Cork as they defeated Glenstal Abbey by 11-3 to capture the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup for the 29th time.

PBC ... 11, Glenstal ... 3: Presentation Brothers joined their Cork neighbours at the top of the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup honours list when they enjoyed a fully deserved 11-3 victory over Glenstal in a Thomond Park final spoiled by incessant, torrential rain.

PBC Cork 12 Bandon Grammar School 3: Underdogs Bandon Grammar School underlined the rise of West Cork rugby with a gallant effort in defeat in a tense Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-final clash at Musgrave Park.

Presentation Brothers College, the favourites, had to battle all the way before overcoming brave, injury-hit Bandon Grammar School in a pulsating Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup final at Musgrave Park today.

PBC 16, Crescent CC 3: Pres overcame treacherous conditions and a courageous Crescent College Comprehensive to book a Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-final place at wind-swept Lansdowne yesterday.

Loughmore-Castleiney 1-9 Moyle Rovers 1-6: Sometimes it’s how you respond to setbacks that defines you and that proved to be the case yesterday for Loughmore-Castleiney as they took their third Tipperary senior football title in four years.

There’s more than city pride at stake as old rivals Christian Brothers College and Presentation Brothers College meet at Musgrave Park this afternoon (2.30pm) in the first of the Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-finals.

PBC Cork 39  Bandon GS 10 Munster Schools Senior Cup Musgrave Park

PBC 60 St Clement’s 0: The one-sided nature of this Munster Senior Cup clash was of scant use to either the victors or the vanquished at Rosbrien yesterday. 

Listowel Emmets 0-9 Brosna 0-6: Listowel Emmets staged a storming second-half comeback to overwhelm All-Ireland Junior club champions Brosna in a thrilling North Kerry final replay in Ballybunion on Saturday.

Listowel Emmets 0-9 Brosna 1-6: All-Ireland Junior Club champions Brosna overturned a six-point deficit and forced Listowel veteran Noel Kennelly to kick an equalising point in this absorbing North Kerry SFC final in Moyvane yesterday.

Clonmel Commercials 1-12 Moyle Rovers 3-5: Hot favourites Clonmel Commercials had to draw on all their reserves of self-belief to regain the Tipperary SFC title after a three-year gap when defeating neighbours Moyle Rovers in a thriller at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

Tipperary 0-11 Kildare 0-9: A couple of minutes before full-time, the big screen panned out to the crowd and picked up a pensive-looking Jack O’Connor.

There have been plenty of distractions for Charlie McGeever as the Tipperary manager plots and plans for tomorrow’s All-Ireland minor football semi-final against Kildare.

Tipperary 1-10 Galway 0-6: Tipperary manager Charlie McKeever admitted the fear of further failure was strong as his team became the only beaten provincial finalist to make the All-Ireland minor football semi-finals.

Kerry cruised to a third successive Electric Ireland Munster MFC title with Conor Geaney producing a masterclass against Tipperary at Fitzgerald Stadium yesterday.

He wouldn’t take kindly to be called an old dog, but Kerry minor coach Jack O’Connor has traversed enough hard roads around Munster to recognise the changing of the guard when he sees it.

Laois put a difficult fortnight behind them in the most definitive fashion possible, blitzing old rivals Offaly in the final 45 minutes to record their first championship victory over them in 43 years.

Laois 1-20 Westmeath 1-17: A second half goal from Cha Dwyer sparked a stirring Laois comeback as they ran out three-point winners over Westmeath in O’Moore Park.

Laois dug deep to book a Leinster SHC quarter-final berth as Group winners, thanks to a hard-earned three-point win in this all-Midlands battle in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise.

Tipperary 0-16 Clare 2-9: Brendan Martin shattered Clare’s dreams of a first Electric Ireland Munster Minor football final appearance in 21 years at Semple Stadium last night.

Laois 1-17 Carlow 1-14: Laois half-time substitute Ben Conroy made an instant impact at Netwatch Cullen Park yesterday, scoring 1-2 in the opening minutes of the second half as Seamus ‘Cheddar’ Plunkett’s side stormed into an eight-point lead which Carlow were unable to claw back, despite a brave late rally in this Leinster SHC Round Robin tie.

Job done for Tipperary at Semple Stadium last evening as Charlie McGeever’s hosts blew away Waterford 2-16 to 1-7 to book their place in the Electric Ireland Munster MFC semi-finals.

Cork 1-25 Laois 0-24: Cork senior hurling manager Jimmy Barry Murphy expects Mark Ellis and Alan Cadogan to return for the Rebels Allianz League semi-final against Dublin on Sunday week.

Allianz HL Division 1B relegation play-off

Limerick 1-25 Laois 1-19

Wexford 5-22 Laois 0-25

Allianz Hurling League Division 1B: Laois 0-23 Offaly 1-24: Offaly manager Brian Whelahan sent out a defiant message to his team’s detractors after their win over Laois in O’Moore Park on Saturday night.

AIB All-Ireland Club JFC final: Brosna (Kerry) 0-8 John Mitchels (Lancashire): Jimmy Keane raced up the steps of the Hogan Stand to join his son Cillian.

Kerry’s dominance of the All-Ireland junior club football competition continued at GAA HQ this afternoon, Brosna’s impressive first-half display proving sufficient to see them past John Mitchels.

Brosna (Kerry) 1-8 Rock St Patrick’s (Tyrone) 0-7: AIB All-Ireland Club JFC semi-final: Brosna are on the cusp of All-Ireland Club JFC glory after staging a dramatic late rally to win this semi-final replay at Duggan Park at Ballinasloe.

Laois 1-11 Dublin 2-18: Walsh Cup: Fourteen-man Dublin survived a second-half comeback from Laois to book a place in the Walsh Cup final at O’Moore Park yesterday.

Laois 4-18 Wexford 1-19: Walsh Cup:

Brosna (Kerry) 0-10 Rock St Patrick’s (Tyrone) 1-7 (AET): AIB All-Ireland Club JFC semi-final: Brosna and Rock St Patrick’s must meet again to see who enjoys a St Valentine’s date in Croke Park.

Laois 2-22 UCD 1-08: Laois proved far too strong for UCD in this Walsh Cup opener in Abbeyleix on Sunday.

AIB Munster Club JFC: Brosna (Kerry)1-10 Millstreet (Cork) 0-8

Waterford 2-22 Laois 1-15

Waterford had too much pace and power for Laois as they strode through to the next round of qualifiers with a commanding display at Walsh Park.

Laois 0-20 Antrim 0-22

Laois 1-22 Carlow 0-14

Laois 1-22 Carlow 0-14

Laois 1-15 Westmeath 1-09

Laois launched their bid to reach the Leinster SHC quarter-finals with a comeback victory over Westmeath at Cusack Park this afternoon.