Despite the best efforts of the outstanding Cian Darcy, University of Limerick suffered defeat at the hands of an impressive DCU side in a tense Fitzgibbon Cup Group A clash at St Clare’s.

Last years’ beaten Fitzgibbon Cup finalists DCU Dóchas Éireann had to grind out a two-point victory over a battling home side at Carriganore, Waterford.

Cork’s side for tonight’s Munster U21HC semi-final against Waterford in Páirc Uí Chaoimh (7.30pm) will feature five players who have played in this year’s provincial senior championship while none of the Déise side saw action.

Donegal's dazzling array of underage talent sparkled under the lights in the Athletic Grounds tonight, easing to the county's first EirGrid Ulster U21 football title since 2010 against 14-man Derry.

Kerry South 3-9 Tipperary B 0-1

Newcestown 0-16

Kerry were once again left hanging onto their Division 1 for dear life in Omagh but a draw was enough to see them save their skins.

St Peter’s College (Wexford) 2-18 Borris Vocational College 0-15: SHEER persistence paid off for St. Peter’s as they secured a flattering nine-point win over a resilient Borris VC in this Leinster SHC ‘A’ semi-final at O’Kennedy Park, New Ross, Saturday.

Waterford U21HC final: Ballygunner 2-12 Dungarvan 0-11

South Kerry 1-14 Kerins O’Rahillys 1-7

Newcestown 0-13 St Vincent’s 1-8 (aet)

Bray 3 Kilkenny College 10

All the positive spin in the world cannot hide the desperation that has engulfed the once mighty St Nicholas.

Kildare 0-16 Tyrone 0-11

Seamus Aldridge and Tadhg Fennin can agree on one thing — Kildare have been getting too hard a time of it of late.

Graham Canty comes back into the Cork side for Sunday’s Allianz Division 1 football league decider against Mayo in Croke Park having missed last Sunday week’s semi-final victory over Down.

Tyrone 1-12 Meath 0-5

Corkman Peter Creedon is expected to be ratified as the new Tipperary senior football manager next week, replacing John Evans.

It’s hard not to be impressed by the way Tyrone are going about their business and while it can be foolhardy to be basing championship notions on league form, the displays being produced by Mickey Harte’s men can’t be ignored either.

Galway 0-13 Tyrone 1-14

Aidan O’Mahony has been drafted into the Kerry team at full-back for Sunday’s Allianz Football League Division 1 tie trip to Páirc Uí Chaoimh to face Cork after Daniel Bohan underwent knee surgery this week which is set to see him sidelined for the next month.

Tyrone blew neighbours Derry away at Healy Park to step up their bid for promotion.

Allianz Football League Division 2: Tyrone 2-15 Derry 0-9

Alan Quirke is back between the posts for Cork who take on Down in this weekend’s Allianz Football League, at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday.

A superb 43-metre penalty by full-back Dermot Masterson five minutes into injury-time sent Pres Bray through to the Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final at Templeville Road yesterday.

DROMID PEARSES came through a hard-fought contest with the British JFC champions Cú Chulainns in Birmingham yesterday.

A ROUSING second-half recovery wasn’t enough to rescue Waterford champions Ballinameela in yesterday’s Munster Club JHC semi-final in Cappamore as their hosts had already done the damage before the break.

A FINE try nine minutes from the end of a competitive All-Ireland U21 semi-final at Temple Hill last night was enough to see Lansdowne through to a meeting with either UCD or Clontarf later this month.

TOM O’SULLIVAN will make his first start for the Kerry senior footballers since last August’s All-Ireland quarter-final defeat against Down in Sunday’s Allianz Football League Division 1 tie against Armagh in the Athletic Grounds.

Tyrone 1-16 Antrim 1-11

CONOR COUNIHAN has named an unchanged side from the team that beat Monaghan a fortnight ago for Cork’s Allianz NFL Division 1 game tomorrow night against Down.

Sligo 0-15 Tyrone 2-15

Tyrone 2-11 Cavan 0-14

TWO second-half goals, one each from Martin Penrose and Paddy McNiece settled this McKenna Cup semi-final at Brewster Park last night.

Derry 1-11 Tyrone 0-13

COLÁISTE Chríost Rí shaded a gripping Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final encounter in Rathmore yesterday and also booked their berth in the last four of the competition for the first time since 2005.

JACK O’CONNOR has moved 2009 All-Ireland winning captain Darran O’Sullivan from his customary forward role to left-half back for tomorrow’s McGrath Cup opener against Tralee IT.

A 61ST minute pointed free from wing forward Darren O’Sullivan, after star man, Ciaran Keating was fouled, dislocating his shoulder in the process, was enough to see Coláiste Na Sceilge beat wasteful St Flannan’s, Ennis at Glin yesterday to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Tyrone 1-11 Dublin 2-14

AFTER prolonged absences, Alan Quirke, Anthony Lynch, Graham Canty, Donnacha O’Connor, Kevin McMahon and Colm O’Neill return to the Cork team for Sunday’s final game in the preliminary rounds of the Allianz NFL against Mayo at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Loreto Grammar School, Omagh (Tyrone) 2-10 Coláiste na Sceilge, Caherciveen (Kerry) 3-5

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has make two changes to his side for tomorrow night's crunch Allianz NFL with Cork, as the Red Hands go in search of their first win of the campaign at Healy Park.

Monaghan 1-14 Tyrone 0-16

Derry 1-18 Tyrone 1-12