Sarsfields ended Moorefield’s dominance of the Kildare senior football championship with victory in yesterday’s replayed final in Newbridge.

For the eighth time since 2001 the Kildare SFC final will be a Newbridge derby between Moorefield and Sarsfields after both won their semi-finals.

Jack O’Connor, who guided his native Kerry to three All-Ireland titles, will be ratified as the new Kildare senior manager early next month.

Jack O’Connor is the front-runner to replace Cian O’Neill as Kildare senior football manager.

No-one beyond Killarney seems to have been happier than Martin Farragher with the confirmation that Dr Croke’s midfielder Johnny Buckley was free to play in Sunday’s All-Ireland club football final.

Johnny Small will not face punishment for lifting the Delaney Cup after being sent off last Sunday.

Adding to the growing feelgood factor around Galway football, All-Ireland champions Corofin dominate the inaugural team of the club football championship.

KILDARE 0-10 GALWAY 0-16: Galway warmed up for next week’s league final against Dublin with a stylish win over a totally demoralised Kildare side at St Conleth’s Park yesterday afternoon.

When Corofin won the AIB All-Ireland club football title three years ago, their smooth style and slick offensive play won them many new supporters.

The contribution of Corofin’s younger brigade has been central to their Croke Park return, according to manager Kevin O’Brien.

The GAA have been forced to upset their designation of April as a club-only month by staging the Allianz Football League Division 4 final on April 6 or 7.

They usually do battle across the Dáil chamber but Micheál Martin and Sean Canney will soon become pitchside opponents.

Corner-forward Paddy Gumley is Nemo Rangers’ sole injury concern ahead of the All-Ireland club SFC final against Corofin on St Patrick’s Day.

Corofin are set to contest the red card handed out to Martin Farragher after just 80 seconds of yesterday’s All-Ireland Club SFC semi-final win over Moorefield in Bord na Mona O’Connor Park.

Corofin (Galway) 1-6 Moorefield (Kildare) 0-6: Liam Silke’s 59th minute goal sealed a gutsy All-Ireland semi-final win for Corofin in Tullamore having been down to 14 men for 64 minutes.

Corofin’s Martin McNamara is delighted to have Kieran Molloy and Liam Silke available for today’s All-Ireland semi-final, but is disappointed that they have had to sacrifice a Sigerson Cup final, as a result.

Today’s Sigerson Cup final should provide Damien Comer’s seventh start in 25 days but who’s counting? Three wins for NUI Galway in the competition and another three with the county in Allianz League Division 1 underlines what a fruitful start it’s been to 2018 for the Annaghdown forward.

NUI Galway 2-12 Dublin IT 0-15

NUI Galway manager Maurice Sheridan is hopeful that his side can now go all the way and claim their 23rd Sigerson Cup crown after qualifying for the final after a tough contest at the St Loman’s club in Mullingar.

Any time is a great time to beat Mayo but Michéal Lundy is not reading too much into Galway’s win over their neighbours.

UCD and NUI Galway are unlikely to field their Corofin players in Tuesday’s Sigerson Cup semi-finals.

Limerick’s John Kiely and Cork’s Ronan McCarthy are among those inter-county managers who may not be able to field players from their senior county championship-winning clubs in this year’s Allianz Leagues.

Football v football, hurling v hurling, football v hurling – 2018 may end up being known as the year of the squeeze. 

Remarkable. It’s the only word worth using to describe yesterday’s Leinster Club final. A remarkable way to win a game and equally a remarkable way to lose it. And quite a remarkable end to the GAA season, writes John Divilly.

Paul Sharry has admitted that AIB Leinster club success with St Loman’s this weekend would be sweeter than anything he might have achieved in soccer, writes Paul Keane.

St Loman’s Mullingar 0-13 Simonstown Gaels 1-8: St Loman’s, Mullingar, came from seven points down to defeat Simonstown Gaels of Navan and reach their first ever Leinster Senior Club final at TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar, yesterday.

Former Kildare star Daryl Flynn has admitted he knew prior to hoisting the cup after last month’s county final with Moorefield that doing so would cost him a one-match suspension.

Rathnew manager Harry Murphy has called on the Leinster Council to give Wicklow the opportunity to pull off their own Aughrim ambush next summer.

Captain Bryan Sheehan starts at right half-forward as one of two changes to the Kerry side for Sunday’s Allianz FL Division 1 final against Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Kildare 0-24 DIT 1-7: Kildare have had a very good record in the Bord na Móna O’Byrne Cup in recent years, moving clear at the top of the roll of honour with three successes already this decade and appearing in the last five finals.

Sarsfields 0-17 Athy 1-12: Two behind entering injury time, 14-man Sarsfields scored four points without reply to seal the Kildare senior title for the second time in four years.

New Kildare boss Cian O’Neill begins the search for his backroom team this week.

Pat Daly has admitted that another 1-7 tally isn’t going to be enough to capture the provincial title that Rhode crave.

What was expected to be a fiercely contested clash between two clubs that have been regular participants in the Leinster club championship surprisingly proved a one-sided encounter as Rhode overwhelmed Moorefield.

All-Ireland champions St Vincents of Dublin will start next month’s Leinster club championship final as clear favourites against Rhode of Offaly after today's semi-finals.

Moorefield (Kildare) 0-17 Rathnew (Wicklow) 2-7

Moorefield 1-15 Sarsfields 1-06 Moorefield cruised to victory and retained their Kildare SFC crown after a dominant display in a largely one-sided replay at St Conleth’s Park.

Sarsfields 1-13 Moorefield 0-16

Kildare boss Jason Ryan has dismissed reports that experienced midfielder, Daryl Flynn has left the county panel.

Eoghan Cormican takes a look at each county ahead of the club championship.

Portlaoise 1-9 Moorefield 0-8

Limerick's Na Piarsaigh and Castlebar Mitchels took AIB Munster Hurling and Connacht Football Senior provincial titles respectively, while Portlaoise and St. Vincent's advanced to the Leinster Club SFC Final today.

Reigning AIB Ulster Club SFC Champions Crossmaglen Rangers bowed out following a replay defeat to Kilcoo today.

Former Dublin senior footballer Jack Sheedy was this evening appointed as the manager of the Longford senior and under-21 football teams.

Moorefield 2-14 Sarsfields 0-13