Cuala (Dublin) 1-23 Kilcormac-Killoughey (Offaly) 1-9: If it wasn’t for Mattie Kenny’s forensic attention to detail, we mightn’t read too much into the curious, 26-point score-lines that his Cuala team has been racking up lately.

Limerick hurling legend Joe Quaid has confirmed his interest in managing Offaly, though former boss Joe Dooley has emerged as a surprise contender to return to the role.

Offaly SFC: Reigning Offaly senior hurling and intermediate football champions Kilcormac-Killoughey caused quite a stir last week when they refused to field a team in their SFC clash with St Rynaghs on Thursday.

Darren Stamp insists Oulart-the-Ballagh only have themselves to blame for their latest Leinster senior club hurling final collapse.

Erin Rovers bowed out of the Offaly senior football ranks after a 10-year spell when they lost in spectacular fashion to Walsh Island in the relegation final at Clara on Saturday.

St Thomas (Galway) 1-11 v Kilcormac-Killoughey (Offaly) 1-09

It may not have been great hurling in this club final yesterday but the weather had a lot to do with that.

AIB All-Ireland Club SHC Final

Promising Kilkenny hurler Luke Harney is waiting to discover whether he will be left with long-term damage from a serious eye injury.

St Thomas’ (Galway) 0-15 Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim) 0-07

Lar Corbett has claimed horses are treated better than the best hurling club teams in the country.

THE 2010 instalment of hurling’s Féile na nGael festival takes place in Clare this weekend with hurling, camogie and handball teams from the 32 counties and the UK taking part.