Miltown Malbay is guaranteed to be cock-a-hoop next week when the Willie Clancy Festival throws in, but you might mistake it for starting early if hometown man Conor Cleary is part of a first Munster SHC-winning Clare side in 20 years this Sunday.

Sligo footballers are on the lookout for a new manager after Niall Carew announced his decision to step down.

Sligo footballers are on the lookout for a new manager after Niall Carew announced his decision to step down.

As Armagh boss Kieran McGeeney prepares to face his former Kildare charges in tomorrow night’s All-Ireland Qualifier at Croke Park, Brendan Crossan learns that ‘Geezer’ still holds a special place in the hearts of the Lilywhites.

Many coaches in sports these days talk about just being ‘figureheads’ for large management groups and facilitating the players’ efforts to improve and succeed as a team.

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte is frustrated at being denied access to his full complement of players on match days.

Eamonn Kelly has cited travel and other hurling commitments as the reasons for his decision to step down as Kerry manager after two seasons.

Jeff Reinebold features as an analyst on Sky’s NFL coverage. He is fond of a fickle character who inevitably helps the winning team from a vital juncture in the game. He calls him Mr Mo Mentum.

Former AFL player Conor Meredith has been handed his first Senior Championship start by Laois manager Justin McNulty.

Mayo manager James Horan will have to plan without Barry Moran and Keith Higgins for this weekend’s Allianz FL Division 1 clash with Cork.

Kerry 0-11 Down 1-05

EOGHAN O’GARA’S season hangs in the balance after he sustained a suspected fractured wrist in Sunday’s Leinster SFC defeat of Wexford.

CLARE boss Ger O’Loughlin will have a “very serious think” about his managerial future following the county exit from the All-Ireland senior hurling championship last Saturday.

Meath 5-8 Louth 2-8

CORK defender John Miskella is determined to make the most of the remainder of the All-Ireland SFC after being plagued with a groin injury that saw him sidelined from inter-county action for the first five months of the season.

THE timing of the Munster SHC final replay, the cost of tickets and the controversy surrounding the U21 grade were amongst the topics discussed at a stormy meeting of Cork county board this week.

IRISH International Rules selector Eoin ‘Bomber’ Liston has rubbished speculation that Kerry players are set to boycott this autumn’s series against Australia.

MICHEÁL McDERMOTT is waiting for the Clare County Board call to take charge of the senior football team for another year.

CAVAN must plan without Paul Brady for their All-Ireland Qualifier against Wicklow on June 26.

RTÉ YESTERDAY launched their most ambitious broadcast plans for the GAA Championships.

TYRONE boss Mickey Harte has drafted Pascal McConnell into his starting line-up for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Kildare.

KERRY captain Darran O’Sullivan last night revealed that their squad have ‘had a laugh’ over the rumours circulating about the Kingdom’s footballers in recent weeks and described it as ‘sad that people have been making up stories’.

THE Cork team for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Clare shows one change from the side that defeated Galway last Saturday night.

RTÉ will screen over 40 live hurling and football championship matches this season.

Fermanagh and Meath have never met before in the championship which adds to the appeal of today's clash in Clones.

Tipperary play their first senior football championship game in Croke Park today since 1935, when they lost the All-Ireland semi-final to Cavan by 1-7 to 0-8.

Tipperary 1-14 Carlow 0-13

LIMERICK are taking no chances ahead of their Bank of Ireland, Munster SFC semi-final clash with next-door neighbours Clare at Cusack Park, Ennis on Sunday next.

CLARE captain Sean McMahon’s place at centre-back in the Clare team will be taken by Clarecastle’s Conor Plunkett for Sunday’s Guinness Munster hurling semi-final against Cork in Thurles (4.15).

It was payback time at Casement Park as Tyrone kept their All-Ireland dream alive with a sweet victory over fierce rivals Derry.

Cork manager Larry Tompkins has kept faith with the same 15 from last Sunday's Munster Football Final for this Sunday's All-Ireland Qualifier against Galway at Croke Park.