Members of the Cork County Board executive “made representations” to GAA top-brass earlier this summer to synchronise fixtures involving the county’s hurling and football teams.

Today's 13-point All-Ireland SHC quarter-final defeat at the hands of Tipperary could well prove to be Anthony Daly's last game in charge of the Dublin hurlers.

Tipperary 5-25 Offaly 1-20

Cork’s All Star goalkeeper Anthony Nash has revealed how Kilkenny boss Brian Cody urged the Rebels to keep their feet on the ground following last Sunday’s sensational All-Ireland SHC quarter-final win.

Talented young Waterford forward Martin O'Neill will shortly undergo surgery on the cruciate knee ligament injury he suffered in last weekend's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final loss to Kilkenny.

Cork manager Jimmy Barry Murphy was high in his praise of his players after they dug deep to carve out an All-Ireland SHC quarter-final win over Waterford yesterday.

Seán Óg Ó hAilpín has worked his way back into Cork's starting line-up for their All-Ireland SHC quarter-final showdown with Waterford on Sunday.

Darran O’Sullivan has been held in reserve for Kerry’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Tyrone at Fitzgerald Stadium tomorrow.

Brian Hogan, a vital cog in the Kilkenny defence, is in danger of missing the Cats' All-Ireland SHC quarter-final clash with Limerick.

Eight years ago, the then Antrim boss, Dinny Cahill, made quite a stir ahead of their All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Cork.

Waterford boss Davy Fitzgerald has revealed that he was the target of a series of late night telephone calls, following his side's disastrous Munster final display.

DONAL O’GRADY refused to be drawn on his future as Limerick senior hurling manager following yesterday’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final defeat by Dublin.

An MRI scan on the injuries Conal Keaney sustained in a traffic accident this morning have shown up cruciate ligament damage.

LIMERICK senior hurling manager Donal O’Grady has made two changes in personnel from the team that started against Antrim for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Dublin at Semple Stadium.

There is a familiar look to the pairings for the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals. Dublin will play Limerick, while Galway will provide the opposition for beaten Munster finalists Waterford.

ONE point, one solitary, glorious point, that was all that separated these two marvellous teams at the end of this magical, mesmerising All-Ireland SHC quarter-final in Croke Park yesterday.

All-Ireland SHC Quarter-Final

TIPPERARY boss Liam Sheedy has kept faith with the starting 15 that defeated Offaly in last weekend’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Galway in Croke Park.

Antrim manager Dinny Cahill has unsurprisingly kept faith with the team that saw off Dublin for Sunday's eagerly-awaited All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Cork.

CROKE PARK has defended the timing of Saturday’s replayed Munster final on the basis that it would have been counter-productive to play the Cork-Waterford fixture at the same time as high-profile matches elsewhere.

Dublin will play their third successive All-Ireland SFC qualifier at Croke Park when they meet beaten Leinster finalists Louth in the fourth round next Saturday.

All-Ireland SHC Round 3 Qualifier

EXPERIENCED defender Ronan Fallon has quit Dublin’s senior hurling panel.

WATERFORD football boss John Owens has revealed dual stars Gary Hurney and Shane Walsh are set to concentrate solely on hurling this year.

Limerick will field an unchanged team for Saturday evening's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier clash with Meath in Portlaoise (throw-in 7pm).

Galway manager John McIntyre has made one enforced change for Sunday's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final showdown with Waterford.

GALWAY star Andy Smith believes that last Saturday’s victory over Cork will be a huge advantage to the Tribesmen when they meet Waterford in Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final (throw-in 4pm, Semple Stadium).

O'Moore Park in Portlaoise is set for a triple header of GAA Championship games including the plum All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier tie involving Wicklow and Kildare, after the GAA announced details of next weekend's fixtures.

SHOWING the strain and emotion of defeat, Cork defender Brian Murphy rejected suggestions that yesterday’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final replay defeat was the end of an era for the Rebels.

FOR the Waterford hurlers, each year since their overdue Munster final breakthrough in 2002 has brought a heightened sense of expectation.

NOBODY knows what to expect from Galway when they confront holders Kilkenny in this afternoon’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final in Croke Park.

Clare manager Tony Considine will delay his team announcement until just before the throw-in of Sunday's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Limerick.

Pat Doran's failure to break into the Wexford squad for last Sunday's postponed All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Tipperary has resulted in him leaving the extended Model county panel.

Tipperary's senior hurlers believe they could be in danger of facing a Wexford backlash after the Yellowbellies poor performance in the 2007 Leinster SHC final.

The second round of the NHL gets into swing this weekend and the onus will be on Wexford, Kilkenny and Tipperary to bounce back from disappointing opening games.

Although he has made no public pronouncements, former Dublin star Paul Bealin is expected to remain in charge of the Wexford senior footballers for next season.

John Tennyson and James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick, who both started last weekend's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final defeat of Galway, have been named in the Kilkenny side for tonight's Erin Leinster U21 hurling final (Nowlan Park, throw-in 7.30pm).

Waterford 1-22 Tipperary 3-13

A knee ligament injury will keep Darren Stamp out of contention for Wexford's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final date with Clare on Sunday in Croke Park (throw-in 2.15pm).

Ollie Moran, Stephen Lucey and Brian Geary have been slotted back into the Limerick side for Saturday's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Cork (Thurles, throw-in 4.15pm).

Limerick 2-16 Dublin 1-13