Seamus McEnaney says he will decide on his future as Meath senior football manager in the next five days.

County boundaries have always provided the most fertile of grounds for deep-seated rivalries in the GAA but some enmities are bred by means other than geography.

Camogie president Aileen Lawlor is predicting an increase in thecompetitiveness and quality of the championship, which gets underway on Saturday.

Joe Dooley will take time out to consider his future as Offaly senior hurling manager following their exit from the All-Ireland Championship at the hands of Cork.

THE post-match headlines were dominated by the controversial climax to yesterday’s Leinster final but away from the furore surrounding Joe Sheridan’s goal, the Meath camp admitted that they had been fortunate to claim the title after a patchy performance over the 70 minutes. Meath were anointed as provincial champions after blitzing Dublin for five goals in the Leinster semi-final yet they struggled to match those expectations here.

THEY are the heirs to a fabulous legacy, Michael and Colin Fennelly, the next generation of a family whose achievements both inside and outside Kilkenny are writ large in GAA folklore.

ARMAGH have made two changes for Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Ulster SFC final clash with Donegal at Croke Park.

THE first match of the 2006 Leinster senior hurling championship and the first shock.

NOT quite on a wing and a prayer, but Galway can only hope that the benefit of their round-robin games, combined with a more structured approach to club activity, will have aided their preparations for Sunday’s Guinness All-Ireland Hurling quarter-final against Tipperary.

THIS Sunday represents a chance for redemption for seven of the Dublin Ladies football side who were beaten by Galway in this year’s thrilling All-Ireland final.

John McIntyre was ratified as the new Offaly hurling manager on Monday night - seven years after he had to vacate the postion after one season in charge.

KILKENNY hit the campaign trail on Sunday with the whiff of hurling history all around them.

Wexford 1-20 Waterford 0-18

Offaly 1-18 Limerick 0-14

THE primary concern for Kilkenny man Tommy Buggy these last few days has been the preparation of Carlow champions St Mullin’s for the herculean task of taking on reigning AIB All-Ireland titleholders Birr in the Leinster semi-final in O’Moore Park on Sunday.

WHATEVER the public expectations in the capital, Tommy Lyons and his charges are trying to avoid being smothered in the hype by concentrating firmly and solely on the Bank of Ireland SFC quarter-final against Donegal in Croke Park this evening, (4.15pm).