At last year’s Wexford GAA convention, chairman Derek Kent presented the end-of-year accounts along with treasurer Andrew Nolan. A surplus of €481,000 was recorded.

Hurling’s best kept secret, the Joe McDonagh Cup, comes out of the shadows on Sunday with live TV coverage of the final at Croke Park between Laois and Westmeath.

Aonghus Clarke has insisted that Joe McDonagh Cup finalists Westmeath won’t fear playing Cork or Dublin in the All-Ireland series next month.

Laois are through to the final of the Joe McDonagh Cup after comfortably overcoming Kerry this afternoon.

Talking points from the weekend's GAA action.

John Fogarty speaks to former RTÉ head of sport and managing director Glen Killane about the future of Gaelic games broadcasting

Kerry hurling manager Fintan O’Connor has urged GAA chiefs to introduce live streaming of Joe McDonagh Cup games so as to improve the competition’s profile.

Kerry manager Fintan O’Connor regrets highlighting that Shane Conway was “singled out” in last month’s Allianz Division 2A final defeat to Westmeath.

Former Offaly star Johnny Dooley has described their Division 1B relegation play-off with Carlow on Sunday as one of the most important games “in the history of Offaly hurling”.

DUBLIN 2-24 OFFALY 0-13: On the darkest of days for Offaly hurling, not even Our Lady of Consolation church next to Parnell Park could offer any sort of silver lining.

Kerry 0-15 Westmeath 2-12: It might not have been fluent or aesthetically pleasing but Westmeath still made it three wins from three in the McDonagh Cup as they saw off a stern challenge from Kerry with three injury-time points at Austin Stack Park yesterday.

Kerry hurler Pádraig Boyle is hoping the favourite’s tag will weigh heavily on Carlow’s shoulders when they meet in the opening round of the Joe McDonagh Cup at Dr Cullen Park on Sunday.