Tipperary looked a shadow of their former selves as Ciaran Duignan scored six points to guide Leitrim into the Tommy Murphy Cup semi-finals at Semple Stadium.

Declan Browne, so often the talisman for Tipperary's footballers, is a notable absentee from the Premier county team to face Leitrim tomorrow (Thurles, throw-in 1.30pm).

IF Limerick footballers are to make any meaningful impression on this year’s All-Ireland championship they must learn to kill off games, according to defender Stephen Lavin.

Antrim have become the second county to pull out of this summer's Tommy Murphy Cup.

GAA President Sean Kelly is adamant that the future of the controversial Tommy Murphy Cup is secure.

Fermanagh, who were handed a walkover win over Carlow on Saturday, are to face league finalists Wexford in the quarter-finals of the Tommy Murphy Cup.

Carlow manager Liam Hayes was forced to pull his side out of the Tommy Murphy Cup today due to the unavailability of the majority of his first-choice squad.

Fermanagh manager Charlie Mulgrew has been forced to ring the changes ahead of tomorrow evening's Tommy Murphy Cup opener against Carlow in Enniskillen.

Fermanagh will be without regular forwards Ryan Keenan and Mark Little for Saturday's first round Tommy Murphy Cup clash with Carlow.

THE GAA is hoping Saturday nights will be the saviour of the much-criticised Tommy Murphy Cup after last season’s fiasco.

COLIN CORKERY, Brendan Ger O’Sullivan and Nicholas Murphy have been given starting places on the Cork team to meet Clare in Saturday’s Bank of Ireland, All-Ireland SFC qualifier at Cusack Park, Ennis.

Former Tipperary football manager Andy Shorthall is wanted by county chiefs to make a dramatic return for the All-Ireland B championship.

DESPITE light and variable winds and early tides, 85 boats raced in the Cove SC John McCarthy Motorpoint annual race from Cobh to Blackrock village on the outskirts of Cork City.