MAYO boss John O’Mahony has dropped full-forward Aidan O’Shea as he hands out four championship debuts and makes five changes in personnel from the NFL Division 1 final loss to Cork, for Saturday’s Connacht SFC quarter-final against Sligo in Markievicz Park.

Waterford 1-10 Clare 0-9, Dungarvan

Limerick 1-16 Waterford 1-14

TODAY John Quane will nudge his car onto the M8 motorway near Kilbeheny and begin a 208km trek from the south-east corner of Limerick.

GAA chiefs have opted for a Sunday evening throw-in for their Allianz NHL Division 1 decider on May 2 to avoid a clash with Munster’s Heineken Cup semi-final earlier that day.

GAA chiefs have opted for a Sunday evening throw-in for their Allianz NHL Division 1 decider on May 2 to avoid a clash with Munster’s Heineken Cup semi-final earlier that day.

The GAA has confirmed that all four Nationa Football League finals will be played at Croke Park, while the Division 1 hurling decider between Cork and Galway has been fixed for Semple Stadium.

AFTER prolonged absences, Alan Quirke, Anthony Lynch, Graham Canty, Donnacha O’Connor, Kevin McMahon and Colm O’Neill return to the Cork team for Sunday’s final game in the preliminary rounds of the Allianz NFL against Mayo at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

CORK AND Tipperary clash this Sunday in the National Hurling League, but one of the blue chip fixtures in the GAA calendar may be devalued as the counties embark on a potential three games in seven weeks.

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

MICHAEL SHIELDS continues at full-back, with Ray Carey and Anthony Lynch holding down the corner-back positions as Cork announce the same starting side that defeated Armagh in their final group qualifying game for Sunday’s Allianz NFL Division Two final against Monaghan at Croke Park.

Leitrim 0-13 Wicklow 0-11, Carrick-on-Shannon

Longford 0-8 Down 0-13, Pearse Park

NFL Division 4 round-up:

A late point from Paul Earls earned Wicklow a 0-15 to 2-09 draw in their Allianz NFL Division 4 clash with Waterford at Aughrim today - but this was a game they could so easily have won.

Sligo 3-20 Kilkenny 0-04

GAA President Nickey Brennan has put his hands up and apologised over the blunder that saw Wexford captain Colm Morris lift the wrong trophy after his side's historic NFL Division 3 final win over Fermanagh at Parnell Park yesterday.

Antrim 0-08 Waterford 1-08

Tipperary 0-12 Wicklow 0-10

Antrim manager Jody Gormley has named an unchanged team for Saturday's NFL Division 4 showdown between the Saffrons and Offaly at Casement Park (throw-in 7pm).