Substitute Cian Salmon delivered a rich bounty for Galway at Croke Park, making one goal and scoring another to secure their Electric Ireland All-Ireland minor hurling final place.

The GAA is to make a proposal to the Government seeking to prevent bookmakers from offering odds on games involving players under the age of 18.

All-Ireland MHC semi-final

Tipperary 1-10 Galway 0-6: Tipperary manager Charlie McKeever admitted the fear of further failure was strong as his team became the only beaten provincial finalist to make the All-Ireland minor football semi-finals.

The Tipperary minor hurlers will be without talisman Stephen Quirke for Sunday’s provincial decider against Limerick.

Limerick minors overcame a serious Cork challenge in the Gaelic Grounds this evening to book their place in the Electric Ireland Munster Minor Hurling Championship final against Tipperary on Sunday week in Thurles.

Kerry 0-16 Cork 1-12 (AET): Almost two hours after the first ball was thrown into the Tralee sky did the pendulum hang still; Kerry’s defence of their Munster and All-Ireland crowns intact, if only just.

A breathless antidote in Tralee Wednesday night to some of the forensics football's been subjected to of late.

It’s 40-years this summer since Jack O’Connor first experienced a Cork-Kerry Munster senior football final and he’s expecting a similarly stirring atmosphere when the county’s emerging talents lock horns in this evening’s do-or-die provincial minor semi-final.

Limerick will have high hopes of claiming victory in tonight’s Electric Ireland Munster MFC play-off against Waterford in Newcastle West (throw-in 7pm).

MHC Final: Kilkenny 2-17 Limerick 0-19

All-Ireland MCHC final: Mayo 2-11 Monaghan 1-10

All-Ireland MBHC final: Kerry 3-18 Meath 2-15

Kerry 2-17 Cork 2-13

Wexford 0-18 Offaly 1-9