Of course Colm O’Hare would prefer to be crossing the whitewash with Ballinacourty in Fraher Field this evening. Of course it would mean more to be donning the green and white hooped jersey than patrolling the sideline with manager Mattie Kiely.

UCC have the possibility of making history tomorrow night when they face Waterford in the McGrath Cup final (Fraher Field, 6pm), but it’s arguably a distraction they could have done without.

Tom McGlinchey did not recognise the number on his phone. On the other end was then Waterford chairman, Tom Cunningham. The offer was to take charge of the Waterford senior footballers.

2013 intermediate champions De La Salle have reached the Waterford SFC quarter-finals after a tense 2-8 to 1-10 win over Ballinameela in Fraher Field last night.

Munster club finalists Cratloe are to appeal the red card handed to Conor McGrath during Sunday’s Munster semi-final win over Ballinacourty.

No Waterford team has ever won a Munster Club football championship.

Clare’s participation in the Munster Club SFC rests in the hands of their prospective provincial semi-final opponents.

Two years ago, St Saviours and Ballinameela faced off in a battle to avoid the drop from top flight football but this weekend both booked their places in the Waterford SFC quarter-finals.

Kerry legend Pat Spillane has called on new Kingdom manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice to return to the county’s traditional playing style.

Although there was never a doubt about a decisive Kerry victory in last night’s Munster MFC losers group game at Fraher Field, Dungarvan, the quality of the Kingdom display raises serious questions about their ability to win the provincial title.

THE county’s flagship stadium is only yards away from their clubhouse but for Kerry champions Dr Crokes, the opportunity to stage next Sunday’s Munster Club SFC semi-final in their own grounds in the Lewis Road is one that they will savour.

KERRY defender Aidan O’Mahony has been ruled out of competitive action for the rest of the year after breaking a bone in his leg during Sunday’s Kerry Club SFC final victory over Laune Rangers.

BALLINACOURTY dramatically dethroned title holders Stradbally in a tension-filled Waterford SFC final at Fraher Field, Dungarvan, yesterday.

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UCC will have home advantage in the quarter-finals of the Ulster Bank Higher Education Football League Division 1 after they held out to record a one-point win at CIT in their final group game last night.

The provincial club Football Championships got underway in Ulster and Connacht today, while there was also plenty of county football final action across the country.

THE champions of the past three years — Ballygunner, De La Salle and Ballyduff Upper — have been drawn together in the same group for this year’s Waterford senior hurling championship. Abbeyside, beaten finalists two years ago, along with Fourmilewater and Stradbally complete the six-team section.

NEW Waterford senior football manager John Owens is hoping to reach an agreement with hurling counterpart Davy Fitzgerald over the use of dual stars Shane Walsh and Gary Hurney next year.

Nemo Rangers are Munster Club Football champions yet again.

DESPITE the low ebb of Waterford's football fortunes over the years, the level of interest in Sunday's senior final - a repeat of last year's drawn and replayed decider between Stradbally and the Nire - has generated huge interest.

IT was a stroll for Ballinacourty in the opening round of the Waterford SFC at Dungarvan yesterday as they recorded a comprehensive 1-12 to 0-3 victory over a disappointing John Mitchell’s.

KERRY include four of the St Brendan's team recently beaten in the Corn Uí Mhuirí final for tomorrow night's Munster MFC opener against Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds.

BOHERBUE'S KEVIN Murphy replaces regular goalkeeper Kevin O’Dwyer on the Cork team to play Tyrone in the Allianz NFL at Pairc Ui Rinn on Sunday.

WATERFORD will be without Shane Walsh, their goal-scoring hero from last year's historic Munster U21 football final victory over Kerry, when the sides renew acquaintances in the semi-final in Killarney tomorrow night (7.30pm).

WEXFORD star Liam Dunne will meet with manager John Conran next week before making any decision on his inter-county hurling future.