Conal Keaney has played down the significance of the video message which he sent to his Dublin team-mates prior to their All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Limerick.

The Dublin County Board have confirmed that Conal Keaney sustained an ankle injury in a traffic accident earlier today.

Conal Keaney was injured in a traffic accident on the way to work this morning and will miss Dublin's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Limerick on Sunday.

Stephen Hiney has had reconstructive surgery on the injured knee which ruled him out of the Dublin hurlers' Championship plans.

WHETHER as player or manager, there was never a more proud or more fiercely competitive individual on a hurling field than Brian Cody.

O'Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny) 1-21 Ballyboden St. Enda's (Dublin) 3-11, Nowlan Park (after extra-time)

Kilkenny's O'Loughlin Gaels and Raharney of Westmeath earned AIB Leinster SHC quarter-finals wins this afternoon, while in Munster, the hurlers of Kilmallock also claimed a semi-final berth.

Ballyhale Shamrocks 4-18 Ballyboden St Enda's 0-18

Dublin SHC Final: Ballyboden St. Enda’s 1-16 Craobh Chiarain 0-12

Ballyboden St. Enda's 2-12 St. Jude’s 1-13

DUBLIN 2-16 ANTRIM 0-12

Former Offaly player Vincent Teehan will join new manager Anthony Daly in the Dublin backroom staff for the new season.

Niall Corcoran, Simon Lambert and Justin Burke will all make their championship debuts for Dublin in Sunday's Leinster SHC quarter-final clash with Westmeath (Portlaoise, throw-in 3.50pm).

There were shocks on the double in the Leinster Club Senior Hurling Championship as reigning champions Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny were dismissed by Birr while Dublin champions Ballyboden St. Enda’s have booked a place in the Leinster final at the first time of asking.

Dublin champions Ballyboden St. Enda’s caused a bit of a shock at Parnell Park this afternoon by beating a vastly experienced Oulart the Ballagh team in the Leinster Senior Club Championship Quarter-final.

Today will see Ballyboden clubman Stephen Hiney pull on a Dublin jersey for the first time since July 2005, as the capital side take on the Dubs Stars in the annual end-of-year clash.

Former Leinster and Ireland rugby star Eric Miller rolled back the years last night as he traded an oval ball for a round one.

Dublin U21 manager Sean Lane has no injury worries to report ahead of Thursday's Erin Leinster U-21 hurling final against Kilkenny (throw-in 7.30pm).

IT WAS ladies' day at Croke Park yesterday, as the captain of Donaghmoyne and vice-captain of Ballyboden St. Enda's met at headquarters ahead of the All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Club Championship Final.