Rathdowney-Errill 1-20 Camross 0-10

Kilcormac/Killoughey (Offaly)1-18 Camross (Laois) 1-10

Kilcormac-Killoughey, Oulart the Ballagh and Mount Leinster Rangers booked semi-final berths in the AIB Leinster Club SHC, while their were county title wins for Midleton and St Gabriel's in Cork and London respectively.

Offaly GAA great Brian Whelahan is set to take over from Ollie Baker as the county's senior hurling manager, on recommendation of the selection committee.

Neighbours Camross and Borris-Kilcotton will meet in the Laois SHC final after both recorded wins in the semi-finals yesterday.

Camross and Borris-Kilcotton were the big winners over the weekend in the Laois SHC as they both ensured their places in the semi-finals with surprise wins.

Stephen Maher fired 1-7 as Laois claimed top-spot of the Allianz NHL Division 2A this afternoon, with first wins of the campaign for Wicklow and Westmeath.

OFFALY legend Brian Whelahan is to manage former All-Ireland club champions Kiltormer.

Dublin hurler Niall Corcoran believes that success on the provincial or All-Ireland stage for a club team from the capital is required in order to bring Dublin hurling to the next level.

COUNTY champions Clough Ballacolla remain hot favourites to retain the Laois SHC crown as they booked their place in the quarter-final.

WEXFORD netminder Anthony Masterson put his recent Croke Park controversy behind him as he steered reigning champions Castletown to a 0-16 to 2-7 victory over Starlights.

ALL-IRELAND U-14 Féile na nGael champions, Galway’s Turloughmore were pipped 0-6 to 0-5 by Taghmon/Camross of Wexford in the opening round of matches of this year’s competition in Co Galway yesterday.

Recently-appointed Laois senior hurling manager Brendan Fennelly has announced his 28-man panel for the 2011 campaign.

CO CORK’S Terelton club in the Muskerry region dominated the Macra beef and sheep stockjudging competition sponsored by Bord Bia.

Brendan Fennelly is expected to be named as the new Laois senior hurling manager following a meeting next Monday night.

NHL DIVISION 2:

Laois manager Niall Rigney and his Wexford counterpart Colm Bonnar have named their respective starting line-ups ahead of Sunday's important NHL Division 2 encounter in Portlaoise (throw-in 2.30pm).

Sean Dempsey will step up from his U21 managerial role and take charge of the Laois senior footballers next season, it has been confirmed.

The Laois senior hurling team has been given a major boost ahead of their 2008 Walsh Cup opener against Wexford this weekend.

LAOIS officials met last night to discuss their response to Saturday’s disgraceful scenes at an U21 championship semi-final replay in which a player was knocked unconscious.

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.

Portumna have claimed the Connacht Hurling Championship, thrashing Mayo's Ballina James Stephens 6-23 to 0-07 at Athleague.

In hurling there are provincial semi-finals in Munster and Leinster while Portumna and James Stephens contest the Connacht Hurling final.

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.

Eamon McEneaney's appointment as Louth manager yesterday completed the sideline shuffles and reshuffles for next year's Football Championship. Only two hurling posts are yet to be filled. Brendan O'Brien tours the country for an end-of-season report.

CASTLETOWN and Camross are unlikely to appeal the heavy suspensions handed down by the Laois County Board on Monday.

The Laois County Board has handed down several stiff suspensions following the brawl that marred the recent county hurling final replay.

Castletown have been crowned Laois hurling champions after beating Camross in their replayed county final.

Leinster and Munster are through to the final of the M Donnelly Interprovincial Hurling in Boston.

THE All-Ireland Féile na nGael festival of hurling got off to the best possible start in glorious weather throughout Cork city and county yesterday.

BRIAN DOOHER has been ruled out of Sunday’s vital Allianz NFL game with All-Ireland champions Kerry in Fitzgerald Stadium.