Cork defender Lorcan McLoughlin looks certain to miss Cork’s Munster Championship opener with Waterford after sustaining a suspected broken collarbone playing for his club Kanturk last night.

REIGNING Cork senior football champions Nemo Rangers will begin the defence of their title on May 7 with a first round tie against Ballincollig in Ovens.

DÉISE gaeldom is mourning the passing of one of Waterford’s greatest ever hurlers.

Imokilly 2-19 Avondhu 2-13

THE CORK County Board has deferred next Tuesday night’s meeting in favour of a consultative meeting of GAA club officials on the same night in a Cork city hotel.

THE one remaining regular reader of this column will know of my love for Ballyhea, a love that has been sorely tested by a succession of personal rebuffs in recent years, the price regularly paid for being part of the large and passionate family that goes to make up any decent GAA parish.

Cork 2-10 CIT 1-11

Wins for Cork and Waterford this afternoon will see the Munster giants clash next weekend in the Waterford Crystal Cup semi-finals.

WHAT’S the major difference between GAA sports hurling and football and the others, the likes of rugby, soccer, hockey?

OOMPA LUMPA, owned in partnership by well known English punter Harry Finlay and Skibbereen’s Denis O'Driscoll, landed the Rakes Of Mallow all-aged stake when coming from behind to take the turn by two lengths from Run Like Baros at a very well run meeting at Ballymagooly yesterday.

Cork 3-14 Galway 1-10

THE final of the Willie Barry Memorial Cork Open (coursed over the Ballinacurra preserves on Saturday and at Churchtown South yesterday) was an all family affair.

SPARE a thought for Jonathan O’Callaghan this week.

Cork forward Jonathan O'Callaghan has been ruled out of Sunday week's All-Ireland hurling final against Kilkenny due to injury.

JOHN GARDINER’S chances of being fit for the Munster hurling final in three weeks time are looking a lot brighter than at the weekend.

CORK U21 football coach Anthony Davis has warned his side to be on guard against Waterford in tonight’s Munster semi-final at Walsh Park (6.30).

KERRY could make a change to their defensive line-up when they name their side to face Tyrone in Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final after training in Fitzgerald Stadium tonight.

WATERFORD will have an injury free panel for Saturday’s make or break All-Ireland hurling qualifier against Wexford at Nowlan Park.

THE relief in Cork was palpable after the GAC of the Munster Council confirmed the Leesiders as provincial senior football champions for 2002.