Thurles will face Waterford champions De La Salle in the provincial decider on Sunday, November 25.

Ticket prices for the All-Ireland senior and minor final replays on September 30 are set to be reduced, although the GAA stand to make over €3million from the bonus games.

THERE were several shocks around the country yesterday but perhaps the biggest was in Limerick where Na Piarsaigh claimed their first county title with a 2-18 to 0-13 win over Ahane at the Gaelic Grounds.

FAVOURITES Carrickshock survived the sternest of tests from Erin’s Own (Castlecomer) in the first of the semi finals of the Kilkenny SHC at Nowlan Park yesterday before emerging victorious by a two-point margin.

New Laois senior hurling manager Brendan Fennelly has committed to getting the very best from the O'Moore County players as they prepare for the 2011 campaign.

REIGNING All-Ireland club hurling champions Ballyhale Shamrocks were last night drawn to face O’Loughlin Gaels in the semi-finals of this year’s Kilkenny SHC as they chase five-in-a-row county senior titles.

CORK All-Ireland winning defender John Miskella suffered a dislocated elbow while lining out for his club Ballincollig in last Sunday’s Cork SFC 4th round replay win over Castlehaven yet could still figure in next weekend’s quarter-final tie against St Finbarr’s.

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