Jackie Tyrrell makes his first since last year’s Leinster final as one of five changes to the Kilkenny side for tomorrow’s Allianz HL Division 1A clash with Galway at Nowlan Park tomorrow (2pm).

AIB All-Ireland Club SHC semi-final - Ruairi Og, Cushendall (Antrim) 3-12 Sarsfields (Galway) 1-6: Earlier this year, when Neil McManus and his girlfriend sat down to book their flights to Asia for the beginning of a six-month round the world trip, they picked May as their travel date.

Neil McManus knows it’s high time Cushendall’s litany of hard luck stories ended on All-Ireland semi-final day.

“How did I know concussion was going to be mentioned?” asked Kevin Downes afterwards, with a wry smile.

Oulart-The Ballagh’s dreams of a unique AIB All-Ireland club double were dashed at Carriganore in Waterford, after Milford narrowly beat them 1-9 to 1-8 in their senior camogie semi-final.

Milford camogie manager John Brudair is happy how preparations have gone ahead of tomorrow’s crunch All-Ireland semi-final clash with Leinster champions Oulart-The-Ballagh in Carriganore.

Camogie: Milford’s long unbeaten run in the All-Ireland senior camogie championship was ended by Mullagh in yesterday’s semi-final at MacDonagh Park in Nenagh (2-5 to 0-9).

Kieran Donaghy was one of the winners today at the AIB GAA Club Awards, winning the provincial footballer award for Munster after another successful campaign with Austin Stacks.

Kilkenny continue the policy of rotation for tomorrow’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1 final in Semple Stadium (throw-in 3.30pm).

Portumna (Galway) 0-19 Mount Leinster Rangers (Carlow) 0-11

AIB ALL-IRELAND CLUB SHC FINAL:

ALL-IRELAND CLUB SHC FINAL:

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Interesting to catch up with Owen Sheers during the week — Sheers is the poet who was artist in residence with the Welsh Rugby Union for a year, and wrote a book about his experiences sharing protein shakes with the Welsh back row, and kicking the ball back to Leigh Halfpenny after training.

After the year just past, nobody needs to remind hurling folk that sometimes the stars just fall into place above a particular team.

For a young man, Kevin Downes has chalked up one or two more regrets than he’d have hoped to. Missing out on a first team place with Limerick during last summer’s Munster hurling championship odyssey naturally rankled.

The message that black cards are not worth picking up is getting through to teams, according to GAA president Liam O’Neill.

Carlow county board chairman Michael Meaney has revealed his disappointment that Wexford voted against their neighbours on proposed changes to the Allianz Hurling League.

The conversation with Peter Dowling runs for 13 minutes and a second.

Na Piarsaigh have set their sights on further silverware following Sunday’s Limerick SHC victory.

St Thomas (Galway) 1-11 v Kilcormac-Killoughey (Offaly) 1-09

In a unique position to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of the two finalists in the All-Ireland club senior hurling final in Croke Park this Sunday are PJ O’Mullan and Seamus Quinn.

St Thomas’ (Galway) 0-15 Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim) 0-07

St. Thomas (Galway) 0-15 Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim) 0-7

All Star David Burke is hoping to crown a remarkable year by guiding Galway’s St Thomas’s to a first All-Ireland club final appearance when they take on reigning champions Loughgiel Shamrocks on Saturday.

Loughrea full-forward Johnny Maher has been suspended for eight weeks following his involvement in some ill-tempered incidents during last month's replayed Galway SHC final against St. Thomas.

Loughrea full-forward Johnny Maher has been suspended for eight weeks arising out of incidents in the concluding stages of the Galway SHC final against St Thomas.

I left home at 11am yesterday morning, in heavy rain, heading for Cork and the thought hit me — what were the Munster Council thinking when they fixed this game for a place that is neither here nor there for either Thurles Sars or for De La Salle?

Munster SHC: Kilmallock (Limerick) 0-15 Thurles Sarsfields (Tipperary) 2-12

The novel southside derby in today’s Dublin SHC final ended in a 2-10 to 0-9 victory for Kilmacud Crokes over Cuala at Parnell Park.

Cuchullians, Dunloy 1-7 Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-11

Kilkenny last night refused to comment on the appointment of Westmeath’s James McGrath for Sunday week’s All-Ireland SHC final against Galway.

Kevin Ryan is expected to be ratified as Antrim's new Senior Hurling manager at a meeting of the County Executive on Monday night.

Cathal McInerney will start for Clare Under 21 hurlers in their All-Ireland semi-final against Antrim, in the only change to their side from the one which beat Tipperary in the Munster final.

Antrim manager Johnny McIntosh has made five changes to his side from the only which won the Ulster final for Saturday's Bord Gais Energy All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling semi-final against Clare at Semple Stadium.

James Campbell and Michael Herron have been brought into the Antrim team for their Ulster SHC final clash with Derry on Sunday afternoon.

Antrim GAA Chairman Jim Murray has welcomed the return of Jerry Wallace to the Saffrons' senior hurling management.

Antrim 0-17 Limerick 3-22

Loughgiel Shamrocks' All-Ireland winning goalkeeper DD Quinn is set to make his first start of the year for the Antrim senior hurlers this weekend.

Loughgiel Shamrocks star Liam Watson hit out at critics who’ve suggested he and his Antrim clubmates beat a sub-par Coolderry side in last weekend’s All-Ireland Club hurling final.

Liam Watson’s 3-7 was the talk of hurling after Loughgiel Shamrocks won the All-Ireland club final on Saturday last, especially when coupled with his phenomenal tally of 16 points in the Antrim side’s defeat of Limerick and Munster champions Na Piarsaigh in the semi-final.