A Jack Downey 45 in the fourth minute of second-half stoppages handed victory to Limerick in this Munster U20 football quarter-final.

Kerry U20 selector Eamon Whelan is disappointed with the rule which prevents David Clifford and Seán O’Shea from playing with their side today.

Goalkeeper Diarmuid Doody is the only survivor from last year’s Munster U17 football competition as Cork begin their campaign in the new minor grade tonight against Waterford in Páirc Uí Rinn (throw-in 7pm).

Paul O’Shea from Kilcummin will captain the Kerry minor footballers as they begin their quest for a historic fifth consecutive All-Ireland minor crown.

Yet another Croke Cup final beckons for St Kieran’s College of Kilkenny after they held on to narrowly defeat a game Ardscoil Rís side in this second semi-final in Clonmel.

It’s everywhere you look at the moment. Schools basketball. Schools hockey. Senior Cup rugby. Colleges hurling, colleges football.

The Cork minor hurling side for tomorrow night’s Electric Ireland Munster MHC semi-final play-off against Waterford includes three members of the side which won provincial U17 honours last week.

Ryan Price would appear to have put himself in pole position to be Cork’s starting goalkeeper for the championship after he was named in the side for tomorrow’s Allianz FL Division 1 clash with Kerry in Tralee (2pm).

TODAY

Goalkeeper Brian Kelly, Aidan O’Mahony, and Jonathan Lyne are the three inclusions as Kerry opt against wholesale changes for tomorrow’s visit of Roscommon to Fitzgerald Stadium in Division 1 of the Allianz Football League (2pm).

Cailean O’Boyle comes in for Benny Heron in the only change in the Derry side for tomorrow night’s Ulster SFC semi-final clash with Donegal in St Tiernach’s Park in Clones (7pm).

All-Ireland-winning senior and minor manager, Jack O’Connor, is set to be ratified as Kerry’s new U21 football boss tonight, by County Board delegates.

Dr Crokes and Austin Stacks join Rathmore in the Kerry Senior Club Championship semi-finals after wins over Killarney Legion and Ardfert respectively.

Unfamiliar terrain, yes. But talk of bonus territory has long since been banned in the Thurles CBS camp.

Sigerson Cup First Round

April 27, Nowlan Park.

Knives sharpened, the critics emerged in their droves from the long grass.

The Kilkenny starting 15 to face champions Dublin in the Leinster final tomorrow in Croke Park (4pm) shows three changes from the side that defeated Galway in the semi-final replay.

The Cork senior hurling management have made a number of alterations to their squad for the forthcoming championship.

These are busy times for Conor Dorman.

Kilkenny CBS 2-13 St Kieran’s College 0-13

Kerry SFC final

All fixtures are tomorrow unless stated

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte will give debuts to three players in tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier clash with Offaly in O’Connor Park in Tullamore (3pm).

ALLIANZ FL DIVISION 1: Kerry v Down

Bryan Sheehan, Anthony Maher and Aidan O’Mahony make their first starts of the year for Kerry in tomorrow’s McGrath Cup semi-final against Limerick at Fitzgerald Stadium.

Kildorrery (Cork) 1-11 St Kieran’s (Limerick) 0-12

Kenmare Shamrocks are in a unique position. Contesting the Munster Club JHC this weekend and the JFC on Sunday week, they are the only club in Ireland still playing championship on both fronts.

It was back to the grindstone for St Kieran’s on Tuesday evening.

GAA clubs have been warned they are now prime targets for sneaky thieves who are brazenly stealing from dressing rooms while players train.

The draws in Sunday’s All-Ireland senior and minor hurling finals will impact on championship fixtures in many counties — and not just those contesting the replays.

They have sampled the senior management game in recent years but these days Ephie Fitzgerald and Mickey Ned O’Sullivan are focusing on the underage ranks.

They have lived in the shadow of their city rivals St Kieran’s for long enough.

Galway’s All-Ireland U21-winning midfielder Fiontain Ó Curraoin has been named in the side for the opening defence of their crown in tomorrow night’s Cadbury’s Connacht U21FC quarter-final against Mayo in McHale Park but remains a major doubt due to an ankle injury.

CORK boss Conor Counihan has handed out four senior inter-county debuts and brought Colm O’Neill back for his first game for the side since suffering cruciate damage last March, for Sunday’s McGrath Cup quarter-final against Clare in Páirc Uí Rinn.

KERRY SFC champions Dr Crokes have been paired with South Kerry in a mouth-watering third round tie.

THERE may be suggestions Cork are hampered by the lack of a competitive game entering tonight’s Munster U21FC semi-final against Tipperary, but attacker Mark Collins offers a different opinion.

THE sons of famous fathers were very to the fore as St Kieran’s College captured the Leinster SAHC title in Nowlan Park yesterday.

LEINSTER had little trouble beating their southern rivals in this two-legged Section ‘A’ Schools Interprovincial challenge at Donnybrook yesterday.

A LATE flash of genius from Leinster out-half Alex O’Driscoll lit up an attritional A Schools interprovincial encounter in Midleton yesterday.