A stunning second-half comeback by Kilkenny this evening saw them exact revenge on Wexford for last year’s Leinster semi-final defeat.

Wexford 0-21 Cork 1-14: Wexford’s late burst won yesterday’s Allianz League 1A clash with Cork at Wexford Park - roared on by a 7,300 attendance, the home side should have been far more comfortable in the closing stages, having bossed the second half from start to finish.

Dublin 1-15 Offaly 2-25: Kevin Martin reckons resurgent Offaly can be ‘quietly confident’ of keeping their winning run going at the expense of old rivals Limerick.

Waterford 0-19 Wexford 2-20: Wexford’s match sharpness was a critical ingredient in their emphatic win over Waterford in this Allianz Division 1A opener at Walsh Park yesterday.

This NHL 1A clash went to the visitors Wexford in front of a crowd of 7,567.

Offaly 2-25 Dublin 1-15: Talisman forward Shane Dooley crowned his 100th Offaly appearance with 1-5 as the Faithful County pulled off a surprise Allianz hurling league win.

Wexford were outwitted and outworked by a Waterford team who will feel there is still plenty in them after this handsome win, writes John Fogarty.

Ulster 3-17 Munster 1-15: Kerry men have been leaving Dublin empty handed for quite a while now and Kingdom duo Aidan O’Mahony and Tommy Walsh experienced more of the same yesterday. Defeat while on interprovincial duty at a near empty Parnell Park won’t of course sting like a loss at nearby Croke Park to the Dubs in August or September.

Cork 2-22 Wexford 0-20

Cork ended Dublin’s bright start to the NHL with extreme prejudice tonight, shooting the lights out in Croke Park to record an emphatic victory.

Cork ended Dublin’s bright start to the NHL with extreme prejudice tonight, shooting the lights out in Croke Park to record an emphatic victory.

St Kieran’s College 1-14 Kilkenny CBS 2-3: Leisnter Post Primary Hurling: A devastating third quarter scoring burst saw All-Ireland champions St Kieran’s College defeat Kilkenny CBS in Saturday’s Leinster Post Primary Schools SHC quarter-final in Nowlan Park.

CLINICAL strikers Dean Rock and Michael McCarthy led Dublin to a five-point victory over Wicklow in a challenge match at Greystones last night.

KENNY EGAN took a major step towards the world championships and, ultimately, next year’s London Olympics when he outpointed Tommy McCarthy (Oliver Plunkett BC) in a heavyweight semi-final that had its share of controversy at last night’s box-offs at the National Stadium.

LEITRIM finished with 13 men as Wicklow collected the points at Carrick-on-Shannon yesterday.

A GOAL by Luke Connolly five minutes from time earned Coláiste Chríost Rí a deserved draw in a highly entertaining Corn Uí Mhuirí first round tie at Cloughduv yesterday.

MIKE FRANK RUSSELL has opted out of Kerry’s Championship plans for the rest of the season, all but bringing to an end an inter-county career which produced five All-Ireland senior medals with the Kingdom.

WATERFORD football manager John Kiely’s appeal to his hurling counterpart Davy Fitzgerald to release Gary Hurney and Shane Walsh for tomorrow’s first round Munster SFC game against Cork in Dungarvan has brought a positive response and both players are included in the starting 15 to face the Rebels.

TEENAGER Cormac Joyce-Power will make his Munster SFC debut for Limerick, who take on Tipperary at Semple Stadium next Sunday.

DAY two of the Allianz Sciath na Scol produced four more excellent contests at sun drenched Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday, the pick of which was the clash of Belgooly and Kilcredan in the DH1 boys final.

Louth 4-11 Waterford 0-5

ALL things considered, this was a sweet victory for 14-man Roscommon in Dr. Hyde Park yesterday.

Kerry 3-17 Carlow 2-10

GALWAY under 21 hurling manager John Hardiman makes light of the fact that his side go into this afternoon's All-Ireland semi-final against Wexford in Thurles (3.30 pm) without a championship game played.