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

Cathal Kiely proved the hero for Offaly as his personal tally of 0-20 helped the Faithful County to dispatch Dublin by the bare minimum after extra time in their Bord Gáis Energy Leinster U20 Hurling Championship quarter-final at Parnell Park last night.

Meath snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to take a major step in their quest for a return to top-tier football with this victory in driving snow at Páirc Tailteann yesterday.

There was a sensational ending to this fully-blooded Division 2 NFL encounter as a penalty goal from Barry Dardis in added time strengthened Meath’s promotion push at Pairc Tailteann.

A powerful performance from Luke Swan left Kilkenny in a flap as the Dublin minor hurlers blasted their way to Leinster glory.

KILDARE 0-10 GALWAY 0-16: Galway warmed up for next week’s league final against Dublin with a stylish win over a totally demoralised Kildare side at St Conleth’s Park yesterday afternoon.

Clare 1-10 Tipperary 1-9: A late goal by local star Kieran Malone earned Clare victory over Tipperary in the opening round of the McGrath Cup yesterday.

St. Joseph’s, Miltown 0-13 Cooraclare 0-9: St. Joseph’s, Miltown bridged a 25 gap when capturing the Clare senior football championship title, defeating Cooraclare by four points at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday.

AIB All-Ireland JHC: Bennettsbridge (Kilkenny) 3-19 Fullen Gaels (Lancashire) 1-8: Bennettsbridge from Co Kilkenny defeated Manchester side Fullen Gaels to claim the All-Ireland Club JHC title at Croke Park yesterday.

John Mitchel’s (Lancashire)1-9 Moate All Whites (Westmeath) 1-6: All-Ireland Club JFC semi-final: Merseyside could have something to celebrate this season after all following John Mitchel’s qualification for the All-Ireland Club JFC final for the second time in their history at Pairc Tailteann, Navan, yesterday.

McGrath Cup: Cork 7-20 Mary I 0-4

Sunday’s Well 20 Shannon 12.

Antrim 1-10 Clare 4-28

Antrim 1-10 Clare 4-28

Naomh Abán 0-10 Ballinora 0-9

Clare 5-19 Tipperary 1-25

Munster U21 HC semi-final

Ballinora 3-12 Kiskeam 0-13 (AET)

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

Derry 0-12 Cavan 3-10

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice believes a win over Mayo tomorrow would throw his side right back into contention for the Allianz Football League Division 1 title.

Creggan Kickhams (Antrim) 2-10 Fullen Gaels (Manchester) 1-08

Clare 1-14 Limerick 0-11

Clare have included just two of their All-Ireland winning team in their side for tomorrow’s Waterford Crystal Cup quarter-final against Limerick in Sixmilebridge.

Derry 1-17 St Mary’s 0-14

Armagh 2-15 Derry 2-16 (aet)

Clare 2-28 Antrim 0-12

The support of Limerick and Waterford were key factors in swinging the vote in favour of the Munster SFC returning to a seeded draw for 2014.

Clare 1-16 Galway 0-07

Mitchelstown 0-15 Buttevant 0-07

Garnish 0-14 Urhan 2-7

Clare 1-17 Tipperary 2-10

Warwickshire 2-16 Longford 0-10

Ballinora 1-11 Kinsale 1-10

Clare 1-21 Tipperary 1-13

Clare 3-13 University of Limerick 1-13

Two straight wins has earned St Michael’s a Cork Premier IFC quarter-final meeting with Kinsale or Clyda Rovers.

A tally of 3-2 from full-forward Conor Murphy re-ignited Ballinora’s Cork Premier IFC ambitions as they saw off Mayfield at Ballincollig on Saturday.

Carrigaline 2-9 Ballinora 1-9

CBC advanced to Sunday’s Barry Cup final with rivals PBC after an emphatic 25-5 win over Crescent College at Lansdowne yesterday.

DESPITE scoring a spectacular own goal two minutes from the end, Kieran Donaghy inspired Austin Stacks to an extra-time win over Dingle in a fiery Kerry SFL final in Dingle on Saturday.