AIB CONNACHT SFC CLUB FINAL:

Corofin 5-12 St Michael’s 0-9

Former Kildare star James Kavanagh hopes he can continue to impress for Galway after making an excellent debut for the Tribesmen on Sunday.

KKR’s acquisition of Dublin-based investment firm Avoca Capital is seen as a positive and will not affect its ‘highest standards’ asset manager rating, according to the ratings agency Fitch.

Corofin (Galway) 2-6 St Gall’s (Antrim) 1-8

April 6-12

Galway boss Alan Mulholland has not ruled out making a move for former Kildare star James Kavanagh.

FOUR weeks ago in the Galway county football final, Alan O’Donovan, Corofin’s corner-forward, shot ten points against Tuam Stars.

ANY notions that Corofin were going to relinquish their dominance of the Galway SFC were blown away at Tuam Stadium yesterday as they produced a stunning display that has now seen them lift 11 titles in 21 years.

AVOCA Capital Holdings is planning to use a record cash hoard to buy high-yield debt that has plummeted 8.4% since July, the co-founder of the €6 billion Dublin-based fund said.

COROFIN, denied a first ever three-in-a-row of Galway SFC titles last year, advanced to the semi-finals of this year’s title race with a replay win over neighbours Claregalway at Tuam Stadium on Saturday evening.

Galway boss Tomas O'Flatharta has made a host of changes for their All-Ireland Football Qualifier with Meath tomorrow.

MICHEAL MEEHAN returns to the Galway starting lineup for tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Meath in one of five changes made by manager Tomás Ó Flatharta following the Connacht semi-final defeat to Mayo.

Galway manager Tomás Ó Flatharta has finalised his team for Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final against Mayo in Castlebar (throw-in 2pm).

AS KERRY’s management watched their charges warm down after this bloodless victory, the chat quickly moved beyond the opposition and onto matters more pressing.

CONNACHT’S big two have already fallen under the Sligo steamroller but David Kelly has warned that the county’s ambitions stretch far beyond the banks of the Shannon this summer.

GALWAY can have absolutely no complaints after their one point defeat on Saturday to a vibrant, fit and hugely committed Sligo outfit.

IT was a weekend of trials and tribulations for the Old Firm of Connacht football yet at the close of business in Pearse Stadium yesterday, Galway were still just about standing.

THE above were just some of the notes that I jotted down during a disappointing game in Pearse Stadium yesterday.

Galway 1-10 Sligo 1-10

BRUFF’S fairytale season continued apace as they earned a crack at the AIB All-Ireland League Division Two crown next month with a convincing semi-final win over Terenure College.

Corofin (Galway) 2-13 Glencar/Manorhamilton (Leitrim) 0-9

Corofin 0-9 Mountbellew-Moylough 0-9

IT’S a case of sell the house, or have another baby, laughs auctioneer Lucy Wolfe, as she puts her own young family’s home on the market.

DESPITE collecting four Connacht titles since their last big success in 2001, Galway have not won a single game in Croke Park or passed the All-Ireland quarter final stage.

THE inclination is to suggest Crossmaglen Rangers qualified for this afternoon’s AIB All-Ireland club football final too easily to judge their true worth — dismissing Drom-Broadford by 18 points — whereas Dublin champions Kilmacud Crokes proved their credentials by putting out Corofin in a close encounter.

SPOT the difference. Both achieved the league and championship double in their respective counties last year. Both are attempting to claim a second All-Ireland title — and first since the 1990s. No wonder this one is so hard to call.

Corofin (Galway) 2-07 Tir Chonaill Gaels (London) 0-06

Corofin (Galway) 0-11 Eastern Harps (Sligo) 0-06

WHETHER either the Beamish & Crawford brewery on Cork’s South Main Street or the Heineken Ireland brewery on the city’s Watercourse Road will still be in operation in two years time is a very real question as the news is digested that the Competition Authority won’t be stopping the takeover of Ireland’s oldest brewery by Heineken Ireland.

Enda Murphy has been recalled to the Kildare side for Sunday's NFL Division 1 meeting with Galway at Newbridge, throw-in 1.30pm.

DRINKERS in Cork yesterday told Carlsberg and Heineken bosses: “Hands off our city’s breweries!”

The sight of former Kilkenny All-Ireland winner Andy Comerford pacing the sidelines at St Conleth's Park in Newbridge helped to inspire his Kildare side to a facile 9-12 to 2-7 Kehoe Cup victory over DCU this afternoon.

Kieran Fitzgerald will captain Galway in this summer's championship, following Corofin's decision, as county champions, to hand the honour to the experienced full-back.

Salthill-Knocknacarra star Sean Armstrong knocked in Galway's only goal as they comprehensively beat GMIT 1-19 to 0-7 to qualify for the Connacht FBD League final today.

Galway manager Peter Ford has performed extensive surgery on the side that lost the Connacht SFC final, making six changes for tomorrow's All-Ireland qualifier against Westmeath (Pearse Stadium, throw-in 7pm).

CHAMPIONS IT Sligo face a difficult opening defence of their Datapac Sigerson Cup title with a second-round game away to Dundalk IT this afternoon (2pm).

Galway 2-11 Cork 2-14

Beaten Connacht finalists Galway lead Cork 2-7 to 1-6 at half-time in the first of today's All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals at Croke Park.

Ray Silke

U21 star Finian Hanley and former victorious captain Padraig Joyce have been given starting places in the Galway side to meet Mayo in the Bank of Ireland Connacht SFC final at Pearse Stadium on Sunday.

Galway boss Peter Forde has named five U21 players in his line-up for Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final clash against Leitrim at Pearse Stadium.

KILDARE have been forced to make changes for Sunday’s Leinster SFC clash with Wicklow in Croke Park because of injuries to a number of regular players.