Eamonn Fitzmaurice insists that the prospect of ending Dublin’s two-year unbeaten league and championship run will provide no extra motivation for Kerry when Jim Gavin’s side visit Tralee on Saturday week.

Tyrone chairperson Roisin Jordan has insisted the county executive is fully behind Mickey Harte and his team, and fully supportive of their efforts to win a first All-Ireland title since 2008.

Allianz FL Division 4

Alan and Donncha O’Connor have committed to the Cork football squad for 2017, selector Eoin O’Neill has confirmed.

Kildare 1-11 Limerick 1-10: Kildare recorded their fourth successive win in Division 3 at St Conleths Park yesterday to put them firmly on course for an immediate return to Division 2, but manager Cian O’Neill was left deeply unimpressed by their performance.

AIB Munster Club JFC: Glin (Limerick) 1-8 Kill (Waterford) 0-8

Clara 1-15 Carrickshock 2-10

Carrickshock 4-14 Shamrocks 2-14

Flying left winger Ben O’Callaghan crossed for a superbly taken hat-trick as CBC swept past Castletroy College in yesterday’s semi-final of the Avonmore Munster Schools Junior Cup at Dooradoyle.

PBC booked their place in the semi-final of the Avonmore Milk Munster Schools’ Junior Cup with an excellent performance at Musgrave Park.

Castletroy College scored the crucial only try to claim the spoils in yesterday’s Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Junior Cup qualifier at a drenched Rosbrien.

A BLISTERING opening quarter which yielded 2-2 inspired Coláiste an Risigh to a deserved victory at Ballyhea yesterday.

Greenmount 4-10Scoil Padre Pio 0-4

A DOMINANT display by Castletroy College saw them steamroll St Fachtna’s DLS of Skibbereen in the Munster U15 schools football final at Mallow yesterday.

EUROPEAN cross-country champion Sergey Lebid will defend his title at this year’s championships in Dublin. The Ukrainian will be aiming to win his ninth crown at Santry Demesne, Dublin on December 13.