The Patrician Academy Mallow have claimed their first All-Ireland senior football title seeing off St Pauls Secondary School Oughterard in a thrilling final in Limerick today.

A special day for Patrician Academy, Mallow as they claimed their first Simcox Cup (Cork PPS senior A football championship title) at the 4G pitch in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. And a thoroughly deserved victory it was too. From start to finish, they played with a huge collective spirit and determination, and with an All Ireland C final against St Paul’s College Oughterard on Saturday week, this will serve as a massive shot in the arm.

South Kerry 3-12 Dingle 0-12

Glen Rovers 1-26 Midleton 4-11: They say that a rising tide lifts all boats and following the success of the senior team, the intermediate hurlers of Glen Rovers set sail in the opening round of the Cork IHC with a well-merited win over Midleton on Saturday.

Cistercian College Roscrea 24 Clongowes Wood College 18: Cistercian College Roscrea’s quest for a second successive Leinster Schools Senior Cup triumph remains on course, after Brian Diffley’s 61st-minute try helped them to edge a compelling semi-final showdown with Clongowes Wood College, at Donnybrook yesterday.

UCD 4-12 UL 1-9: UCD could be without Jack McCaffrey for their first Sigerson Cup final appearance in 13 years after the footballer of the year hobbled out of yesterday’s semi-final contest with a hamstring injury.

UL 0-12 Queen’s University 1-8

Sigerson Cup Quarter-Final: IT Carlow 0-11 UL 0-10: IT Carlow withstood a barrage of injury-time UL attacks and, indeed, a half-hour stoppage in proceedings to secure a first Sigerson Cup semi-final appearance.

Blackrock College 23 Clongowes College 15:

McGrath Cup: Waterford 1-16 University of Limerick 2-7

St Colman’s CC, Midleton 4-11 Millstreet CS 0-12

An Ghaeltacht 2-10 Dr Crokes 0-11

Portlaoise 2-14 Arles-Killeen 0-9

Queen’s University 0-13 University of Limerick 0-11

Dr Crokes 1-18 Legion 1-8

Portlaoise 2-08 Arles-Killeen 1-08

Kilmallock 0-18 Knockainey 0-03

Kildare 1-12 Longford 0-12

Offaly 2-05 Clare 0-13 David Tubridy contributed six quality points as Mick O’Dwyer’s Clare kept their promotion push alive with a vital victory over Offaly, one that was far more convincing than the scoreline suggests.

Clara (Kilkenny) 0-19 Silvermines (Tipperary) 1-14 (aet)

Offaly 1-11 Laois 1-8

Clara (Kilkenny) 3-20 Oylegate/Glenbrien (Wexford) 0-5

Clara (Kilkenny)1-12 St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh (Dublin) 0-8

Wexford handed Tipperary a 15-point mauling in this Allianz Division 3 NFL ame at Wexford Park yesterday.

Longford maintained their 100% record with a swagger at ice cold Kingspan/Breffni Park on Saturday night.

CORK minor Paul Fitzgerald emerged as Coláiste Chríost Rí’s hero as the defending Corn Uí Mhuiri champions battled through to an all-Cork semi-final of the Munster colleges’ competition.

A HAT-TRICK of goals in the first half by corner-forward Conor Keane proved instrumental in propelling St Brendan’s to victory over Cork opponents St Fachtna’s in their opening Corn Uí Mhuirí Group B encounter in Cloughduv yesterday afternoon.

WEST KERRY brushed past a disappointing Kerins O’Rahillys in this one-side Kerry SFC quarter-final at Austin Stack Park, Tralee on Saturday.

A STRONG finish to both halves enabled Longford to bridge a five-year gap when edging out Westmeath — who finished with 14 men — in last night’s Leinster Under-21 FC semi-final clash at Páirc Tailteann.

KERRY football’s love affair with the All-Ireland junior club championship continues as St Mary’s produced a stirring second half display to triumph at Croke Park on Saturday night.

INSPIRED by a 1-7 haul from Jamie Moriarty, Tralee CBS were crowned Kerry Colleges O’Sullivan Cup champions at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney yesterday.

KERRY boss Pat O’Driscoll wasn’t in the mood to offer excuses after this footballing lesson at GAA headquarters. Instead he heaped the praise on Tyrone.

The teams for this weekend's AIB League fixtures have been announced today.

Leinster wing Michael Keating comes back into the Clontarf side as they go toe-to-toe with Shannon in the AIL at Castle Avenue on Saturday.

Former Leinster and Leicester Tiger hooker Gavin Hickie will start in the middle of the front row as St Mary's College go about maintaining their 100% start to the AIB League on the road to UL-Bohemian in round five on Saturday.

Blackrock College co-coaches Barry Gibney and Emmett Farrell bring in prop Sean Byrne to tight-head as their only change to the leaders' side to play Clontarf at Castle Avenue.

Leaders Blackrock College will be looking to their Leinster Academy backs, like Niall Morris, Brendan Macken, Kyle Tonetti, Andrew Conway and Dave Moore, to open up Cork Constitution at Stradbrook.

AFTER a fortnight of energy sapping action, Ballyboden St Enda’s put their fatigue to one side to claim a remarkable Dublin SFC title at Parnell Park.

THEIR recent county championship exit may have brought dejection for Kerins O’Rahilly’s, but the Tralee club salvaged something from their season with victory in yesterday’s Kerry Senior Club Championship final at Austin Stack Park.

Teams for this weekend's All-Ireland League clashes.

The teams for this weekend's upcoming AIB League fixtures have been annnounced today.