UUJ 1-7, Maynooth 4-23: A wonky Sat Nav and crazy five-hour bus journey didn’t upset the rhythm of Maynooth, who duly hammered University of Ulster to keep alive hopes of making the knockout stages of the Fitzgibbon Cup.

Waterford 5-15 Galway 0-14: A coronation they wanted. A coronation they received.

A powerful first-half showing delivered Waterford a first All-Ireland U21 hurling title since 1992.

Galway 0-21 Dublin 0-19 (after extra time): On many levels Galway required this win. There was last week’s senior disappointment, last week’s minor disappointment and the disappointment suffered at this very juncture for the last four Augusts.

County under-21 manager Eddie Brennan took charge of the Cats tonight.

Galway 50 Dublin 47: A second quarter flashpoint enlivened the AIG Fenway Hurling Classic between Dublin and Galway in Boston, the sin bin filling up after a major skirmish in front of the Dublin goal.

Limerick 1-20 Galway 0-17: Limerick hero Tom Morrissey kept coming back to one word when describing the secret to his team’s victory over a fancied Galway at Semple Stadium on Saturday night.

Limerick scored a six-point win over Galway to progress to a first All-Ireland U21 hurling final since 2002.

All-Ireland IHC final

Galway 1-20 Wexford 0-11: Holders Cork will face familiar opposition in next month’s All-Ireland intermediate hurling final after Galway cruised to a maiden Leinster title success last night.

Tipperary 2-18 Galway 0-20: The vagaries of February hurling were as bracing in Semple Stadium yesterday as the breeze which swirled towards the Town End.

Galway got an early season boost when they came from behind to capture their second ever Walsh Cup title at Croke Park.

Wexford and Galway successfully negotiated their first competitive games of 2015 in Hurling’s Bord na Móna Walsh Cup this afternoon.

Rower Inistioge 1-16 Kilnadeema/Leitrim 1-9 (AET)

Kilnadeema/Leitrim (Galway) 2-11 Youghal (Cork) 0-15

Waterford swept to a first All-Ireland MHC triumph for 65 years in a wave of emotion at Croke Park.

Galway 0-23 Limerick 0-20

In 1996 Tipperary minor hurling manager William Maher captained the Premier to All-Ireland minor glory.

Three key questions to be answered by the next generation this summer

St Bridget’s Loughrea carried too much firepower for their Kerry opponents in Saturday’s entertaining All-Ireland Vocational Schools JAHC final at Bruff.

CONFUSION reigned at the end of normal time in this absorbing All-Ireland MHC semi-final but ultimately it was Galway who reacted better to the surprise of the additional 20 minutes.

LOUGHREA’S St Brigid’s completed a stunning year at All-Ireland vocational hurling level when their senior side pipped Roscrea CC by two points in a thrilling SAHC final in Semple Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Fines totalling €250,000 have been imposed on two companies and suspended prison sentences on two men arising out of the death of a young father of one on a Bray building site.

THE Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) has confirmed that it has short-listed just two bidders for the licence to run a rock music station in Dublin.

SOME of the biggest names in Irish music have emerged as the backers of a bid for a radio licence in Dublin.