St. Patrick’s, Cavan 2-12, St. Patrick’s Academy, Dungannon 0-8:

St Patrick’s 1-10 Dreadnots 1-08

Muskerry Golf Club have the chance to bury their demons of three years ago when their quartet bids for an All-Ireland title in the AIG Barton Shield at Carton House today.

Connacht, who bridged a 28 year gap when capturing the title at Rosses Point last year, begin their defence of the Interprovincial Championship this morning with a difficult match against Munster at Royal Co Down.

Cork boss Conor Counihan has made six changes for next Sunday’s McGrath Cup final against Tipperary in Clonmel from the side that overturned CIT in last weekend’s semi-final.

THE tail-end of Hurricane Katia has made the practice rounds for the Chartis Irish Cups and Shields finals at Castlerock, Co Derry over the past few days more a test of stamina than skill, although it is confidently expected calm will have been restored when the festival gets under way today with the semi-finals of both the Barton Shield and Irish Junior Cup.

THREE days of intensive training under the blue skies of Portugal paid a handsome dividend for Ballymun Kickhams who saw off the challenge of St Finbarr’s in the Division 1 final of the Bus Eireann Féile Peile final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday.

DEFENDING All-Ireland junior football champions Sligo retained their provincial title in dramatic fashion in Charlestown.

DEFENDING Sigerson Cup champions DCU sent out a warning yesterday that they’re deadly serious about retaining their trophy.

FOUR points in the final six minutes at the Moorefield grounds in Newbridge yesterday fired Cork IT into a mouth-watering Sigerson Cup quarter-final with O’Byrne Cup finalists DCU.

Tyrone 0-26 St Mary’s 0-10