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.

Irish rugby history will be made at Monkstown RFC today (12pm) when the Irish Defence Forces Women and An Garda Síochána Women combine for the first time to take on the French Armed Forces on International Women’s Day.

IT WAS a pillar-to-post victory for Clonduff as they grabbed their first AIB All-Ireland Intermediate Club Camogie title but they were pushed all the way by a youthful Gailltír side.

Cork champions Charleville had too much pace and firepower for a depleted Lixnaw side in Saturday’s AIB Munster Club IHC semi-final.

Patrickswell 1-26 South Liberties 1-13

Derry manager Damian McErlain was a relieved man after his team finally got their Division 3 campaign up-and-running with a five-point victory over Offaly in Celtic Park yesterday.

Maria Delahunty’s free, with 33 seconds left on the clock, salvaged a draw for Waterford in a terrific Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 3 final against Tipperary in Clane this afternoon.

Galway 1-14 Limerick 0-13: Galway boss Jeffrey Lynskey is relishing the prospect of locking horns with Kilkenny in the Electric Ireland All-Ireland minor hurling semi-final on August 16.

Cork 2-20 Limerick 1-13: A blistering 12-minute spell either side of half-time – in which the home outfit hit 1-6 without reply – propelled Cork past the reigning Munster champions to avenge last year’s semi-final defeat.

Munster Schools Senior Cup: Castletroy 15 PBC 22

Ahane 0-11 Na Piarsaigh 0-10

Castletroy College 2-13 Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG 0-18

Castletroy College 16 Crescent College 13

Kilbrin 0-16 Castlemartyr 0-15

Castlemartyr 0-14 Kilbrin 0-14

St Fintan’s CBS, Doon 3-12 Castletroy College 1-14

TG4 LADIES IFC FINAL:

Cavan 1-14 Tipperary 1-12

Cork shot-stopper Elaine Harte has reclaimed the No 1 shirt for Sunday’s All-Ireland ladies’ football decider at Croke Park.

Kilbrin 3-13 Clonakilty 1-17

Kilbrin 2-17 Banteer 3-12

An outstanding first-half performance, decorated by a fine Roisin Tobin goal, effectively won this Munster Ladies IFC final for Waterford at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday.

KILBRIN have qualified to meet Charleville in the semi-final of the Cork JAHC following their two-point replay victory over St Oliver Plunkett’s at Coachford on Saturday.

KILBRIN and St Oliver Plunkett’s will have to meet again following their exciting draw in the quarter-final of the Cork JAHC in Coachford on Saturday.

KILBRIN and St Oliver Plunkett’s will have to meet again following their exciting draw in the quarter-final of the Cork JAHC in Coachford on Saturday.

GALWAY’S Joe Bergin has urged the GAA to shut off the loophole that could see a Connacht county left without a second chance in the Championship.

IT WAS like old times at Claughaun yesterday as Thurles CBS held out for a thrilling one-point victory over St Flannan’s in a superb Harty Cup quarter-final clash before a huge crowd.

FIVE points by Denis Maher helped Thurles CBS to a comfortable victory over their sister school from Nenagh in round two of the Dr Harty Cup at Templemore yesterday.

Kildare 1-16 Offaly 1-10

Sligo have booked their place in the third round of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers, winning their north-west duel with Leitrim by 1-07 to 0-09.

LEITRIM 1-09 MAYO 1-10

Drumreilly clubman Declan Maxwell has been passed fit to play in Leitrim's Connacht SFC semi-final against Mayo on Sunday (Carrick-on-Shannon, throw-in 3.30pm).

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.

Young Irelands 1-18 Tullaroan 1-9

Dublin 1-13 Leitrim 0-4

Leitrim 0-4 Dublin 1-13

Leitrim 0-3 Dublin 0-5

Dublin face Leitrim in the second round of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers today at Carrick-on-Shannon

Leitrim manager Declan Rowley has rung the changes for Saturday's daunting All-Ireland football qualifier against Dublin in Carrick-on-Shannon.

Roscommon 2-9