Longford 2-11 Offaly 0-9: Second-half goals from Liam Connerton and Darren Gallagher helped Longford record an eight-point win over Offaly in this Round-2 O’Byrne Cup clash in Newtowncashel.

Castletroy 15 St Clement’s 0: Castletroy fully deserved their 15-point victory over Limerick rivals St Clement’s in the Munster Schools Senior Cup at Rosbrien yesterday but if anything, it was the losing side that emerged with their reputation considerably enhanced after a serious competitive encounter.

PBC 60 St Clement’s 0: The one-sided nature of this Munster Senior Cup clash was of scant use to either the victors or the vanquished at Rosbrien yesterday. 

Limerick IT 1-15 Carlow IT 0-14: This fixture lay in doubt up until two hours before throw-in, but IT Carlow and Limerick IT finally locked horns at the third time of asking — the Limerick college holding off a spirited second-half revival from the visitors to advance to the Fitzgibbon Cup semi-final.

IT Carlow 9-24 Maynooth University 1-3: A merciless performance from IT Carlow got their Fitzgibbon Cup campaign back on track at the North Campus last night.

WIT 3-13 IT Carlow 0-9: WIT’s first defence of the Fitzgibbon Cup was a winning one as, despite being reduced to 14 men for almost the entire second-half, the holders were never seriously troubled in seeing off IT Carlow in this first round clash in bitterly cold conditions at the IT Carlow grounds last evening.

Bandon Grammar 5 St Clement’s College 17

Tipperary 0-12 Clare 0-10

An Rinn 0-18 De La Salle 0-06

FITZGIBBON CUP:

IT Carlow 1-14 St Patrick’s College 0-13

Cratloe 0-10 Doonbeg 0-7

Ballyporeen (Tipperary) 2-12 De La Salle (Waterford) 4-06 (aet)

Birr 0-16 St Rynagh’s 1-07

Offaly 1-13 Kilkenny 1-19

Kilcormac/Killoughey 2-16 St Rynagh’s 2-12

Goals at the start of each half were crucial as Meath advanced to the Leinster MFC semi-finals with a win over Offaly in Tullamore yesterday.

Aaron Moore’s dramatic injury-time goal provided Laois with a sensational victory over Offaly in the Leinster minor hurling championship.

Offaly dug deep to overcome a gutsy Meath side in this Electric Ireland Leinster MHC encounter at O’Connor Park on Saturday evening.

CHAMPIONS Crusheen booked a date against Sixmilebridge in the Clare SHC final following an impressive semi-final display at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday.

ROCHESTOWN COLLEGE claimed the Munster Colleges U16BFC title yesterday after they defeated Tralee’s Mercy Mounthawk in a thrilling Corn na gColaisti final at Knocknagree yesterday.

TRALEE CBS withstood a fierce challenge from St Flannan’s to capture honours in an exciting Frewen Cup (Munster Colleges U16½ AFC) final at the Limerick venue of Croagh yesterday afternoon.

SUPERIOR firepower was the key to victory for St Flannan’s College as they claimed the Dean Ryan Cup at Cashel yesterday.

A 61ST minute pointed free from wing forward Darren O’Sullivan, after star man, Ciaran Keating was fouled, dislocating his shoulder in the process, was enough to see Coláiste Na Sceilge beat wasteful St Flannan’s, Ennis at Glin yesterday to qualify for the quarter-finals.

SLICK Kilkenny demolished Offaly by 12 points in yesterday’s ESB Leinster MHC semi-final at O’Connor Park, Tullamore. The ‘Cats’, managed by Richie Mulrooney, face Dublin in the final next Sunday at Croke Park.

IRELAND will be bidding to advance to their third FIRA-AER U18 Championship decider in four years when they face Georgia in tonight’s semi-final at Casale Sul Sile, Treviso, (7pm, Irish time).

Holywood's Rory McIlroy and Portmarnock veteran Adrian Morrow share the clubhouse lead in the Golfsure Irish Amateur Close Championship at the European Club.

St Fachtna’s, Skibbereen 0-13 St Flannan’s 2-4

Mount Sion 4-13 Kilmaley 0-9

G Bowden claimed the Mullingar Scratch Trophy at Mullingar Gol Club tonight as he beat M Geady in the third play-off hole.

Magner's North of Ireland Championship at Royal Portrush

Local lad Wayne Telford has again stormed to the top of the leaderboard on the Valley Course after the opening day's qualifying round in the Magners North of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

Hugh Kenny's Wicklow failed to repeat their league win over Derry as Paddy Bradley starred in Aughrim this afternoon, hitting a goal and eight points in the Oak Leaf's 1-15 to 1-10 Bank of Ireland SFC qualifier first-round success.

Full-time: Meath 2-13 Wicklow 1-08