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.

Watergrasshill 0-14 Kilworth 1-8: For the first time, Watergrasshill won the Cork U21BHC final with a hard-earned victory over Kilworth at Páirc Uí Rinn last night. 

St. Joseph’s, Miltown 0-13 Cooraclare 0-9: St. Joseph’s, Miltown bridged a 25 gap when capturing the Clare senior football championship title, defeating Cooraclare by four points at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday.

Dublin face an uncertain summer after Cathal Mannion's hat-trick of goals in the first 11 minutes effectively sealed this Leinster quarter-final replay.

In the end, it seemed fair that this pair should get a second chance to redeem themselves after a disappointing showing.

Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG 2-14 St Colman’s College 0-7

Mikey Barry clutches tightly his man of the match award and tries to make sense of the past 60 minutes.

Loughrea 0-14 Padraig Pearses 1-10

Clare 1-23 Galway 2-14

Galway 2-17 Laois 1-13

Kilkenny 1-24 Galway 1-17

Waterford 0-12 Galway 0-15

Reigning All-Ireland and Allianz Hurling League champions Kilkenny make several changes from the side that scraped past Clare last Sunday for tomorrow’s winner-take-all clash with Cork in Nowlan Park.

Galway 2-12 Cork 2-12

Galway 2-12 Cork 2-12

Galway 1-20 Tipperary 4-22

Munster 1-22 Connacht 0-15

Munster 1-22 Connacht 0-15

Connacht 3-13 Leinster 1-16

Connacht 3-13 Leinster 1-16

Kilkenny and Galway have both made one change from their respective semi-final wins for tomorrow’s All-Ireland SHC final.

A historic day in Croke Park yesterday, Galway crowned Leinster senior hurling champions for the first time after a first-half display of crushing dominance; a day that may also go down in history for another reason, however, the day an empire began to crumble.

Noel Hickey replaces injured JJ Delaney in the only Kilkenny change from the team that beat Dublin for tomorrow’s Leinster final against Galway.

The message is out now — if it’s scores you want, go and watch Galway.

Galway 5-23 Offaly 3-15

Tony Browne is not included in Waterford’s starting side for Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final clash with Clare.

A comprehensive ten-point win for the hot favourites in this Leinster SHC quarter-final in Mullingar yesterday but a whopping 4-12 conceded to the underdogs.

Westmeath 4-12 Galway 5-19

Joe Canning led the way as a youthful Galway side edged out Limerick in a senior hurling challenge match at Athenry on Saturday evening.

Galway 4-21 Dublin 0-19

Cork manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy has made four changes for Sunday’s Allianz Division 1 HL semi-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium from the starting 15 that drew when the sides met at the Thurles venue recently.

A rollicking Allianz Hurling League Division 1A relegation final in Tullamore yesterday.

Dublin 2-20 Galway 0-26 (after extra-time)

Anthony Cunningham was left feeling distinctly “black and amber” after a weekend to forget was completed by a trouncing in Nowlan Park yesterday.

Galway 0-16 Waterford 1-14

Stephen McDonnell and Eoin Cadogan have been brought back into the Cork defence by manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy for Sunday’s Division 1A hurling league tie against Kilkenny in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, as his team attempts to bounce back from last Sunday’s defeat to Galway.

Galway 2-17 Cork 2-13

Damien Cahalane will make his senior league debut for Cork in Sunday’s Division 1 clash with Galway in Páirc Uí Chaoimh as manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy makes four changes from the team that defeated Dublin in Croke Park last Sunday.

Tipperary 2-20 Galway 2-18

Eoin Cadogan will return from injury to make his first appearance of the year on Sunday for Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s Cork hurling side after being named at left half-back in the side to face Dublin in the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A clash in Croke Park.

UCC, the hosts and favourites, booked their place in today’s Fitzgibbon Cup final and in the process set up the first all-Cork college decider in the history of the event.

There have been so many false dawns by the Tribesmen down through the years that Galway hurling folk must be afraid to look out the window this morning.