Youth took its chance and made it count as a young Kilkenny side made a winning start to the county’s Walsh Cup campaign.

Loughmore-Castleiney 1-9 Moyle Rovers 1-6: Sometimes it’s how you respond to setbacks that defines you and that proved to be the case yesterday for Loughmore-Castleiney as they took their third Tipperary senior football title in four years.

Presentation, Thurles 1 Presentation, Kilkenny 0: Sarah McKevitt’s first-half strike secured the Bank of Ireland FAI Schools Senior Girls National Cup for Presentation Thurles in the Carriganore sunshine yesterday.

Carrigaline (Cork) 2-8 Oola (Limerick) 0-5: Second-half goals from Simon O’Brien and David Drake were the key for Carrigaline as they set up a Munster Club IFC decider against St Mary’s/Cahirciveen in two weeks.

Glenville 1-2 Knockavilla 0-3: Glenville claimed the Allianz Sciath na Scol DGF5 Football title as they saw off the spirited challenge of Knockavilla in yesterday’s decider at Páirc Uí Rinn.

St Brendan’s College 1-18 Abbey CBS 1-6: As championship openers go, this was a relative stroll in the park for St Brendan’s College.

Galway 3-10 Kilkenny 0-17: Galway boss Jeffrey Lynskey refused to apologise for Cian Salmon’s controversial late goal that stole a dramatic All-Ireland semi-final victory.

Kilkenny 0-26 Galway 2-20 (AET): Drama at the death in the opener at HQ yesterday — both after the 70 minutes and extra-time — but the sum of this first All-Ireland minor semi-final added up to significantly less than its parts and, in that, it was no different to the senior contest that followed.

Leinster MHC final: Kilkenny 1-17 Dublin 1-15

Kerry 3-12 Cork 1-5 Munster U16 Football

Seán Barron and Michael O’Halloran are the two Waterford debutants for Sunday’s Munster SFC quarter-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium (3.30pm).

For 52 minutes or so of Saturday’s Drummond Cup decider, this was a near-perfect performance from St Mary’s CBS.

Tipperary SFC final replay

AIB Munster Club JFC: Glin (Limerick) 1-8 Kill (Waterford) 0-8

Whitechurch 5-5 Inch 2-4

Loughmore-Castleiney 3-22 Mullinahone 0-14

St Finbarr’s 2-7 Ballinascarthy 0-4

Kilkenny claimed their first national title since 2008 when they proved much too strong for Clare in a disappointingly one-sided Irish Daily Star camogie league Division 1 final at Semple Stadium.

Clare 1-12 Cork 0-11

Loughmore-Castleiney 3-10 Aherlow Gaels 0-09

Youghal (Cork) 4-13 Ardmore (Waterford) 1-12

Loughmore-Castleiney 2-17 Killenaule 1-15

Clonmel Commercials 4-11 Loughmore-Castleiney 4-9 (AET)

Drom-Inch 2-26 Loughmore-Castleiney 1-21 (AET)

County man Pa Bourke hit a whopping six goals as Thurles Sarsfields blitzed holders Loughmore-Castleiney in a disappointingly one-sided Mid Tipperary senior hurling final at Templemore.

Mid Tipp SHC title holders, Loughmore-Castleiney, blitzed Tipperary champions Drom-Inch in this Mid Tipperary senior hurling semi-final replay at Templetuohy on Saturday.

A commanding first half performance helped Holy Trinity College record a comfortable victory over Clonakilty Community College in the All-Ireland Vocational Schools’ SAFC semi-final at St Conleth’s Park on Saturday.

Clonakilty CC claimed Munster Vocational senior football honours for the fourth consecutive year after a stern test at Ballineen on Saturday.

NOEL McGRATH ended his underage hurling career in the best possible style by captaining Loughmore/Castleiney to their first Tipperary U21A HC title when they defeated Burgess in Templederry yesterday.

WATERFORD manager Davy Fitzgerald has made three changes for Sunday’s Munster SHC final against Tipperary in Páirc Uí Chaoimh from the side that defeated Limerick at the semi-final stage.

LIMERICK have named just two of the starting team that lost to Cork last year for Sunday’s Munster semi-final against Waterford.

THE All-Ireland Vocational SAFC trophy arrived in the West Offaly town of Ferbane for the first time on Saturday evening after a powerful late burst saw Gallen CS dethrone champions Clonakilty CC in Croke Park.

A GOOD start helped Roscrea Community School overcome Clonakilty Community School with relative ease in the semi-final of the Munster Vocational Schools’ senior A hurling championship at Ballyagran yesterday.

CLONAKILTY Community College won a third successive Munster Vocational Schools’ SFC ‘A’ title at Brinny yesterday.

Clonakilty CC4-6St Brogan’s, Bandon1-7

MOYLE ROVERS had their reign as Tipperary SF champions ended by a Noel McGrath inspired Loughmore-Castleiney in yesterday’s semi-final at Leahy Park, Cashel.

STRICTLY speaking, this doesn’t fit into the category of ‘classic’ finals as only one team performed! But, whatever about Kilkenny’s right to be rated the greatest team in the history of the game, their superb first-half display was arguably the closest to hurling perfection witnessed in modern times.

All-Ireland SHC Munster final replay

Michael Cussen is the only change in personnel for Cork, while Sean Og O'hAilpín has been deemed fit to start for Saturday's GAA Munster Senior Hurling Final replay against Waterford at Semple Stadium (7pm).