Every semi-final ever played has a double life.

Maher scored a stunning late point with a broken hurley as Borris-Ileigh finished stronger.

New year — same old Leinster?

Dave Kilcoyne makes his return from a calf injury to start for Munster against Connacht in tomorrow's PRO14 clash.

A drenched Páirc Uí Rinn was the scene for a turn up for the books as a Brendan Maher-inspired Borris-Ileigh once again defied the odds to stun a vaunted Ballygunner side.

There's two senior provincial finals and three All-Ireland ladies finals in store this weekend.

Glen Rovers manager Richie Kelleher admitted after this Munster Club SHC semi-final in Semple Stadium yesterday that the better team won, and he couldn’t have given a more honest appraisal.

NA PIARSAIGH overcame the second-half sending off of Ronan Lynch to see off Kilmallock

Read More:

Clonoulty-Rossmore suffered a setback when losing to Toomevara 0-19 to 1-18 at The Ragg last evening in a game that finished in a welter of excitement as Clonoulty sought to wipe out an eight-point gap in the closing 10 minutes.

Irish lock Quinn Roux is a doubt for Connacht’s PRO14 quarter-final with Ulster on Saturday week.

Two goals down after four minutes, county champions Thurles Sarsfields recovered well to see off Kilruane MacDonaghs in the Tipperary senior hurling championship second round at Templemore yesterday. 

Tipperary manager Liam Kearns has expressed disappointment with the Premier County’s failure to secure two All-Star awards.

Thurles, Kiladangan, Killenaule and Clonoulty-Rossmore advance to semis after two Semple Stadium double-headers.

Former Westmeath minor footballer Conor O’Brien might this week be preparing for a Leinster SFC semi-final showdown with Kildare in Croke Park, but instead it’s the World Rugby U20 Championship final.

Jackie Tyrrell makes his first since last year’s Leinster final as one of five changes to the Kilkenny side for tomorrow’s Allianz HL Division 1A clash with Galway at Nowlan Park tomorrow (2pm).

Kilkenny 2-17 Tipperary 0-18: LIKE a child proud of the time and effort put into making a sandcastle, Tipperary stood tall after 67 minutes only for Kilkenny to kick it down.

If you watched Ireland’s U20s take on Wales in Dublin last Friday evening then chances are that the sheer size of the Leinster loosehead prop Andrew Porter stood out every bit as much as the abandon with which Nigel Carolan’s offloading side played.

Tipperary manager Eamon O’Shea is confident that the Premier County can smash their recent Limerick hoodoo in next Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds.

FORMER star Eoin Kelly believes that Tipperary senior hurling manager Eamon O’Shea now possesses the strongest squad in the country.

Garbally College 19 Summerhill College Sligo 18: A masterful kicking display from Simon Keller, a first-half try from Michael O’Neill and some incredible last ditch defending in a frenetic finale saw Garbally College end their eight year wait for the Top Oil Connacht Schools Senior Cup title at the expense of a gallant and talented Summerhill College of Sligo.

Tipperary 2-18 Galway 0-20: The vagaries of February hurling were as bracing in Semple Stadium yesterday as the breeze which swirled towards the Town End.

Tipperary put their Parnell Park woes behind them with a deserving victory here although it was a dubious Seamus Callanan goal that helped them on their way.

Tipperary 2-15 Wexford 0-16: Seamus Callanan missed a one-on-one penalty as Tipperary beat Wexford by five points in yesterday’s senior hurling challenge at Leahy Park, Cashel.

A blood disorder that effects people of Celtic ancestry is becoming more prevalent in Ireland.

There are four changes in the Tipperary side for Sunday’s clash with Dublin at Semple Stadium in the final round of Division 1A of the Allianz Hurling League (2pm).

Garbally College, Ballinasloe 10 Sligo Grammar 10

Tipperary 3-20 Limerick IT 0-5

Borris-Ileigh 2-16 Éire Óg Anacarty 1-11

Toomevara swooped late for two injury time goals for a 3-21 to 1-26 win over Kilruane MacDonaghs in a high scoring thriller in this Tipperary SHC second round game at Nenagh on Saturday.

Champions Celbridge are on course for a fourth successive Kildare SHC crown after beating Ardclough in a remarkable semi-final replay.

Goals were key for both London and Meath as they advanced to the Christy Ring Cup semi-finals next weekend, following wins over Derry and Kildare respectively this afternoon.

Late goals from Richie Hoban and Martin Fitzgerald proved decisive in Parnell Park yesterday, as Kildare overcame Meath in a gripping Allianz Hurling League Division 2B decider.

Kildare 3-13 Meath 1-12