Benetton Rugby earned a 27-27 Guinness PRO14 draw with Leinster in Dublin as Tommaso Allan landed the levelling conversion of Fijian winger Iliesa Ratuva's last-minute try.

Ultan Dillane, Caolin Blade, Jack Carty and Tom Farrell will line-out for Connacht after their Ireland call-ups.

This looked kinda promising on paper.

Andrew Porter's last-gasp try topped off a fantastic late fight-back as Leinster overcame Connacht 33-29 in an enthralling nine-try PRO14 derby at the RDS.

Leinster moved five points clear at the top of Guinness Pro14's Conference B with a 31-3 win at Benetton.

South African flanker Chris Cloete makes his debut in Munster's Pro 14 meeting with Bernard Jackman's Dragons tonight.

Meanwhile, Leinster have made nine changes for their trip to Glasgow.

The Tidy Towns committee in Glounthaune has carried out an in-depth analysis of the rubbish found on its streets.

More than 3,000 artists, musicians, dancers and poets will take part in this year's St Patrick's Festival.

Tipperary hurler Conor O'Brien has announced his retirement from county hurling. The 31-year-old won two All-Ireland titles and five Munster titles with the Premier county after making his debut in 2007.

Lisa Hannigan, Glen Hansard, Conor O'Brien and Paul Brady are all to participate in a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London as part of President Michael D Higgins state visit to England.

Eoin Kelly and Lar Corbett have been tasked with shooting down Kilkenny in Saturday's mouth-watering All-Ireland SHC second phase qualifier at Nowlan Park (throw-in 7pm).

Both Cork and Tipperary will field players making their first Allianz Hurling League starts when they meet in tomorrow's Division 1A opener at Páirc Uí Rinn (throw-in 7pm).

Clare 1-21 Tipperary 1-13

A second Munster SHC title in as many years was the Tipperary hurlers' reward yesterday, but their manager Declan Ryan is still looking for more from his players.

Lar Corbett will make his first competitive start of the season for Tipperary when they bid to retain their Munster SHC title against Waterford on Sunday.

Cork manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy has made six changes from the team that lost to Kilkenny in the Allianz League final ahead of Sunday's Munster SHC semi-final against Tipperary.

Irish act The Villagers took the prized "Best Song Musically and Lyrically" award for 'Becoming A Jackal' at the esteemed Ivor Novello Awards.

Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy watched on with pride as his side came through a tight battle in yesterday's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Galway at Croke Park.

Right half-back David Young and left half-forward Patrick Maher will make their Championship debuts for Tipperary in tomorrow's All-Ireland SHC phase 1 qualifier against Wexford at Semple Stadium (throw-in 3.30pm).

NHL DIVISION 1:

Tipperary boss Liam Sheedy has opted to field an experimental side for the Premier County's NHL Division1 clash with Dublin at Parnell Park on Sunday (throw-in 2.30pm).

Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy has named a team featuring no NHL debutants for tomorrow night's Division 1 opener against Kilkenny at Semple Stadium (throw-in 7.30pm).

Both Tipperary and Limerick make one change in personnel to their starting 15s for Sunday's All Ireland Senior Hurling Semi-Final.

Waterford 1-20 Tipperary 1-18

Benny Dunne loses out to Seamus Callinan in the Tipp senior hurling starting line-up to face Cork on Sunday in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.

The Tipperary Senior Hurling team to play Limerick in Sunday's Allianz National Hurling league clash at Semple Stadium shows four changes from the side that defeated Offaly last weekend.

Tipperary have named their team to face Offaly this Sunday in the National Hurling League.

Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy has opted to make wholesale changes to his team for Saturday's Waterford Crystal Cup semi-final against Cork IT (Templemore, throw-in 2.30pm).

Injuries have forced Tipperary manager Babs Keating to delay his team announcement for Saturday's Munster SHC semi-final replay against Limerick (Semple Stadium, throw-in 7pm).

Tipperary have named an unchanged team for their National Hurling League quarter-final against Waterford.

Tipperary will boast a much-changed line-up when they take on Dublin in Sunday's final round of NHL Division 1B (Nenagh, throw-in 3.30pm).

Children as young as 10 have a good knowledge of the causes and possible effects of obesity, according to a study being published today.

The Tipperary team for tomorrow night's Erin Munster Under-21 Hurling final is unchanged from the one that defeated Clare in the semi-finals last month.

IT WASN’T pretty, but that won’t matter to Shamrocks, who ended a 24-year famine by collecting the Barry Collins Super Valu South east JAHC title at Innishannon yesterday, dismissing their underdog status to overcome gallant Kinsale.

Tipperary 0-17 Clare 1-12

The IRFU has reorganised its management structure as part of the implementation of the Strategic Development Plan for rugby in Ireland, the body announced today.

The Tipperary Under-21 hurling team to play Limerick in the Gaelic Grounds on Wednesday evening in the Munster semi-final has been announced with senior stars Diarmuid Fitzgerald, Shane Sweeney and Tony Scroope included in the line-up.

IF Brian Boru himself had appeared in person, the assembled gawkers surrounding Dromoland Castle could hardly have been more surprised.

THE Irish Sports Council yesterday defended themselves against criticism of their out-of-competition drug testing procedures for GAA players.

THE 48,000 jobs in and dependent on the pharmachem sector could be decimated if EU tax harmonisation forces the Government to increase its 12.5% corporation tax, according to the Irish Pharmaceutical and Chemical Manufacturers Federation (IPCMF).

The following is the Tipperary minor hurling team to play Limerick Wednesday next in Thurles.

THE anti-doping unit of the Irish Sports Council carried out 841 tests last year including 36 tests for international federations and 79 tests under their “user pays” scheme whereby national governing bodies request and pay for additional tests.