A first-half blitz from Laois saw them claim a crucial Allianz Hurling League Division 1B win over Offaly on Saturday night.

A cold and calculated performance from Waterford on a perishing afternoon in Thurles.

A late flurry of scores from Laois masked the dominant nature of Offaly’s performance at

Offaly’s devastating performance against Dublin at Croke Park in the first round of the Allianz Hurling League was a distant memory yesterday as they were swatted aside by Limerick at Bórd na Móna O’Connor Park.

Following their 12-point McGrath Cup win over Waterford in Meelick on Saturday, Clare manager Colm Collins says it would make sense to double up their January 14 tie with Cork, rather than play each other on successive weeks.

Kerry ... 1-17, Clare ... 2-8: Kerry will play Waterford in the Munster U21 football semi-final next Wednesday after this less than convincing quarter-final win over Clare, reports Eoghan Cormican from Austin Stack Park.

Galway 3-13 Clare 1-11: It’s six years since Galway lost their top flight status and while they are now in the driving seat to make a return, manager Kevin Walsh is not getting too excited just yet.

Allianz FL Division 2

Gabriel Rangers (Cork) 1-13 Clonoulty-Rossmore (Tipperary) 1-4: Cork champions Gabriel Rangers defied treacherous conditions to reach their first Munster Club JFC final at a bitterly cold Clonakilty on Saturday.

Ballyea 1-11 Clonlara 1-11: Like the football decider a week ago, the Clare SHC final ended in a draw at Cusack Park yesterday.

Tipperary 0-11 Limerick 3-8: They contested Electric Ireland Munster and All-Ireland minor football finals in 2015 but Tipperary will play no further part in this year’s campaign after being dumped out by Limerick in Thurles last evening.

A look ahead to tonight’s three games...

St Pat’s/Mater Dei 2-14 IT Carlow 4-17: IT Carlow claimed victory after a highly entertaining Fitzgibbon Cup clash with St Pat’s/Mater Dei in the Na Fianna’s club grounds in Dublin.

St Patrick’s Drumcondra 0-9 - Waterford IT 1-19, Fitzgibbon Cup DCU Sportsgrounds

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.

Kildangan 1-18 Templederry Kenyons 0-18: Heartbreak for Templederry Kenyons, their maiden North Tipperary senior final appearance ending in defeat.

Dublin edged out Tipp in an entertaining senior hurling challenge last night. 

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

Tipperary only scored two second-half points, but advanced to their fourth Allianz Hurling League Division 1 semi-final in a row, after a six-point win over Offaly at O'Connor Park today.

Rockwell 23, Ardscoil Ris 13:

DCU 1-20 St Pat’s-Mater Dei 0-11 

Cork IT 1-19 St Pat’s — Mater Dei 1-14: Pat Mulcahy is targeting top spot in Group A and a home tie in the Fitzgibbon Cup quarters-finals after watching Cork IT achieve more capital gains.

UCD 1-23 St Pat’s 1-6: UCD coach Nicky English said the conditions at Belfield were some of the worst he’d seen for hurling after watching his side record a 17-point win against St Pat’s.

Munster Senior Cup: Rockwell 16 PBC Cork 14

O’Shea has voiced his opposition to the proposal of the Central Council workgroup that All-Ireland hurling final replays take place six days after the drawn game.

Clare will meet Cork in the Waterford Crystal Cup semi-finals next weekend, following a slender 0-16 to 0-15 win over Tipperary at Sixmilebridge.

Waterford Crystal Cup

Tipperary 0-12 Clare 0-10

Westmeath 2-12 London 1-12

Antrim 1-17 London 2-7

Antrim 1-17 London 2-7

Tipperary 3-25 Cork 4-19

Tipperary 1-19 Dublin 0-19

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).

Wexford 2-19 Offaly 2-13