Tipperary 0-11 Kildare 0-9: A couple of minutes before full-time, the big screen panned out to the crowd and picked up a pensive-looking Jack O’Connor.

There have been plenty of distractions for Charlie McGeever as the Tipperary manager plots and plans for tomorrow’s All-Ireland minor football semi-final against Kildare.

Tipperary 1-10 Galway 0-6: Tipperary manager Charlie McKeever admitted the fear of further failure was strong as his team became the only beaten provincial finalist to make the All-Ireland minor football semi-finals.

Kerry cruised to a third successive Electric Ireland Munster MFC title with Conor Geaney producing a masterclass against Tipperary at Fitzgerald Stadium yesterday.

He wouldn’t take kindly to be called an old dog, but Kerry minor coach Jack O’Connor has traversed enough hard roads around Munster to recognise the changing of the guard when he sees it.

Tipperary 0-16 Clare 2-9: Brendan Martin shattered Clare’s dreams of a first Electric Ireland Munster Minor football final appearance in 21 years at Semple Stadium last night.

Job done for Tipperary at Semple Stadium last evening as Charlie McGeever’s hosts blew away Waterford 2-16 to 1-7 to book their place in the Electric Ireland Munster MFC semi-finals.

St Francis Col, Rochestown 1-8 CBS HS Clonmel 0-6

Midleton CBS 0-11 CBS HS Clonmel 0-10

Kerry 2-18 Tipperary 0-07

Kerry minor manager Jack O’Connor believes county board bosses must appoint a Director of Football to ensure the Kingdom’s finest underage talents are not lost before transition to senior ranks.

Clare 1-15 Tipperary 0-7

Our Lady’s Templemore 1-15 CBS High School, Clonmel 0-9

Tipperary 0-11 Cork 0-8

Michael Hurley has been named at in attack in the only change to the Cork side for this evening’s Electric Ireland Munster MFC semi-final with Tipperary in Semple Stadium (7.30).

Tipperary’s greater scoring power was the key factor as they overcame Cork Rebel Óg to capture the Humphrey Kelleher Memorial Cup at Millstreet on Saturday.