The one advance in GAA we’re looking forward to seeing most in 2015? The public clock/hooter in the All-Ireland football and hurling championships.

Tipperary manager Eamon O’Shea isn’t getting hung up on the psychology surrounding next Saturday’s All-Ireland senior hurling final replay.

While the fallout from Tipperary’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Kilkenny continues to reverberate, there were some green shoots for Premier hurling fans with victory in the Carrigdhoun Munster Inter-county U15 competition on Saturday.

GREATER experience at this level, greater ability in the air, and above all, greater hunger, that’s what saw Waterford champions Ballygunner ease their way past a weary-looking Drom & Inch side in this Munster Club SHC quarter-final in Semple Stadium yesterday.

DROM & Inch goalkeeper Damien Young said the final whistle in last Sunday’s Tipperary SHC final had brought a “pure release of energy” from the team and supporters.

STILL standing – that’s Mid-Tipp division champions Drom & Inch after this second Tipperary SHC semi-final in Semple Stadium yesterday.

THE number of failed companies soared 60% over the last year while the number of new firms starting up dropped by a fifth.

COMPANY failures more than doubled last year while the number of start-ups dropped by 21%.

HOW do you replace a legend? For well over a decade Davy Fitzgerald stood between the posts for Clare as the Banner finally took its place at hurling’s top table.

Toomevara attacker Francis Devanney has been drafted into the Tipperary side for Sunday's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Waterford at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

Tipperary manager Babs Keating has made wholesale changes to his side for Sunday's NHL Division One quarter-final tussle with Offaly (Semple Stadium, throw-in 2.15pm).

With a break in the National Hurling League next weekend, Munster giants Tipperary and Clare have teed up an enticing challenge match for Sunday at Templederry (throw-in 2.30pm).

HOSTS UCC are injury-free for today's Datapac Fitzgibbon Cup semi-final against UCD at the Mardyke (12.30pm start).

Thurles Sarsfields 1-17 Drom-Inch 0-15

Limerick travel to face Wexford today in Division 1B of the National Hurling League, hoping for more league points after picking up their first win of the campaign last weekend.

All-Ireland champions Cork take to the road today and face Wexford, the opposition they overcame in last year's semi-final, in their Division 1B second round clash at Wexford Park.

Tipperary have made two changes to the side that narrowly overcame Down last weekend for their visit to Limerick this weekend.

LAST SEASON’S ‘Young Player of the Year’, Brian Murphy, returns to the Cork team for Sunday’s Allianz National Hurling League tie with Wexford at Wexford Park.

Tipperary 3-17 Down 2-12

Today's glamour clash in Division 1B features the visit of Limerick to Páirc Uí Chaoimh to take on the might of All-Ireland champions Cork.

Tipperary manager Ken Hogan has named five newcomers for Sunday's opening National Hurling League clash against Down in Thurles.

CORK will be without five of their All-Ireland-winning starting fifteen - Wayne Sherlock, Brian Murphy, John Gardiner, Kieran Murphy and Brian Corcoran - for their opening Allianz National Hurling League game against Limerick at Páirc Uí Rinn on Sunday.

HOLDERS Waterford IT are concerned about the fitness of Michael Walsh for this afternoon’s Fitzgibbon Cup semi-final with UCD at Garrycastle, Athlone (2.15).

THE Galway team to play Tipperary in Sunday’s All-Ireland MHC semi-final, shows three changes from the side that defeated Antrim last time out.

Castlecomer CS 1-12

Waterford IT 0-13

WIT 1-17

Limerick 1-20

Limerick 3-9

Tipperary 2-14 Waterford 1-11

Tipperary have named four members of the senior hurling side in the u-21 hurling team to play Waterford tomorrow night in Semple Stadium.

Kilkenny have included ten of their All-Ireland winning side in their team to face Laois at Nowlan Park in Sunday's National Hurling League clash.