A round-up of the counts in Munster.

When Dublin, trailing by three points, were awarded a free deep into injury-time at Parnell Park and centre-back Sean Moran strode forward, the mind was drawn back to Croke Park last year.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going, but what happens when the going is as soft as in Páirc Uí Chaoimh?

Far more satisfying for Limerick than the two points banked was the manner in which they ground out the county’s first top-flight league win since 2009.

While soccer, courtesy of Croatia, is no longer winging home, hurling truths are dropping towards a roost.

Kilkenny 0-22 Wexford 1-18

A stunning second-half comeback by Kilkenny this evening saw them exact revenge on Wexford for last year’s Leinster semi-final defeat.

On the eve of the final round of the NHL, who are the brightest sparks in the class and who are the must-try-harders? Firm but fair as ever, our headmaster Enda McEvoy does his ritual

Tipperary 3-21 Wexford 1-21: Tipperary were forced to withstand a late Wexford rally as Patrick Maher’s injury time goal sealed victory for the home side.

Waterford 0-19 Wexford 2-20: Wexford’s match sharpness was a critical ingredient in their emphatic win over Waterford in this Allianz Division 1A opener at Walsh Park yesterday.

This NHL 1A clash went to the visitors Wexford in front of a crowd of 7,567.

Wexford have been dealt a blow ahead of Saturday’s Leinster semi-final against Kilkenny with the news that Liam Óg McGovern is suspected to have torn a cruciate ligament.

Kilkenny 0-19 Wexford 2-18

This afternoon’s five-point win over Offaly at O’Connor Park won’t be remembered as one of the better Wexford performances during this year’s Allianz NHL Division 1B campaign.

A decent first-half showing in which they built up a seven-point interval advantage secured Waterford a second successive All-Ireland semi-final meeting with Kilkenny.

Waterford will need to nullify the presence of Lee Chin in the middle to stand a chance of victory tomorrow, writes Donal O’Grady.

Wexford 0-14 Offaly 0-6: Wexford manager Liam Dunne admitted conditions were difficult but he was happy with his side’s eventual eight-point victory over Offaly in their Walsh Cup semi-final played in O’Kennedy Park, New Ross, yesterday.

Dublin, Galway, Offaly and Wexford are through to next Sunday's Bord na Móna Walsh Cup semi-finals.

THE National Organic Centre in Co Leitrim is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

Kilfeacle proved too strong for St. Mary’s in the Munster Junior Clubs Challenge Cup while Douglas lost their Martin O’Sullivan Cup crown.

Two gunmen marched into a Cabra pub and fired eight bullets into Dublin crime boss Eamon ‘The Don’ Dunne, an inquest heard.

Two gunmen marched into a Cabra pub and fired eight bullets into crime boss Eamon ‘The Don’ Dunne, an inquest heard.

Two gunmen marched into a Cabra pub and fired eight bullets into crime boss Eamon ‘The Don’ Dunne who was tryng to protect himself by hiding behind a lounge boy, an inquest has heard.

They haven’t gone away, you know. Clare’s exit from the senior championship may have been premature, but the county’s younger band of hurlers did not lie down after that disappointment and ended the year in spectacular fashion on Saturday night. 

Clare 2-20 Wexford 3-11

Clare 2-20 Wexford 3-11

Sinn Féin pulled off the previously unthinkable electoral feat of winning a seat in each of the five electoral areas in Co Tipperary, increasing their council representation from one to five.

The Brothers of Charity, which provides services around the country for people with intellectual disabilities, has been ordered to review the salaries of 14 senior staff members whose pay scales range from €67,000 to €106,000.

GMIT, Derry, DCU, Wicklow, Armagh and Louth got their Bord na Móna Kehoe Cup campaigns off to a winning start this afternoon.

The Nicky Rackard Cup decider will be a neighbourly encounter at Croke Park, on Saturday, June 9 after semi-final wins for Armagh and Louth.

Dublin duo Alan Brogan and Stephen Cluxton are in contention for the GAA-GPA footballer of the year award, while Kilkenny pair Michael Fennelly and Tommy Walsh and Tipperary's Pádraic Maher are vying for the hurling accolade.

London and Monaghan claimed victories in the Nicky Rackard Cup today.

High-scoring encounters were the order of the day across the Kehoe Cup and Shield competitions, with Wicklow, DCU, Meath, GMIT, Louth and Trinity College all registering wins.

Details of the Champion 15 teams for the Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cups for 2010 have been announced today.

PAT QUINLAN has suffered many disappointments in his 14 years representing Portumna in various inter-club competitions, so it was all the sweeter for the man from Ballinderry in North Tipperary that he should clinch their first Bulmers Irish Junior Cup triumph at Castlebar yesterday.

Armagh had a comfortable nine-point win over North Dublin side Fingal in Round One of the Nicky Rackard Cup at Crossmaglen today.

Roscommon hurlers enjoyed a five-point win over Donegal at Letterkenny today.