Clare 1-12 Cavan 2-9: A pointed free by Cavan full-forward Bryan Magee two minutes into extr- time shared the spoils on league opening day. But Clare will feel they left this Division 2 tie behind them.

UCC 0-12 - UL 0-10: UCC narrowly defeated UL in an entertaining HE GAA Senior Football League Division 1 final at the Mardyke yesterday. 

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.

It was a second-half cruise for Monaghan as they routed Fermanagh in an Ulster SFC preliminary round tie at Clones to set up a derby meeting with Cavan.

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.

Tyrone 0-17 Fermanagh 0-07: Mark Bradley and Mark Kavanagh formed a deadly strike force as Tyrone booked a place in the Ulster U21 Championship semi-finals.

Tipperary 0-15 Clare 0-07: Tommy Toomey conceded his Tipperary U21 footballers will have to improve considerably to shock Cork in the EirGrid provincial decider.

Clare enjoyed a facile victory over a very poor Waterford side in the quarter-final of the Munster U-21 football championship at Miltown Malbay last evening.

Fresher Football League: UCC 1-20 Maynooth University 0-11: A third quarter scoring flurry sealed victory for UCC’s Freshers at Carriganore yesterday and a place in the Division 1 League final.

Ardfert (Kerry) 1-8 St Peter’s, Warrenpoint (Down) 0-10: AIB All-Ireland Club IFC semi-final: Pat O’Driscoll spent most of January watching videos of Warrenpoint’s Ulster club championship campaign.

Cratloe 2-12 Éire Óg 0-11

Waterford 6-9 Clare 4-12

Clare 2-17 Limerick 3-07

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.

Fermanagh 3-10 Offaly 2-13

ALLIANZ FL DIV 3:

Clare 1-15 Tipperary 0-7

A storming second half saw Clare recover from a 1-7 to 0-4 deficit to capture the Munster U16 Football Shield in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

Jack Haughey’s second-half goal helped Down book a semi-final clash with Monaghan.

Almost 12 months on from the night of one of Kerry’s lowest moments in the Munster MFC, the Kingdom survived a late onslaught from Clare at Cusack Park, Ennis last evening to book their place in this year’s final.

St Mary’s claimed their first Hogan Cup success with a stunning performance at Croke Park on Saturday.

Eddie Courtney kept his composure to land an injury-time winner from a 40m free and propel St Michael’s to a deserved victory over PobalscoilChorca Dhuibhne in the All-Ireland Colleges’ Senior A football championship semi-final at O’Moore Park on Saturday.

St Michael’s, Enniskillen produced a superb second-half performance to come from behind and win the Ulster Colleges MacRory Cup at the Morgan Athletic Grounds in Armagh yesterday.

High School, Clonmel, despite playing with 14 men for the majority of the second-half, held off St Flannan’s at Lattin yesterday to reach the Munster Colleges Frewen Cup (U16½ AFC) final.

After a late switch of venue from Abbeyfeale to Rathkeale due to the weather, last year’s beaten finalists Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne advanced to an all-Kerry semi-final meeting with Tralee CBS.

ST FLANNAN’S College, Ennis were forced to dig deep against a gallant Intermediate School Killorglin side at a rain-lashed Croagh pitch, before garnering the draw they needed to advance to the knockout stages of this year’s Corn Ui Mhuiri.

TIPPERARY produced a stunning final few minutes to win a thrilling Munster U17 football final at Limerick’s Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

ROCHESTOWN COLLEGE’S Gary Hartnett showed a cool head to slot an injury time penalty past St. Flannan’s keeper Killian Normoile to earn his team the narrowest of victories in their Corn Uí Mhuirí Group A meeting at Charleville yesterday.

ROCHESTOWN COLLEGE claimed the Munster Colleges U16BFC title yesterday after they defeated Tralee’s Mercy Mounthawk in a thrilling Corn na gColaisti final at Knocknagree yesterday.

TRALEE CBS withstood a fierce challenge from St Flannan’s to capture honours in an exciting Frewen Cup (Munster Colleges U16½ AFC) final at the Limerick venue of Croagh yesterday afternoon.