KERRY and Tipperary recorded impressive victories in round One of the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship qualifiers yesterday before the winners were handed tough round-two matches.

MICHAEL CAHILL and Brian O’Meara will make their championship debuts for Tipperary in Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

A BLISTERING start provided the platform for Down’s victory in Saturday’s Bord Gáis Energy Ladies National Football League Division 2 final against Tipperary.

Down 2-12 Tipperary 0-11

Tipperary 1-21 Cork 0-17

A TEXTBOOK finish powered UCC to a 10-points victory over Carrigdhoun in the opening game of the Evening Echo Cork Co SHC at Shanbally last night.

Defender Martin Maher returns for Tipperary for a challenge next Sunday against All-Ireland finalists Kilkenny at Semple Stadium.

Tipperary 1-6 Kilkenny 3-21

Tipperary take on defending champions Kilkenny in today's Erin All-Ireland U21 hurling final in Nowlan Park, desperate to take a title back to the Premier County this year.

THERE may be no three-in-a-row in the offing, nor is there any baggage from last year, but just as with the senior decider, Kilkenny and Tipperary hold the same number of titles ahead of today’s Erin All-Ireland U21 hurling final.

Munster champions Tipperary have made two changes from the side that scored a facile semi-final win over Down for Saturday's All-Ireland U21 final against Kilkenny at Nowlan Park.

Down 0-5 Tipperary 4-20

Down 0-5 Tipperary 4-20

Down 0-3 Tipperary 1-12 - half-time

WINNERS at minor and senior level over Tipperary, Cork hope to make it a hat-trick tonight in the Munster IHC final at Páirc Uí Rinn (7.30pm).

Limerick include five senior panelists for their Erin Munster U21 hurling semi-final clash with Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds tonight.

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WHILE last Sunday’s senior All-Ireland hurling loss to Kilkenny will still be weighing heavily on the minds of most of the Tipperary lads, the period of mourning lasted all of 24 hours for ace corner-forward Eoin Kelly.

THE Cork team to play Tipperary in the Munster U-21 Hurling Championship final at Thurles tomorrow night has two changes from the side that beat Limerick in the semi-final.

Tipperary 3-19 Clare 1-5

DEFENDING champions Tipperary have left a vacancy at corner forward for tonight’s Munster MHC semi-final against Limerick as they wait for fitness reports on two players who are in line for the position.