THE Championship wasn’t confined to Killarney yesterday.

ST MUNCHIN’S, with wins over a highly-rated CBC and Ard Scoil Ris, are favourites to advance against Rockwell in today’s Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-final at Clanwilliam Park (3pm).

GER REIDY of Castleisland Desmonds and Aidan O’Shea from the Glenbeigh-Glencarr club are the two new faces on the Kerry team to play Donegal in the opening round of the Allianz NFL at Austin Park, Tralee tomorrow.

THE BONFIRES were ablaze in Puckane last night as Kildangan celebrated its first North Tipperary senior hurling title since 1943, its third in all, a victory made all the sweeter in that it was achieved in the most unlikely of circumstances over neighbours and fierce rivals, Burgess.

GALWAY are chasing a hat-trick in tomorrow’s ESB All-Ireland MHC final against Tipperary in Croke Park (1.30).

Cork 3-6 Tipperary 0-8

CORK put their All-Ireland Vocational Schools hurling title on the line tonight when they play Tipperary in the final at Fermoy, throw 6.30 p.m.

A finely-tuned Tipperary side had little difficulty in disposing of Limerick in the ESB Munster MHC semi-final at Semple Stadium last night and set up a final meting with Cork on the last Sunday in June.

Tipperary 2-13 Clare 1-8

St Brogan’s, Bandon 2-13 Borrisokane CC 2-10

St. Fachtna’s 2-8 Limerick Colleges 0-11

Ballyduff Upper 1-15 Passage East 0-8

Cork 0-9 Limerick 1-3

KERRY include four of the St Brendan's team recently beaten in the Corn Uí Mhuirí final for tomorrow night's Munster MFC opener against Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds.

Coláiste Chríost Rí 2-9 Limerick City Colleges 2-6

Limerick Colleges 2-9 Coláiste na Sceilge 1-9

De La Salle 0-17 Youghal CBS 0-3

xTWO classic second-half goals from midfielder Brian Kelly and wing forward Setanta O’h-Ailpín formed the cornerstone of Waterford IT’s exciting victory in the first round of the Sigerson Cup at Templemore yesterday.