Galwegians 12 Cork Constitution 11: Galwegians celebrated a return to Ireland’s top flight on Saturday with a narrow victory over Cork Constitution on the opening weekend of the Ulster Bank League.

Blackrock 3-18 Na Piarsaigh 1-12: Blackrock completed a five-in- a-row in the Seandun Sportsturf Solutions U21 A hurling championship following a 12-point win over Na Piarsaigh at Ballinlough on Saturday.

Dolphin 12 Young Munster 11

Cork Constitution 28 Young Munster 16

Young Munster 30 Thomond 3

Lansdowne 28 Young Munster 21

Cork Constitution 6 Young Munster 9

Blackrock 2-24 Na Piarsaigh 2-10

Ardscoil Rís 11 St Munchin’s 7

PBC, Cork 8 St Munchin’s College 8

Castlemartyr 0-14 Kilbrin 0-14

St Vincent’s 1-18 Carrigaline 0-05

Munster 12 Leinster 34

Munster Schools 23 Connacht Schools 15

Ireland duo Andrew Trimble and Stephen Ferris have been included in Ulster’s 28 man squad to face Ospreys in the RaboDirect PRO12 on Saturday (Liberty Stadium, 6.30pm).

Leaving Cert student Emmet O’Keeffe kicked the winning point as Kildare came from seven points down at half time against old rivals Meath to snatch a place in the Leinster junior football final in a pulsating semi-final at St Conleth’s Park.

A brilliant second-half fightback ensured victory for Minane Bridge in a closely contested DH4 final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

The joyful scenes that greeted Rockwell’s 25th Munster Senior Schools Cup victory at Thomond Park yesterday had as much to do with relief as the realisation they had secured their first back-to-back trophies in over 50 years.

The big breakthrough of 1968 is still spoken about with affection by students and staff of St Munchin’s College, who had to watch for years as schools around them racked up Munster Schools Senior Cup titles at their expense.

St Munchin’s College celebrated a thoroughly deserved Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-final victory over Presentation Brothers College Cork with gusto at Temple Hill yesterday to clinch a place in the March 19 decider against Rockwell College.

Presentation Brothers College, Cork may have home advantage in today’s Avonmore Munster Schools’ Senior Cup semi-final against St Munchin’s College at Temple Hill (3pm), but they have learned enough over two previous traumatic encounters with Glenstal Abbey to make them feel it could be another hard day at the office.

Cork boss Hughie Murphy insisted the All-Ireland Vocational Schools’ senior inter-county football championship is worth retaining following his team’s victory in Saturday’s final at Templetuohy.

St Munchin’s dominated territorially and were by far the greater physical force, yet they were fully extended to overcome Limerick city rivals Ardscoil Rís in the quarter-final of the Avonmore Milk Munster Senior Schools Cup at Clifford Park yesterday.

Kildare qualified for their first All-Ireland Vocational Schools football final thanks to goals in each half from Kelvin McNally and Emmett O’Keeffe at Ardagh, Longford on Saturday.

An outstanding forward pack powered by one of the Ryan triplets in each of the three rows of the scrum was the decisive element in St Munchin’s impressive victory in yesterday’s Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final at Dooradoyle.

A SUPERB second quarter ensured Carrigaline will remain in the Cork County Premier IFC in 2012 with Grenagh dropping down to the intermediate grade.

A POINT by full-back Gary Harrington three minutes into injury time gave Carrigaline a deserved draw in a thrilling Premier IFC relegation final at Blarney on Saturday.

THREE days of intensive training under the blue skies of Portugal paid a handsome dividend for Ballymun Kickhams who saw off the challenge of St Finbarr’s in the Division 1 final of the Bus Eireann Féile Peile final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday.

A MORE clinical Naomh Abán edged out Carrigaline after extra-time in the Cork PIFC second round at Ovens on Saturday.

Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh 0-10 Carrigaline 0-8

EIGHT sportspeople have been named in the Athletics Ireland’s World Class Panel, a key component of the Association’s new Performance Plan.

Cashel CS 2-11 Midleton CBS 1-9