DR Crokes midfielder Ambrose O’Donovan has been ruled out of next Sunday’s Munster Club SFC quarter-final against Limerick champions Monaleen after sustaining a back injury in a car crash last Friday night.

A TALE of two halves in Newcastle West yesterday as Monaleen claimed their fourth Limerick SFC title at the expense of an Adare side bidding for their first.

Eoin Keating looks set to make a return to inter-county action in the coming season.

MICKEY Ned O’Sullivan is sweating over the fitness of a number of key forwards ahead of the Limerick footballers’ Munster Championship opener against Clare on May 21.

THERE is one change on the Limerick team for Sunday's Allianz National Hurling League quarter-final against Waterford in Thurles.

ARMAGH’S star full-back Francie Bellew is in line for a one-month ban after a referee’s error when sending the defender off in last Sunday’s NFL defeat to Derry.

IF Limerick footballers are to make any meaningful impression on this year’s All-Ireland championship they must learn to kill off games, according to defender Stephen Lavin.

Limerick captain Muiris Gavin is to join a growing list of inter-county footballers going under the surgeon's knife ahead of the 2006 season.

Monaleen (Limerick) 1-7 St. Senan’s Kilkee 0-10

LIMERICK coach Liam Kearns was at Thurles on Sunday, and went away convinced he had seen this year’s All-Ireland champions in action.

Patrickswell 4-12 Ballybrown 1-9

CORK have made three changes from the team which thrashed Dublin for the trip to Ballyshannon on Sunday to play Donegal in their final league game.

BRIAN DOOHER has been ruled out of Sunday’s vital Allianz NFL game with All-Ireland champions Kerry in Fitzgerald Stadium.

Limerick 2-13 Sligo 0-13

Limerick came out on top in this turgid relegation dogfight and signalled their intentions form the start as they raced into a five-point lead with points from Eoin Keating, Michael Reidy, Conor Fitzgerald and two frees from Muiris Gavin.

Limerick 0-10 Galway 0-8

GPA chief executive Dessie Farrell believes that GAA has suffered a public relations nightmare over the debate to discuss Rule 42 at Congress.

There are four matches down for decision in Division 1B of the National Football League today.

ANTRIM hurling manager and former Tipperary star Dinny Cahill has linked up with Limerick club Doon in their attempt to win the county senior championship for the first time.

Kerry bagged consecutive Munster SFC final wins over a valiant Limerick side at Killarney's Fitzgerald Stadium this afternoon, as An Ghaeltacht forward Dara O Cinneide inspired them to a 3-10 to 2-09 replay victory.

MAYBE the answer is 13-a-side. Remove the full back and full forward from the equation, and allow players to use their enormous levels of fitness in a more productive way.

Kerry 1-10 Limerick 1-10

Kerry 1-10 Limerick 1-10

Limerick 0-16 Tipperary 3-5

Kerry 0-12 Limerick 0-10

Kerry 0-12 Limerick 0-10

Limerick 0-15 Armagh 0-12

Sligo 1-7 Limerick 0-10

BALLINASLOE experienced a day borrowed from last summer yesterday, one of those rare occasions in the west when there was no rain-or threat of it. Perhaps the sense that spring was in the air jolted Galway enough to turn on the style in the second-half.

Limerick 2-10 Wexford 1-9

STRANGE old day in the drumlins. The development of Limerick football continues unabated with Liam Kearns’ team proving they can win ugly just like they won pretty in the Gaelic Grounds the week before.

Cavan 0-07 Limerick 0-11

Limerick 2-13 Laois 1-5

Limerick 2-13 Laois 1-5

Limerick 1-9 Clare 1-6

Waterford 2-5 Limerick 1-9, Ardmore

Eircom League leaders Shelbourne can go five points clear of Cork City if they beat Drogheda United at O2 Park tonight.

MONALEEN’S reward for having reached the Munster club football final is a record five places on the Limerick senior panel for the new season.

COLIN CORKERY is winning his battle to be fit for Sunday's AIB Munster Club SFC final against Monaleen in Fitzgerald Stadium.

Monaleen 1-10 Clonmel Commercials 1-5

KERRY GAA chiefs are furious with the Munster Council decision to press ahead with Sunday’s provincial club SFC semi-final between Kerins O’Rahillys and Nemo Rangers in Killarney.

Monaleen 1-10 Adare 1-9

Derry twice came from behind as they earned a fifth draw on the spin to keep