Gerry Fahy is now the front runner to land the position of Galway senior football manager, after initial favourite Liam Kearns failed to gain a nomination from a Galway club.

KERRY boss Jack O’Connor admits Kerry are in transition but insists he still has the enthusiasm after being appointed for a third term on Monday night.

Michael McDermott has said the ball is in the Clare County Board's court as regards him staying on as manager of the Banner senior footballers.

At a meeting of the Clare County Board last night in Ennis, Micheal McDermott was appointed as the new manager of the Clare senior footballers.

CLARE County Board Chairman Michael O’ Neill is adamant that the stand-off between the Clare senior hurlers and county manager Mike McNamara will not result in a Cork-style players strike.

ANOTHER standoff is brewing in Clare with player unrest over the expected re-appointment of Mike McNamara as senior hurling boss at tonight’s meeting of the county board in Ennis.

JOE KERNAN was last night appointed the new manager of the Galway senior football team.

KIERAN DONAGHY has stepped up his bid for a dramatic return to Kerry colours for the All-Ireland final by taking a full part in Kingdom training.

LIAM SAMMON has opted to walk away before his third year in charge of the Galway footballers, informing the 2009 panel of his decision on Wednesday night.

DONEGAL manager John Joe Doherty says it’s vital that his defence snuffs out the massive attacking threat posed by the two Bradley brothers.

Clare are on the lookout for a new senior football manager, following Frank Doherty's resignation from the position after Saturday night's All-Ireland SFC qualifier defeat by Donegal.

Donegal 0-13 Clare 1-7

Limerick 1-13 Clare 1-09

CLARE football manager Frank Doherty has enjoyed this past week. The Banner dip their toes into championship waters tomorrow with a Munster semi-final against Limerick and the onset of summer football has brought on a coltish enthusiasm in their manager.

Clare manager Frank Doherty has handed debuts to three players ahead of the Banner County's Munster SFC clash with Limerick at Cusack Park, Ennis on Sunday.

Leitrim 0-13 Wicklow 0-11, Carrick-on-Shannon

KERRY manager Pat O’Shea and Clare boss Frank Doherty reacted in varying fashion to their teams’ performances in Killarney yesterday, with both finding fault with particular aspects of their game.

Captain Paul Galvin and star forward Colm Cooper are back in the Kerry team for Sunday's Munster championship clash with Clare in Killarney.

MUNSTER Council chairman Jimmy O’Gorman expressed disappointment at the standard of the weekend’s provincial football action.

JOHN KIELY wasn’t dismissive of the effort which his Waterford side put in against Clare in Ennis yesterday.

Waterford 0-07 Clare 0-9

London 1-12 Clare 2-13

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Clare 1-6 Limerick 0-8

Clare 2-11 Cork IT 0-6

Limerick's footballers got their season off to a winning start when they proved far too strong for Tralee IT in a 2-11 to 1-07 victory at Moyvane this afternoon.

Frank Doherty, the man who led Caltra to the AIB All-Ireland club title in 2004, has been appointed as the new manager of the Roscommon Under-21 footballers.

The Roscommon county board are set to reveal the name of their new senior football manager on Monday night.

The name of the new Limerick senior football manager will be revealed tonight at a meeting of the Shannonsiders' county board.

FRANK DOHERTY, who guided Caltra to All-Ireland club football championship honours, is the latest to enter the Limerick manager race following the departure of Liam Kearns.

The students of NUI Galway completed a ‘Dangan double’ today as their footballers defeated an under strength Mayo side 2-09 to 1-07 in Section A of the FBD Connacht Football League.

Peter Forde has been appointed by Galway county board to succeed fellow Mayoman John O’Mahony as senior football manager.

Galway officials conducted interviews late into last night to determine who should succeed John O'Mahony as senior football manager.

TREVOR GILES is still in limbo before Sunday’s Meath SFC final.

GAA clubs can expect more and more of their brightest young talents to be targeted by Australian Rules clubs, former Kerry footballer turned AFL star Tadhg Kennelly has warned.

THE GOLFERS of Woodstock Golf Club near Ennis are poised to get a memorable weekend for Clare off to the best possible start.