Joe Hannigan was last night elected as Tipperary’s new football board chairman.

Ballymun Kickhams 0-11 Portlaoise 0-08

Tipperary manager Peter Creedon has retained the same15 players as his side look to pull off an Ulster double this weekend.

Tipperary -10 Antrim 0-08

They ultimately claimed victory but Kerry’s opening championship salvo was rather low-key and lacklustre in Semple Stadium yesterday.

Their underage scene shines brightly but life at the senior summit can be a tough gig for a Tipperary footballer.

Tipperary manager Peter Creedon has included four Championship debutants in his team for Sunday's Munster SFC quarter-final against Kerry in Thurles (throw-in 2pm).

Tomás Ó Sé may miss Kerry’s last round league game against Mayo and the Division 1 semi-final following his dismissal in the win over Laois.

Tipperary yesterday began the search to find a replacement for John Evans who quit as senior football manager on Sunday.

Tipperary's Hugh Coghlan says that it is imperative for his side to claim a result against Wexford this Sunday if they are to salvage something from their Allianz Football League Division 3 campaign.

Tipperary’s promotion ambitions are hanging by a thread following this second successive league defeat at Semple Stadium yesterday.

TIPPERARY boss John Evans has vowed to abide by the county board’s stance on management payments.

Paul Kerrigan tallied up 1-6 as Cork booked their place in the final of the McGrath Cup with a comfortable 2-17 to 0-7 dismissal of Cork IT this afternoon.

St Brigid's (Dublin) 2-16 Portlaoise (Laois) 1-15 (aet), Parnell Park

PORTLAOISE’S pursuit of a record five Laois SFC titles in-a-row cleared its latest hurdle at the weekend, as they saw off rivals Arles-Kilcruise by three points on Saturday night to book a semi-final place.

THE margin of victory was as comfortable as the scoreline reflected and Tipperary boss John Evans cautioned that it was hard to judge Laois on the basis of it.

HE wasn’t amongst the 16,700 patrons who filed through the turnstiles in the Gaelic Grounds last Sunday; instead he had to keep tabs on the action from Portlaoise Garda Station where he was working a shift.

SUMMER may have begunpositively on the scoreboard forthe Kerry footballers yesterday, yet another disciplinary storm diminished their enjoyment of this Munster SFC quarter-final success.

Kerry 2-16 Tipperary 0-11

Car manufacturers Skoda Ireland have been officially announced as the new sponsors of Tipperary GAA.

Portlaoise, Garrycastle and Skryne claimed victories on the opening day of the 2010 AIB Leinster Club Senior Football Championship.

WHEN he takes to the field for Tipperary in Croke Park this evening, Hugh Coghlan will quickly scan the opposition ranks for familiar faces.

Dublin manager Pat Gilroy and his Tipperary counterpart John Evans have named their line-ups ahead of Saturday's Round 2 GAA All-Ireland Senior Football qualifier at Croke Park (6pm).

CORK manager John Considine has made two changes for tomorrow night’s ESB Munster MHC semi-final replay against Waterford in Walsh Park from the team that contested last Saturday week’s drawn encounter in Páirc Ui Chaoimh.

A PENNY for Conor Counihan’s thoughts leaving Semple Stadium yesterday.

IN James L. Brooks’ feted romcom, As Good As It Gets, Jack Nicholson offends his date Helen Hunt so grievously that she’s walking out of the restaurant unless he pays her an immediate compliment.

Tipperary 2-06 Kerry 2-18

Armagh 1-15 Tipperary 2-8

KILDARE boss Kieran McGeeney described midfielder Daryl Flynn’s performance as “immense” at Semple Stadium on Saturday night.

Kildare 1-16 Tipperary 0-8

John Evans has committed to staying with Tipperary as their senior football manager for a third season, in the wake of the Premier County's one-point loss to Sligo in the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers last Saturday.

Tipperary 1-12 Sligo 1-13

THE deceptiveness of league form was painted vividly yesterday afternoon in Semple Stadium.

Tipperary 1-09 Limerick 1-11

GIVEN the parlous nature of trying to predict a championship win for the Tipperary footballers these last five years, it’s difficult to justify the level of expectation being attached to them before tomorrow’s Munster SFC opener in Semple Stadium.

Tipperary manager John Evans has made five changes to his team for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Westmeath at Ardfinnan (throw-in 3pm).

ST VINCENT’S completed a remarkable renaissance yesterday at Croke Park when they prevailed by a point in a compelling All-Ireland club final.

St. Vincent's (Dublin) 1-11 Nemo Rangers (Cork) 0-13

ST VINCENT'S (Dublin) 2-8 TYRRELLSPASS (Westmeath) 0-7, Cusack Park