An experimental Dublin side got their Walsh Cup campaign off to a winning start with a comfortable eight-point win over Westmeath.

There has been no wielding of the axe by the Clare management in the wake of last weekend’s 13-point hammering at the hands of Tipperary, with the team named for tomorrow’s game against Limerick showing just one change in personnel.

Kerry boss Fintan O’Connor admitted that the soul searching that followed their defeat to Antrim proved the catalyst for Saturday’s sensational Joe McDonagh Cup win away to Westmeath.

St Michael’s College were crowned Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup champions for the third time in their history with an emphatic victory over Gonzaga College at the RDS Arena.

Kerry 0-15 Westmeath 2-12: It might not have been fluent or aesthetically pleasing but Westmeath still made it three wins from three in the McDonagh Cup as they saw off a stern challenge from Kerry with three injury-time points at Austin Stack Park yesterday.

A goal in the 51st minute from corner forward Killian Doyle proved to be the decisive score as Westmeath survived the handicap of playing the entire second half with just 14 men to eke out a crucial win against neighbours Meath in the third and final round robin series of the Leinster senior hurling championship, in ideal conditions at Mullingar yesterday afternoon.

Kerry 0-20 Westmeath 2-12: Kerry senior hurling manager Fintan O’Connor, confessed to being “relieved, more than anything” after his side pulled off a vital win against Westmeath in miserable weather in Mullingar yesterday afternoon.

Kilkenny 4-18 Westmeath 0-18: A flood of early goals helped Kilkenny cruise to a 12-point Walsh Cup win in Mullingar yesterday, setting up a semi-final clash with Wexford next weekend.

RBAI 13 - 3 CAMPBELL COLLEGE: ROYAL Belfast Academical Institution won the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup for the 31st time with a dramatic 13-3 victory over Campbell College at Kingspan Stadium.

Laois 1-20 Westmeath 1-17: A second half goal from Cha Dwyer sparked a stirring Laois comeback as they ran out three-point winners over Westmeath in O’Moore Park.

Laois dug deep to book a Leinster SHC quarter-final berth as Group winners, thanks to a hard-earned three-point win in this all-Midlands battle in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise.

Ardfert (Kerry) 1-8 St Peter’s, Warrenpoint (Down) 0-10: AIB All-Ireland Club IFC semi-final: Pat O’Driscoll spent most of January watching videos of Warrenpoint’s Ulster club championship campaign.

Raharney 1-8 Kilcormac-Killoughey 1-13

Dublin 2-08 Westmeath 0-13

Westmeath 2-22 Kildare 2-13

Westmeath 3-19 Carlow 0-10

Burt 3-13 Setanta 2-14

Waterford 3-22 Westmeath 0-14

Donegal 3-20 Roscommon 3-16

Donegal 3-20 Roscommon 3-16

Westmeath 2-13 Antrim 3-18

Antrim 3-18 Westmeath 2-13

Allianz Hurling League Division 3A final

Kerry 2-10 Westmeath 0-13

Scartaglin (Kerry) 2-7 Diarmuid Ó Mathúnas (Cork) 0-7

Burt 3-14 Sean MacCumhaills 1-12

Louth will face Armagh in the Nicky Rackard Cup final after a 20-point rout of Donegal at Letterkenny on Saturday.

Donegal booked their place in the Nicky Rackard Cup semi-final with three points in injury-time but they were pushed all the way by a resurgent Monaghan in an entertaining game in Clones on Saturday.

Donegal maintained their NHL Division 3A status with a narrow win over Sligo at Brewster Park yesterday.

Donegal 2-12 Sligo 0-16

CHAMPIONS Kerry lead the way on this year’s Christy Ring Cup Champion 15 with four players rewarded for their performances on the side that claimed honours in last June’s final against Wicklow in Croke Park.

AN EXCELLENT Scoil Íosagáin performance after half-time earned them victory over Scoil Eoin, Ballincollig in the Allianz Sciath na Scol F3 final at Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork, yesterday.

CIARÁN MATHEWSON goaled in the 70th minute as Donegal snatched victory in the Lory Meagher Cup final, having lost the previous two finals.

Donegal 2-12 Tyrone 0-17

South Down 1-12 Donegal 1-15 (aet)

AT the home of Munster rugby last night, Sunderland’s Premier League class proved the difference against a local XI — but Limerick city picked up a bonus point on a good night for the city.

Longford 1-20 Donegal 1-12

Ireland 1-11 Scotland 1-8

Meath 2-18 London 1-15

Tyrone have won the inaugural Lory Meagher Cup, and promotion to the Nicky Rachard series for next season, with a one-point win over Donegal at Croke Park.

KILKENNY manager Brian Cody has made one change from the team which beat Galway in the Leinster SHC semi-final to face Dublin in the final at Croke Park tomorrow.

Fermanagh 0-13 Down 0-10