RONAN CURRAN will make his first championship start of the year for the Cork senior hurlers in Saturday’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier against Galway in Semple Stadium.

A LARGER than expected crowd were in sunny Pearse Stadium on Saturday evening for this All-Ireland senior hurling qualifier with both sets of supporters approaching the tie with trepidation.

Galway 4-25 Clare 0-20

FERMANAGH captain Barry Owens has sensationally claimed there were county board officials wishing the team were going to be beaten by London in last Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier.

A FLATTERING scoreline for Galway in this Leinster SHC quarter-final in Mullingar on Saturday.

WESTMEATH 2-14 GALWAY 4-17

CORK boss Conor Counihan has made six changes for Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final against Waterford from the team that defeated Clare in last month’s quarter-final.

GALWAY concluded their championship preparations when a late goal from substitute Eanna Ryan sealed a six-point win at Athenry on Saturday in a game which was played over three 25-minute periods.

KILKENNY came to Pearse Stadium yesterday looking to preserve the only 100% record in the top division of the Allianz Hurling League, and after an explosive opening four minutes they were very much on track to do exactly that.

Cork 1-20 Galway 1-17

Kilkenny 1-19 Galway 1-10

Galway 3-17 Offaly 2-18, O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Galway 2-19 Offaly 3-16

Galway 2-22 Wexford 1-14

With injuries clearing up, Galway manager John McIntyre has made just one change to his team for tomorrow night's Leinster SHC quarter-final against Wexford at Nowlan Park (throw-in 7pm).

MICHAEL CAHILL and Brian O’Meara will make their championship debuts for Tipperary in Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

IF this is a sign of things to come later in the summer, bring it on!

Galway 2-22 Cork 1-17

Galway defender Conor Dervan is in line for his first start for the Tribesmen's senior hurlers since the 2008 Championship, after being named as one of two changes to the side to face Tipperary at Semple Stadium this Sunday (2.30pm)

GALWAY turned on the attacking power yesterday with an ‘awe-some’ display, in the words of visiting manager Davy Fitzgerald of Waterford.

Galway manager John McIntyre will hand five players their National Hurling League debuts when the Tribesmen take on a depleted Limerick side on Sunday in Kilmallock (throw-in 2.30pm).

CAPTAIN Shane Kavanagh claimed the Walsh Cup for the first time on Galway’s behalf and then declared the Tribesmen want to stay in Leinster permanently.

Former captain David Collins is set to return for the Galway hurlers in Sunday's Walsh Cup final against Dublin (Parnell Park, throw-in 12.45pm), over two years after his last appearance for the Tribesmen.

GALWAY hurling boss John McIntyre has wielded the axe and drafted nine players into his squad for next season.

Waterford 1-16 Galway 0-18

Galway 1-19 Cork 0-15

Galway 5-29 Laois 0-17

THE seaside in Salthill is the only sand the Munster hurlers will see this spring after they blew a seven points lead in the final quarter of this M Donnelly Interpro semi-final at Pearse Stadium on Saturday.

DUBLIN 2-21 GALWAY 0-15

THE 2008 Cork panel met last night to settle on a time and place for their upcoming press conference.

Connacht 1-10 Leinster 2-11

Galway 1-15 Kilkenny 1-14

Galway will boast an unchanged line-up for Sunday's Erin All-Ireland under-21 hurling final against champions Kilkenny.

Galway have made two changes to their side for Saturday's All-Ireland Intermediate hurling final against Wexford in Portlaoise.

UL 4-9, WIT2-13

Galway 0-15 Galway 0-20

David Collins, Ger Farragher and Adrian Callinan have all been declared fit and are included in the Galway team ahead of Saturday's All-Ireland U21 hurling semi-final against Kilkenny.

Leitrim 0-4 Dublin 1-13

Leitrim 0-3 Dublin 0-5

Dublin face Leitrim in the second round of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers today at Carrick-on-Shannon

Leitrim manager Declan Rowley has rung the changes for Saturday's daunting All-Ireland football qualifier against Dublin in Carrick-on-Shannon.