Martin Kavanagh fired 11 points for Carlow, but he was unable to get them over the line for victory as Galway claimed the win in their Leinster SHC opener at Pearse Stadium.

Offaly’s two top forwards Joe Bergin and Shane Dooley hit a combined 4-4 as the Faithful County claimed their first Allianz Hurling League 1B points of the campaign with a deserved victory over Carlow in a game which started in a downpour and ended in a snowstorm at Netwatch Cullen Park.

OFFALY'S two top forwards Joe Bergin and Shane Dooley hit a combined 4-4 as the Faithful County claimed their first NHL Division 1B points of the campaign with a deserved seven-point victory over Carlow in a game which started in a downpour and ended in a snowstorm at Netwatch Cullen Park.

A strong second-half performance, lit up by the individual excellence of Sean Morrissey, saw Bennettsbridge end a 44-year wait for a place in the Kilkenny senior hurling championship final.

Leinster Senior Schools Cup quarter-final: St Mary’s College 32 Cistercian College Roscrea 29

Kilcormac-Killoughey will contest their third Leinster senior club hurling final in six seasons after they recorded a landslide win over Mount Leinster Rangers of Carlow yesterday afternoon, but a straight red card to county midfielder Cillian Kiely will be a huge blow to their chances of upsetting All-Ireland champions Cuala on Sunday week.

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Terenure College 43 The King’s Hospital 19: Munster Junior Cup: Terenure College turned on the style in the final-quarter to get the better of King’s Hospital in the opening round of the Junior Cup at Donnybrook yesterday.

Oulart the Ballagh 0-20 Clara 2-11

“Every game is an All-Ireland” is Kilkenny captain Brian Kennedy’s mantra as he leads the county into this evening’s Bord Gais Energy Leinster U21 final against Wexford at Wexford Park (7.30pm).

Offaly 1-13 Kilkenny 1-19

Dublin 3-15 Carlow 0-11

Dublin 1-19 Wexford 0-16

Clara (Kilkenny) 0-19 Silvermines (Tipperary) 1-14 (aet)

Clara (Kilkenny) 3-20 Oylegate/Glenbrien (Wexford) 0-5

Clara (Kilkenny)1-12 St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh (Dublin) 0-8

A great opportunity beckons for Laois and Carlow as they clash in the Bord Gáis Energy Leinster U21 hurling semi-final at Dr Cullen Park tonight (7.30pm).

Despite a few late scares, including the concession of a goal two minutes from time, the better team lifted the Liam Farr Cup after yesterday’s South-West cork U-21 AFC final at Aughaville.

Limerick’s campaign is back on track following this impressive eight point victory over Wexford in their Division 1B clash at Wexford Park yesterday.

It may have been a senior development squad team on duty, but the New Year began as the old one finished for Kilkenny — a victory, albeit a hard-earned one.

WEST KERRY brushed past a disappointing Kerins O’Rahillys in this one-side Kerry SFC quarter-final at Austin Stack Park, Tralee on Saturday.

Dublin 0-22 Tyrone 0-15

DAVID O’CALLAGHAN came in as a late replacement but proved his value to Dublin with two first-half goals setting his side up for a nine-point victory over a battling Wexford outfit at Wexford Park yesterday.

ROSCOMMON boss Fergal O’Donnell has opted to keep faith with the team that sprung a major surprise in the recent Connacht decider against Sligo for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Cork at Croke Park.

CAVAN are on the lookout for a new senior football manager after Tommy Carr last night decided to bring the curtain down on his two-year reign in charge.

KILKENNY U21 boss Michael Walsh is expecting a stern examination of his side’s credentials when they face off in a repeat of last year’s decider against Dublin in tonight’s Bord Gáis Energy Leinster U21HC semi-final in Nowlan Park at 7.30pm.

PAUL MURPHY’S early season training regime was very different to that normally undertaken by Kilkenny hurlers.

Leaders Cork Constitution have been able to select Munster's Billy Holland in their back row for Saturday's AIB League clash with Dolphin.

Leaders Cork Constitution plan to utilise Munster's Jeremy Manning at out-half with David Lyons slipping back to full-back for the first-versue-second tussle with St Mary's College in Division 1A of the AIB League at Templeville Raod on Saturday.

Ulster Academy prop Paddy McAllister is making a big impression for Ballynahinch as they prepare for their AIB League Division 1B tussle with Dungannon tomorrow.

The match of the day in the AIB Senior Cup takes place at Donnybrook where the tenents Bective Rangers and Old Wesley will do battle.

The match of the day in tomorrow's AIB Senior Cup takes place at Donnybrook where the tenants Bective Rangers and Old Wesley will do battle.

Clare 0-15 Kilkenny 0-14

Senior star Richie Hogan has been named to start for Kilkenny in tomorrow's Bord Gais Energy All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling final against Clare, despite concerns over an ankle injury earlier in the week.

Kilkenny 2-22 Antrim 2-7

Kilkenny will field an unchanged team for tomorrow's Bord Gais Energy All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship semi-final against Antrim at Pairc Tailteann (throw-in 4.30pm).

LAOIS duo Colm Parkinson and Darren Rooney played a telling role in Parnells 0-12 to 0-11 win over St Mark’s Tallaght in round three of the Dublin SFC in O’Toole Park last night.

Roscommon 0-11 Wexford 0-8

Roscommon manager Fergal O'Donnell has made one change to his side for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier replay against Wexford at Dr Hyde Park (throw-in 3pm).

FULL-FORWARD JJ Farrell netted in both halves at Parnell Park to secure Kilkenny’s 23rd Leinster U21 hurling title.

Kilkenny 2-20 Dublin 1-19, Parnell Park

KILKENNY have made two changes for tonight’s Leinster U21HC decider at Parnell Park.