First-half injuries to Cathal Barrett (hamstring) and Patrick Maher (knee) tempered Tipperary maintaining their 100% record as they and Limerick will meet again in a Munster final on Sunday week.

Clare were a shadow of themselves as a rampant Tipperary made a mockery of the Banner’s proud home record in Cusack Park.

Jason Forde hit 1-9 as Tipperary shook off a sluggish mid-game spell to leave 14-man Waterford on the brink of a Munster Championship exit.

John Meyler has reacted to Cork’s defeat to Tipperary by making four changes for tomorrow’s Munster SHC Round 2 in the LIT Gaelic Grounds.

Tipperary claimed their first win over Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh in seven years but perhaps, more importantly, their first victory in Munster since 2016 in front of a 30,274 crowd.

Castlelyons’ Niall O’Leary is the new face in the named Cork team to take on Tipperary in Sunday’s Munster SHC Round 1 clash as John Meyler goes with 13 of the team that were defeated by Limerick in last year’s All-Ireland semi-final.

Tipperary ran out comfortable victors in this NHL 1A game, dominating the game throughout and winning with plenty to spare.

John Kiely insisted that Limerick would have a “right cut off” Tipperary and so it transpired.

Two goals in the first half of extra-time from Jason Forde sent Tipperary to their second successive Division 1 final after a riveting clash in Thurles.

Tipp’s experience was vital in Páirc Uí Chaoimh today as they showed all their nous to edge out Clare in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final, hitting five points in the closing stages for a three-point win, writes Michael Moynihan.

The loss of John O’Dwyer to an early red card didn’t deter Tipperary from confirming a second successive Munster final date with Waterford.

Cork 4-21 Tipperary 2-28

Tipperary 2-22, Kilkenny 1-13:

Cork 5-14 Tipperary 0-24

Waterford 1-14 Tipperary 0-16

A STRONG second-half was enough to see Nenagh CBS upset the odds and surge past Waterford’s De La Salle in an entertaining Harty Cup quarter-final in Clonmel yesterday.

ONCE again, the Pierce Purcell Shield produced high drama and great excitement before Letterkenny were crowned champions after beating Corrstown in a veritable thriller.

AN EXHIBITION of point scoring by John O’Dwyer powered Ballincollig to a thrilling victory over Tracton in a marvellous Evening Echo Cork Premier IHC quarter-final tie at Pairc Uí Rinn yesterday.

MICHAEL WEBSTER is pushing hard for a place in Tipperary’s starting 15 for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Waterford.

THE Cork senior hurling selectors have wielded the axe, making five changes from the side that lost to Tipperary in the Munster championship semi-final for Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier against Dublin at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (5pm).

ALL-IRELAND Colleges hurling champions DLS Waterford supply six players to the county team for tomorrow night’s Munster MHC semi-final against Cork in Walsh Park.

Coláiste An Spioraid Naoimh 3-10 Coláiste Críost Ri 3-9

St Munchin’s 10 Crescent Comprehensive 9

Ballingarry 1-19 Killenaule 1-19

Thurles CBS 1-10 Cashel CS 1-4

Limerick Institute of Technology 2-15 Cork Institute of Technology 3-11

FERGAL HARTLEY and John Mullane return to inter-county action for the first time since Waterford’s defeat by Clare in last year’s All-Ireland semi-final when they line up in their regular centre back and corner forward berths respectively for Sunday’s Allianz League clash with Laois in Portlaoise.

Rockwell 34 St Clement’s 6