There’s a perception abroad that the powerbase of Limerick football is towards the west.

Champions Monaleen have crashed out of the Limerick senior football championship.

AHANE, the 19-times champions, will play Na Piarsaigh in the October 2 Limerick SHC final after last night’s 3-13 to 1-12 semi-final replay win over Emmets at the Gaelic Grounds.

CHAMPIONS Monaleen remain on track to defend their title.

FOR the second successive year, Sean Buckley dons the captain’s armband on Munster senior football final day.

Kilmurry-Ibrickane (Clare) 0-11 Drom-Broadford (Limerick) 0-5

TYRONE boss Mickey Harte has drafted Pascal McConnell into his starting line-up for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Kildare.

Limerick will field an unchanged team for Saturday evening's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier clash with Meath in Portlaoise (throw-in 7pm).

Both Cork and Limerick have made one change apiece from the sides that triumphed over Kerry and Clare, respectively, in the Munster SFC semi-finals for Sunday’s provincial final clash at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

BOTH Cork and Limerick have made one change apiece from the sides that triumphed over Kerry and Clare, respectively, in the Munster SFC semi-finals for Sunday’s provincial final clash at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

THE Championship wasn’t confined to Killarney yesterday.

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.

TEENAGER Cormac Joyce-Power will make his Munster SFC debut for Limerick, who take on Tipperary at Semple Stadium next Sunday.

THE inclination is to suggest Crossmaglen Rangers qualified for this afternoon’s AIB All-Ireland club football final too easily to judge their true worth — dismissing Drom-Broadford by 18 points — whereas Dublin champions Kilmacud Crokes proved their credentials by putting out Corofin in a close encounter.

CORK captain Graham Canty has been passed fit to play for Cork and resumes his centre-back position for Sunday’s NFL showdown with Fermanagh at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

AWESOME. If ever there was a sporting equivalent to that meteorological phenomenon known as the perfect storm then this was it. Drom/Broadford just happened to be the poor souls caught squarely in its path.

Drom-Broadford (Limerick) 0-6 Kilmurry/Ibrickane 0-5 (Clare)

MIKE REIDY provided the inspiration as Dromcollogher/Broadford won their fourth Limerick County SFC title in eight years in emphatic style at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

AN ARMY bomb disposal unit carried out a controlled explosion on a device found at a hotel in Waterford city on Saturday, just two days after a suspect explosive device was dealt with at a house in the city.

GARDAÍ have worked more than 12,000 hours of overtime in the past two months to deal with a violent feud in Waterford city.

THE mother of a teenage girl who had a lucky escape when she was shot in a hail of pellets in Waterford described her attackers as “cowardly people.”

A YOUNG woman was being questioned following the stabbing of two teenage girls in Waterford city.

FOUR men were in Garda custody in Waterford last night after a high-speed car chase in the city on Saturday evening, after which a gun was recovered.

THE importance of sport in helping children stay at school was stressed by Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe as he tried out his hand against some of the country’s top gaelic games players yesterday.

LIMERICK senior football coach Mickey “Ned” O’Sullivan wants the Munster Council to abolish the seeded draw for 2009.

A team of sports stars will line up with Education Minister Batt O’Keefe today to promote activities in schools.

TWO choirs have released a Christmas CD to raise money for an elderly support group.

TWO choirs have released a Christmas CD to raise money for a leading elderly support group.

DAVY FITZGERALD’S Sixmilebridge have told Clare GAA chiefs to resolve the impasse between Fitzgerald and senior hurling team manager Tony Considine “within a week”.

TWENTY-YEAR-OLD Killian Young from the Renard club makes his National Football League debut for Kerry when they take on Mayo in the opening round at Castlebar on Sunday.

STEPHEN KELLY has been let go from the Limerick senior football panel by team manager Mickey Ned O’Sullivan.

Mickey Ned O'Sullivan's Limerick side had little difficulty in seeing off Tralee IT this afternoon, as the Shannonsiders progressed through to the first round proper of the 2007 McGrath Cup.

CORK coach Billy Morgan expressed relief at qualifying for another Munster final, but didn’t need any reminding that this display would not be good enough to win back the title from Kerry in a month’s time.

Limerick 0-14 Roscommon 0-11

THIRTEEN-MAN Drom-Broadford and St Senan’s booked their places in the Limerick SFC semi-finals with victories over Mungret and Fr Casey’s at the weekend.

LIMERICK football manager Liam Kearns has stood by the team which easily accounted for Carlow in the All-Ireland qualifiers for Sunday’s meeting with Derry at Castlebar.

Limerick manager Liam Kearns has rewarded his charges for their earnest win over Carlow with no further changes for Sunday's All-Ireland third round qualifier against Derry in Carlow.

THIS time Limerick were true to their promise and potential.

Carlow 0-7 Limerick 2-15

Limerick football manager Liam Kearns has been forced to make one change to his side ahead of Saturday's Bank of Ireland SFC qualifier against Carlow (Dr Cullen Park, throw-in 5.30pm).

LIMERICK football manager Liam Kearns was dealt a blow at training last evening when midfielder Jason Stokes failed a fitness test in advance of Saturday’s All-Ireland football qualifier against Carlow at Dr. Cullen Park.

Kerry 2-10 Limerick 0-10

LIMERICK football boss Liam Kearns has put his native Kerry on a warning footing in advance of tomorrow’s Munster senior championship semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds.

JUST a short few weeks ago, Kerry and Armagh were being talked up as the major contenders for the Sam Maguire Cup and that may very well prove to be the case as the season develops.