Clonmel Commercials needed late goals from Richie Gunne and Jamie Peters to land a 17th Tipperary Water county senior football championship title.

Former All-Star goalkeeper Darren Gleeson is expected to fend off the challenge of Daragh Mooney and start for Tipperary in Saturday’s All-Ireland senior hurling championship quarter-final against Clare.

Tipperary look to have ended Ger Cunningham’s reign as Dublin senior hurling team manager.

St Patrick’s Drumcondra 0-9 - Waterford IT 1-19, Fitzgibbon Cup DCU Sportsgrounds

Tipperary 2-17 Offaly 1-15: Michael Ryan declared himself pleased with his first outing in charge of Tipperary’s senior hurlers, as the Premier County scored a five-point victory over Offaly in yesterday’s Templemore challenge outing.

Tipperary manager Eamon O’Shea has trimmed a number of players, including 2010 All-Ireland SHC medallist Paul Curran, from his squad ahead of this summer’s championship.

The results of a scan on Austin Gleeson’s hamstring this morning will determine if the Waterford IT full-forward plays any role in this evening’s Fitzgibbon Cup final replay at Páirc Uí Rinn.

TIPPERARY’S Denis Maher has confirmed that he suffered a dislocated shoulder in Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1A victory over Galway at Semple Stadium.

Allianz Hurling League Division 1A: Dublin 2-20 Tipperary 0-14: What a difference six months can make.

Dublin have managed a measure of revenge for their All-Ireland elimination at Tipperary’s hands last summer with a comprehensive and impressive 12-point win in their opening Allianz Hurling League Division 1A game in Donnycarney.

Tipperary 2-15 Wexford 0-16: Seamus Callanan missed a one-on-one penalty as Tipperary beat Wexford by five points in yesterday’s senior hurling challenge at Leahy Park, Cashel.

Waterford Crystal Cup

Waterford IT 0-17 Cork IT 0-12

Ballybunion ended a 34-year national title drought yesterday when its all-teenage team lifted the Junior Cup on day two of the AIG All-Ireland Cups & Shields National Finals at Royal Tara Golf Club.

Loughmore-Castleiney 2-17 Killenaule 1-15

A candle sparked an intense house fire which claimed the life of a young mother and her five-year-old nephew in Cork last year.

PLANS are under way to hold a fundraising concert for the family that lost a daughter, a grandson and were left homeless when their house was firebombed on Easter Sunday.

THE family of the 25-year-old woman and her five-year-old nephew who died when their house was firebombed at the weekend have accused gardaí of “not doing enough” to hunt down the man who sent their daughter threatening letters and abusive texts.

TIPPERARY delegates last night voted in a new system for the 2011 county senior hurling championship — with a proposal to cap the number of competing teams at 32.

LAOIS GAA officials have been rebuffed in a startling bid to woo Kerry legend Darragh O Sé as their new football coach while any prospect of Mick O’Dwyer returning to the midlands also appears to be off the agenda.

WICKLOW officials have revealed they are still in the dark as to Mick O’Dwyer’s intentions for the 2011 season despite reports that he may be in line for a sensational return to Laois.

IT’S still May, but it feels like Christmas for 24 lucky golfers who will tee it up with the biggest names in the game at the JP McManus Invitational pro-am in a few weeks.

A LAST-MINUTE point from midfielder Tony Kelly, and Clare minor hurlers got their season well and truly back on track last night, a close but well-deserved win over Tipperary in Cusack Park qualifying them for a Munster championship semi-final meeting against Limerick on June 24.

TIPPERARY boss Mark O’Leary has made four changes to his starting line-up from the side beaten by Cork for tonight’s Munster MHC play-off against Clare in Ennis (6.30pm).

TÁNAISTE Mary Coughlan was accused of insulting principals last night after telling them they were lucky their jobs will continue to be filled when they retire while other management posts are left vacant.

LAOIS GAA chiefs were was meeting in emergency session late last night in a bid to resolve a tug-of-war battle between the senior and U21 football management that is threatening to spiral out of control.

LAOIS football chairman Joe O’Dwyer has supported the county’s U21 football manager in a disagreement over the release of his players for senior duty against Offaly last weekend.

PAUL MONTGOMERY has sold his 30% stake in the fund management company he founded for a price believed to be in excess of €10 million.

Sal Oppenheim, the German majority shareholder of Montgomery Oppenheim, has announced it has acquired the shareholding of founder and managing director, Paul Montgomery.