ST. BRIGID’S won their fifth Roscommon senior football title in seven seasons with a hard-earned victory over a resolute Elphin side a wet and dreary Dr Hyde Park.

DOUGLAS dual player Eoin Cadogan faces a busy weekend as both the Cork senior hurlers and footballers continue their pursuit of Allianz National League honours.

“SO that’s the end of Kilkenny?”

OFFALY have been hit with a catalogue of injuries prior to tomorrow’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier with Cork at Tullamore.

IT’S been a frustrating start to this season for Kilkenny full-back Noel Hickey.

RITCHIE HOGAN comes into the Kilkenny team at right half forward for tomorrow’s Allianz NHL final against Tipperary at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

ALL-IRELAND champions Kilkenny have close to their strongest team for tomorrow’s Allianz NHL clash with Cork at Nowlan Park. P. J. Ryan takes over in goal from David Herity; T J Reid comes in at right half forward for Martin Comerford; Henry Shefflin is at centre-forward, with Eoin Larkin on his left. Eddie Brennan is back in the right corner, linking up with Richie Power and Aidan Fogarty.

LIMERICK manager Justin McCarthy introduces James Ryan and Paul Browne for his side’s NHL clash against Cork at Páirc Uí Chaoimh tomorrow.

Kilkenny 2-24 Offaly 0-12

MUNSTER football manager Sean Geaney last night joined the chorus of criticism regarding the timing of the inter-provincial championship. His selection options for tomorrow’s football semi-final against Leinster in Fermoy have been decimated by a combination of factors.

LIMERICK are not quite certain they’ll be playing in the top flight of the league in 2008 despite thrashing Offaly in a Division 1B play-off tie at Nenagh yesterday.

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.

LEINSTER manager John Conran has drafted Kilkenny duo Jackie Tyrrell and Eoin Larkin into his side for tomorrow’s M Donnelly Inter-provincial hurling final against Connacht at Pearse Stadium.

KEN McGRATH is set to make his first start for Waterford in the current National Hurling League campaign when the Decies make the long trip north to Portaferry to take on pointless Down, on Sunday.

PADRAIG BROWNE, who missed Limerick's easy 2A win over London last weekend because of studies, returns at left-corner back in place of Pat Ranahan for Sunday's visit to Donegal.

Waterford IT 1-18 Cork IT 1-10

Galway 3-12 Laois 0-5

Waterford IT 2-14 Cork IT 1-9

JOE KERNAN has made three changes in the Armagh line-out to face Meath in Sunday’s Allianz League clash in Navan.

Kilkenny 6-28 Offaly 0-15

Offaly 6-21 Carlow 4-7

Limerick 0-10 Galway 0-8

Offaly2-25 Dublin 1-13

THERE are four debutantes on the Cork Senior football team for Sunday’s Munster Championship semi-final against Kerry in Killarney.

A goal in the dying seconds of injury time from right corner-forward Kieran Murphy of Sarsfields dramatically preserved Cork’s unbeaten run in Division 1 ‘B’ of the Allianz National Hurling League at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

Cork 1-14 Galway 0-9

Kilkenny 2-13, Galway 0-12

KILKENNY will be aiming to complete a hat-trick of All-Ireland hurling titles when they play Galway in tomorrow’s U21 decider in Thurles. Throw-in is at 3pm.

FOLLOWING a meeting of the Munster Council GAC in Limerick last night, Cork succeeded in postponing tonight’s Munster U21 football championship semi-final against Waterford.

CLARE have made two changes from the side that lost to Limerick in last weekend's Munster championship semi final for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC qualifier with Offaly at Cusack Park.

LIMERICK are taking no chances ahead of their Bank of Ireland, Munster SFC semi-final clash with next-door neighbours Clare at Cusack Park, Ennis on Sunday next.

FORMER Kilkenny All-Ireland winning captain Denis Byrne has been handed the number 14 jersey on the Tipperary team for Saturday’s qualifier against Laois in Portlaoise.

EOIN MURPHY and Peter Queally return to the Waterford team for Saturday’s Munster hurling championship semi-final replay against Limerick at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

Armagh 1-15, Galway 0-15