Kilmallock 4-24 Na Piarsaigh 4-13

DRAMA in Walsh Park yesterday as visitors Na Piarsaigh of Limerick hammered three late goals past Waterford champions Ballygunner to book a place in the Munster club SHC final.

IT might have been a little too close for comfort at the finish, but nothing could detract from Na Piarsaigh’s achievement in winning through to their first Live95fm Limerick Senior Hurling Championship final at the fourth attempt in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

GOALS were the difference in this meeting of neighbours in the Tipperary SHC quarter-final at Semple Stadium yesterday, the two second-half three-pointers by Mid-Tipp champions Drom & Inch enough to ease them onto a semi-final meeting with reigning champions Toomevara next Sunday at the same venue.

SARSFIELDS winning the county SHC title in 2008 has certainly had a knock on effect at local schools level where the boys of Riverstown produced a fine display to win the Allianz Sciath na Scol DH1 final at Páirc Ui Rinn yesterday.

THE Dr Harty Cup campaign began in dramatic fashion at New Inn yesterday where an injury-time point by Niall Arthur earned St Flannan’s a draw in a rousing contest.

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.

Midleton 1-11 Killeagh 0-12

CASTLETROY College enjoyed the biggest day in their seven-year history at Thomond Park yesterday when they defeated Presentation College Cork by 5-3 in the Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Junior Cup.

MAYO have named an unchanged side from that which defeated Leitrim in the semi-final for Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Connacht SFC final with Galway at Castlebar.

Midleton 0-12 Blackrock 0-10

THE first match of the 2006 Leinster senior hurling championship and the first shock.

DAVID SWEENEY returns to the Dublin team for Sunday’s NHL Division 2 final against Kerry at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

THE Lismore duo of Allstar Dan Shanahan and Dave Bennett have been left out of Waterford side for Sunday's Allianz NHL opener against Wexford at Dungarvan.

Coláiste Chríost Rí 5-11Coláiste Choilm 1-4

St Brendan’s 3-12 Colaiste Choilm 2-9

Monaleen 1-12 Na Piarsaigh 1-12

Cork 3-15 Clare 1-7

Na Piarsaigh 2-13Doon 1-14

Adare1-12 Garryspillane 1-12

Pallasgreen 1-9 Bruree 0-9

Offaly2-25 Dublin 1-13

DAVID HOEY, Sean McMahon and Diarmuid McMahon look set to make their first Allianz NHL appearances with Clare this season when the Bannermen take on Galway in a top-of-the-table clash at Pearse Stadium on Sunday.

THERE were welcome signs of a Dublin hurling renaissance at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday, even though Humphrey Kelleher's charges narrowly failed to overhaul Clare in an entertaining Allianz NHL Division 1 A contest.

Dublin 0-16 Wexford 0-10

Midleton CBS 5-13 Abbey CBS 0-11

St. Colman’s, Fermoy 4-20 Kilmallock 0-8

DONEGAL will be without Damien Diver for their All-Ireland SFC qualifier with Down at Clones on Sunday.

TEAM captain Darren Fay returns to the Meath team for Sunday’s Bank of Ireland, Leinster SFC semi-final clash with Kildare at Croke Park.

Kilkenny 3-16

THROWN in at the deep end and rescuing Tyrone from impending defeat, both Conor Gormley and Ger Cavlin have retained their places for Saturday’s Bank of Ireland Ulster SFC replay with Derry at Clones.

LIMERICK have kept faith with the side that agonisingly lost the Allianz National Football League Division 2 final for next Sunday’s opening game in the Munster senior football championship against Cork at Pairc Uí Chaoimh.

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.

Cork College of FE 3-7

Doon CBS 3-12 Our Ladys, Templemore 2-6

Wexford 3-15, Dublin 2-12