Limerick scored a six-point win over Galway to progress to a first All-Ireland U21 hurling final since 2002.

Limerick minor manager Brian Ryan expects the Treaty hurlers to be driven by the Hawk-Eye injustice which marred their 2013 campaign.

Last year’s All-Ireland club hurling champions, St Thomas’, face a relegation play-off in the Galway SHC after defeat to Craughwell over the weekend.

Joe Canning is expected to have some involvement in Galway's 'must win' Allianz Hurling League Division 1 clash with Waterford on Sunday.

THERE must have been mixed emotions for the Down football fraternity in Croke Park on Saturday.

COUNTY player Aonghus Callanan hit 0-5 from play as city side Liam Mellows, who won the last of their seven Galway SHC titles back in 1970, advanced to the quarter-finals at Athenry yesterday, seeing off Sarsfields 0-13 to 0-11.

A FEW weeks ago in the quarter-final of the Leinster SHC between Galway and Wexford, we were treated to some magic.

A young art student found dead five years ago in a burnt out caravan was murdered, cold case detectives revealed tonight.

CAPTAIN Shane Kavanagh claimed the Walsh Cup for the first time on Galway’s behalf and then declared the Tribesmen want to stay in Leinster permanently.

Waterford 1-16 Galway 0-18

Galway 2-22 Cork 0-24

Galway 5-11 Dublin 0-12, Croke Park

ONE of the high points of the Irish sport horse breeding year again attracted big interest at Limerick Show.

Angry fans pick up on some unusual aspects of Sunday’s Munster final. Like the train that “missed” Thurles station and the way the Munster Council are “skirting” – or should that be “kilting” – the issue of the choice of band at the game.

Kinvara's Colm Callanan has beaten off competition from Aidan Ryan to start as Galway's goalkeeper in tomorrow's All-Ireland SHC qualifier against Laois (Portlaoise, throw-in 7pm).

Galway manager Ger Loughnane has shown his hand for Sunday's NHL Division 1B encounter against Antrim at Pearse Stadium (throw-in 2.30pm).

Galway minor manager Mattie Murphy has made three changes to his side for Sunday's ESB All-Ireland MHC final against Tipperary (Croke Park, throw-in 1.30pm).

THE Galway minor hurling team to play Limerick in Sunday’s All-Ireland final shows two changes from the side that defeated Cork in the semi-final.

THE struggle between club and county continues in Antrim. With the county U21 hurlers due to play Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final in Navan on Saturday, several clubs are reluctant to release their players because of county championship matches the following day.

HEARTBREAK for Cobh as they bowed out of the Odlums Ladies Irish Junior Hockey Cup after a penalty shoot out with Belfast Harlequins on Saturday.

THE Galway team to play Tipperary in Sunday’s All-Ireland MHC semi-final, shows three changes from the side that defeated Antrim last time out.