Galway 0-17 Monaghan 0-14 Galway boss Kevin Reidy heaped praise on his side following Saturday’s All-Ireland Ladies SFC quarter-final win over Monaghan at St. Brendan’s Park in Birr.

Galway 0-17 Monaghan 0-14

Armagh 1-14 Waterford 1-5

Fresh from his own brief tenancy in charge of the Ireland senior team, U21 boss Noel King delivered positive tidings yesterday when he met new manager Martin O’Neill for the first time.

Dromcollogher-Broadford 2-09 Monaleen 2-07

Three points against Romania in today’s Uefa Championship U21 qualifier is the birthday present of choice for Ireland winger Sean Murray.

Ireland U21 manager Noel King may have delivered a glowing epitaph of Giovanni Trapattoni’s impact but his deputy, Harry McCue, yesterday laid bare the Italian’s disinterest in any tier beneath the senior fold.

Republic of Ireland 0 Germany 4

Cobh Ramblers 0 Finn Harps 4

Far away from Cardiff City Stadium tonight, there’s serious business to attend to in the Faroe Islands for Ireland U21s as they start a campaign which manager Noel King hopes culminates at the 2015 European Championships in the Czech Republic.

Armagh 0-11 Down 2-06

Down 2-6 Armagh 0-11

Ireland U21 boss Noel King reckons more of his gems can follow Jeff Hendrick into the senior fold after he yesterday drafted in a dozen uncapped players for the upcoming friendly against Holland.

Scartaglin (Kerry) 2-7 Diarmuid Ó Mathúnas (Cork) 0-7

SECOND half goals from Méadbh Deeney and Lucy Mulhall secured the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies JFC title for Wicklow at Croke Park on Sunday.

New York 0-8 Wicklow 2-10

ALL-ROUND star Geraldine McLaughlin bagged a brace yesterday at Tolka Park to secure a first Umbro FAIS Senior Girls title for Loreto Secondary School since 1991.

LEINSTER COUNCIL officials will decide today whether the weekend’s senior hurling and football provincial finals can proceed as planned.

GALWAY turned on the attacking power yesterday with an ‘awe-some’ display, in the words of visiting manager Davy Fitzgerald of Waterford.

Donegal 0-11 Tyrone 0-8

HENRY SHEFFLIN returns to the Kilkenny side for his first appearance of the year in tomorrow’s NHL showdown against Tipperary. Shefflin comes in at centre-forward in place of Willie O’Dwyer, while Ballyhale Shamrocks clubmates TJ Reid and Michael Fennelly are also drafted into the team.

Donegal 2-12 Queen’s 0-11 (aet)

Donegal 1-14 Armagh 2-9

Barry Dunnion will make his first start of the season for Donegal in Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final clash with Derry (Ballybofey, throw-in 4pm).

Brendan Devenney will get a well-earned rest this weekend as he sits out Donegal's final game in NFL Division 1A before the league's knock-out stages come into view.

CORK 2-7 DONEGAL 1-12

Cork manager Billy Morgan has made six alterations to the side that won the McGrath Cup for tonight's NFL Division 1A encounter with Donegal (Pairc Ui Rinn, throw-in 7.30pm).

Sligo IT 1-10 Mayo 0-9

For the first time since mid-June, Donegal manager Brian McIver has been able to list regular free-taker Michael Doherty in his team.

Donegal 1-12 Down 1-11

Coláistí Na nDeise 2-10 De La Salle (Waterford)1-7