Cork reached a seventh consecutive EirGrid Munster U21FC final in a row at Páirc Uí Rinn on Wednesday night, but got a tough test from Limerick.

Eamonn Fitzmaurice insists that the prospect of ending Dublin’s two-year unbeaten league and championship run will provide no extra motivation for Kerry when Jim Gavin’s side visit Tralee on Saturday week.

Sligo 3-10 Limerick 1-12: Limerick’s relegation to Division Four of the AFL was confirmed following their four-point loss to Sligo, 3-10 to 1-12, at Markievicz Park.

Kildare 1-11 Limerick 1-10: Kildare recorded their fourth successive win in Division 3 at St Conleths Park yesterday to put them firmly on course for an immediate return to Division 2, but manager Cian O’Neill was left deeply unimpressed by their performance.

Limerick 0-11 Clare 1-14: When the sides met in last year’s National Football League, Limerick pulled themselves out of a four-game losing streak to kickstart an unlikely Division Three survival with a double-scores victory. Sadly for them, history did not repeat itself yesterday as they were brushed aside far more comprehensively by Clare than the final margin of six points suggests.

Whitechurch 5-5 Inch 2-4