If you’re an absolutely diehard Limerick hurling supporter, one of the dwindling few who were at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday for this NHL round four match, or if you were a Limerick county board official, or a member of the under-pressure management team, you could take the view that this defeat is actually a two-point improvement on the result of last August’s 24-point All-Ireland semi-final hammering by the same opposition, and you could suggest that Limerick hurling is still heading in the right direction.

Cork 3-6 Tipperary 0-8

CORK put their All-Ireland Vocational Schools hurling title on the line tonight when they play Tipperary in the final at Fermoy, throw 6.30 p.m.

Waterford IT 1-16 University of Limerick 2-3

Cork 0-13 Mayo 1-9

CHAMPIONS Cork make two changes from the team which defeated Waterford in the semi-final for Sunday’s Munster minor hurling championship final against Limerick in Pairc Uí Chaoimh.

Nenagh VS 2-10 Maria Immaculata, Dunmanway 1-8

Mayo 1-10, Galway 1-10

A DONEGAL GAA player has been suspended for a year following an incident in a Senior Football League match last June.

Limerick Institute of Technology 2-15 Cork Institute of Technology 3-11

WITH five minutes remaining in this thrilling Datapac Ryan Cup final at the Athlone IT Grounds on Saturday, Cork College of Further Education looked to have blown it when substitute Eamon Morrissey's goal gave St Pats a one point lead.

GOOD hurling town Youghal, and their representative from Scoil Eoin did them proud at Mitchelstown yesterday by retaining their Munster Vocational Schools Senior B championship title in fine style, beating a Nenagh Vocational Schools side that just did not have enough firepower.

Mayo 1-11 Galway 1-9(aet)

Tipperary2-12

St Brigid’s, Loughrea 1-13 Scoil Ruain, Killenaule 0-12

Scoil Ruane, Killenaule 3-9