Galway 2-22 Waterford 2-19

Limerick 0-24 Waterford 1-14: A 15-point swing saw Limerick beat Waterford in this Munster SHL clash in Dungarvan, but neither manager was losing the run of himself after this season opener.

Cork IT 1-11 Newcestown 0-12: A Newcestown comeback fell short as Peter Kelleher and Anthony Casey led Cork IT to an opening county SFC victory at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

Waterford 1-10 Cork 0-17: An impressive Cork side overcame a disastrous start to ease to victory over Waterford in this Munster MHC clash in Walsh Park, Waterford.

Tallow 1-14 Ballyduff Upper 0-16: Fraher Field was subdued yesterday afternoon for the Waterford SHC semi-final between Tallow and Ballyduff Upper, which Tallow eventually won by the narrowest of margins.

Connacht FBD League: Leitrim 3-17 GMIT 1-7

Muskerry 4-14 St Nicholas 1-06

Munster 2-14 Leinster 4-15

Bishopstown 4-07 Clonakilty 1-07

Dungarvan 1-16 Tallow 1-10

Clyda Rovers 1-8 Kinsale 1-8

Dublin took off in the second half to book their place against Meath in the Leinster MFC final in convincing fashion.

Coláiste na nDéise cruised into the Dr Harty Cup final with victory in the all-Waterford affair which started bizarrely at Fraher Field, Dungarvan on Saturday.

THIS Waterford SHC final was as one-sided as the score suggests as Ballygunner captured their 12th senior title with ease at sun-drenched Walsh Park yesterday.

IT WAS billed as the game of the round between two former champions, but this Harty Cup first-round clash at Cahir yesterday never got off the ground, as Thurles CBS eased their way to victory.

TALLOW crashed to one of their most ignominious Waterford SHC defeats ever when they were crushed by 21 points by rampant De La Salle in a hopelessly one-sided SHC quarter-final at Fraher Field, Dungarvan yesterday.

IN a game that provided plenty of food for thought for manager Davy Fitzgerald, Waterford turned in a substandard performance in going under to Wexford in a senior hurling challenge to mark the official opening of new dressing rooms for the Brickey Rangers club outside Dungarvan last night.

Inniscarra 1-14 Valley Rovers 1-12

Aghabullogue 0-8 Fermoy 1-4

THE KERRY management’s desire to employ Marc Ó Sé’s footballing talents in the half-back line gets another trial tomorrow in Tralee, with the youngest of the Gaeltacht brothers selected at right half-back for the clash with Mayo.

AT a time when Limerick hurling is in turmoil, the young hurlers of Ardscoil Rís wrote a glorious chapter in their school’s history yesterday by winning the Dr Harty Cup for the first time at the third attempt at McDonagh Park, Nenagh.

THURLES CBS opened the defence of their Dr Harty Cup title with a comfortable victory over Coláiste An Spioraid Naoimh in the first round at Rathcormac yesterday.

PRIDE restored and his own record of never having lost a game in Wexford intact. However, as euphoric as the Limerick hurling manager was in the aftermath of this hard-fought qualifier win in terrible weather in Wexford Park on Saturday, Justin McCarthy’s experience in the game was alerting him to bigger challenges next weekend.

Thurles CBS 0-11 Our Lady’s (Templemore) 0-5

ANYONE in the crowd of more than 3,000 in Fermoy yesterday expecting fireworks was sorely disappointed.

NIALL MORAN scored nine points but it was Seanie O’Connor’s goal just before half time that eventually proved decisive and put Ahane back into the Limerick Live 95FM county SHC final for the first time in four years.

Dohenys 0-13 Mallow 0-10

BRENDAN WALSH came back out of retirement to turn in a man-of-the-match performance that helped Clonakilty get their Evening Echo Cork SFC campaign back on track with a well-deserved victory over Bishopstown at Brinny yesterday.

WATERFORD senior hurling champions Ballyduff Upper are still in contention to retain their crown — but only just.

Cork IT 2-11 Avondhu 0-9

MARK HARRINGTON scored the decisive goal approaching half-time as Douglas overwhelmed weakened Clonakilty in a one-sided Evening Echo Cork SFC first round tie at Brinny yesterday.

A GOAL by Conor McCarthy in the 16th minute proved decisive in a keenly-contested Evening Echo SFC first round clash at Ballineen last night.

MUNSTER football manager Sean Geaney last night joined the chorus of criticism regarding the timing of the inter-provincial championship. His selection options for tomorrow’s football semi-final against Leinster in Fermoy have been decimated by a combination of factors.