Ballyboden St. Endas 1-10 Rathnew 1-7

Tony Hayes (K Club) set the pace after the opening round of the 54 holes Irish Seniors Amateur Close Championship, sponsored by Tourism Malaysia, when he shot a one under par 71 at Roscommon Golf Club.

Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) 4-12 Drom-Broadford (Limerick) 0-6

Drom-Broadford (Limerick) 0-6 Kilmurry/Ibrickane 0-5 (Clare)

Rory McIlroy was frustrated with his finish as Banbridge’s Richard Kilpatrick grabbed a share of the halfway lead in the AIB Irish Amateur Open at Royal Dublin.

Rory McIlroy lost his way on the back nine as Czech champion Marek Novy grabbed the first round lead in the AIB Irish Amateur Open at Royal Dublin.

Today's scores from the Nissan Irish Boys Amateur Close Championship.

Tipperary 3-11 Cork 0-13

Fresh from his match-winning exploits at Croke Park on Sunday, Cathal Naughton will be hoping to help the Cork Under-21 hurlers retain their Munster title tomorrow night.

USA's J Baldwin leads the Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship after three rounds.

American J Baldwin has taken over the lead at the Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship from Louth’s B Reddan.

Co Louth's B Reddan leads the Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship after the first round at Limerick Golf Club.

Flying Finn Antti Ahokas beat pal Rory McIlroy in a three-hole aggregate play-off to capture the AIB Irish Amateur Open at Portmarnock.

Holywood's Rory McIlroy is within two shots off the lead entering the final 36 holes of the AIB Irish Amateur Open at Portmarnock.

Clandeboye’s Jonathan Caldwell fired a three under par 69 to grab the first round lead in the AIB Irish Amateur Open at Portmarnock.

Newpark CS 8 St Columba's College 8

Carbery Rangers (Cork) 0-9 Inniskeen Grattans (Monaghan) 0-12

ALL-IRELAND Junior champions Finuge failed to make a successful transition to the intermediate grade as Legion emerged 0-8 to 0-6 winners from yesterday’s Kerry IFC final in Tralee.

GALWAY’S dream of an unprecedented hat-trick at the Bulmers inter-club festival of golf was shattered at Rosslare yesterday when they lost in agonising fashion in the finals of both the Barton Shield and Irish Junior Cup.

IT WASN’T pretty, but that won’t matter to Shamrocks, who ended a 24-year famine by collecting the Barry Collins Super Valu South east JAHC title at Innishannon yesterday, dismissing their underdog status to overcome gallant Kinsale.

The Irish Amateur Close Championship at Westport Golf Club

Scores from the Irish Amateur Open Championship at Carton House Golf Club (O'Meara Course).

England's Joe Ferguson is the overnight leader after the first day of the AIB Irish Amateur Open Championship at Carton House Golf Club.

Kildare 0-13 Laois 0-8

Kildare have made several changes for Sunday's O'Byrne Cup semi-final against Laois in Portlaoise.

NEMO RANGERS won the permanent tsb Cork County IFC title for the second time in two years at floodlit Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

Kilmacud Crokes 0-11 Ballyboden St. Enda's 2-2

Na Piarsaigh 3-10 Blackrock 1-10

Fermanagh 0-18 Cork 0-11

Four players will reach virgin territory in tomorrow's semi-finals of the Magners North of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

Billy Morgan's underachievers Cork take on a a re-invigorated Clare side at Cusack Park today, knowing the season is over for the losers.

Cork scoring talisman Colin Corkery, Brendan Jer O'Sullivan and Nicholas Murphy return to the side to face Clare in their all-Munster football qualifier tie tomorrow in Cusack Park, Ennis.

Cork scoring talisman Colin Corkery, Brendan Jer O'Sullivan and and Nicholas Murphy return to the side to face Clare in their all-Munster football qualifier tie on Saturday in Cusack Park, Ennis.

Cork scoring talisman Colin Corkery, Brendan Jer O'Sullivan and and Nicholas Murphy return to the side to face Clare in their all-Munster football qualifier tie on Saturday in Cusack Park, Ennis.

After a day's play in the Irish Amateur Close Championshp at Donegal Golf Club, the leaderboard is as follows:

Kildare boss Padraic Nolan has risked a potential fans revolt by axing both Glenn Ryan and Anthony Rainbow from his first team.

WITH nine permanent TSB Cork County IHC games down for decision, five in the premier division, clubs were out in force over the weekend with all the games finishing with conclusive results.

Sweden’s Oskar Henningsson led the qualifiers in the West of Ireland Championship at Rosses Point thanks to a superb course record equalling 65.

Swedish raider Rikard Karlberg carded a sensational course record 65 to grab the first round lead in the West of Ireland Championship at Rosses Point.

Swedish teenager Rikard Karlberg carded a course record 65 to take the clubhouse lead in the West of Ireland championship at Rosses Point today.

Tyrone 1-9 Cork 1-9

Cork boss Billy Morgan has opted to draft in Gary Murphy at corner-back ahead of Sunday's NFL clash with Dublin at Parnell Park.

WICKLOW football boss Hugh Kenny has demanded his dual players to decide between his squad or hurling.