Tipperary 1-15 Waterford 1-7: Tipperary’s football pulse, having slowed somewhat during a turbulent and disruptive spring, quickened a beat in Dungarvan yesterday.

Clonmel Commercials 1-12 Moyle Rovers 3-5: Hot favourites Clonmel Commercials had to draw on all their reserves of self-belief to regain the Tipperary SFC title after a three-year gap when defeating neighbours Moyle Rovers in a thriller at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

It was at a post-Congress press briefing in February that GAA director general Páraic Duffy admitted time-keeping was an issue for the organisation.

As sure as night follows day, the opening of the championship prompts the usual suspect collection of talking points. The structure of the competition.

Monaghan 0-16 Cavan 0-15: LOGIC and basic biology tell us that there will come a time when Cavan’s burgeoning youth will overtake Monaghan’s grizzled vets, but that was postponed yesterday thanks to the nous and experience of Malachy O’Rourke’s wily old soldiers.

Monaghan are through to another Ulster football semi-final and, with either Fermanagh or Antrim awaiting them there, a third provincial final in three seasons beckons after this narrowest of wins away to Cavan in their summer opener.

It was bound to happen. Just as all good things must come to an end, so too must the bad ones and so it was that Brendan Fitzpatrick on March 28 ended a barren goal streak in the league for Cavan that stretched back to last spring.

Galway 0-10, Cavan 0-12:

There were a trio of away wins in Division 2 of the Allianz Football League this afternoon, while Meath and Laois shared the spoils on Saturday night.

A network of specially trained volunteers, who can be called on to attend cardiac victims before an ambulance arrives, is being rolled out across the country.

Tyrone 1-13 Cavan 0-10: Dr McKenna Cup final: Mickey Harte admitted Tyrone needed to "change the script" in order to secure another four-in-a-row of McKenna Cup titles after Saturday night’s win in the Athletic Grounds.

Tyrone turned on the power in the second half to shatter Breffni dreams and win a fourth successive Dr McKenna Cup title.

Holders Tyrone will meet Cavan in a repeat of last year’s Dr McKenna Cup final, after easily beating Armagh in last night’s semi-final at the Athletic Grounds.

Cavan 1-13 Monaghan 0-13

The semi-final line-up in the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup has been confirmed following the completion of the remaining weather-affected Round Three ties.

As hospitals brace themselves for industrial action, the country’s largest nursing union has called on the public to join in a major protest outside the Dáil today to highlight emergency department (ED) overcrowding.

Some of the country’s top footballing talent fly to Boston this morning ahead of Saturday’s exhibition game between the GAA/GPA All Stars of 2014 and 2013.

Cavan 1-15 Westmeath 1-14

Niall McDermott's second-half goal proved the boost Cavan needed as they finally inflicted a 12th competitive defeat in a row on Westmeath.

Referees will make themselves available to managers and players prior to this weekend’s hurling championship games should they wish to be briefed further on the new rule interpretation for penalties and frees.

Armagh and Cavan are facing fines and suspensions arising from Sunday’s pre-match fracas.

The county boards of Armagh and Cavan are facing strong disciplinary action following the pre-match brawl that erupted before Sunday’s Ulster quarter-final at the Athletic Grounds.

ULSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL:

Roscommon 1-17 Cavan 0-18

The director of the National Ambulance Service Martin Dunne admits there are issues that need to be reviewed.

The director of the HSE's National Ambulance Service is to be called before Dublin city councillors over plans to take control of ambulances away from Dublin Fire Brigade by the end of next year.

Tyrone 1-15 Cavan 0-11

The HSE’s repeated failure to meet life-saving ambulance target times is set to be examined by the country’s independent medical watchdog.

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) has pledged to restore publilc confidence in the system after a review found a 999 call taker did not follow protocol which resulted in an ambulance not being sent to help a dying toddler.

2013 All-Ireland SFC winning captain Stephen Cluxton and 11 of his Dublin team-mates have been nominated for GAA/GPA Football All-Stars awards.

Martin Dunne believes Seanie Johnston is playing well enough for Cavan Gaels to earn a recall to the Breffni squad next year.

All fixtures are tomorrow unless stated

A dramatic increase in the number of hoax calls to the ambulance service in Kerry has been strongly condemned with a warning such calls could lead to loss of life.

Cavan SFC favourites Cavan Gaels crashed to a shock 1-10 to 0-8 defeat to competition outsiders Castlerahan at Kingspan/Breffni Park.

Cavan 0-09 Kerry 0-15

Kerry 0-15 Cavan 0-9

Jason McLoughlin is back in the Cavan team for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final clash with Munster champions Kerry at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

The Cavan County Board have expressed their disappointment over the fine handed down to them for the mass brawl just after half-time in their All-Ireland SFC qualifier win over Fermanagh earlier this month.

ALL-IRELAND SFC RD4 QUALIFIER:

Cavan 1-17 London 1-8

Derry 0-20 Cavan 1-22 (after extra-time)

DEFENDING: it just ain’t what it used to be.