Mickey Ned O'Sullivan has ended his managerial involvement with the Limerick senior footballers, it has been confirmed tonight.

With no late injury worries, Mickey Ned O'Sullivan has settled on an unchanged Limerick team for Sunday's Munster SFC final against Kerry in Killarney (throw-in 2pm).

Gerald Griffins clubman Brian Scanlon will make his Championship debut for Limerick in Sunday's Munster SFC semi-final against Waterford in Dungarvan (throw-in 2pm).

Table toppers Limerick will chase their second win in NFL Division 4 on Saturday night, as they bid to secure promotion back into the league's third tier.

A deflected goal from Cork senior star Paul Kerrigan was the turning point for Cork IT as they overcame Limerick on a 2-8 to 0-11 scoreline in today's McGrath Cup quarter-final at Foynes.

All-Ireland champions Kerry, along with Limerick and Tipperary, progressed through to tomorrow's quarter-finals of the McGrath Cup following preliminary round victories this afternoon.

With 57 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship titles between them, the two most-decorated footballing counties in the country will go head-to-head in next weekend's quarter-finals.

Limerick 1-13 Clare 1-09

Tipperary 1-09 Limerick 1-11

Current manager Mickey Ned O'Sullivan is in line to continue as Limerick senior football manager into next season.

Despite doubts over their fitness, Padraig Browne and Stephen Kelly have both been named in the Limerick team for tomorrow evening's GAA Football All-Ireland qualifier clash with Kildare (Gaelic Grounds, throw-in 7pm).

Monaghan, conquerors of Derry in yesterday's first round, will again face Ulster opposition in the GAA Football All-Ireland qualifiers after being paired with Donegal in this evening's second round draw.

James Ryan and Ger Collins have been promoted to the Limerick team for Saturday's GAA All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Meath at the Gaelic Grounds, throw-in 7pm.

Limerick 0-12 Cork 2-09

Limerick 1-8 Tipperary 1-5

Limerick will have four championship newcomers in their team for Sunday's Munster SFC quarter-final tussle with Tipperary (Fermoy, throw-in 3.30pm).

Limerick 1-09 Leitrim 0-11

Several members of Limerick's senior football set-up have been given hefty suspensions by the GAA.

Clare 1-6 Limerick 0-8

Limerick 0-14 Limerick IT 0-6

Lansdowne flanker Jim O'Donovan has decided to stall his rugby career in favour of rejoining the Limerick Gaelic football panel.

Mark Foley has been confirmed as the new captain of the Limerick senior hurling team.

Eoin Keating looks set to make a return to inter-county action in the coming season.

Former dual star Conor Fitzgerald has returned to the Limerick hurling panel but it is understood that he will play no part in Sunday's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Clare.

Limerick have included championship debutant Ger Collins in their team for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Louth (Gaelic Grounds, throw-in 7pm).

Limerick 2-12 Donegal 4-6

Kerry had their third player sent off in two National League matches but they still came out on top against Munster rivals Limerick in Killarney today.

Diarmuid Carroll and Shane Gallagher have been recalled to the Limerick team for Sunday's NFL Division 1A encounter with defending champions Kerry (Austin Stack Park, throw-in 2.30pm).

Limerick will field an unchanged side for next Sunday's NFL Division 1A encounter against Mayo (Castlebar, throw-in 2.30pm).

Limerick 0-9 UCC 0-6

Mickey Ned O'Sullivan's Limerick side had little difficulty in seeing off Tralee IT this afternoon, as the Shannonsiders progressed through to the first round proper of the 2007 McGrath Cup.

James Masters pulled Cork through to next month's Munster SFC final as he scored all bar one of their points in a 0-09 to 0-05 victory over a sorry Limerick side at the Gaelic Grounds.

Owen Keating has been passed fit to play for Limerick in Sunday's Munster SFC semi-final against Cork (Gaelic Grounds, throw-in 4.00pm).

South African coach Jake White will look to Kerry great Mickey Ned O'Sullivan to assist in unearthing talented black players.

Limerick football manager Mickey Ned O'Sullivan flies out to South Africa next week to educate some of the country's leading rugby coaches in the art of high ball catching.

THIRTY years on, former referee John Moloney has admitted he never saw Sean Doherty's notorious tackle on Mickey Ned O'Sullivan in the 1975 All-Ireland football final between Kerry and Dublin.

Limerick captain Muiris Gavin is to join a growing list of inter-county footballers going under the surgeon's knife ahead of the 2006 season.

The Limerick county board are to wait until next week before announcing the final candidate to go forward for ratification as the county's senior football manager for 2006.

The name of the new Limerick senior football manager will be revealed tonight at a meeting of the Shannonsiders' county board.

John Kennedy and Paidi O'Se are in line to contest the position of Limerick senior football manager, according to the Limerick county board.

AS another instalment of Gaelic football's greatest rivalry is played out in Croke Park tomorrow, stars of the seventies Kerry's Mickey Ned O'Sullivan and Cork's Kevin Jer O'Sullivan recall some of the magical days from their playing careers.

YOU know you're in trouble when the five-year-olds start to question your chances. Underdogs captain Mairtin Ó Cinnéide was accepting a presentation from the under-fives he coaches in St Brigid's, Castleknock.

THE year Seamus Moynihan did his Leaving Certificate in St Brendan’s College, he had more than studies on his mind.

SUNDAY'S Allianz NFL Finals at Croke Park will be all-ticket.