Corofin (Galway) 1-6 Moorefield (Kildare) 0-6: Liam Silke’s 59th minute goal sealed a gutsy All-Ireland semi-final win for Corofin in Tullamore having been down to 14 men for 64 minutes.

Corofin’s Martin McNamara is delighted to have Kieran Molloy and Liam Silke available for today’s All-Ireland semi-final, but is disappointed that they have had to sacrifice a Sigerson Cup final, as a result.

Driving home for Christmas can do strange things to strange and not-so-strange people. The mind, as Paradise Lost told us, is its own place — it can make a heaven of hell or a hell of heaven. The journey for some may be filled with unbridled joy and excitement, anticipating long overdue reunions. F

As dire as Moorefield’s situation appeared after normal time in Portlaoise on Sunday, Eanna O’Connor was one man who had more than one reason not to lose faith.

Remarkable. It’s the only word worth using to describe yesterday’s Leinster Club final. A remarkable way to win a game and equally a remarkable way to lose it. And quite a remarkable end to the GAA season, writes John Divilly.

Moorefield (Kildare) 1-14 St Loman’s (Westmeath) 2-10: One man’s comeback is another’s collapse as this dramatic Leinster Club SFC final in Portlaoise so perfectly illustrated.

In thrilling circumstances, Moorefield turned over a six-point deficit with six minutes of normal time remaining to claim their second Leinster senior football title in O’Moore Park this afternoon.

The optimist in “Sos” Dowling doesn’t need any invitation to draw parallels between the Leinster club title he led Moorefield to in 2006 and what he hopes will be their second crown tomorrow afternoon.

Former Kildare star Daryl Flynn has admitted he knew prior to hoisting the cup after last month’s county final with Moorefield that doing so would cost him a one-match suspension.

Rathnew manager Harry Murphy has called on the Leinster Council to give Wicklow the opportunity to pull off their own Aughrim ambush next summer.

Cian O’Neill has reiterated his annoyance with the rescheduling of Kildare’s Leinster championship game against Wexford.

Galway may be heading for Armagh on Sunday, but on Monday, they will be going to the sun and a five-day warm weather training camp.

After three Leinster final appearances and three Leinster final defeats, it would be tempting for Paraic Sullivan to suggest Rhode’s latest provincial decider is life and death stuff.

GPA president Dermot Earley considers Colm O’Rourke’s attack on the player body to have been a blessing in disguise.

What was expected to be a fiercely contested clash between two clubs that have been regular participants in the Leinster club championship surprisingly proved a one-sided encounter as Rhode overwhelmed Moorefield.

All-Ireland champions St Vincents of Dublin will start next month’s Leinster club championship final as clear favourites against Rhode of Offaly after today's semi-finals.

Moorefield (Kildare) 0-17 Rathnew (Wicklow) 2-7

Moorefield 1-15 Sarsfields 1-06 Moorefield cruised to victory and retained their Kildare SFC crown after a dominant display in a largely one-sided replay at St Conleth’s Park.

Kerry 2-15 Kildare 1-08

Portlaoise 1-9 Moorefield 0-8

Glenswilly and Ballinderry Shamrocks booked their places in the AIB Ulster Senior Club Football Final following today's Senior club football action.

Moorefield 2-14 Sarsfields 0-13

All fixtures are tomorrow unless stated

CHAMPIONS Moorefield were sensationally beaten by Carbury in a dramatic Kildare SFC tie that saw county star Eoghan O’Flaherty kick the winner from a free.

THE GAA will not punish counties who have contravened the inter-county training camp rule — unless they receive complaints from clubs.

KILDARE football boss Kieran McGeeney will be delighted to hear there’s a possibility that star midfielder Daryl Flynn will be available for next year’s NFL campaign.

CHAMPIONS Portlaoise withstood a spirited second half Moorefield rally to emerge victorious from a pulsating AIB Leinster club SFC tie at O’Moore Park yesterday.

MOOREFIELD came alive in the final quarter to stun their Newbridge neighbours Sarsfields, scoring the last seven points of this final to claim their sixth Kildare SFC title at St Conleth’s Park.

REIGNING All-Ireland club hurling champions Ballyhale Shamrocks were last night drawn to face O’Loughlin Gaels in the semi-finals of this year’s Kilkenny SHC as they chase five-in-a-row county senior titles.

SUPER-SUB Trevor Kilgallon struck for a point eight minutes into injury time to rescue defending champions Celbridge in yesterday’s Kildare SFC semi-final against St Laurence’s, on a 2-8 to 1-11 scoreline in Newbridge.

GAA officials are to investigate an incident in which a match referee in yesterday's Leinster club semi-final was allegedly struck by a supporter.

Tyrrelspass (Westmeath) 1-7 Moorefield (Kildare) 0-7

THE Leinster Council Central Hearings Board met last night to decide what, if any, punishment to impose on a number of Moorefield players as a result of the brawl that marred their provincial quarter-final win over Dromard last month.

There was controversy in Newbridge yesterday as the referee decided to play extra-time when Moorefield and Dromard finished level in the Leinster football quarter-finals.

HARD to credit it now when they are 60 minutes away from bringing the Andy Merrigan Cup home for a fourth time but Crossmaglen couldn’t find a manager for love or money at the start of the season.

Dr Crokes (Kerry) 2-9 Moorefield (Kildare) 0-8

DR CROKES coach Pat O’Shea admitted last night his club charges need to step up the tempo if they are to see off the challenge of Moorefield in today’s replayed All-Ireland Club SFC semi-final replay in Nenagh (2pm).

The third round of the Allianz NFL kicks ahead this weekend as Tyrone and Donegal look to consolidate their position at the top of the table.

THE general emotion from both managers at the end of yesterday’s thrilling All-Ireland Club SFC semi-final in Limerick was one of relief.