The age of eligibility may have been lowered, but in Kerry, they’ve opted to keep the same minor football management in place.

Paul O’Shea from Kilcummin will captain the Kerry minor footballers as they begin their quest for a historic fifth consecutive All-Ireland minor crown.

Dean Ryan Cup final - Thurles CBS 3-15 - Midleton CBS 2-15: The Dean Ryan Cup is back in the hands of Thurles CBS after a highly entertaining final at Clonmel yesterday.

Cork’s nine-year wait for a Munster MHC final appearance is over as Denis Ring’s young troops produced a hugely impressive performance to down the reigning champions in this evening’s semi-final replay.

The incentives for the Cork minor hurlers are many: To be the team that ends the county’s nine-year wait for a Munster final appearance at this level, to end the reign of the 2016 All-Ireland champions, to exact revenge for defeat by Tipperary at this hurdle last year, and to ensure there are two Cork teams at Semple Stadium on July 9.

Thurles CBS 0-14 Abbey CBS 0-9: It was not an afternoon for aesthetics as Thurles CBS ground out a five-point win over John Kiely’s Abbey CBS side in greasy conditions to book their place in the last eight of the Dr Harty Cup.

Drom-Inch and Loughmore-Castleiney progressed to the Mid Tipp SHC final with comfortable wins over Holycross-Ballycahill and Moycarkey-Borris at Boherlahan.

After 33 years in the senior grade, Boherlahan-Dualla are relegated to intermediate for next year, following their 3-20 to 1-12 defeat by Moyne-Templetuohy in the relegation play-off at Holycross.

Colin Walshe replaces Drew Wylie in the only change to the Monaghan side for Sunday’s Ulster SFC semi-final with Fermanagh in Kingspan Breffni Park (4pm). Walshe came on as a sub in the win over Cavan in the quarter-final, scoring a point.

Dr Harty Cup quarter-final

Champions Loughmore-Castleiney and Cahir will do battle in the Tipperary SFC final next weekend following their wins over Aherlow Gaels and Thomas MacDonaghs respectively in yesterday’s semi-finals.

A huge weekend of senior hurling activity saw the Tipperary SHC championship reduced to the last eight, and while there were no major upsets, there were some very significant results, not least the victory of Thurles Sarsfields over Drom-Inch.

Limerick begin the defence of their Munster MHC title at the Gaelic Grounds tonight (7pm) against Tipperary, the county they beat in last year’s semi-final (1-17 to 0-17) en-route to claiming a first minor provincial crown since 1984.

Loughmore-Castleiney 3-10 Aherlow Gaels 0-09

Toomevara swooped late for two injury time goals for a 3-21 to 1-26 win over Kilruane MacDonaghs in a high scoring thriller in this Tipperary SHC second round game at Nenagh on Saturday.

LIT Tipperary 1-25 IT Tralee 2-09

It is a story of success.

Tipperary senior football champions Thomas MacDonaghs came from behind in both ordinary and extra-time to force a draw in a thrilling championship quarter-final with Éire Óg/Anacarty at The Ragg on Saturday.

County SHC champions, Drom-Inch had a comfortable 0-21 to 0-12 win over Burgess in the third round at Dolla yesterday.

Cork seek a fourth successive intermediate win over Tipperary when they clash in the curtain-raiser at Páirc Uí Chaoimh tomorrow (2pm).

Tipperary senior hurling manager Declan Ryan has cut seven players from an extended squad ahead of next Saturday’s Waterford Crystal Cup quarter-final against UL — including 2010 All-Ireland winner Pat Kerwick.

CLARE managers Gerry O’Connor and Donal Moloney have made three changes from the side that crushed Kerry in the opening round in April for tonight’s Munster joust with Tipperary.

TIPPERARY U21 boss Ken Hogan feels greater consideration should be given to the scheduling of the Munster hurling championships, as his charges prepare to face Waterford in tonight’s provincial quarter-final — just three days after the county senior side defeated Cork.

CORK manager John Considine has called on six players from his minor hurling squad of last year for tomorrow night’s Munster MHC first round clash with Limerick in the Gaelic Grounds.

Tipperary clubs were to the fore as Moycarkey-Borris, Shannon Rovers and Sean Treacy's claimed All-Ireland Hurling Sevens titles today.

ALL-IRELAND Colleges hurling champions DLS Waterford supply six players to the county team for tomorrow night’s Munster MHC semi-final against Cork in Walsh Park.

THE Cork team to play Tipperary in the Erin Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship final tomorrow night in Thurles (7.15pm) shows two changes from the side that defeated Waterford in the semi-final.

CHAMPIONS Cork make two changes from the side which defeated Kerry for tonight’s Munster MHC semi-final against Waterford at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (7pm).

GAA President Sean Kelly has voiced his backing for the historic new Belfast stadium proposal.

CHAMPIONS Tipperary have kept faith with their semi-final winning side for tonight’s Erin Munster U-21 hurling decider against Cork in Thurles (7.15pm).

The Tipperary Under-21 hurling team to play Limerick in the Gaelic Grounds on Wednesday evening in the Munster semi-final has been announced with senior stars Diarmuid Fitzgerald, Shane Sweeney and Tony Scroope included in the line-up.

THERE'S no change in the Tipperary team to play Cork in Sunday's Munster minor hurling final in Thurles (1.45) from that which defeated Clare in the semi-final.

SETANTA Ó hAILPÍN has been cleared to play with Cork in tonight’s Munster U21 HC semi-final against Limerick at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (7.30).

THERE are three first round games down for decision tonight in the Munster minor hurling championship and for the first time in the competition the losers will have a second chance.