IT may be a little premature for alarm bells in the Déise camp, but the shortcomings of this Division One NHL display before a 4,500 attendance at Fraher Field, Dungarvan, yesterday must be a cause of serious concern for the Waterford players and management.

A YOUNG footballer, Micheal Roche, from the Glynn-Barntown club, has successfully appealed against a 48-week ban for an alleged assault on a referee in a minor club game in Wexford.

Galway 0-10 Kilkenny 1-16

Galway 3-12 Laois 0-5

UCC 2-10 LIT 1-11

Cork 3-14 Galway 1-10

ALL-IRELAND champions Cork and runners-up Galway dominate the nominations for the 2005 Vodafone Allstar hurling team, sharing 22 nominations between them.

Galway 1-19 Cork 1-13

THE struggle between club and county continues in Antrim. With the county U21 hurlers due to play Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final in Navan on Saturday, several clubs are reluctant to release their players because of county championship matches the following day.

DURING his legendary managerial career, Laois boss Mick O'Dwyer has always maintained the dictum of its "horses for courses."

Galway 1-18 Limerick 2-14

PAUL CARLEY is recalled to the Wexford team for Sunday’s Guinness Leinster SHC final against Kilkenny at Croke Park.

Galway 4-16 Cork 1-22

Galway 3-11 Clare 1-13

Limerick IT 2-13 University of Limerick 3-4

Kilkenny 4-16 Galway 1-21

THE Galway team to play Tipperary in Sunday’s All-Ireland MHC semi-final, shows three changes from the side that defeated Antrim last time out.

St Brigid’s, Loughrea 1-13 Scoil Ruain, Killenaule 0-12

Waterford IT 3-16 Galway/Mayo IT 1-6

Kilkenny 2-13

THE relief in Cork was palpable after the GAC of the Munster Council confirmed the Leesiders as provincial senior football champions for 2002.