An excellent second-half display saw Clare move into the last 12 of the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship following their seven-point defeat of an overpowered Sligo at Markievicz Park today.

Donegal v Monaghan

Leitrim 1-12 Sligo 2-9

GETTING to the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals against Mayo via the qualifier route may not have been the preferred option for Meath.

Cork 1-14 Wexford 3-2

BEATEN county finalists for the last two years, the Nire, cruised to the Waterford SFC quarter-final with a facile win at Leamybrien on Saturday.

BRIAN SHEEHAN and Colm Cooper will start for Kerry against Laois in the Allianz NFL semi-final at Killarney on Sunday.

Cork 3-25 Down 0-9

GALWAY minor manager Mattie Murphy is hugely disappointed at the decision not to play the All-Ireland hurling semi-finals in Croke Park as curtain-raisers to the senior games.

Michael Ellard

Limerick 4-25 Down 1-9

REGULAR defender Mark Foley is named at full-forward on the Limerick team to meet Cork in Sunday’s Allianz NHL tie at Páirc Uí Rinn.

Ardmore 3-12 Kilmacthomas 0-5