Ballyea 1-11 Clonlara 1-11: Like the football decider a week ago, the Clare SHC final ended in a draw at Cusack Park yesterday.

Clonlara 3-11

Tipperary 1-15 Clare 1-11

Clare 2-11 Limerick 0-5: Clare qualified for a semi-final spot in the Munster MFC against Tipperary on May 13 after ousting Limerick at Cusack Park, Ennis last evening.

KERRY 0-14 CLARE 0-3: In a lifeless encounter in front of 1,962 souls, Kerry were erratic in front of goal, error-prone and lazy in the tackle.

Waterford minor hurling boss Derek Lyons is no advocate of the Munster championship structure.

Clare 1-23 Tipperary 0-12

Tipperary’s aspirations of securing a Munster semi-final berth have been dealt a massive blow with free-taker Shane Hennessy ruled out with cruciate ligament damage.

Waterford 1-13 Clare 0-11

Crescent College Comprehensive 21 Ardscoil Rís 7

The first of the two all-Limerick SEAT Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-finals features St Munchin’s and Ardscoil Rís at Grove Island, Corbally today.

Hamilton High School, Bandon 2-16 St Flannan’s College 2-11

Kilmallock 0-18 Knockainey 0-03

Clonakilty 23 Richmond 26

Ardscoil Rís go in search of a rare Avonmore Supermilk Munster Schools Junior Cup title when they take on specialists Christian Brothers College, Cork, in an eagerly-awaited decider at Musgrave Park today (3pm).

High School, Clonmel, despite playing with 14 men for the majority of the second-half, held off St Flannan’s at Lattin yesterday to reach the Munster Colleges Frewen Cup (U16½ AFC) final.

Ardscoil Rís produced a surprise but deserved result to advance to the final of the Avonmore Munster Schools Junior Cup final with victory over favourites Presentation Brothers College at Musgrave Park yesterday.

Ardscoil Rís, inspired by a powerful pack, qualified for the Munster Junior Cup semi-final when coming from behind to outscore Rockwell by two tries to one in a disappointing game at Dooradoyle yesterday.

Ardscoil Rís withstood strong second-half pressure from Glenstal to emerge clearcut winners of an excellent Avonmore Milk Munster Schools’ Junior Cup game at Coonagh.

GALWAY concluded their championship preparations when a late goal from substitute Eanna Ryan sealed a six-point win at Athenry on Saturday in a game which was played over three 25-minute periods.

THE chances of the Fermanagh footballers’ impasse being resolved quickly rests on the outcome of a meeting of the county board’s management committee on Monday.

THE FIRST job Donal O’Grady had to complete when appointed Limerick hurling manager was to dim the public’s horizon and minimise the expectation within the squad, and anyone who attended Saturday’s Allianz National league Division Two encounter with Westmeath won’t need much more convincing that O’Grady’s ‘Limerick project’ is very much in its foetal stages.

PBC CORK served notice that they have no intention of relinquishing their Avonmore Milk Munster Senior Schools Cup title without a fight after disposing of St Munchin’s at Woodleigh Park yesterday.

SOUTH Limerick divisional outfit Emmetts will sample the grandeur of county final day for the first time since 1963 after triumphing in yesterday’s Limerick SHC semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds.

Nine players in Limerick's selected starting line-up will make their Championship debuts this Sunday when they take on Cork in the Munster SHC semi-final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh (throw-in 4pm).

LIMERICK boss Justin McCarthy has handed out nine championship debuts for Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final against Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh and has only been able to call on three of the team that started last August’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat against Tipperary due to the hurling crisis that has raged in the county since the end of last season.

THEY travel to Parnell Park in two weeks still bearing thoughts of survival in NHL Division 1, but after another emphatic defeat in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday, Limerick remain on course to drop to second tier hurling next spring.

Noel Hickey is set to make his first competitive start for Kilkenny since the 2008 All-Ireland final, after Brian Cody named the defender in his side to face Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds tomorrow.

Limerick 1-14 Cork 2-21

CENTRA was yesterday announced as the newest co-sponsor of the All-Ireland hurling championship,taking over from RTÉ in a deal which will last three years.

Kilmallock clubman Bryan O'Sullivan will captain a depleted Limerick team for their National Hurling League opener against Galway in Kilmallock on Sunday (throw-in 2.30pm).

UCC 0-19 Limerick 2-9

Adare 1-17 Na Piarsaigh 0-3

BRENDAN MAHER will make his starting championship debut for Tipperary in Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Limerick, after being drafted into the team by manager Liam Sheedy last night.

Ollie Moran has been added to the Limerick attack for Sunday's All-Ireland SHC semi-final clash with Tipperary (Croke Park, throw-in 3.30pm).

IRRESPECTIVE of how it was accomplished, Limerick qualifying for the All-Ireland hurling semi-final after a topsy-turvy campaign was a notable achievement for Justin McCarthy and his players in Thurles yesterday.

Limerick 2-18 Dublin 1-17

Limerick manager Justin McCarthy has made three changes to the team that beat Wexford last weekend for this Saturday's All-Ireland SHC Phase 3 qualifier against Laois in Thurles.

Wexford 0-14 Limerick 1-13

TIPPERARY and Limerick received massive pre-championship boosts last night as cousins Eoin Kelly and Ollie Moran made their first appearances of the 2009 season for their respective counties in a senior hurling challenge.

FORMER All Star Paul Kelly is set to return to Tipperary colours this evening following a six-week injury lay-off.

Knockainey 1-11 Bruree 0-11