Having bounced back to Division 1A of the Ulster Bank League, Garryowen aim to strengthen their squad for next season.

Garryowen 23 UL Bohemian 3

Two rival coaches have railed against the decision to play Saturday’s Munster Senior Cup semi-final clash on a secondary pitch at Thomond Park (2pm).

Paul O’Connell has big things on his mind this weekend with a possible Six Nations championship win for Ireland on the line in Paris this evening. But life will continue for the big man regardless of the result and on Monday he will turn his attentions to a even rarer possibility.

Garryowen 15 St Marys College 24

ODM MUNSTER SENIOR CUP SEMI-FINAL:

GARRYOWEN 19 DOLPHIN 3

Garryowen captain Paul Neville paid tribute to his side’s defensive efforts after Saturday’s Bateman Cup final victory at Templeville Road.

Ballymena 6 Garrowen 24

Blackrock College 27 Garryowen33

Garryowen 22 Old Belvedere 23

Shannon out-half Tadg Bennett held his nerve under fierce pressure at Dooradoyle last night to land an equalising penalty from 45 metres with the last kick of the game to force a 20-20 draw with Garryowen in the Ulster Bank League.

Garryowen 38 Lansdowne 11

St Mary's College 13 Garryowen 12, Templeville Road

They don’t look like title contenders, but Garryowen picked up four crucial Ulster Bank League points with this hard-earned win over Dolphin at Dooradoyle on Saturday.

Garryowen 19 Dolphin 13, Dooradoyle

MUNSTER will be anxiously awaiting news of Paddy Butler’s fitness after the backrower injured his shoulder in Shannon’s Ulster Bank League loss to Blackrock on Saturday.

Lansdowne 30 Garryowen 13

Garryowen 20 Blackrock College 13

GARRYOWEN gained vengeance for last year’s final defeat as they beat Bruff 19-9 in a keenly contested ODM Financial Munster Senior Cup decider at Thomond Park last night.

GARRYOWEN 9 ST. MARY’S COLLEGE 13

HOLDERS Bruff reached another ODM Munster Senior Cup final with a 31-14 victory over Shannon at Coonagh on Saturday to set up a clash with tournament specialists Garryowen for the second year in succession.

ELECTRONIC display manufacturer Data Display Holdings more than tripled pre-tax profits to €371,218 last year.

Garryowen 23 Buccaneers 9

Young Munster 23 Garryowen 18

GARRYOWEN 20 BLACKROCK COLLEGE 21

GARRYOWEN swept Shannon aside in convincing fashion under the Dooradoyle lights last night to climb off the bottom of Division 1A of the Ulster Bank All-Ireland League and in the process gave their ailing season a massive boost.

Garryowen 25 Shannon 13

MUNSTER and Ireland hooker Jerry Flannery played the first half of last night’s All-Ireland League game for Shannon against Garryowen at Thomond Park, without any recurrence of the back and calf injuries that have bedevilled his career over the past two seasons.

Shannon 16 Garryowen 9

Garryowen 13 Dolphin 12

IT’S a pity those who bemoan the demise of the club game weren’t in Dubarry Park on Saturday afternoon.

Cork Constitution 15 Garryowen 11

St. Mary's College 14 Garryowen 16, Templeville Road

AIB CUP SEMI-FINAL: Dolphin 9 Garryowen 16, Musgrave Park

GARRYOWEN ended a run of three defeats with victory over an understrength St Mary’s College in Saturday’s AIB All-Ireland Cup at Dooradoyle.

Shannon 16 Garryowen 12

GARRYOWEN 28 BUCCANEERS 17

AIB CUP QUARTER-FINALS RESULTS:

BECTIVE RANGERS 9 GARRYOWEN 15

THESE two great rivals have a habit of producing the unexpected.

IN A TIME of necessity, you do what has to be done to survive.

Cork Constitution 18 Garryowen 8, Musgrave Park

Shannon 6 Garryowen 31