Kiely is looking towards the end of January as much as next weekend’s Munster League final against Cork.

Newcastle West are into the Limerick SFC final following a 2-10 to 1-7 victory over champions Adare at Mick Neville Park in Rathkeale.

Having given an exhibition in fielding from the third minute onwards, it was somewhat fitting that Shane O’Regan should deliver the decisive score of this Munster U20 quarter-final.

Waterford champions The Nire will play Miltown-Malbay in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship semi-final after they saw off Adare at the Gaelic Grounds.

Yet another Croke Cup final beckons for St Kieran’s College of Kilkenny after they held on to narrowly defeat a game Ardscoil Rís side in this second semi-final in Clonmel.

Cavan are sitting pretty on the summit of Division Two of the Allianz Football League thanks to a jet-propelled first-half display at Kingspan Breffni yesterday..

They’ll not put a full stop on the season after this latest Harty Cup triumph. Ardscoil Rís are too familiar with this point on the road to be content with their journey so far. The destination has not yet been reached.

Clare 1-12 Cavan 2-9: A pointed free by Cavan full-forward Bryan Magee two minutes into extr- time shared the spoils on league opening day. But Clare will feel they left this Division 2 tie behind them.

Shamrock Rovers 3 Cork City 1: Cork City still have plenty of time to wrap up this Premier Division title — six games, to be exact — but what looked for so long like a procession has come to resemble more of a tired stumble for the finishing line.

Tipperary flicked the switch at half-time and threw everything into attack, and the rewards were rich and bountiful as they came from six points behind to beat Cavan in a Round 2B Qualifier at Kingspan Breffni.

14-man IT Sligo advanced to the Sigerson Cup first round with victory over GMIT at Tuam.

A Liam O’Shea penalty one minute into second-half stoppages saw Midleton edge this thrilling Harty Cup quarter-final replay.

Mayo 1-21 IT Sligo 1-15: Late points from three players ‘on trial’ with Mayo this month carried the beaten All-Ireland finalists to their first win of the new season in Ballina yesterday.

Vinny Faherty’s 45th minute header was the only goal of an interesting game as Galway United stunned SSE Airtricity League Premier Division leaders Dundalk at Eamonn Deacy Park last night.

Ardscoil Rís Limerick 4-11

Galway United 1 Cork City 3: Cork City secured a crucial win on the road at Eamonn Deacy against Galway United last night as three goals from set pieces saw them gain all three points on the banks of the Corrib.

Donegal 1-07 Cavan 0-09: A goal two minutes into injury-time from Ryan McHugh dumped four in a row Ulster champions Cavan from the Ulster U21 championship at the quarter-final in Ballybofey last night.

UCC 0-13 IT Sligo 0-8

Sligo IT 0-8 NUIG 0-8

FBD Connacht League: Roscommon 0-14 IT Sligo 0-5

Kerry 2-21 Sligo 0-10

Armagh 1-13 Cavan 0-6

Sligo 1-10 Roscommon1-12

Drogheda United are still only four points off the top of the table, but their unexpected defeat by leaders Sligo Rovers at the Showgrounds on Saturday night raises questions about the Boynesiders’ ability to finish the season in style.

Hamilton High School, Bandon 2-15 Castletroy College, Limerick 1-10

BURREN ran out seven point winners in this feisty Ulster Club Football Championship first round game.

SEAMUS McENANEY has strongly defended his surprise decision to recall 38-year-old Graham Geraghty to the Meath panel.

SHANE Nolan confirmed his under-age promise by blitzing Kildare’s defence for seven points from play as Kerry got their Christy Ring Cup campaign under way at Newbridge.

FORMER Cork City and Republic of Ireland player Brian Carey is still doing his duty for his country by enlisting one of his talented youngsters at Wrexham into the international fold.

HS Clonmel (Tipperary)1-10 St Attracta’s CS (Sligo)0-12

Leinster wing Michael Keating comes back into the Clontarf side as they go toe-to-toe with Shannon in the AIL at Castle Avenue on Saturday.

Leaders St Mary's College will give a debut to scrum-half Cormac Quinn in a first versus second encounter with Blackrock College, who have been decimated by Magner's League and Ireland U19 commitments, at Templeville Road.

Former Leinster and Leicester Tiger hooker Gavin Hickie will start in the middle of the front row as St Mary's College go about maintaining their 100% start to the AIB League on the road to UL-Bohemian in round five on Saturday.

Blackrock College co-coaches Barry Gibney and Emmett Farrell bring in prop Sean Byrne to tight-head as their only change to the leaders' side to play Clontarf at Castle Avenue.