Limerick manager John Allen has handed championship debuts to Conor Allis and Shane Dowling for Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium.

Tipperary, already relegated from Division 3, took Offaly with them yesterday as Peter Creedon’s first game in charge of the Premier County produced a deserved three-point win.

Longford boss Glenn Ryan was “delighted” with the battling qualities shown by his team who came from behind to earn a draw and promotion in Thurles on Saturday night.

Kerry boss Jack O’Connor has reshuffled his team for tomorrow’s visit of Laois to Killarney with seven personnel changes from last weekend’s win over Cork.

John Evans admitted last night that a disappointing run of results was a major factor in his decision to step down as Tipperary boss.

Wexford handed Tipperary a 15-point mauling in this Allianz Division 3 NFL ame at Wexford Park yesterday.

Tipperary’s promotion ambitions are hanging by a thread following this second successive league defeat at Semple Stadium yesterday.

Mickey Harte has blamed “media hysteria” for ensuring All-Ireland Club JFC finalisists Derrytresk “couldn’t get a fair trial”.

Tipperary’s credentials as promotion hopefuls from Division 3 suffered an early blow as their journey to Kiltoom proved fruitless.

Dublin goalkeeper Shane Supple claims he was approached by Kildare management about transferring to the county last year after missing out on the Blues panel.

ONLY 29 days have elapsed in the first month of the 2012 season and the Cork senior footballers got their hands on silverware at the Clonmel Sportsfield yesterday.

Cork boss Conor Counihan has made six changes for next Sunday’s McGrath Cup final against Tipperary in Clonmel from the side that overturned CIT in last weekend’s semi-final.

TIPPERARY boss John Evans has vowed to abide by the county board’s stance on management payments.

ACE forward Barry Grogan helped himself to 3-3 at the Clonmel Sportsfield yesterday as Tipperary demolished Waterford IT by 22 points to book their place in the semi-finals of the McGrath Cup.

BARRY GROGAN scored ten points as last year’s runners-up Aherlow booked their place in this year’s Tipperary SFC final on November 7.

Tipperary 0-13 Laois 0-12

Tipperary manager John Evans and his Laois counterpart Sean Dempsey have named their sides for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier at Semple Stadium (throw-in 3.30pm).

Tipperary manager John Evans has named his side to face Kerry in this Sunday's Munster SFC opener at Semple Stadium (kick off: 4pm).

KERRY football boss Jack O’Connor has named ten of last September’s All-Ireland winning team for the opening clash of their All-Ireland title defence in Sunday’s Munster SFC quarter-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium.

Armagh 1-15 Tipperary 2-8

TIPPERARY boss John Evans remains confident his team can maintain their NFL Division Two status.

NICHOLAS MURPHY returns to the Cork team for Saturday’s NFL game against Tyrone in Omagh.

Down 0-14 Tipperary 1-11

KILDARE boss Kieran McGeeney described midfielder Daryl Flynn’s performance as “immense” at Semple Stadium on Saturday night.

Kildare 1-16 Tipperary 0-8

Laois 1-13 Tipperary 1-11

ALL-IRELAND champions Kerry have named just five of the team that started in last September’s victory over Cork for tomorrow’s NFL Division 1 opener against Dublin in Killarney.

Ulster 0-15 Munster 1-8

All-Star duo Seamus Scanlon and Pearse O'Neill have been drafted into the Munster team for Sunday's M Donnelly Interprovincial Football Championship final against Ulster in Ruislip (throw-in 2pm).

MUNSTER’S hopes of claiming back-to-back Interprovincial football titles for the first time since 1982 have been boosted by the inclusion of Cork’s Nicholas Murphy and Kerry’s Seamus Scanlon for Sunday’s final against Ulster.

CORK senior football manager Conor Counihan insists he has no problem with the ban on collective winter training for intercounty teams.

BETTER for sponsor extraordinaire Martin Donnelly that he attended the other inter-provincial football semi-final in Crossmaglen.

Munster 1-13 Connacht 1-10

DONEGAL football boss John Joe Doherty has booted Ciaran Bonner and Neil Gallagher off the county panel for a breach of discipline ahead of Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier against Carlow in Ballybofey.

Tipperary football manager John Evans has made four changes to his side for this Saturday's All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Louth, at Drogheda.

Tipperary 0-18 Down 1-14

Munster 1-09 Connacht 0-7

THEIR county futures may be uncertain but eight Cork senior hurlers will be in service of their province this weekend.

Tipperary manager John Evans has made five changes to his team for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Westmeath at Ardfinnan (throw-in 3pm).

Limerick 1-8 Tipperary 1-5

Waterford 0-07 Clare 0-9

Tipperary manager John Evans had included six championship debutants in his team for Sunday's Munster SFC quarter-final against Limerick (Fermoy, throw-in 3.30pm).

Declan Browne, so often the talisman for Tipperary's footballers, is a notable absentee from the Premier county team to face Leitrim tomorrow (Thurles, throw-in 1.30pm).

LONGFORD 1-23 TIPPERARY 1-10