Aidan Walsh has been handed his first start for the Cork senior hurlers as they face Limerick in tomorrow night’s Division 1B league opener at Páirc Uí Rinn.

Loughgiel (Antrim) 3-14 Slaughtneil (Derry) 1-15

Loughgiel 1-16 Ballygalget 1-09

Derry 1-16 Down 0-25

Down 0-25 Derry 1-16, Athletic Grounds

Down 1-16 Derry 0-19

Down 1-16 Derry 0-19

Laois 1-16 Antrim 0-13

Laois 1-16 Antrim 0-13

Kerry 0-14 Derry 0-08

Derry 1-11 Wicklow 1-10

St Patrick’s College, Thurles 4-19 St Mary’s College, Belfast 1-07

Derry 2-19 Wicklow 0-10

Ulster 2-12 Donegal 1-12

Cuchullians, Dunloy 1-7 Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-11

Ballinderry gave themselves a chance of becoming the first team to win back-to-back Derry titles in over a decade with a 1-8 to 0-10 win over Banagher on Saturday.

Clare 4-24 Antrim 0-8

Clare 4-23 Antrim 0-7

How do you deal with expectation?

Paddy Kelly has earned a recall to the Cork starting line-up for next Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Donegal at Croke Park.

After the mauling they got from Limerick last weekend, the Antrim senior hurlers were out to redeem themselves yesterday at Casement Park in the Ulster SHC final.

Antrim 3-18 Derry 0-9

Derry cruised to an 11-points victory over Down in this tame Ulster SHC semi-final in Casement Park yesterday.

Derry 0-24 Down 0-13, Casement Park

Two goals in each half saw Derry coast to an easy Ulster SHC quarter-final win over Armagh.

Armagh 1-17 Derry 4-14

London booked their place in next weekend’s Christy Ring semi-final with a win over Derry on Saturday.

A whopping 0-12 from freetaker Paddy Henry got Derry off to the perfect start in the Christy Ring Cup but Kildare were left mystified with the referee as the Oak Leaf men scored 14 points from frees, and had 22 frees in total, to Kildare’s nine.

Derry were never troubled in this lacklustre affair at Celtic Park yesterday which leaves both sides mid-table in Division 2A.

Carlow hurlers reeled off their fourth successive Division 2A win as they put visitors Derry to the sword by a 15-point margin at Dr Cullen Park yesterday to ensure a divisional final and a shot at promotion.

Derry produced a fine display of first-time hurling allied to some brilliant free-taking by their right half-forward Paddy Henry to overcome Down in this Allianz NHL Division 2A game in Pairc Esler, Newry yesterday.

Loughgiel (Antrim) 4-13 Coolderry (Offaly) 0-17

Wicklow’s ace free-taker Jonathan O’Neill was back to near his best scoring form yesterday as his side secured a draw with Derry.

“No complaints,” was the reaction of veteran Na Piarsaigh forward Damien Quigley after Saturday’s comprehensive extra-time loss to Loughgiel Shamrocks in this All-Ireland Club SHC semi-final at Parnell Park.

Loughgiel (Antrim) 0-27 Na Piarsiaigh (Limerick) 2-13 (aet)

IT took Loughgiel half an hour to come to grips with the conditions in yesterday’s rain-lashed Ulster Club SHC final against Ballycran at Casement Park, but once the Shamrocks turned on the style they demolished the Ards men.

DOWN’S hurlers strolled to an Ulster SHC semi-final, hammering Derry by 16 points at Casement Park yesterday.

Tyrone 0-6 Derry 2-13

Cavan 0-13 Fermanagh 1-13

London 2-12 Derry 0-15

Ulster 1-14 Leinster 1-10

Antrim 4-16 Derry 0-09

Derry 4-10 London 3-12

Kerry 4-21 Derry 2-12