LIMERICK 2-7 CORK 2-15: Little in the way of surprise at the Gaelic Grounds as Cork eased to an eight-point Electric Ireland Munster MFC win over Limerick.

Nemo Rangers 1-12 Ballincollig 1-04

Ballincollig staged a stunning comeback to draw with Nemo Rangers in a thrilling Cork U21AFC final at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday.

U17 football: Cork’s U17 football development squad faced Dublin in a series of challenge matches at Clonakilty last Saturday.

Two penalties from Ger Collins in the second-half saw Limerick work their way into the third round of the qualifiers after a battle against Antrim at the Gaelic Grounds.

Limerick 1-16 London 1-13

Tipperary made easy work of Limerick to line up a Munster football semi-final against Cork in three weeks' time, but the refereeing of the black card rules still remains a major talking point.

Offaly’s Niall McNamee has spoken of his embarrassment at seeing Tyrone’s state-of-the-art centre of excellence in Garvaghey and claimed more could be done by his own county board to facilitate their county teams.

ALLIANZ FL DIV 3:

Ian Ryan was Limerick’s hero with an injury-time winning goal to deny Wexford at the Gaelic Grounds.

Eamonn Fitzmaurice has dismissed suggestions last Sunday’s defeat to Mayo was another example of a Kerry second-half fadeout.

Roscommon 1-21 Limerick 0-13

Fermoy 2-11 Ballinora 4-03

Longford 2-14 Limerick 0-09

Longford 2-14 Limerick 0-9

Limerick 0-16 Offaly 1-11

Limerick 0-16 Offaly 1-11

Darran O’Sullivan has been held in reserve for Kerry’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Tyrone at Fitzgerald Stadium tomorrow.

This was a gripping game that ebbed and flowed throughout and eventually ended in a merited Limerick success.

Longford 1-15 Limerick 1-21 (after extra time)

They have knocked at the provincial title door for years and made a successful attempt at the start of another tilt at Munster in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

Limerick 2-12 Waterford 0-7

With nothing but pride at stake, Limerick ended a disappointing league campaign on a winning note at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

Fermanagh fought back from four points down to secure a share of the spoils at Brewster Park yesterday.

Wicklow had a man of the match performance from Tony Hannon as he scored some spectacular points and a peach of a goal after 25 minutes and went in at the break leading 1-5 to 0-6.

Aidan O’Mahony has been drafted into the Kerry team at full-back for Sunday’s Allianz Football League Division 1 tie trip to Páirc Uí Chaoimh to face Cork after Daniel Bohan underwent knee surgery this week which is set to see him sidelined for the next month.

The return of Limerick’s John Galvin from a nine month cruciate injury lay-off was the biggest talking point from this Allianz Football League mismatch at Newcastlewest on Saturday.

Clare recorded their second league win in Division 4 of the Allianz FL at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday, denying Limerick a third victory in this year’s campaign.

Limerick topped the Allianz League Division 4 table after an unimpressive performance at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

Alan Quirke is back between the posts for Cork who take on Down in this weekend’s Allianz Football League, at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday.

Led by Eoghan O’Connor, Limerick upped the ante in the second half and put on a sterling show to comfortably beat Leitrim at Carrick-on-Shannon.

DERRYTRESK last night launched an appeal process ahead of Sunday week’s All-Ireland Club JFC final against Galway champions Clonbur after being slapped with a reported eight suspensions following their controversial semi-final win over Kerry’s Dromid Pearses in Portlaoise last month.

FORMER GAA President Joe McDonagh will chair a committee of former Fitzgibbon Cup players and managers that will select a ‘Team Of The Century’ from a shortlist of 75 third-level hurling stars, as part of the competition’s centenary celebrations this year.

Allianz Sciath na Scoil roundup

NEWMARKET proved too strong for Ballinora in yesterday’s Cork Premier IFC fourth round clash at Macroom, but will have to wait for their quarter-final opponents as the second of the double headers ended in stalemate between Kiskeam and Naomh Abán.

Dublin 3-13 Limerick 0-18

LIMERICK took another small step on their road to redemption when they hammered 14-man Antrim by 19 points at Parnell Park last Saturday night to book an All-Ireland quarter-final date with Dublin.

Antrim 0-12 Limerick 3-22

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 final round of games in the two top divisions of the Allianz Hurling League this weekend and plenty still to play for.

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.

Limerick 1-20 Westmeath 0-15

EOIN BROSNAN will line out for Kerry for the first time since the 2009 Munster semi-final replay defeat to Cork, when the Kingdom travel to face Mayo in Sunday’s Allianz Division 1 Football League clash in Castlebar.

CORK manager Denis Walsh has introduced defensive newcomers Stephen McDonnell and Mark Ellis to his team for their Allianz Division 1 Hurling League match with Offaly at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday. Glen Rovers player McDonnell gets the nod at right corner-back while Millstreet hurler Ellis will line out at centre-back.