Tyrone reached their first All-Ireland U21 Football Championship final since 2003 with a hard-working win over Roscommon, embroidered by the grace of ace finisher Lee Brennan.

Roscommon 3-14 Galway 3-11: The new president of the Connacht Council, Mick Rock, hit the nail on the head when he said that if there was any truth in recent reports about Gaelic football being dead, it was appropriate the resurrection should take place over the Easter weekend.

Galway 1-19 Wexford 1-21

Mayo 2-16 Roscommon 0-14

Tyrone 1-12 Roscommon 0-13

Clare 1-16 Galway 0-07

Clare 1-16 Galway 0-7

A relieved Mickey Ned O’Sullivan admitted Roscommon would be feeling “sick” after Kerry edged an entertaining All-Ireland MFC quarter-final at Croke Park.

Roscommon claimed back-to-back Connacht minor titles for the first time ever at Dr Hyde Park yesterday.

Diarmuid Murtagh was the hero for champions Roscommon as they booked a place in the Connacht minor football championship final.

Galway 1-21 Dublin 1-12

CONFUSION reigned at the end of normal time in this absorbing All-Ireland MHC semi-final but ultimately it was Galway who reacted better to the surprise of the additional 20 minutes.

GALWAY’S minor hurlers blitzed Antrim with three goals in less than five minutes during the opening half of this lopsided All-Ireland quarter-final at Parnell Park on Saturday.

THERE will be an air of nostalgia when Waterford and Kilkenny face off in tonight’s All-Ireland MHC quarter-final at Walsh Park (7pm).

TIPPERARY and Kilkenny meet in another All-Ireland decider after the Premier County came good in extra-time to book a place in the Vocational Schools SHC final.

THERE was no fairytale ending for Catholic Institute’s Eimear Cregan as her former club Cork Harlequins gave a lesson in finishing to reclaim the women’s Munster Senior Cup at Rosbrien yesterday.