AIB All-Ireland Club IHC final

The Munster Junior team took another big step towards the Junior Interprovincial Championship title with an 11-10 win over reigning champions Ulster at Clonakilty.

Midleton CBS 3-15 Hamilton High School Bandon 1-6: Midleton CBS proved too strong for Hamilton High School Bandon in the Harty Cup at Ballincollig yesterday, recording their first win following an opening round defeat by Ardscoil Rís.

The absence of Shane Kingston is a major blow to Cork’s hopes of beating Limerick tonight (7.30pm, Gaelic Grounds) for the second time in this year’s Electric Ireland Munster minor hurling championship, manager Denis Ring has admitted.

Wexford in Wexford Park. A test that got the better of the 2013 All-Ireland hurling champions last year and even spurred the Model County’s footballers to a shock victory on Saturday.

AIB All-Ireland Club IFC Final: Ardfert (Kerry) 1-14 St Croan’s (Roscommon) 0-9: David Griffin recalls sitting in the Hogan Stand as a 13-year old boy, a proud spectator as Ardfert’s claimed the All-Ireland Club intermediate title in 2007.

Ardfert celebrated a third All-Ireland club football crown this evening, the North Kerry club easing past the challenge of St Croan’s to secure the intermediate title at GAA HQ.

St Croan’s (Roscommon) 0-14 Sean O’Mahony’s (Louth) 2-7: All-Ireland Club IFC semi-final: An injury-time free from Kevin Smyth proved enough to send St Croan’s into the All-Ireland Club IFC final after a thrilling encounter with Louth champions Sean O’Mahony’s at Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan.

St Francis College, Rochestown 2-14 Midleton CBS 1-08

Hamilton High School, Bandon 2-16 Midleton CBS 0-21

Midleton 3-18 Killeagh 1-13

In 1976, Páirc Uí Chaoimh hosted its first Munster senior and minor hurling double-header.

Although the pain still lingers from last month’s slender defeat to European Champions Germany, Cork girl Denise O’Sullivan has pledged to put it right by helping Ireland to victory in tonight’s World Cup qualifier against Russia at Tallaght Stadium (7.30pm).

Monaghan 2-20 Fermanagh 0-11

Monaghan 1-12 Sligo 0-07

They say you don’t win trophies at Christmas but you do in Munster hockey — and Cork C of I will be hoping a third straight Peard Cup success is the start of bigger and better things to come for them.

Kilmurry 2-12 Ballyclough 1-10

The Republic of Ireland senior women’s team were beaten 4-0 by France in Guingamp in their penultimate European Championship Group 4 qualifying game on Saturday night.

Ballyclough 0-10 Mitchelstown0-7

Galway finished with a flourish to claim a vital victory at Pearse Park in Longford, but Monaghan manager Eamon McEnaney labelled the decision to stage this game at a neutral venue as farcical.

Republic of Ireland women’s team boss Sue Ronan last night named her squad for the UEFA Euro 2013 Group 4 qualifier against Scotland.

Monaghan 2-24 Louth 1-15

Ireland’s women yesterday completed their preparations for next month’s UEFA qualifier against Scotland by lifting the Algarve Cup.

ECSTATIC and joyous scenes in the Galway Sportsground last night, as Connacht finally delivered on their promise to turn their poor run of results around.

A TENSE and exciting all North Cork Co IFC relegation final at Glantane yesterday went Killavullen’s way, Ballyclough now going down to junior ranks.

IT took two late points to seal another Ulster under 21 hurling championship for Antrim at Casement Park against Armagh last night.

Antrim 0-15 Armagh 2-7, Casement Park

A NASTY mist had descended on Páirc Esler in Newry on Saturday night by the time the managers came back out to chew over this one.

Antrim 4-16 Derry 0-09

Portstewart's Paul Cutler and Portmarnock’s James Fox fired three-under-par 69s to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at fast-running Baltray.

Defending champion Darren Crowe will face Limerick's Michael Kemmy in Sunday's second round of the South of Ireland championship at Lahinch.

Forrest Little's Eoin Arthurs took advantage of perfect early morning conditions to scorch to a six-under par 66 and a two stroke lead in the East of Ireland Amateur Championship at County Louth.

Limerick's Pat Murray fired a three under par 69 to share the first round lead in the East of Ireland Amateur Championship at Baltray.

Scrabo's Andrew McCormick put a poor start behind him to grab the early lead in the East of Ireland Championship at Co Louth.

The teams for the upcoming AIB League fixtures have been announced.

Today's scores from the Nissan Irish Boys Amateur Close Championship.

Philip Jordan and Gavin Devlin will make their first starts of the season for reigning champions Tyrone in Sunday's Dr McKenna Cup final at Casement Park (throw-in 2.30pm).

The teams for this weekend's AIL games have been named today.

The teams for the upcoming AIB League fixtures have been announced.

Rory McIlroy of Holywood Golf Club has won the Nissan Irish Boys Amateur Close Championship

Cork Constitution will be slight favourites to beat Buccaneers in the All-Ireland League semi-final at Temple Hill on Saturday.

Teams for this weekend's AIL Division Two and Three matches have been named.

Former Ireland Schools international Andrew Trimble will join Huw Jones in the centre for Ballymena’s Ulster derby with Dungannon in Division One of the AIB League at Eaton Park on Saturday.