Carlow 0-14 Westmeath 1-09

Antrim 2-18 Carlow 1-17

Antrim made it back-to-back wins in the Leinster SHC qualifier group as they defeated Carlow at Dr Cullen Park.

KILKENNY 2-16 GALWAY 1-16

Clare have named 12 of their All-Ireland winning team for tomorrow’s Division 1A league opener against Kilkenny in Ennis.

CLARE

Dublin and Kilkenny will meet in next Saturday's Bord na Móna Walsh Cup final at Croke Park, while Carlow claimed their first Walsh Shield title, following this afternoon's hurling action in Leinster.

NUIG, UCD, DIT and Antrim booked places in next weekend's Bord na Móna Walsh Cup quarter-finals, following this weekends action.

The four semi-final places for the Carlow SHC were decided over the weekend, with holders Mount Leinster Rangers safely through.

Henry Shefflin and Michael Fennelly will start on the Kilkenny team to play Cork in the All-Ireland senior hurling quarter-final in Thurles tomorrow.

Since 2008 Niall Corcoran has soldiered with the Dublin senior hurlers and after watching his native Galway take provincial honours last year, he was delighted to secure an historic Leinster SHC success with the Dubs yesterday.

What a weekend of sport!

Many question marks surrounded both teams before the Leinster hurling final.

Dublin manager Anthony Daly has unsurprisingly named an unchanged team for Sunday's Leinster SHC final against defending champions Galway at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

Laois 1-13 Galway 2-17

Laois 2-18 Carlow 0-13

Laois 2-18 Carlow 0-13

Carlow 4-17 London 2-13

Antrim 0-15 Carlow 0-11

Carlow 0-13 Antrim 3-14, Dr Cullen Park

Offaly 1-12 Carlow 1-10

Limerick 3-10 Carlow 1-13

Limerick 3-10 Carlow 1-13

Wexford 2-15 Carlow 0-15

Connacht 3-13 Leinster 1-16

Carlow 1-9 Galway 2-15

Galway led from start to finish to set up a Bord na Móna Walsh Cup semi-final against either Dublin or UCD next weekend, while Wexford also advanced to the last four following today’s action.

Work, work and more work: the basic but vital ingredients Anthony Cunningham will demand from his players to ensure Galway push on again in 2013.

Galway hurling manager Anthony Cunningham has made some notable additions to his squad ahead of the new inter-county season.

Former captain Shane Kavanagh has been recalled to the extended Galway hurling squad for 2013.

FINAL DEBATE: Will the Galway management pay for ditching so much experience?

Wexford 4-12 Carlow 0-14

Wexford manager Liam Dunne has selected an unchanged team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SHC first phase qualifier against Carlow.

This result was 12 months in the making.

Laois 0-20 Carlow 0-13

Carlow 1-14 Westmeath 0-12

Former boss Conor Hayes has launched a stinging attack on the current Galway senior hurling team, insisting that the Tribesmen are not good enough to challenge for a senior All-Ireland title.

Carlow hurlers, the unbeaten leaders of Division 2A, had to rely on an injury-time point by substitute Shane Kavanagh to secure a draw with gutsy Wicklow in their final game at Aughrim yesterday.

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.

Carlow made a winning start to their Allianz Hurling League season with an impressive display at Dr Cullen Park yesterday.

Carlow and Westmeath claimed wins in the opening round of Division 2A of the Hurling League this afternoon.

PREPARING Garrycastle for a second Leinster club football final in three years in what could be his last game in charge would be enough to keep most managers occupied. But Anthony Cunningham’s been getting accustomed to multi-tasking since he his appointment as John McIntyre’s successor over the Galway hurlers in late October.

Thomas Codd and Murty Dempsey have been chosen to assist new Wexford senior hurling manager Liam Dunne for his first season in charge.

NEW Galway hurling boss Anthony Cunningham has dropped one third of the team which started the All-Ireland quarter-final against Waterford this year in a massive clear-out.