Marksman David Flynn was the hero as Roscrea edged out Lorrha 2-12 to 1-14 in a thrilling Tipperary SHC third round tie.

County SHC champions, Drom-Inch had a comfortable 0-21 to 0-12 win over Burgess in the third round at Dolla yesterday.

Cork's hurling boss Jimmy Barry-Murphy has made two changes for their Division 1A clash with Dublin.

Eoin Cadogan will return from injury to make his first appearance of the year on Sunday for Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s Cork hurling side after being named at left half-back in the side to face Dublin in the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A clash in Croke Park.

Kilkenny 2-17 Tipperary 0-15

Tipperary senior hurling manager Declan Ryan has cut seven players from an extended squad ahead of next Saturday’s Waterford Crystal Cup quarter-final against UL — including 2010 All-Ireland winner Pat Kerwick.

COUNTY star Seamus Callanan capped a sensational display with the winning score from a 90m injury time free to give Drom-Inch a 2-16 to 1-18 over Burgess in Saturday’s Tipperary SHC fourth round tie at Templemore.

THERE were two close calls but no upsets in the weekend’s Tipperary senior hurling championship.

THERE were few surprises in the opening round of the Tipperary senior hurling championship over the weekend.

TO the wider hurling public Darren McCarthy has carved a reputation as an excellent goalkeeper with Cork underage teams but for his club Ballymartle he will forever be associated with his contributions outfield after the stunning conclusion to yesterday’s All-Ireland club IHC final in Croke Park.

INCREASING isolation and the closure of traditional meeting places has been blamed for the rising number of suicides among elderly people.

Cork manager Denis Walsh and Tipperary's Liam Sheedy have announced their starting line-ups for this Sunday's Munster derby in Allianz NHL Division 1 at Páirc Uí Chaoímh (throw-in 2.30pm).

TOP-GUNS John Gardiner and Jerry O’Connor have been given starting places on the Cork team for next Sunday’s crunch Allianz Division One NHL clash with Tipperary at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Tipperary boss Liam Sheedy has opted to field an experimental side for the Premier County's NHL Division1 clash with Dublin at Parnell Park on Sunday (throw-in 2.30pm).

HURLING is on the cusp of a truly historic season as Kilkenny bid to achieve what no team in the GAA has done before and complete five-in-a-row of All-Ireland senior titles.

Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy has named an unchanged team for tomorrow night's refixed Allianz NHL Division 1 clash with defending champions Kilkenny in Thurles (throw-in 8pm).

Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy has named a team featuring no NHL debutants for tomorrow night's Division 1 opener against Kilkenny at Semple Stadium (throw-in 7.30pm).

THE Cork football management are confident defensive stalwart Anthony Lynch will be available for selection for Sunday week’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Tyrone.

TADHG KENNELLY will be fit to line out for Kerry in Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier against defeated Ulster finalists Antrim (Tullamore, 2pm).

THE TWO games I saw this weekend – Tullamore on Saturday and Tipperary against Clare in Limerick yesterday – have restored my faith in hurling.

BEFORE we get into any details, I want to address something here in general terms, namely the lack of buzz around the championship this year.

Eoin Kelly is set to make his first appearance of the year for Tipperary in Sunday's championship clash with Cork at Semple Stadium.

A HUGE boost for the Munster hurling champions as Eoin Kelly makes his first appearance of the year for Tipperary in Sunday’s championship clash with Cork at Semple Stadium.

THESE are difficult days for Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy, as the day of destiny, Sunday’s first-round Munster SHC match against Cork, draws ever closer.

AIDAN O’MAHONY is looking forward to putting the past behind him in 10 days time when Kerry renew hostilities with Cork in the Munster SFC semi-final.

KILKENNY attacker Eddie Brennan and Tipperary utility player Hugh Maloney are facing suspension by the GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee following their investigation of separate incidents in last Sunday’s epic Allianz National Hurling League final in Thurles.

NOTHING I saw during that league could have prepared us for this.

WE need a good league final tomorrow, simply because I don’t think we’ve had one decent game in the competition so far, not that I saw anyway.

TIPPERARY duo Eoin and Paul Kelly are both ruled out of Sunday’s Allianz NHL final clash with Kilkenny.

A DOUR game which endedwith an unexpected splash ofexcitement, yesterday’s Galway-Tipperary clash isn’t likely to live long in the memory of the 4,000 spectators.

2008 team colleagues Seán Óg Ó hAilpín and Jerry O’Connor return to the Cork colours for Sunday’s Allianz NHL clash with Limerick at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Kilkenny 5-17 Tipperary 1-12

Tipperary 0-23 Clare 0-16

CELEBRATIONS, celebrations; the 125th anniversary of the foundation of the GAA, a clash of two of hurling’s most ancient and celebrated rivals, new floodlights being switched on in what many see as the true home of hurling, Semple Stadium.

TIPPERARY 2-15 CORK 0-09

Ahead of the announcement of the All Star hurling 15 this afternoon, columnists Tony Considine and Diarmuid O’Flynn pick their teams of the championship.

The official nominees for the 2008 Opel Gaelic Players Awards for hurling have been announced today by the Gaelic Players Association (GPA), with All-Ireland champions Kilkenny receiving the most nominations.

THE Dr Harty Cup swings back into action this afternoon with former kingpins St Flannan’s, Ennis taking on Midleton CBS, while last year’s beaten finalists Thurles CBS take on local rivals Nenagh CBS.

THE BONFIRES were ablaze in Puckane last night as Kildangan celebrated its first North Tipperary senior hurling title since 1943, its third in all, a victory made all the sweeter in that it was achieved in the most unlikely of circumstances over neighbours and fierce rivals, Burgess.

AFTER a hurling season that was unfolding like a dream script, Tipperary saw themselves unseated for the first time in 2008 at Croke Park yesterday.

Benny Dunne loses out to Seamus Callinan in the Tipp senior hurling starting line-up to face Cork on Sunday in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.