Before the door of Dressing Room No 3 underneath Semple Stadium’s Old Stand closed towards us, the first four of Liam Kearns’ words to his numbed Tipperary players seeped out.

Before the door of Dressing Room No 3 underneath Semple Stadium’s Old Stand closed towards us, the first four of Liam Kearns’ words to his numbed Tipperary players seeped out.

Here are all the latest headlines this lunchtime.

Your morning bulletin...

New Munster hurling format carries fears with cheers

In February, Tipperary selector Shane Stapleton was concussed following an seemingly innocuous collision with Clare’s Jamie Malone at Cusack Park in Ennis. The incident triggered a frightening chain reaction with seizures, hospitalisation, and being unable to work for almost a month. Now fully recovered, he tells his story to John Fogarty

Cork hurling manager John Meyler is hopeful Mark Coleman will make his first league appearance of the year when Waterford visit Páirc Uí Chaoimh this Sunday.

March isn’t yet in, but the GAA has madness in abundance. John Fogarty sets out five examples of how some have recently been losing the run of themselves:

John Divilly and Eoghan Cormican review the Allianz League action and examine how pressure on college players can be lifted.

Clare 0-11 Tipperary 0-11: Tipperary selector, Shane Stapleton, was in hospital last night, after a collision with Clare forward, Jamie Malone. The latter received a straight red card.

Never mind the wider implications, just look at that goal count. If, as a neutral, you weren’t wearing a broad smile at the end, perhaps hurling isn’t for you.

Dicksboro won their fifth Kilkenny senior hurling title in a high-scoring final in Nowlan Park.

A proposal on the appointment of the next Cork County Board secretary will be circulated to clubs ahead of the next board meeting.

Ballyhale Shamrocks showed a never-say-die spirit to fight their way to a share of the points against Danesfort in the Kilkenny senior hurling league on Saturday.

All-star forward Michael Quinlivan will miss out on Tipperary’s All-Ireland SFC round 2B qualifier clash with Cavan at Kingspan Breffni Park on Saturday week.

It was impossible not to have some empathy and even sympathy for Páraic Duffy yesterday morning.

Two-time All-Star Declan Browne will be confirmed as Tipperary’s new U21 football team manager this evening.

It’s not how the hell Tipperary have got here so much as why not. Here are 10 reasons behind their march to an All-Ireland semi-final...

Over the winter, most football folk in Tipperary would have been excited about the prospects of our 2016 chances on the back of reaching All-Ireland finals in both minor and U21 last year.

Cuala (Dublin) 3-12 Clara (Kilkenny) 0-17: Galway hurling may be in limbo but, across the country in Dublin, one man is at least putting his hand up as a strong contender to lead them into a brighter future.

Galway got an early season boost when they came from behind to capture their second ever Walsh Cup title at Croke Park.

Dublin 0-28 Antrim 2-12: Walsh Cup: They may need someone to lift the Walsh Cup very shortly though Ger Cunningham still isn’t sure exactly who his Dublin captain for 2015 will be. 

Laois will host Dublin and Galway will take on Carlow in the Bord na Móna Walsh Cup semi-finals, after wins this afternoon.

Dubs Stars 3-18 Dublin 2-13

Paul Ryan struck 2-6 as Ballyboden St Enda’s overcame county champions Kilmacud Crokes by 3-14 to 2-13 in their Dublin SHC quarter-final at O’Toole Park yesterday afternoon.

Shane Stapleton: What has been the score of the season?

Tomás Brady, Stephen Hiney and Conal Keaney will complete their recoveries from cruciate knee ligament injuries when they line out for Dublin against Laois tomorrow evening.

Limerick hurling manager John Allen has insisted Ciarán Carey’s decision to step down as team selector was not the result any disharmony within the camp.

Had Dublin converted all their opportunities from placed balls during their barren league campaign, they could now very easily be on course to retain the title won in such glorious fashion last year.

His Dublin side were beaten by Cork on Sunday but manager Anthony Daly took solace in his players’ performance, and in particular Danny Sutcliffe’s five points from play.

There have been so many false dawns by the Tribesmen down through the years that Galway hurling folk must be afraid to look out the window this morning.

Galway 0-20 Dublin 0-13

The GAA have declined to comment on Tommy Lyons’ allegation that he was asked to name his price in an interview for the Mayo job.

The hurlers of Galway, Laois and Kilkenny all claimed victories in the Bord na Mona Walsh Cup quarter-finals this afternoon.

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

2010 All-Ireland U-21 medal winner Nicky Devereux has been named in the Dublin team for tomorrow's Allianz Football League Division 1 encounter with Down at Croke Park (throw-in 7.30pm).

Dublin captain Stephen Hiney will miss the rest of the season after sustaining a serious knee injury.

SATURDAY evening in Tullamore provided further irrefutable evidence of how these counties operate at underage hurling level.

DUBLIN boss Richie Stakelum has drafted David Quinn and Ciaran Brennan into his team for tomorrow’s Bord Gais Energy All-Ireland U21HC semi-final against Galway in Tullamore.

DUBLIN defender Oisin Gough has backed calls for Anthony Daly to remain in charge of the county’s senior hurlers for a third season.